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| Intel to ship Napa by end-2008 |
10/20/2006 |
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Intel will complete the last shipment of its 65nm dual-core Yonah processors used in the Napa platform in November of 2008
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| Samsung unveil 50nm DDR2 chip |
10/19/2006 |
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Samsung has developed a 50-nanometer, 1-gigabit DDR2 DRAM chip based on three-dimensional transistor design and multilayered dielectric technology.
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| HP reclaims No-1 PC Maker |
10/19/2006 |
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Hewlett-Packard reclaim the number 1 position in worldwide PC market share during the third quarter from Dell Computer.
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| Quanta starts $100 Laptop production |
10/18/2006 |
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Quanta Computer has started test production for the US$100 notebook project initiated by the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) research initiative
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| Intel Quad-Core CPU available in November |
10/18/2006 |
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Intel's first quad-core desktop processor, the Core 2 Extreme QX6700, which is scheduled to be released next month, will sell for US$999 in 1,000-unit quantities.
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| RadioShack to offer Online Classes |
10/18/2006 |
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RadioShack thinks it has found a way to help consumers wondering how to edit digital photos or understand the difference between 1080i and 1080p high-def televisions: online classes.
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| LG profit up in 3rd Quarter |
10/18/2006 |
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LG Electronics turned a profit in its third quarter as a result of brisk sales in the mobile communications and display sectors.
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| Sony launch new Walkman MP3 |
10/17/2006 |
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Sony unveiled its latest Walkman music players in a bid to wrestle some of the music player market share from Apple 's iPod.
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| Intel to add 1500 jobs in Israel |
10/17/2006 |
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Intel is set to hire 1,500 workers for its Fab in Israel, between now and the end of 2007, having already recruited 1,000 workers in Israel since January 2006.
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| Samsung profit soars 45% |
10/16/2006 |
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Samsung Electronics said its net profit soared by 45 percent in the third quarter this year thanks to increase sales of DRAM memory chip and digital TVs.
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| Hynix to resume new Fab plan in Korea |
10/13/2006 |
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Woo claimed the Korean government is seeking to revise the laws, and the 12-inch fab project may be approved at the end of this year or at the beginning of 2007. To date, the Korean government has rejected the plan because Icheon is a conservation zone, which under current laws means it is off-limits to factories.
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| Samsung to replace NOR with new Phase-RAM |
10/13/2006 |
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This capability is similar to Flash memory and Samsung claims that PRAM is effectively 30-times faster than flash memory, easier to manufacture, and will have a life span 10 times longer.
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| Cypress to spin off clock chip business |
10/13/2006 |
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Cypress has spun out the assets and intellectual property of its PC clock business to a new entity called Spectra Linear Inc. Spectra Linear (Santa Clara, Calif.) acquired these assets for an undisclosed amount of cash and equity, and licensed access to its clock-related intellectual property.
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| Samsung jumps ahead with 32Mb 40nm Flash |
10/12/2006 |
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The 32Gb NAND flash memory can be used in memory cards with densities of up to 64-Gigabytes (GBs). One 64GB card can store over 64 hours of DVD resolution movies (40 movies) or 16,000 MP3 music files (1,340 hours).
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| AMD entertainment PC gets Dell Label |
10/12/2006 |
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AMD claims that a total of 40 system builders will begin offering Live-branded systems in June. Among others, Hewlett-Packard, Gateway, Acer and even performance PC maker Alienware are expected to be offering Live systems.
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