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| 2006 Semiconductor ranking forecast is out |
11/3/2006 |
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IC Insights believes that the top three positions are unlikely to change when the full-year 2006 results are posted. However, the number 4 and 5 spots are still ''up for grabs'' between STMicroelectronics Inc. and Toshiba Corp.
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| China denies Internet censorship |
11/3/2006 |
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Companies such as Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Yahoo and Google have all come under international criticism for their alllegedly complicit roles in the sophisticated effort, which is known as the Great Firewall of China. Studies have shown that at least 15,000 to 20,000 websites are blocked in some way in China.
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| Siemens invest in China 's R & D |
11/2/2006 |
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Siemens plans to hire an additional 100 engineers by 2008 and spend about $100 million over the next three to five years to boost the output of its R&D in China.
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| Samsung develop 16 chip MCP device |
11/2/2006 |
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Samsung Electronics announced today that it has developed the industry’s first process to enable production of a 16-chip multi-chip package (MCP) of memory
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| Price fixing probe extends into Europe |
11/1/2006 |
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The European Commission on Tuesday (Oct. 31) confirmed that it raided the premises of several SRAM producers in Germany over alleged price-fixing practices.
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| Samsung achieved 16GB NAND MCP chip |
11/1/2006 |
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Samsung changed up the traditional method of wafer bonding. Instead of running wires from both sides of the chip, only one side is used for contacts, with the die stacked off-center, in a zigzag pattern, to save space and shorten the wire connections.
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| How to test more chips? |
11/1/2006 |
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"The number and types of failure modes will increase to the point where we will see failures with no easily discernable physical cause,""Test will become the biggest bottleneck in product development."
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| DOJ agreed on patent disclosure rule for standards group |
11/1/2006 |
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In a statement Monday (Oct. 30), the Justice Department's Antitrust Division said VTIA's patent proposal would enable it "to make better informed decisions and thereby formulate standards that will benefit consumers."
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| Memory Module manufacturers gain ground |
10/31/2006 |
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DRAM modules is having revenue growth of 15.7 percent in the first half compared to the same period in 2005, and an expected increase of 28.5 percent for the whole year, according to El Segundo, Calif.-based market research firm iSuppli Corp.
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| Qualcomm gained injunction against Broadcom on WCDMA |
10/31/2006 |
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Reporting that Qualcomm's request for an injunction had been denied, was erroneous. The preliminary injunction will remain in effect at least through completion of the trial in this case, presently set to start on Oct. 10.
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| Actions Semi profits on Non-Apple MP3 |
10/31/2006 |
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Actions shipments of system-on-chip devices topped 7 million per month during the quarter. Actions has shipped more than 50 million chips this year, putting it among the top players for portable media processing SoCs, including those used in MP3 players.
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| SMIC low gross margin force it back into red |
10/31/2006 |
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The good news is that SMIC's first 90 nanometer logic product shifted into mass production at its 300 millimeter wafer fab in Beijing last quarter. It also started mass producing Elpida Memory's 90nm, 512Mbit DDR2 DRAM and will do the same for Qimonda AG in the fourth quarter.
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| AMD/ATI union officially completed |
10/30/2006 |
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AMD has completed its approximately US$5.4 billion acquisition of ATI Technologies Inc. Combining the complementary strengths of the two technology companies, the new AMD opens for business as a processing "powerhouse".
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| New Apple patent: Prelude of iPhone? |
10/30/2006 |
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Encouraging thoughts of a future launch of an "iPhone" product, Apple filed for "assigning meanings to utterances in a speech recognition system" with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in February 2004.
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| Supply/demand imbalance on Flash |
10/30/2006 |
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''Following a severe correction in the first half of the year, low pricing and mobile demand will lead the market to balance late in 2007 when a few key players allocate additional capacity toward DRAM,'' according to the report.
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| ARM joins SOI line up |
10/30/2006 |
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Major chip vendors and foundries including AMD, Chartered, Freescale, IBM and NXP, the former Philips semiconductor division, use SOI wafers in their manufacturing processes.
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| Apple won delist appeal |
10/30/2006 |
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Apple - which had appealed NASDAQ's previous de-listing notice - said the exchange will allow its shares of stock to continue trading on condition that Apple files its tardy 10Q within two months.
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| Samsung unveils 3D display |
10/27/2006 |
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The Korean government said a research team led by Samsung Electronics Co. has developed a high-resolution dual capacity display that allows 3-D images to be viewed on a flat- panel display without special filter glasses.
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| Sun narrowed loss |
10/27/2006 |
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Sun reported a net loss for its first fiscal quarter ended October 1 of $56 million
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| Microsoft earnings up |
10/27/2006 |
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The company said net income rose 11 percent to $3.5 billion, or 35 cents a share, in its fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 30. That's up from $3.1 billion, or 29 cents a share, a year earlier. Sales also jumped 11 percent to $10.8 billion.
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| Samsung leads on 2007 capex |
10/26/2006 |
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. is projected to remain in first place with 5.7 billion capital spending in 2007, according to the rankings from Pacific Crest Securities Inc.
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