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| Samsung unveils speedier flash memory |
6/27/2006 |
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Samsung Electronics said it has developed a 2-gigabit OneNAND flash memory chip based on 60-nm process technology, claiming it is the world's fastest memory device.
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| Intel to ship new server chip |
6/26/2006 |
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Intel said it plans to start shipping this week new processors for servers, aiming to fend off an offensive from rival Advanced Micro Devices Inc..
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| Hynix's stock sold at better price |
6/26/2006 |
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Hynix Semiconductor's stocks surged 8 percent on Monday after creditors completed a $1.5 billion share sale at a smaller-than-expected discount.
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| AMD to setup fab in NY |
6/26/2006 |
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. said it will build a new $3.2 billion microprocessor factory in New York state to boost capacity for its battle against Intel Corp.
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| Hynix to raise money on issuing shares |
6/23/2006 |
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According to the report, the sale share will include 40 million existing shares held by creditors in a secondary deal and $300 million in new shares issued by Hynix.
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| Next consumer favorite: Wireless USB |
6/23/2006 |
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The goal of WUSB is to eliminate the USB cable tethers that connect peripherals to their host computers, thus giving users the freedom to wirelessly connect to printers, cameras and many other peripherals at full USB 2.0 high-speed transfer rates of 480 Mbits/s.
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| Jabil to restructure with $250mil write off |
6/23/2006 |
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Jabil (St Petersburg, Florida), despite seeing sales climb 34 percent, said it could be facing a quarter of a billion dollars in charges, and announced it is planned to "realign" manufacturing capacity in certain higher cost geographies.
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| Toshiba brings out first HD DVD recorder |
6/23/2006 |
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Toshiba challenged Japanese consumers with a price tag of about $3,400 for its first recordable HD DVD product, slated to hit the market in the middle of July.
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| Intel fights back with Woodcrest server |
6/22/2006 |
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The Monday conferences will put the cherry on top of the sundae that Intel has been putting together for the better part of the past year. Intel executives, employees, and shareholders undoubtedly hope this will be one great-tasting confection. The new Intel 64bit Woodcrest server.
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| Putin calls to open up for hi-tech |
6/22/2006 |
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" Putin was quoted as saying in reports. By boosting high-tech development, Russia could "radically and swiftly influence a change in the structure and the growth rate of the economy."
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| Philips positioning for IPO or merger |
6/22/2006 |
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A Philips spokesman told press that the company has now narrowed down the options to a partnership or merger with another semiconductor company, an IPO or a sale of shares to financial institutions.
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| DRAM prices to remain slump through June |
6/21/2006 |
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DDR2 suppliers are encountering pressure from players in the PC world to drop prices, because several Taiwan-based chipmakers have ramped up their output.
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| China to build IP trading center |
6/21/2006 |
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The announcement is the latest evidence of a slowly growing trend: China's increasingly cooperative participation in the IP industry.
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| New York state to get AMD fab |
6/21/2006 |
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New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Tuesday said that AMD is considering two possible locations for the fab, one in a technology park 25 miles north of Albany and the other on an 800-acre site in the central New York town of Marcy
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| Spansion see better quarter |
6/21/2006 |
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Spansion (Sunnyvale, Calif.), the top supplier of NOR flash, said raising guidance was the result of strong worldwide demand from the cellular phone, consumer and industrial markets.
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| SMIC turns on for Elpida DDR2 DRAM |
6/20/2006 |
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“SMIC will take aggressive steps to establish stable volume production of the product and expand our production capacity to meet our customer’s needs."
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| NEC to provide embedded DRAM for Nitendo Wii |
6/20/2006 |
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As NEC explained, embedded DRAM technology integrates DRAM on the same chip with logic circuits, and is viewed as an optimal solution for 3D graphics acceleration systems and other applications that need to process high bandwidth data using low power.
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| Nokia and Siemens to combine mobile infrastructure development |
6/20/2006 |
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The synergies will result from the elimination of overlapping functions and greater efficiency in R&D. According to media reports here, between 6000 and 9000 jobs will be cut. The combined company will start operations with 60.000 employees.
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| IEEE complaint on H1-B enigneers |
6/20/2006 |
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"Abuse of the H-1B program has become so widespread that companies apparently feel free to engage openly in the practice" of seeking only foreign workers.
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