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| 111Million pixels high resolution |
6/19/2006 |
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Dalsa has delivered the chip to Semiconductor Technology Associates (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) and said the 10,560 pixel by 10,560 pixel sensor is the world's first to break the 100 million pixel barrier.
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| Two caught for stealing secret from TSMC |
6/19/2006 |
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Lan Lee, 42, of Palo Alto, Calif., and Yuefei Ge, 34, of San Jose, Calif., were arrested "on charges of conspiracy to steal trade secrets and five counts of theft of trade secrets," U.S. Attorney Kevin Ryan said.
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| Green light for Lexar/Micron merger |
6/19/2006 |
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Lexar Media Inc. late Friday (June 16) said that its shareholders have approved the adoption of the amended merger agreement with Micron Technology Inc.
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| SanDisk to employ AEON NVM technology |
6/19/2006 |
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AEON cores offer multiple-times programmability but require no additional mask layers or processing steps. AEON can store encryption keys, unique chip identification numbers, chip or system configuration data and trim bits for on-chip analog components.
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| Bill Gates to step down from daily operation |
6/16/2006 |
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Bill Gates, the man who built Microsoft into a technology empire, said that he plans to step down from his daily duties in two years to focus on his charitable foundation.
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| Book-to-bill ratio reached 1.12 |
6/16/2006 |
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North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 1.12 in May, up from 1.11 in April
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| Adobe profit down |
6/16/2006 |
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Adobe Systems posted lower second-quarter net income due to higher costs related to its Macromedia acquisition.
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| New blade server from HP |
6/15/2006 |
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Hewlett-Packard unveiled a design for its blade servers that will let people cram up to 16 separate servers or storage devices into a 17-inch box.
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| Creative alleged Apple infringes patent |
6/15/2006 |
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The International Trade Commission has launched a probe into whether Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod digital music player infringes on a Creative Technology Ltd. patent, Creative said.
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| AMD sold MIPS-based processor unit to Alchemy |
6/14/2006 |
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AMD has sold its MIPS-based AMD Alchemy embedded processor product line and operations to Raza Microelectronics as part of a wider business relationship between the companies.
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| IC Insignts predicts IC CAPEX increase |
6/13/2006 |
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Market researcher IC Insights Inc. has increased its semiconductor capital spending forecast for 2006, but the firm also said that expenditures are projected to de-accelerate this year.
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| LG Philips cut LCD production amid slower demand |
6/13/2006 |
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LG Philips said it expects area shipments to increase by a percentage in the mid-teens quarter-on-quarter, down from the previous expectation of a percentage increase in the mid-to-high twenties.
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| Qimonda memory to be used for Xbox |
6/13/2006 |
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Microsoft has choosen the newly formed memory subsidiary of Infineon Technologies, Qimonda, as preferred supplier of 44.8Gbit/sec. graphics RAM for the Xbox 360 video game console.
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| AMD readies price war with Intel |
6/12/2006 |
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AMD will launch a pricing campaign later this month, covering the full range of its product line, in head-to-head rivalry with Intel, which is expected to lower the prices for its processors in July, according to sources with motherboard makers.
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| TSMC net sales grows 37% |
6/12/2006 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. today announced net sales of about $832 million (26.8 billion New Taiwanese Dollars) for May, a 37.2 percent increase over May 2005 and a 1.4 percent decrease from April's sales.
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| John Chambers will get Chairman title also |
6/9/2006 |
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The change, which had unanimous approval at the board's latest meeting, is effective at the San Jose -based company's annual shareholder meeting on November 15. Chambers succeeds John Morgridge, who will become chairman emeritus.
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| TI up forecast, thanks to IP payment |
6/9/2006 |
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The second quarter revenue estimate includes a $70 million cash payment from Conexant Systems Inc. for a previously announced settlement of DSL patent-related litigation.
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