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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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| Death of a leader |
6/9/2006 |
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Lanza built New York-based L-3, a spinoff of Lockheed Martin Corp., into a top U.S. military contractor through a series of rapid-fire acquisitions. Reports here speculated that Lanza's sudden death could make the $10 billion company a takeover target.
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| PCI Express to speed up |
6/9/2006 |
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Graphics chips need the new 5-Gbit/s speeds to drive higher performance as well as open the door to using the fast channels to eliminate graphics memory in favor of using the systems main memory—even when graphics are on a card off the motherboard.
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| Rambus alleged Micron and Hynix price fixing |
6/7/2006 |
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Some of the e-mails also suggest a collaboration among Rambus competitors to keep prices low to discourage use of Rambus's double data rate, or DDR, technology, according to the Journal, which was given access to the e-mails by Rambus.
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| Kingmax shown high-capacity mobile memories |
6/7/2006 |
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The Kingmax Group (Computex Taipei Hall 1, Booth A932) is showcasing at Computex 2006 its latest-generation DRAM modules and flash memory products, with the primary focus on mobile applications.
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| Nvidia teams with Intel on next-gen Mobile Platform |
6/7/2006 |
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“We believe smart phones are going to be the next wave of interesting high-performance handsets. We also believe that the handset market is starting to look a little like the PC market did 10 years ago in that there really needs to be a standard platform that content developers and standards developers can go off and write to,”
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| SIA revised semi growth upward |
6/7/2006 |
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DRAM sales, however, are projected to increase more modestly, at 9.1 percent to $27.9 billion in 2006 and to $32.8 billion in 2009, a CAGR of 6.4 percent.
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| Transmeta's Efficeon processor to be sold under AMD brand |
6/6/2006 |
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The Santa Clara, Calif.-based processor company has struck a deal with its former rival, the much larger Advanced Micro Devices, to re-brand and sell a specialized version of Transmeta’s Efficeon microprocessor in emerging markets.
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| Intel enters market on serial flash |
6/6/2006 |
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Intel is sampling its SPI parts now and will move to volume production toward the end of the year on a 130-micron process at its fab in Ireland.
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| "One laptop per child" displays challenge |
6/6/2006 |
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The key is to develop a $35 flat panel display that will draw much less power. What's more, the portable needs to be more powerful than the average $2000 portable whose architecture "has not changed much in the last 15 years,"
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| Patriot listed Intel and AMD as licensee for their processor IP |
6/6/2006 |
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Patriot (San Diego) has a stake in the Moore Microprocessor Patent portfolio, and has benefited from license agreements with AMD, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Fujitsu Ltd. and Casio Computer Co. Ltd. The MMP portfolio is owned jointly by Patriot and the TPL Group.
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| Micron up bid to get Lexar |
6/5/2006 |
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The DRAM company today announced that it is prepared to increase the exchange ratio that each outstanding share of Lexar common stock would receive in the merger from 0.5625 shares of Micron common stock to 0.5925 shares of Micron common stock.
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| New York state offers $1B to lure AMD |
6/5/2006 |
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The incentives are part of a plan to enable AMD to build a 300-mm fab in the Luther Forest Technology Park in upstate New York, according to the report. The $3.5 billion fab could employ as many as 1,000 people.
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| Micron has "fusion memory" to counter Samsung "one nand" |
6/5/2006 |
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Micron believes that it offers a standard and superior solution, as compared to what it calls proprietary offerings from msystems and Samsung. Micron’s all-in-one memory and controller package streamlines a manufacturer’s mobile design process and simplifies NAND flash procurement logistics.
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