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| Taiwan chipset and mobo makers prefer Intel-ATI tie-up |
6/2/2006 |
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Taiwan-based chipset and motherboard makers, in response to recent speculations that ATI Technologies is an acquisition target for AMD, feel that an Intel buyout of ATI would make more sense, according to industry sources.
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| Google Unlikely to Make Own Web Browser |
6/1/2006 |
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Google said itis unlikely to create its own Web browser, even though the company remains worried about being slighted by the next version of Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
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| Qimonda offers DDR2 memory modules for Intel server platforms |
6/1/2006 |
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Qimonda AG is manufacturing its Double Data Rate 2 (DDR2) fully buffered Dual-In-line memory modules (FB-DIMMs) in high volume for Intel’s Bensley server platforms in 533MHz and 667 MHz for densities ranging from 512 MBytes to 4GBytes
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| Sun to cut 5000 jobs |
6/1/2006 |
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Sun Microsystems said it would cut up to 5,000 jobs and exit several facilities in Silicon Valley in the hope of restoring profit
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| AMD launched AMD "Live" PC |
5/31/2006 |
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AMD today launched its AMD Live! PC, with leading OEMs including Acer, Alienware, Fujitsu Siemens, Gateway, HP, Sahara, and Tsinghua Tongfang releasing products in June.
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| AMD to invest US$2.5 billion on 12-inch wafer production in Germany |
5/30/2006 |
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AMD announced that it plans to invest a total of US$2.5 billion to expand its microprocessor manufacturing capacity over the next three years by adding additional 12-inch wafer production capabilities in Dresden through the implementation of three new projects.
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| M-Systems to offer equity shares |
5/26/2006 |
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The company wants more cash to secure additional supply sources for NAND flash memory and possibly to make acquisitions, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| Spansion maintains lead in NOR flash |
5/26/2006 |
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Memory supplier Spansion LLC retained its position as the leading supplier of NOR-type flash memory in the first quarter, according to preliminary market-share data from iSuppli Corp.
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| Dell to pre-install Google software |
5/26/2006 |
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Dell would set the homepage of the computer's browser to a co-branded Dell/Google Web site, and would make Google the default search engine.
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| AMD takes lead in 4 way server |
5/26/2006 |
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AMD has a strong share of the four-way server market. The chip maker now claims 48.1 percent of that market in the United States and 36 percent worldwide.
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| Powerchip cut prices on memory |
5/25/2006 |
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For non-branded 512Mbit DDR2 chips, the price has been lowered about 6% to US$4.5 from the previous US$4.8, while branded 512Mbit DDR chips has declined more than 11% to US$4 from US$4.5.
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| Rambus changes revenue strategy |
5/25/2006 |
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“Patent licensing on its own is not a long-term sustainable business model, we want to add value to our customers. For these technology product licenses, the licensee gets a GDS-II level design plus engineering services, including help with things like signal integrity, packaging and board design.”
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| Koreans are losing position on LCD production |
5/25/2006 |
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"Korea will not be able to regain the No. 1 position,” Lidow predicted. ISuppli estimates show South Korea’s LCD panel market share will drop to less than 40 percent by the fourth quarter of 2007. "Taiwan will remain the leader."
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| Qimonda eying on 50% of FB-DIMM memory market |
5/25/2006 |
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"We are [aiming for] a market share of around 50 percent in this market segment," said Thomas Seifert, a Qimonda board member and second in command behind CEO Kin Wah Loh.
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| Intel announced Xeon dual core with FB-DIMM |
5/24/2006 |
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This is the first processor due to launch based on Intel’s Core micro-architecture. It delivers up to 125 percent performance improvement over previous generation dual-core Xeon processors, and up to 60 percent performance improvement over competing x86-based architectures.
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| Samsung to sell laptop with flash drive |
5/24/2006 |
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This is a significant move for semiconductor NAND flash memory into a commercial mobile computing application and could spell the end of the hard disk.
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| IPTV is up at the horizon |
5/24/2006 |
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Internet protocol television (IPTV) got a massive boost today when Alcatel and Microsoft announced a global deal with HP for servers that will support the next generation of television. In another announcement, Alcatel and Microsoft said they will also use IBM’s servers for IPTV deployment. The servers will support Microsoft’s TV IPTV Edition software platform.
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