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| MEM company continue to receive venture funding |
5/2/2006 |
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Professor Charles Smith, has developed micromechanical memory elements, miniature relays, that it claims can be integrated into CMOS, or any other process technology. Cavendish been working with the Institut fur Mikroelektronik Stuttgart, in Germany, to build prototype memories and picked up $6.5 million in venture capital funding in 2001
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| Micron lost DRAM share due to Nand ramping |
5/1/2006 |
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That should be good news for Infineon Technologies AG (IFX), which has capitalized on the weak performance of its rivals to take the number-two position in global DRAM sales for the first time with sales of $1.16 billion in the first three months of this year, up 49%.
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| Mobile convergence leads semi expansion |
5/1/2006 |
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"Very strong sales of cell phones were a major contributor to the year-on-year increase in microchip sales," said SIA President George Scalise, in a statement. "Cell phone unit sales increased by 31 percent from the first quarter of 2005 and ran substantially ahead of expectations."
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| Semi inspection tool market to grow 75% |
5/1/2006 |
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The semiconductor inspection and metrology market is expected to grow 75 percent over the next three years and record sales of $6.6 billion in 2008, driven by the need for more refined inspection tools as the sector moves towards smaller dimensions on devices.
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| SMIC narrows loss |
4/28/2006 |
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SMIC reported its sixth consecutive quarterly loss despite growing sales and a push into new foundry markets.
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| Infineon number 2 in DRAM sales |
4/27/2006 |
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Infineon Technologies rise to the No. 2 position in global DRAM sales for the first time during the first quarter, according to preliminary estimates from iSuppli Corp.
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| Microsoft set lower estimate due to rising cost |
4/27/2006 |
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Microsoft Corp. posted a 16 percent rise in quarterly profit but set a disappointing profit target due to increased costs on products from Windows to the new Xbox 360 game console.
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| IE 7 from Microsoft |
4/27/2006 |
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Microsoft is giving an early look of its next version of its Internet Explorer browser program, one with new security provisions as well as search and multitasking functions.
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| Xilinx reported impressive earnings |
4/27/2006 |
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Xilinx Inc. reported revenues of $472.3 million in Q4 ended April 1, up 21 percent year-over-year, with net profit of $110.7 million.
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| Fujitsu profits doubles |
4/27/2006 |
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Helped by its computer services businesses, Fujitsu reported a surge in annual profit while Hitachi posted a net profit.
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| Infineon posts quarterly profit |
4/26/2006 |
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Infineon Technologies was able to post a pre-tax profit, after four quarters of pre-tax losses, in its second fiscal quarter 2006 finanical results.
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| Foundry business picking up |
4/26/2006 |
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Demand for silicon foundry services is picking up at a much faster rate than previously expected, according to an executive from UMC.
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| Intel opens R&D lab in Germany |
4/26/2006 |
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Intel GmbH has opened an R&D center in Braunschweig, Germany, focusing on Tera-Scale Computing Research program.
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| Amazon sales up, net income down |
4/25/2006 |
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Amazon.com Inc. posted a 20 percent rise in first-quarter sales, allaying concerns of a major slowdown at the Internet retailer, but costs from its discount shipping program and new technology helped drive profit down 34 percent.
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| Sun CEO steps down |
4/25/2006 |
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Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has stepped down as chief executive, and has been replaced by President Jonathan Schwartz, the company said Monday.
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| Corning seeks LCD plant in China |
4/25/2006 |
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Corning Inc. announced that it will locate its liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate finishing facility in Beijing.
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| Sun posted loss due to charges |
4/25/2006 |
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Sun Microsystems Inc. posted a quarterly net loss due to merger- and other related charges as revenue climbed, boosted by the computer maker's acquisition of Storage Technology Corp.
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| Intel introduces vPro, new chip for desktop PCs |
4/25/2006 |
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Intel Corp. announced a new brand, called vPro, for business products it hopes will help it hang on to market share by making it easier for companies to maintain fleets of personal computers.
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