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| Intel to ship 10 million 865-series chipsets in 2Q |
4/4/2006 |
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Intel is expected to ship 10 million entry-level 865-series chipsets in the second quarter, with half of that amount going to motherboard maker Asustek Computer, according to industry sources.
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| Infineon defends Taiwan IPO |
4/3/2006 |
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Wolfgang Ziebart, Infineon Technologies AG chief executive, told journalists that, “Germany is not the preferred location for an IPO,” as he introduced memory subsidiary Qimonda.
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| HD DVD from Toshiba |
3/31/2006 |
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Toshiba Corp. on Friday started rolling out its high definition DVD players in Japan, becoming the first company to offer next-generation optical disc players worldwide.
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| Qimonda, Infineon memory company |
3/31/2006 |
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Infineon has named its memory subsidiary Qimonda and reiterated that after its formation an IPO remains the favored way to separate it from its parent.
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| Google to raise $2 billion plus |
3/29/2006 |
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Google Inc. plans to sell another 5.3 million shares of its prized stock, hoping to raise more than $2 billion to finance its ambitious plan to expand beyond its Internet-leading search engine.
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| Intel's Itanium designer went to AMD |
3/29/2006 |
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AMD has hired Samuel Naffziger, a high-ranking designer of Intel's Itanium processors, and eight of his Fort Collins, Colo.-based colleagues working on the high-end processor.
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| Wireless service revenue to peak |
3/29/2006 |
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The U.S. wireless service provider industry rocketed ahead in 2005, adding approximately 21.8 million new subscribers, crossing the 200 million subscriber and 70 percent market penetration thresholds, said IDC.
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| iSuppli raised DRAM sales forecast |
3/28/2006 |
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Amid improved business conditions, iSuppli has raised its forecast of DRAM sales with worldwide DRAM revenue is expected to rise to US$26.4 billion in 2006, up 6.2% from US$24.8 billion in 2005. iSuppli previously expected a 5% contraction in DRAM revenue for the year.
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| NAND prices fall |
3/28/2006 |
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Spot prices for NAND-based flash memories have tumbled as much as 63 percent since the beginning of this year, according to the DRAMeXchange.
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| Panasonic to deliver Blu-ray player |
3/28/2006 |
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Panasonic said it will start selling a Blu-ray high-definition disc player in September for under $1,500 and expects up to 5 million units sold the first year.
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| Q1 IC inventory below forecast |
3/27/2006 |
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Semiconductor inventories in the electronics supply chain are remaining below target levels in the first quarter, causing a series of new order activity, according to iSuppli Corp.
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| SMIC ranked 3rd in 2005 foundry sales |
3/27/2006 |
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SMIC topped Singapore¡¦s Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Pte. Ltd. for third place in the worldwide silicon foundry rankings in 2005, according to the rankings from Gartner Dataquest Inc.
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| IDC said Vista delay affects little on PC sales |
3/27/2006 |
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Microsoft's delay of its Windows Vista operating system won't affect PC shipments, which are expected to grow at slightly more then 10 percent a year over the next several years, according to a report released by IDC.
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| Siemens completes its spin-off of Infineon |
3/27/2006 |
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Siemens has sold its remaining 18 percent stake in Infineon Technologies for Euros 1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) in a placement managed by Goldman Sachs, a news source reported.
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| New Windows chief to make cultural chances |
3/27/2006 |
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The new head of Microsoft Corp.'s core Windows division will bring a cultural change to the business responsible for the largest portion of the software giant's revenue and profit, a senior company executive said.
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| Sony, NEC, Toshiba to co-develop 45nano chips |
3/27/2006 |
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Sony Corp., Toshiba Corp. and NEC Electronics Corp. have agreed to extend their existing cooperation in the development of advanced microchips to production, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper said on Monday.
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