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| U.S. to help Chinese in understanding semi IP's |
3/20/2006 |
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Even though there is deep dissatisfaction among many U.S. businesses about China’s track record, many semiconductor executives believe the benefits of engagement outweigh the risks of IP abuse. “The Chinese mainland will not go on ignoring IP protection,”
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| Fujitsu signed Rambus system license |
3/20/2006 |
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Semiconductor IP company Rambus Inc. has signed a patent license agreement with Fujitsu Ltd., covering the manufacture and sale of systems and semiconductors worldwide.
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| Lenovo to cut 1000 jobs |
3/17/2006 |
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Lenovo said it’s undergoing a restructuring that calls for the layoff of 1,000 employees and corporate operations to be moved from Purchase, N.Y., to Raleigh, N.C.
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| Sony delays PS3 |
3/15/2006 |
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Sony Corp. has delayed the introduction of the Playstation 3 game machine to November — or about six months later than expected.
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| Intel launched low power Dual Core |
3/15/2006 |
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Intel on Tuesday began making good on its pledge to revamp its processor line with devices that generate significantly less heat when it introduced the dual-core Xeon low-voltage processor, which has a total dissipated power of 31 watts.
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| Infineon eyeing IPO |
3/15/2006 |
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A sale of the memory business of German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG to investors through an initial public offering of shares is becoming more likely
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| Samsung improves yield, run DDR2 on 80nm |
3/14/2006 |
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"With demand for DDR2 at its highest level since it was made its market debut in 2004, our 80nm technology provides us with the ability to more efficiently support the sustained demand growth that is expected in the DDR2 marketplace this year,"
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| Infineon not to miss window on Flash |
3/14/2006 |
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Compared to competing single-bit-per-cell floating-gate technologies with equivalent process structures, TwinFlash claims to offers 40 percent smaller die sizes due to its two-bit-per-cell approach, as well as lower mask levels.
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| Breakthrough in white LED |
3/14/2006 |
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Nichia Corp. has developed a white LED chip with 100-lumens/watt efficiency, with volume production expected this year.
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| LCD glass, a growin business for Corning |
3/14/2006 |
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Corning now expects LCD glass market volume to grow at a compound average rate of 37 percent through 2007, up from an earlier estimate of 32 percent.
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| AMD to offer PCs, notebook with DDR2 |
3/9/2006 |
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Advanced Micro Devices plans to launch its first desktop and laptop processors by the middle of the year that support DDR2 (double data rate 2) memory chips, AMD executives said on the sidelines of a news conference at the CeBIT IT show in Hanover, Germany.
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| Samsung to unveil Q1 ultra-mobile PC |
3/9/2006 |
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Samsung Electronics introduces a Q1 ultra-mobile PC. Based on a concept jointly designed by Samsung, Intel and Microsoft, Q1 will attempt to blend mobility with higher performance while providing basic PC functions, Samsung said.
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| National Semi posts stronger earnings |
3/9/2006 |
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National Semiconductor Corp. reported revenues of $547.7 million for its fiscal Q3 ended February 26, marking a 22 percent increase from the $449.2 million revenues recorded in fiscal Q3 2005, and less than 1 percent higher sequentially than the $544 million in revenues reported for fiscal Q2.
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| Toshiba, Canon co-develop next generation LCD TV |
3/8/2006 |
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Toshiba Corp. and Canon Inc. announced that they will start the first stage of mass production of surface-conduction electron-emitter display (SED) panels in July 2007 and launch SED TVs in Q4 2007.
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