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| 802.11n failed on letter ballot |
5/3/2006 |
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"While we are extremely keen to see a fully ratified standard as soon as possible, we believe performance, ease of use and interoperability are absolutely critical and the standard must support these requirements."
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| Intel bets growth on emerging market |
5/3/2006 |
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"The five-year objectives of the World Ahead Program are to extend broadband PC access to the world’s next billion users while training 10 million more teachers on the use of technology in education and with the possibility of reaching another 1 billion students,"
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| Rambus knocking doors in Taiwan |
5/3/2006 |
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Although Rambus has been in talks with Taiwan’s major memory makers for some time, they believe “last week's verdict gives them some incentive to negotiate a little more seriously.”
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| Acer becomes the highest growth PC seller |
5/2/2006 |
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According to Gartner, acerfs PC sales volume worldwide was grew 45.5% from 2005 with the highest growth in the world ranked as the 4th highest when Dell was 10.2%, HP 22.3%, Lenovo 10.5%, and Fujitsu Siemens 6.6%.
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| nvIDIA engaged UMC for G7 chip |
5/2/2006 |
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According to the industry, UMC will send the sample of nVIDIAfs G7 graphic-chip to certificate in May and will have volume production in the second half of this year.
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| Flextronics balance sheet improved through divesture |
5/2/2006 |
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"Overall, we feel fiscal 2006 was very successful for the company as we executed on our plan to divest non-core assets and focus our efforts and resources on the reacceleration of the significant growth opportunities in our core EMS business."
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| Semi Executives: Equipment market bullish for the next 3 years |
5/2/2006 |
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Many analysts believe the momentum will continue in the second period and into the second half. But in the short-to-long term, there are also some troubling warning signs. Visibility remains low for many vendors, especially in the backend of the market.
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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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