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| Samsung to supply 32GB NAND Flash drive |
3/21/2006 |
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Samsung (Seoul) also sells hard disk drives, but the company is aggressively developing NAND-based solid-state storage devices as a potential replacement for traditional storage, especially in MP3 players and hard drives.
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| H1-B workers badly needed |
3/21/2006 |
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Congress is considering increasing the annual H-1B visa cap by at least 50,000 without strengthening safeguards to protect foreign and domestic technology workers.
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| Transmeta did design for Sony and Microsoft |
3/21/2006 |
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“We intend to continue to seek additional strategic alliance opportunities and related agreements with these or other parties to provide engineering services that leverage our microprocessor design and development capabilities,”
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| IBM licensed Rambus XDR for Cell system usage |
3/20/2006 |
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"This agreement with Rambus is part of IBM's continued focus on our Cell BE-based chipsets in support of our goal of developing an array of leading edge computing products based on the revolutionary Cell BE architecture,"
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| SMIC selects Aviza termal processing system |
3/20/2006 |
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The RVP-550 vertical thermal processor for 300mm batch wafer processing is designed for process capability and production requirements through the 65nm node and beyond. The tool offers enhanced throughput as a result of its dual-boat platform.
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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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