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| AMD License Rambus patents |
1/12/2006 |
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Rambus announced the signing of a five-year patent license agreement with Advanced Micro Devices which grants AMD a license to Rambus patents.
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| TI to sell sensor & control unit |
1/12/2006 |
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Texas Instruments has agreed to sell its sensors and controls unit to private investment firm Bain Capital LLC for $3 billion.
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| Infineon, SMIC extend DRAM deal to 90-nm |
1/11/2006 |
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Infineon Technologies AG has extended its DRAM foundry deal with Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. to include 90-nanometer manufacturing processes.
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| Apple launched Intel based iMac Notebook |
1/11/2006 |
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Steve Jobs kicked off Macworld 2006 here Tuesday by announcing that new Apple iMac computers, based on Intel 's Duo Core processor, are available immediately, six months ahead of schedule.
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| TSMC to trademark its name |
1/11/2006 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company may adopt a new authorization strategy in defense of its name against misuse by competitors which claim to offer “TSMC-like” products, sources with IC design houses said.
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| DRAM makers look to reduce DDR2 testing times |
1/10/2006 |
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Since late last year, several DRAM makers have begun requesting that testing houses cut their DDR2 memory testing times by 20-40% amid cost concerns, according to sources
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| UMC top officers resigned |
1/9/2006 |
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After recently announcing his intentions to resign his post as chairman of United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Robert Tsao today kept his word by officially announcing his resignation
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| Market for LCD TVs keeps growing |
1/6/2006 |
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Global LCD-TV shipments soared past expectations in the second half of 2005 due to rising manufacturing capacity and falling prices, iSuppli said in its report.
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| Judge ruled in favor of Rambus |
1/5/2006 |
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Rambus Inc. said a judge dismissed a motion to throw out its lawsuit against chipmaker Hynix Semiconductor Inc., sending the computer memory technology company's shares surged.
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| DRAM prices stablize |
1/5/2006 |
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Despite a quiet week for DRAM transactions, stronger-than-expected demand during the year-end holidays have prompted most DRAM makers to plan on raising DRAM contract prices 3-5% in the first half of January, said DRAMeXchange.
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| Samsung market cap reached $100 billion |
1/5/2006 |
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The market capitalization of Samsung Electronics exceeded $100 billion (100 trillion won) on Wednesday, making the company one of only four in Asia to reach that mark.
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| South Korea exports $78 billion electronic products |
1/4/2006 |
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South Korea's electronics exports rose to $78.02 billion in 2005, up a modest 5 percent from a year ago, due mainly to surging sales of LCDs, digital TVs and semiconductors, the Ministry of Information and Communication reported Wednesday.
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