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| Intel, Micron team up for NAND flash push |
12/22/2005 |
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This year saw the announcement of the plan to create yet another joint venture manufacturing company — IM Flash Technologies LLC — which will supply its parents, Intel and Micron with NAND type flash memory.
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| EU slap Microsoft with daily fines |
12/22/2005 |
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The European Commission said that Microsoft has failed to make interface and interoperability information available to competitors as it was obliged to do under a March 2004 decision and that daily fines may result.
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| Maxim chip hijacked in asia |
12/22/2005 |
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A transportation truck loaded with $565,000 worth of Maxim chips was hijacked in the Philippines Dec. 17
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| CompUSA sells $149 notebook |
12/20/2005 |
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CompUSA on Sunday sold a Toshiba notebook for $149.99, after $550 in rebates and an agreement to subscribe to America Online for a year
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| Dell and HP battle for lead in PC market |
12/20/2005 |
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Dell and HP have been battling over the top rank in the global PC market, third-placed Lenovo is quietly building up momentum for a run at the top spot.
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| Samsung develop 8GB memory module |
12/19/2005 |
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Samsung Electronics has developed a technology that allows it to modularize 32 pieces of a 2Gbit DDR2 DRAM chip together with a logic chip to create an 8GB memory module for a server computer.
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| Dell recalled laptop batteries |
12/19/2005 |
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Dell on Friday recalled approximately 35,000 batteries in several laptop models, saying that the faulty units could overheat and start fires.
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| HP Reveals 2006 Personal Computing Strategy |
12/19/2005 |
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HP has announced that HP personal systems group (PSG) will help businesses and consumers enjoy mobility, commercial advantage and multimedia explosion from technology in the coming year.
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| Lattice lowered 4th quarter guidance |
12/16/2005 |
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Lattice Semiconductor narrowed its fourth quarter revenue guidance.to an increase of 1 to 2 percent due to slightly lower-than-expected "turns" orders, which are orders placed and shipped within the same quarter, the company said.
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| Spansion to reduce IPO price |
12/16/2005 |
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Spansion LLC, a flash memory supplier, has reduced the estimated price of its initial public offering shares of common stock by $2-$5 each, according to a regulatory filing.
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| Semi equipment book to bill down |
12/15/2005 |
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Worldwide equipment bookings amounted to $4.74 billion in November, 1.8 percent lower than VLSI Research Inc.¡¦s revised order figure of $4.83 billion for October.
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| Watch full movie on Sprint phone |
12/15/2005 |
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Sprint Nextel Corp. announced that it has begun selling a service which allows users of its mobile video phones to watch full-length movies, television shows, concerts and comedy specials.
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| Philips let semiconductor business runs free |
12/15/2005 |
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Philips Electronics said Thursday that it will place its semiconductor business in a separate legal structure, giving it flexibility to strengthen long-term performance.
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| Nvidia to buy ULi electronics |
12/14/2005 |
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Nvidia Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ULi Electronics Inc., a chipset supplier based in Taiwan, for $52 million in stock.
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| Quanta chosen to build $100 notebook |
12/14/2005 |
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Quanta Computer Inc. has been chosen as the ODM for the $100 laptop project sponsored by non-profit organization One Laptop Per Child.
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| DRAM sales to shrink in 2006, iSuppli predicts |
12/13/2005 |
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iSuppli Corp. predicts that the DRAM market will suffer in the fourth quarter of 2005, with a slight downturn projected in 2006, the company said in its latest research finding.
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