|
 |
|
| Memory prices trends up |
12/28/2005 |
|
DRAMeXchange’s DXI index jumped 1.13 percent to 2,695 points last week — a trend that signifies a possible price rebound for DRAM makers in the marketplace.
|
|
|
| India firm offers hand-held example design |
12/28/2005 |
|
Called DesignFlex, the design was developed jointly with Mediatronix Pvt. Ltd., (Kerala, India). It will enable product companies to migrate to the handheld/portable segment more easily and speed time-to-market.
|
|
|
| Large companies will get technology through acquisition in 2006 |
12/27/2005 |
|
There are expectations 2006 will be a good year for semiconductor technologies as mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings, and some consolidation is prompted by large-diversified companies looking for successful fledglings to fill technology holes.
|
|
|
| Samsung to supply Sony on Nand |
12/27/2005 |
|
The order from Sony could account for one-fifth of Samsung's NAND-based flash-memory production, exceeding the value of its chip sales to Apple Computer Inc.
|
|
|
| Micron Earnings Fall on Price Slump |
12/22/2005 |
|
Micron Technology Inc. reported today that sales for its fiscal Q1 2006 ended December 1 were $1.36 billion, up 8 percent on both a sequential and year-over-year basis.
|
|
|
| Japan plans own Internet search engine |
12/22/2005 |
|
Japan's government, high-tech firms and universities will team up to develop their own Internet search technology, an official said, amid soaring profits for US giant Google.
|
|
|
| Intel, Micron team up for NAND flash push |
12/22/2005 |
|
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.
|
|
|
| EU slap Microsoft with daily fines |
12/22/2005 |
|
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.
|
|
|
| Maxim chip hijacked in asia |
12/22/2005 |
|
A transportation truck loaded with $565,000 worth of Maxim chips was hijacked in the Philippines Dec. 17
|
|
|
| CompUSA sells $149 notebook |
12/20/2005 |
|
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
|
|
|
| Dell and HP battle for lead in PC market |
12/20/2005 |
|
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.
|
|
|
| Samsung develop 8GB memory module |
12/19/2005 |
|
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.
|
|
|
| Dell recalled laptop batteries |
12/19/2005 |
|
Dell on Friday recalled approximately 35,000 batteries in several laptop models, saying that the faulty units could overheat and start fires.
|
|
|
| HP Reveals 2006 Personal Computing Strategy |
12/19/2005 |
|
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.
|
|
|
| Lattice lowered 4th quarter guidance |
12/16/2005 |
|
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.
|
|
|
|
