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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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| Hitachi, Renesas prototyped low-power memory |
12/13/2005 |
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Hitachi Ltd. and Renesas Technology Corp. said today they have successfully prototyped low-power phase-change memory cells with nonvolatile semiconductor storage elements.
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| Creative brings competition to Apple |
12/12/2005 |
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Creative Technology unveiled Zen Vision: M, its new digital media player that is taking aim at Apple Computer's popular iPod. The Zen Vision: M device features a 30GB video player, photo viewer and MP3 player.
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| LCD Monitor sales up amid falling prices |
12/12/2005 |
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LCD monitor sales posted substantial gains during the traditional shopping week after the Thanksgiving, according to market research firm, Current Analysis. Unit sales of LCD monitors increased by 36 percent year-over-year amid falling prices, the firm said in a recent study.
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| Cypress, Grace in foundry partnership |
12/12/2005 |
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Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. said today they have entered into a strategic foundry relationship in exchange for preferential volume access to foundry capacity.
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| Supreme Court ruling favor Sandisk |
12/12/2005 |
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The Supreme Court Monday rejected an appeal by Ritek Corp., Memorex Products Inc. and Pretec Electronics Corp. that aimed at reversing a July federal appeals court ruling that reinstated SanDisk's infringement suit.
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| SIA grant to support nano-electronic research at universities |
12/9/2005 |
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The grants are funding the creation of new university-based nanoelectronics research centers in California and New York, as well as supporting additional research at five National Science Foundation (NSF) nanoscience centers and at a research group in Texas.
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| Chartered up quarterly guidiance |
12/9/2005 |
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Compared to the mid-point of previous guidance, revenues at the Chartered level are now expected to be up approximately $8 million. Consistent with higher revenues, our fourth-quarter net profit is now expected to be approximately $6 million higher than the mid-point of the range previously guided.
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| ITC ruled on IP dispute between Gateway and HP |
12/9/2005 |
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"We're very pleased that the ITC concurred with our view that the Gateway intellectual property and technology at issue in this case does not infringe HP's patents," Michael Tyler, Gateway's chief legal officer.
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| Taiwan see 25% growth in LCD shipment |
12/8/2005 |
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With the influence of back-to-school and PC replacement of government agencies and educational institutes, the PC display shipment of third quarter exceeded 610,000 units with the growth rate of 25.8 percent.
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| UMC see come back in sales |
12/8/2005 |
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Taiwanese foundry giant United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) said today that sales for November creeped up 1.4 percent year over year, and up 4.1 percent month over month.
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