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| SEMI predicts equipment market to grow |
12/8/2005 |
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“Furthermore, SEMI members expect the equipment market to continue posting sequential gains over the next three years as chipmakers continue to invest in 300-mm fabs and 65-nm technology.”
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| Sun to open Verilog code on Niagra |
12/8/2005 |
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McNealy disclosed the open-source plan at a press and analyst event in New York, where Sun launched its first servers, based on the new UltraSparc T1 platform.
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| Foxconn to IPO in Hong Kong market |
12/7/2005 |
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If it is confirmed, FAT will be the second company of Hon Hai to list on the HKSE after Foxconn International Holding (FIH). C.A.
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| Taiwan supplier rides success on iPod Nano |
12/7/2005 |
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Jess-Link's stock price has reached NT$35.7; Foxlink has reached NT$107. Local OEM factories such as Foxlink and Jess-Link Products Co., Ltd have reported its turnover into new record in November after receiving additional orders of iPod. Foxlink's turnover has broken through NT$ 3.5 billion, up by 60 percent.
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| TI moves 65nm process into production |
12/7/2005 |
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TI’s 65nm process reduces leakage power from idle transistors while simultaneously integrating hundreds of millions of transistors that support both analog and digital functions in system-on-chip (SoC) configurations, the company said.
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| SIA is suggesting president to release research and science funds |
12/7/2005 |
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America losing ground competitively to hotbeds such as the People’s Republic of China. Besides lobbying for research dollars, the SIA will address workforce issues such as keeping foreign but U.S.-trained engineers here and strengthening math and science curriculum in grades K-12.
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| SanDisk sue ST for Flash infringement |
12/7/2005 |
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SanDisk Corp. has filed a patent lawsuit in the Northern District of California against STMicroelectronics, accusing the semiconductor supplier of infringing its flash memory patents.
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| 10 layer chip stack with self-alignment technique |
12/7/2005 |
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Japanese researchers have come up with a new three-dimensional integration technology called Super-Smart-Stack that uses a self-assembly technique to maintain chip alignment accuracy to within 1 micron.
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| Hynix show GDDR4 for graphic applications |
12/6/2005 |
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GDDR is an ultra-high speed graphics DRAM that processes moving pictures and graphic data in personal computers and game consoles, the fourth-generation of which –GDDR4 – improves data processing speed by close to two times than that of GDDR3, Hynix said.
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| AMD plans new Asian fab |
12/6/2005 |
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Though all the company's fabs are currently located in Dresden, Germany, Ruiz said AMD was actively evaluating other locations for a new factory. "We believe we have to start building another factory in 2006, and are seriously considering many options," Ruiz said.
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| Flash now goes for 4 bits per cell |
12/6/2005 |
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The Quad-NROM cell is said to require separate threshold voltages on each side of the cell. Use has been made of software and error correction techniques to improve the programming speed and avoid bit failures.
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| Sun counts on Niagara procesor for a come back |
12/6/2005 |
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Sun said the new rack-mount systems provide more than twice the performance at half the power consumption of competing servers based on the current Intel Xeon processor. The systems deliver four times the performance/watt of IBM's p5 550 server based on the Power5+, the company said.
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| Otellini preaches about low power and single standard |
12/5/2005 |
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“Energy consumption at the chip is one of the most critical things the industry needs to change,” Otellini said. “It’s not out of the question to think about a single global network. You could have a standard that works across the world.”
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| Senator calls for fair taxation and H-1B changes |
12/5/2005 |
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The senator also called for relief on the U.S. government’s immigration policy, and indicated that the nation is likely to see a radical change in its H1B visa program – work visas – in the next session of congress.
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| IBM ranks first in semiconductor supply growth |
12/5/2005 |
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IBM Corp. which iSuppli (El Segundo, Calif.) predicts will achieve 30 percent growth. Fabless chip companies Nvidia grew at a 22.8 percent lick to claim 24th spot and overtake ATI Technologies Inc. in 25th place.
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| Notebook sales for Christmas blamed on chipset shortage |
12/5/2005 |
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With the industry increasingly looking to consumer electronics as a key market, impatient consumers are not likely to buy the excuse of supply-chain deficiencies as they take their buying loyalties and wallets elsewhere.
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| Toshiba gets a 2nd chance on Lexar's suit |
12/5/2005 |
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The case, heard in the Superior Court for the State of California, alleged that Toshiba invested $3 million in flash-card maker Lexar (Fremont, Calif.) and asked for and received a seat on Lexar's board in 1997. At the time, Toshiba received extensive confidential information, including Lexar's highly confidential patent applications, according to Lexar.
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| Chip sale to hit $20 Billion |
12/2/2005 |
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Worldwide sales of semiconductors surpassed $20 billion in the month, a new high point for the industry, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association
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| Intel partners with TiVo on Viiv |
12/2/2005 |
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Intel has signed up TiVo Inc. and about 40 other companies to work on making sure Intel’s upcoming Viiv entertainment PC is a success, according to sources.
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| Samsung pleads quilty to price fixing |
12/1/2005 |
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Samsung has pleaded guilty to a charge it conspired with other companies to fix the price of chips used in personal computers and other electronic devices, boosting the cost to consumers.
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| AMD to aid India develop chip industry |
12/1/2005 |
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AMD has signed a memorandum of understanding to allow SemIndia to license, process, manufacture and test AMD technologies for a fabrication facility it intends to build.
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| Foundries optimistic about 1Q 2006 |
11/30/2005 |
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Despite it being the traditional low season, a recent uptick in demand has foundries feeling optimistic about demand in the first quarter of 2006.
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