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| Infineon posts quarterly profit |
4/26/2006 |
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Infineon Technologies was able to post a pre-tax profit, after four quarters of pre-tax losses, in its second fiscal quarter 2006 finanical results.
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| Foundry business picking up |
4/26/2006 |
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Demand for silicon foundry services is picking up at a much faster rate than previously expected, according to an executive from UMC.
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| Intel opens R&D lab in Germany |
4/26/2006 |
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Intel GmbH has opened an R&D center in Braunschweig, Germany, focusing on Tera-Scale Computing Research program.
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| Amazon sales up, net income down |
4/25/2006 |
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Amazon.com Inc. posted a 20 percent rise in first-quarter sales, allaying concerns of a major slowdown at the Internet retailer, but costs from its discount shipping program and new technology helped drive profit down 34 percent.
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| Sun CEO steps down |
4/25/2006 |
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Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy has stepped down as chief executive, and has been replaced by President Jonathan Schwartz, the company said Monday.
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| Corning seeks LCD plant in China |
4/25/2006 |
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Corning Inc. announced that it will locate its liquid crystal display (LCD) glass substrate finishing facility in Beijing.
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| Sun posted loss due to charges |
4/25/2006 |
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Sun Microsystems Inc. posted a quarterly net loss due to merger- and other related charges as revenue climbed, boosted by the computer maker's acquisition of Storage Technology Corp.
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| Intel introduces vPro, new chip for desktop PCs |
4/25/2006 |
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Intel Corp. announced a new brand, called vPro, for business products it hopes will help it hang on to market share by making it easier for companies to maintain fleets of personal computers.
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| China web search speaks English |
4/24/2006 |
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China Daily Information Co. has launched Web-based text-to-speech technology that allows users to highlight text and initiate English-language text reading. The ¡§Accoona Talking SearchBar¡¨ aims to enhance English as a second language and promises to help Chinese students learn ¡§spoken English¡¨ faster and more accurately, according to the Jersey City, N.J.-based Accoona.
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| Apple unveils new 17" MacBook |
4/24/2006 |
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Apple Computer Inc. said a new 17-inch version of its MacBook Pro laptop computer would begin shipping to stores next week.
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| UTAC to acquire NS Electronics Bangkok |
4/21/2006 |
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United Test and Assembly Center Ltd (UTAC) announced today it intends to acquire NS Electronics Bangkok (NSEB), a full turnkey SATS provider based in Thailand
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| Chartered to produce 65nm Xbox 360 CPUs for Microsoft |
4/21/2006 |
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Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing announced that it has signed an agreement with Microsoft to manufacture CPU products using 65nm silicon-on-insulator (SOI) technology for Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game consoles
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| Nokia expands R&D center in China |
4/20/2006 |
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Nokia announced it would strengthen its R&D operations in China, including expanding its Chengdu R&D center for developing mobile network infrastructure products.
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| Nanya optimistic about demand for rest of the year |
4/19/2006 |
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With demand for DRAM growing unexpectedly strong during the traditional low season in the second quarter, Nanya Technology and affiliated memory maker Inotera Memories are optimistic about demand levels for the rest of the year.
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