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| 8Gigabit NAND from Micron |
8/25/2005 |
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Micron Technology Inc. said it is shipping its first high-density, 4- and 8-gigabit NAND flash memory products.
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| An 8 hour battery for your laptop |
8/25/2005 |
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The collaboration, announced at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, would leverage Intel's low- power consumption technology for notebook PCs with Matsushita's lithium-ion battery technology to run a notebook PC for 8 hours without recharging.
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| UMC extended PCI Express license from Rambus |
8/24/2005 |
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Rambus Inc. and United Microelectronic Corp. (UMC) today announced that they have extended the availability of Rambus’ PCI Express PHY cells to UMC’s 180nm, 150nm and 90nm processes, building on an existing 130nm licensing deal.
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| Mentor partners with China on EDA development |
8/24/2005 |
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As part of the agreement, Mentor said it would train personnel for CAS and provide a high-tech learning/training platform. In addition to offering technical training at the lab, Mentor plans to provide customer service and a number of its tools.
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| AMD to re-align Flash strategy through joint venture |
8/24/2005 |
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AMD has so far had little success in the flash market. Infineon has the same problem, due of its late flash-market entry. . Ruiz said in the interview that AMD's flash plan should be in place by the fourth quarter.
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| Intel/Cisco to develope VOIP on WiFi |
8/24/2005 |
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Specifically, Intel and Cisco will work to develop enhanced VoIP quality-of-service technology that boosts audio technology while more reliably deploying VoIP and voice communication on notebooks.
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| Two vendors announced 4 Gbyte FB DIMM |
8/24/2005 |
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Micron Technology Inc. and Infineon Technologies AG each introduced fully buffered dual in-line memory modules (FB-DIMM) Tuesday (Aug. 23) at the Intel Developer Forum.
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| Fujitsu sued Nanya for DRAM infringement |
8/23/2005 |
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The suit, filed in Tokyo District Court, alleges that DRAMs manufactured by Nanya infringe certain Fujitsu DRAM patents. Fujitsu seeks a court order against future importation and sales of infringing DRAM products, and compensation for past infringement.
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| Micron director to retire |
8/23/2005 |
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Director Thomas Nicholson would retire from the company's board of directors in early September, the end of Micron's 2005 fiscal year. Nicholson has served on the board since 1980.
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| Intel to follow AMD on integrated memory controller |
8/23/2005 |
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Intel Corp. is accelerating the development of several new microprocessor lines. This includes a new 64-bit Xeon platform that incorporates an integrated memory controller, according to a report from Pacific Crest Securities Inc.
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| Elpida to ship DDR3 by year end |
8/23/2005 |
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Based on 90-nm process technology, Elpida's 512-Mbit DDR3 device is expected to ship as customer samples by the end of 2005. Initial production is anticipated for 2006.
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| AMD announce multicore multi-processor Opteron system |
8/23/2005 |
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Two Opteron 280s can be used together to create a four-way multiprocessing system. The Opteron 880 can be used in either a four- or eight-socket configuration, enabling eight- or 16-way multiprocessing, respectively.
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| Most suppliers are RoHS ready |
8/22/2005 |
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A surprising 82 percent of parts suppliers do not expect the RoHS transition to extend delivery times. Another 70 percent do not foresee the need to charge higher prices for compliant parts. And only 34 percent of component suppliers have more than a 25 percent demand for lead-free parts.
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| Semi book to bill ratio steady with poor outlook |
8/22/2005 |
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“2006 still looks relatively flat from 2005 in terms of global capital spending, and a 5-10 percent booking increase is a relatively small move following a worse-than-average decline of 5 percent in the previous quarter.”
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| NAND on iPod can upset supply landscape |
8/22/2005 |
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As Apple moves from a hard disk-based iPod to a flash-based iPod Mini player at the 4-GByte capacity, the switch could leave other NAND customers scrambling for supply, the market research company said.
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| ATI to reject unsolicited tender offer |
8/22/2005 |
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ATI Technologies Inc. said that it had received notification that on August 17, TRC Capital Corp. commenced an unsolicited, below-market "mini-tender" offer.
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| Samsung - top TVs supplier |
8/19/2005 |
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Samsung Electronics overtook Sony Corp. as the leading global supplier of TVs on a revenue basis in the second quarter, according to market research firm DisplaySearch Inc..
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| Chartered raised $300 million |
8/18/2005 |
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Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing said it has completed a private placement of $300 million worth of ¡§units¡¨ with the trading division of Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte.
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| Blue-ray got more support |
8/18/2005 |
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Blu-ray Disc, one of the two formats being promoted as a replacement for today's DVDs, picked up support this week from Lions Gate Home Entertainment and Universal Music Group.
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| Samsung release more MP3 models to expand market |
8/18/2005 |
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Samsung said it will roll out six new models in the MP3 music player market in the second half of 2005 and plans up to 10 more next year in a move to catch up with leader Apple Computer.
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