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| Micron: #2 DRAM Producer |
5/11/2005 |
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Micron Technology Inc. reclaimed the number two ranking from longtime rival, Hynix Semiconductor Inc., iSuppli Corp. reported today.
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| EU to spend $86 billion on job creation |
5/11/2005 |
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The proposed doubling will create an estimated 925,000 extra jobs in Europe by 2030, of which up to 215,000 will be research positions, the report said
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| Morris Chang stepped down |
5/11/2005 |
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Rick Tsai, TSMC's president and chief operating officer, will assume the dual role of president and CEO, effective July 1. Tsai, who joined TSMC in 1989, is now widely considered the heir apparent to Chang.
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| Lenovo outsources Thinkpad manufacturing |
5/10/2005 |
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Sources reported that Yang Yuanqing, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Lenovo planning to attend Computex Taipei exhibition, schedule to start end of May. Local industry watchers said Yang's visit will bring US$5 billion worth of business opportunities to Taiwan's industry.
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| Notebook volume increase as price pressure intensify |
5/10/2005 |
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A report from industry researcher IDC showed that worldwide shipments of personal computers rose 11 percent in the first quarter to 46.2 million units, from 41.6 million a year earlier, which was 1 percent better than expected.
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| Memory backend business good for ChipMos |
5/10/2005 |
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"Demand for memory testing remained high while demand for mixed-signal assembly and testing was lower," Cheng said in a statement. "In addition, we continued to strategically reduce our turnkey business excluding our module business," he said.
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| Motorola show prototype nanotube display |
5/10/2005 |
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Motorola Labs unveiled a prototype color display based on carbon nanotube technology that could lead to development of large flat-panel TV screens that cost less but sacrifice no performance.
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| Next wave of semiconductor goes to consumer |
5/9/2005 |
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Korean companies have a particularly good understanding of how the market works – that it can sell the initial product to a first wave of buyers, but to attract the new wave it must add more features without adding to the overall cost of the end device.
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| Beware of the next electronic bubble |
5/9/2005 |
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What we are looking at is a bid to pop a hidden bubble, which is what government intervention has created --namely an artificially low cost of labor -- for those who willingly took advantage of it. When that bubble pops, it will create a giant sinkhole that will swallow up a lot of companies.
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| Opticom to continue work on plastic memory |
5/9/2005 |
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Opticom said Thursday (May 5) that, following the review, it had approved a plan to maintain TFE's technical facilities at current levels for at least a further six months in the hope of exploiting TFE's leadership position in polymer memory research.
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| Sun to develope product for emerging markets |
5/9/2005 |
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The plan is part of Sun's global initiative to consolidate its R&D operations in four key regions: Bangalore; Beijing; Prague, Czech Republic; and St. Petersburg, Russia
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| Federal court strikes down digital TV protection scheme |
5/9/2005 |
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The three-judge U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) exceeded its authority by requiring that digital TVs, PCs and digital recorders sold after July 1 include a "broadcast flag" anti-copying capability.
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| Intel shows dual core system at analyst meeting |
5/9/2005 |
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At its Intel Spring Analyst meeting in New York on Thursday, Abhi Talwalkar, general manager of Intel's Digital Enterprises Group showed off two working servers running upcoming dual-core implementations of Xeon code-named Dempsey and Paxville, respectively.
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| Sprint, Intel to team on WiMAX standards |
5/6/2005 |
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Sprint has jumped into the WiMAX arena, announcing it has signed an agreement with Intel to advance the development of IEEE 802.16e WiMAX mobile technology.
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| BlackBerry is best-selling PDA |
5/6/2005 |
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PDA shipments, which previously had been flat, increased dramatically in the first quarter of 2005 because of the growing popularity of always-on e-mail
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| IBM to cut 13,000 jobs |
5/5/2005 |
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IBM announced plans to implement a restructuring plan, including voluntary and involuntary workforce reductions of between 10,000 and 13,000 employees worldwide.
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