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Intel to announce processor architecture at IDF |
8/12/2005 |
Paul Ottelini, Intel’s chief executive officer, is expected to announce an architecture for microprocessors during a keynote speech on Aug. 23 at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco
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Chipset vendor sales up for July |
8/9/2005 |
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), VIA Technologies and ULi Electronics – reported slight sequential growth in their July revenues
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IBM launches 130-nanometer SiGe processes |
8/8/2005 |
IBM has announced the availability a fourth generation of its silicon germanium foundry manufacturing process, which the company claimed provides twice the performance of the previous generation.
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ChipMOS to test flash memory |
8/8/2005 |
ChipMOS Technologies is looking to expand its flash memory testing capacity as it negotiates orders with a leading flash memory maker.
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TSMC to produce chipset for Xbox360 |
8/5/2005 |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), received Microsoft's chipsets order to make north-bridge chips for its Xbox360 game consoles with 90-nm process, which some industry's experts said that Microsoft is largest customer of TSMC using the 90-nm process
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Diversity, way for memory makers |
8/5/2005 |
Suppliers are continuing to shift production to other types of memory, such as NAND flash, a move that would lessen their investment risk but complicate procurement for OEMs.
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IBM offers SiGe foundry service for hi speed customers |
8/5/2005 |
IBM Corp. has announced the availability a fourth generation of its silicon germanium foundry manufacturing process, named 8HP, which the company claimed provides twice the performance of the previous generation.
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Infineon abandon Central Research idea |
8/5/2005 |
Infineon said the move is needed to achieve closer connections between development and production. "This means that the R&D results will transfer quicker into marketable products,"
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China to create giant companies by merger |
8/4/2005 |
The merger comes as China’s policy makers struggle to reconcile free-wheeling capitalism with the legacy of state control. In many cases over the years, the central and provincial governments created and subsidized redundant companies that are surviving, in part, on continued government backing. Hoping to change that, Beijing is pushing for mergers in various industrial sectors.
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Docomo looking into overseas handset to diversify 3G service |
8/4/2005 |
Docomo is seeking other overseas suppliers to expand the price range of its handsets. It agreed in June to jointly develop FOMA handsets with LG Electronics. They will support dual mode of W-CDMA and GSM/GPRS and also Docomo's i-mode service.
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Samsung and Denali to provide support for OneNAND memory |
8/4/2005 |
Samsung’s OneNAND is a single-chip that includes a NOR Flash interface, NAND Flash controller logic, a NAND Flash Array and up to 5KBytes of internal Buffer-RAM, able to achieve up to 108MByytes/sec. of read performance.
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