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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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| Google to raise 4 billion more |
8/18/2005 |
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Google said it plans to sell more than 14 million additional shares in a secondary offering that could raise 4 billion dollars.
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| Microsoft to deliver 2 versions of Xbox 360 |
8/17/2005 |
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Microsoft Corp.'s new Xbox 360 game console to come with either fully loaded and more basic version without a hard drive, wireless controller and other features.
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| Applied Material gave mixed outlook |
8/17/2005 |
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Applied Material reported sales of $1.63 billion in its third fiscal quarter, down 12 percent from $1.86 billion for the second fiscal quarter of 2005, and down 27 percent from $2.24 billion for the third fiscal quarter of 2004.
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| Toshiba shipped perpendicular disk-drive |
8/17/2005 |
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Toshiba Corp. announced it has started shipping production quantities of a 1.8-inch hard disk drive using perpendicular recording to pack 40-Gbytes of memory storage on a single platter, about 10-Gbytes per platter more than on its existing drives.
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| HP profit fell but outlook good |
8/17/2005 |
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HP reported stronger than expected 3rd quarter earnings amid strong growth in notebook and printer business. Non-GAAP earnings beat analyst estimates, as did revenue, which rose 10 percent year-over-year.
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| VoIP requires wireless IP phone to gain ground |
8/16/2005 |
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A report from In-Stat shows that dual-mode cellular/WiFi handsets will be the key driver to mass consumer adoption of VoIP, the high-tech market research firm says. By 2009, In-Stat forecasts that over 66 million cellular/WiFi handsets will be in operation.
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| Micron unveils 800Mhz DDR2 MiniDIMMs |
8/15/2005 |
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Micron Technology announced availability of what it claims to be the first PC2-5300 and PC2-6400 double data rate 2 (DDR2) very low profile (VLP) registered and unbuffered mini dual-inline memory modules (MiniDIMMs) for the growing networking and communications equipment markets.
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| Agilent to let go semi unit |
8/15/2005 |
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Agilent Technologies agreed to sell its semiconductor unit and its stake in a lighting technology firm for $3.6 billion.
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