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| Chip sales up compared to last year |
4/5/2005 |
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Worldwide chips sales came in as $18.1 billion in February, 2 percent below revised January sales of $18.4 billion but 15.8 percent higher than $15.6 billion in February 2004, according to SIA.
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| NOkia to sell mobile radio business |
4/5/2005 |
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Nokia said it will sell its mobile radio business to European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. in a deal valued at more than 90 million euros ($116 million).
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| Analysts see DRAM oversupply |
4/4/2005 |
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Goldman Sachs Inc. believe the DRAM market is setting itself up for severe excess supply problems later this year and on into 2006, the banker said.
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| Court rules Infineon didn't infringe Mosaid's patents |
4/4/2005 |
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The U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey issued a summary judgment order regarding several issues in the patent case between Mosaid Technologies Inc. and Infineon Technologies Inc. in which Mosaid asserted Infineon infringed on seven of its patents in memory products.
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| TwinMos announce Speed Premium overclocker modules |
4/1/2005 |
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To speak of the most significant feature about this model is the application of WINBOND BH-5 dies, which has been a hot topic being discussed within overclocking forum from time to time. WINBOND BH-5 is known the best performance in overclocking field and was highly recommended by most of hardcore overclockers.
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| Samsung joins Sematech Manufacturing Initiaive |
4/1/2005 |
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ISMI is a subsidiary of Sematech formed last year to help chip manufacturers improve factory productivity and reduce cost per wafer, and ultimately cost per die, the consortium said.
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| China value added tax on semi to expire |
4/1/2005 |
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The new VAT scheme, which allowed for a partial rebate of the tax for companies that manufacture chips in China. The give-back amounted to as much as 14 percent of the original 17 percent levy, which in 2003 totaled roughly $138 million.
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| Transmeta to restructure with layoffs |
4/1/2005 |
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Transmeta (Santa Clara, Calif.) announced the layoff as part of a restructuring plan to focus on more profitable processors and continue growing its IP-based business model. The company will now have 208 employees worldwide.
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| IBM offers application help on Cell processor |
3/31/2005 |
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“IBM’s new design services could have significant impact on expanding the number of applications that leverage Cell’s unique capabilities,” said Pat Toole, general manager of IBM Engineering & Technology Services (E&TS), in a statement.
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| HP selects CEO from NCR services |
3/31/2005 |
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Patricia Dunn, HP's non-executive chairman, said that the HP board unanimously selected Hurd based on his track record leading a complex organization, as well as his strong executive and personal qualities.
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| Lenovo gets funding from US investors |
3/31/2005 |
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Lenovo, on Wednesday (March 30) announced that it has obtained a $350 million investment from three equity firms: Texas Pacific Group, General Atlantic LLC, and Newbridge Capital LLC. Assuming full exercise of the warrants, the investors will own approximately 12.4 percent.
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| Micron made profit amidst DRAM price retreat |
3/31/2005 |
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Megabit sales volume was approximately 36 percent higher for the same comparative periods, but average selling price fell 15 percent. Megabit memory production in the second quarter of fiscal 2005 was approximately 28 percent higher than the immediately preceding quarter.
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| Intel debuts 64-bit 'Truland' chips |
3/30/2005 |
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Intel is packaging the new chips as a platform, codenamed Truland. The offerings include five new 64-bit Xeon processor MP (multiprocessor) devices and the E8500 chipset
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| Taiwan manufacturers to eye auto-electronics market |
3/29/2005 |
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For a new comer to the market, it usually takes at least five years to be awarded a certification. Regardless of all, the emerging car electronics business already offer an alternative for all the PC makers and IC companies.
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| Korean MagnaChip to strengthen through merger |
3/29/2005 |
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"The acquisition of IC Media immediately will provide advanced technology and intellectual property, experienced engineering and development resources, key products and customer relationships which will help further strengthen MagnaChip's ability to serve the needs of its expanding global customer base."
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