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| Sony reduces earning estimates |
1/20/2005 |
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Sony cut its 2005 operating profit estimate by 31 percent, citing sharply falling prices of televisions, DVD recorders and other key products, and weak demand for chips.
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| Not a good day for AMD |
1/19/2005 |
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AMD Inc. reported a net loss of $30 million, or 8 cents per share, on sales of $1.26 billion in its fourth quarter ended December, as the semiconductor supplier saw aggressive pricing erode sales of its memory products.
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| Rambus net incomes increase |
1/19/2005 |
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Rambus Inc. today reported Q4 net income of $6.5 million, or 6 cents per share, on revenue of $38.6 million.
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| Worldwide PC shipments grew |
1/19/2005 |
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Worldwide shipments of personal computers grew 13.7 percent in the fourth quarter, IDC reported Tuesday.
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| IBM delivers strong earnings |
1/19/2005 |
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IBM delivered earnings that surpassed Wall Street expectations. Fourth-quarter profit rose 12.2 percent from a year ago to 2.7 billion dollars, the company reported.
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| Intel to release newer Centrino chip |
1/18/2005 |
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Intel is set to launch a major upgrade of its successful Centrino technology for notebook computers, the company said. The new chips, code-named Sonoma, are expected to enable more consumer-friendly systems that better support video, audio and games.
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| US chips and components output rise |
1/18/2005 |
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Semiconductor and components production at U.S. factories jumped 2.6 percent in December. Production rose 1.5 percent in November, but only 0.2 percent in October and 0.9 percent in September.
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| Lower power DDR chip by Elpida |
1/17/2005 |
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Elpida said that it has shipped samples of a 256 Megabit DDR SDRAM that extends the battery life for handheld electronics by reducing self refresh current.
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| IBM to use Nocona¨ in its blade servers |
1/17/2005 |
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IBM will use Intel's s low-voltage "Nocona" in its blade servers starting next month to reduce the energy consumption and heat, the company said.
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| Samsung to increase capex |
1/17/2005 |
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Samsung Electronics said it would boost spending on advanced LCD and fab in 2005 despite its profit dipped in the 4th quarter to $1.7 billion, from $2.4 billion in the third quarter.
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| SMIC to cut capital spending |
1/17/2005 |
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SMIC plans to cut its wafer production and slashed its capital spending from $1.37 bilion to $1 bilion for 2005 citing slowdown in the semiconductor industry, according to Reuters.
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| Sun reported small quarterly profit |
1/14/2005 |
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Sun Microsystems reported a small quarterly net profit of $19 million, after a year-earlier loss of $125 million. Revenue slid 1.6 percent to $2.84 billion from $2.89 billion a year ago and missed Wall Street expectations for revenue of $2.94 billion.
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| SST to support Nanotech with fund and technical knowhow |
1/13/2005 |
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Silicon Storage Technology (SST) plans to license its 0.25-micron SuperFlash technology and also provide funding to Nanotech, a foundry startup based in Changzhou, China, sources familiar with the matter said.
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| Cell Phone that reacts to movements |
1/13/2005 |
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Samsung unveils a new cell phone that has the ability to recognize and respond to the motion of its user. The SCH-S310, to be released in Korea in March, allows callers to perform such functions as speed-dial by gesture, such as "writing" a number in the air with the phone.
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| Sharp to invest $2 billion to boost LCD production |
1/13/2005 |
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Sharp Corp., the LCD TVs leading producer, said it will invest two billion dollars to increase output of liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for digital TVs, mobile phones and game consoles.
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| Cisco to acquire Airespace |
1/13/2005 |
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Cisco Systems will acquire privately held Airespace for $450 million in stock to expand its offerings in wireless data transmission systems, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday.
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