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| Samsung tried to stop 8Gbit NAND freefall |
7/26/2005 |
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Although NAND flash contract prices continued dropping in July, it appears Samsung Electronics has tried to slow down the price falling on its high-density 8Gbit parts.
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| TSMC sales up in second quarter |
7/26/2005 |
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TSMC reported sales of NT$58.52 billion ($1.84 billion) for the second quarter, up 5.1 percent from the previous period but down 9.8 percent from the like period a year ago.
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| Strong semi growth in second half |
7/25/2005 |
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The markets for memory and semiconductor chips are set to be strongly over the next six months, according to a survey conducted by ChangeWave Reseach LLC.
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| Microsoft promotes Xbox 360 in Japan |
7/25/2005 |
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Microsfot revealed that 45 game titles available for Japanese users of the new console are scheduled to go on sale in time for the year-end holiday shopping season.
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| New firefox might delay |
7/25/2005 |
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Mozilla has delayed the release of the next major version of Firefox until September due to bugs. Firefox 1.1, code-named Deer Park, had been scheduled for release this month, but the product's road map has been changed, according to the Mozilla Web site.
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| Intel to build another fab in Israel |
7/25/2005 |
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told cabinet ministers Sunday that he had been informed by Intel's head that the U.S. electronic chip giant plans to build another plant in Israel.
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| EMC quarterly income rise by 53% |
7/25/2005 |
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EMC Corp. Thursday posted a 53 percent rise in quarterly net income, fueled by demand for storage systems and services.
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| Micron samples 2Gb DDR2 parts |
7/22/2005 |
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Micron Technology Inc. announced that it is the first supplier to sample 2Gb double data rate 2 (DDR2) components to a select server customer
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| Samsung to stop making 16Mbit SDRAM |
7/22/2005 |
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Samsung will stop producing 16Mbit SDRAM from August, which should further push up SDRAM prices amid ramping consumer electronics demand.
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| Sandisk post 19% profit |
7/22/2005 |
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SanDisk said second quarter revenues increased 19 percent on a year-over-year basis to $515 million and increased 14 percent compared to the first quarter of 2005.
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| Lenovo-IBM sales up in Q2 |
7/21/2005 |
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Second quarter sales at Lenovo should be better than expected because of strong demand from Chinese consumers
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| Teradyne revenue down in red ink |
7/21/2005 |
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Teradyne reported sales of $320.2 million in the second quarter of 2005, up 5 percent compared to the first quarter of 2005.
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| Elpida continues to post loss |
7/21/2005 |
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Declining memory prices caused Japanese DRAM maker Elpida Memory Inc. to report a net loss of 3.30 billion yen (about $29.4 million)
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| HP to layoff 14,500 jobs |
7/19/2005 |
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HP said it will lay off 14,500 workers over the next 18 months, or about 10 percent of its workforce.
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