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| TSMC, Genesis joined open standard ATE consortium |
2/23/2005 |
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TSMC and Genesis Technology Inc. announced their support to the Semiconductor Test Consortium Inc. (STC), which is attempting to drive an open ATE standard, by joining the organization.
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| Sony to halt PDA production |
2/23/2005 |
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Sony Corp said on Wednesday it would halt production of PDAs and completely withdraw from the market by July.
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| Intel's Sonoma is well received |
2/22/2005 |
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Since its introduction in January, Intel's latest notebook chipset code named Sonoma has been in great demand, an Intel spokeswoman confirms.
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| Firefox download hit 25 millions |
2/22/2005 |
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The number of downloads of Firefox has reached 25 million, indicating that the open-source browser continues to gain market shares dominated by Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer.
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| ULi to have DDR2 chipset for both P4 and Pentim M |
2/21/2005 |
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ULi, the Taiwanese chipset company, aimed to begin manufacturing its first product with dual-channel DDR2 memory support at year-end, the source familiar with the company said. ULi also unveils a new all-in-one chip solution, to be in production in second quarter, for AMD K8 processors.
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| Intel to unveil 64bit processor |
2/21/2005 |
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Intel Corp. is expected to introduce its first desktop computer processors capable of powerful 64-bit computing. Market analyst said it will be at least a year before there are programs that can take advantage of that ability.
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| Hynix settles DRAM suit with Mosaid |
2/18/2005 |
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Under the settlement, Mosaid announced that it has signed an agreement with Hynix, which settles the litigation. It grants Hynix a license to the patent portfolio for a term of six years.
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| Infineon creates value brand memory chips |
2/18/2005 |
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Aeneon has so far signed contracts with with the Polish distributor Wilk Elektronik along with Arrow Microtronica and Memory Solution, Wintec and Swissbit. It is also seeking Asia distributors which it will announce shortly.
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| Semi book-to-bill sinks |
2/18/2005 |
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"The three-month average bookings figure for new semiconductor equipment is now at the lowest level since November 2003. Total bookings declined sharply in January and are now about 37 percent below the cyclic peak observed in June 2004."
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| UMC chairman admitted helping Chinese foundry |
2/18/2005 |
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The government is charging UMC with breach of trust, accusing it of flouting the law by playing a major role in setting up Hejian. The company could face fines of up to $800,000 and its executives could be jailed for up to five years if they are found guilty
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| Dare to invest during downturn |
2/18/2005 |
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With widespread predictions of flat to middling semiconductor growth in 2005, some industry observers questioned why Infineon is investing another $1 billion now to add a 300-mm line at its DRAM fab.
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| TI said: realtime video phone is here |
2/17/2005 |
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Choppy video quality will be overcome, according to the company and its partner, with the recent introduction of new video codecs that require half the bandwidth for video transfers, the continuing penetration of IP broadband connectivity and the availability of single-chip encode and decode implementation.
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| HP Q1 revenue grew 10% |
2/17/2005 |
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"HP had a solid first quarter, highlighted by strong growth and profit in our personal systems group, strong revenue growth in our services business and cash flow from operations of $1.6 billion," said Robert Wayman, CFO and now acting CEO.
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| Infineon Virginia Fab to go 300mm |
2/17/2005 |
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The chip maker expects to ramp up the factory for limited DRAM production sometime later this year, company managers said during a tour of the new 120,000-square-foot facility on Wednesday (Feb. 16).
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| Samsung finished first DDR3 memory |
2/17/2005 |
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The 512-Mbit device, which is due to enter volume production in 2006, operates from a 1.5 volts supply and can transfer data at up to 1,066-Mbits per second.
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| Taiwan cracks down on prirate DVD |
2/16/2005 |
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As part of its public education efforts, MPA began rolling out its anti-piracy theatrical trailer across the region as part of a 40 county anti piracy awareness campaign.
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