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| Microsoft issue new patch |
9/15/2004 |
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Microsoft has issued a patch to fix the security flaw, and urges its customers to use a new utility to locate the computer applications that are vulnerable
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| Japanese researchers succeeds in creating MRAM wafer |
9/15/2004 |
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In what could be a breakthrough for MRAMs, Japanese researchers have successfully fabricated a tunneling-magnetoresistance device on an 8-inch silicon wafer with a magnesium oxide tunnel barrier layer.
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| Micron samples 288Megabit RLDRAM |
9/15/2004 |
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Micron announced qualification of the 288 megabit (Mb) reduced latency DRAM II (RLDRAM® II) products now available in volume production.
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| Chinese phone company to deploy 3000 cyber cafes |
9/14/2004 |
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China's second-largest mobile phone company plans to open 3,000 Internet cafes by the end of the year, exerting stronger state control over a sector once dominated by private enterprise,
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| European supply tighthen while Asia is flat |
9/10/2004 |
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DDR availability in Europe is said to be poor, with players believing that there are some production issues at a number of original manufacturers and that some customers are on allocation.
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| iSupply see slow growth in 2005 |
9/10/2004 |
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DRAM revenues will be particularly weakened by the price erosion, causing worldwide sales growth for the memory to decline to 8.6 percent in 2005, down from 56.2 percent in 2004.
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| Initiative to define disk interface for handheld |
9/10/2004 |
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"No disk drive interface exists today that is tailored to the needs of the handheld and CE market segments, so disk drives have had to make do with other interface alternatives that are complex and cumbersome or simply ill-suited to meet the needs of disk drives in space and power constrained tiny handhelds,"
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| U.S. High Speed connection grew 60% |
9/10/2004 |
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"the United States is making substantial progress in closing the gaps in access for traditionally underserved areas. Those in rural areas, those with low incomes, and those with disabilities are finding advanced services more available."
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| TSMC and partners to develope MRAM |
9/9/2004 |
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The MRAM market is expected to grow from US$2 million in 2004 to US$3.8 billion in 2008, and to US$12.9 billion by 2011, according to the report from research firm NanoMarket LC.
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| Intel technology to help DNA research |
9/9/2004 |
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Intel Corp. entered into an agreement to work with Acacia Research Corp.¡¯s CombiMatrix group on possibly using a platform technology to produce customizable active biochips.
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| Samsung is closing in with Intel |
9/9/2004 |
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While Intel remains solidly in control of the top spot, Samsung¡¯s strong growth boosted its revenue to more than half of Intel¡¯s for the first time, the firm reported.
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| Intel to go dual-core mobile |
9/9/2004 |
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Intel Corp. Wednesday (Sept. 8) announced some of the first details of its 65-nm processor for mobile applications.
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| SMIC kept 90nm partner under cover |
9/9/2004 |
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"We have 90-nanometer SRAM manufacturing technology today. We need a partner for 90-nm to go to logic." Chang then re-iterated past comments that SMIC would be ready to offer 90-nm process technology for logic devices in the first six months of 2005.
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| TI reduced forcast |
9/9/2004 |
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In total, the company expects semiconductor revenue to be between $2.665-to-$2.785 billion, compared with the prior range of $2.78-to-$2.980 billion.
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| Telecomm industry pushing towards life video |
9/8/2004 |
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"With this service, you could access live news or TV programs via your cellphone." The service fees for Live TV would be reasonable as they want to keep it low so encourage user to sign-up.
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| M-System and SanDisk to foster new USB flash standard |
9/8/2004 |
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M-Systems will serve as a technology developer and driver of the USB flash drive category with SanDisk developing flash cards. Once the new standard is established, the two companies said they would license it to foster industry-wide adoption.
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| Chartered qualifies 300mm line |
9/8/2004 |
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Chartered said it is already engaging with customers on its 0.13- and 0.11-micron processes. It's 90nm cross-foundry platform will be available at both Chartered¡¯s Fab 7 and IBM¡¯s East Fishkill, New York fab.
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