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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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| Otellini confirms dual-core processor |
9/8/2004 |
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"Intel's multi-core technology isn't about just putting two cores on a single piece of silicon. Multi-core technology allows developers to take advantage of existing resources and tools to provide new and innovative benefits for end-users," Otellini said.
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| Semi downturn could be buffered by Asian demands |
9/8/2004 |
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With the Asia-Pacific region triggering much of the recent growth in semiconductor demand, the industry slowdown underway may be less severe than in 2001 when all global regions experienced a boom-and-bust cycle.
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| Venture fund supports serial memory technology |
9/8/2004 |
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Established in 2003, MagnaLynx is concentrating on semiconductor Serial Memory and other specialized serial technology applications. The company plans to introduce its MagnaPHY family of products to the IC market during 2004.
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| Cypress projects earning decrease |
9/7/2004 |
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Cypress attributed the revised projection to ongoing softness in customer orders. The major contributing factors have been inventory in the channel, reduced product lead times and a slowdown in the networking and wireless infrastructure businesses.
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| LCD panel prices down on over-supply |
9/7/2004 |
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The average price of a 17-inch monitor panel reached $226 in August, while the low-end price declined to $205. By the October timeframe, the industry-average price for such monitor panels is expected to fall close to the $200 level.
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| SIA reports downward adjustment on July figures |
9/7/2004 |
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The 'actual' sales of $16.46 billion were well below the $18.0 billion three-month average reported by the SIA on Thursday (Sept. 2). It was also down on 'actual' sales of $16.82 billion and $20.70 billion recorded by the SIA for May and June.
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