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| Not everyone getting Intel's 915 chipset just yet |
7/9/2004 |
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While Intel has resumed deliveries of 915 chipsets after a recall, the chipset won't hit the channel fully until late July, according to a news report citing sources from Taiwanese motherboard makers.
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| Worldwide chip spending surge but will last |
7/9/2004 |
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Global spending on semiconductor capital will reach $44.8 billion this year, a 51 percent jump over 2003, Gartner said. And worldwide spending on capital equipment in the industry is projected to surge 64 percent to $37.3 billion this year.
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| Unisys to miss earnings target |
7/9/2004 |
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Unisys Corp. warned Friday that second-quarter earnings and revenue would be lower than expected as a result of service project deferrals and delays, primarily in the United States and Latin America.
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| DDR2 module production to delay due to chipset defect |
7/8/2004 |
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Intel' s recent 915 chipset bug is likely to delay production ramps of DDR2 chips. Meantimes, Taiwanese memory packaging and testing firms are seeing slowdowns in their DDR2-related orders, according to sources.
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| TSMC hit record June sales |
7/8/2004 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd. reported record sales for June of $670 million (22.5 billion Taiwanese dollars), an increase of 26.2 percent over the same month last year.
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| Yahoo earnings double but shares fall |
7/8/2004 |
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Yahoo Inc. posted a second-quarter profit that more than doubled, but it offered a current-quarter revenue forecast that fell short of some Wall Street estimates.
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| Automative chip demand soars |
7/8/2004 |
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Global automotive chip demand is expected to double to $24.5 billion by 2008, outpacing the 68 percent growth in the overall chip market, according to research firm iSuppli.
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| Gateway said HP voilate its patents |
7/7/2004 |
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Gateway Inc. said that it has filed a patent complaint with the International Trade Commission against Hewlett-Packard, one month after the ITC said that it would investigate a complaint HP filed against Gateway.
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| UMC's June revenues up |
7/7/2004 |
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United Microelectronics said Wednesday that its sales hit NT$10.32 billion (about US$310 million) in June, up 6.9 percent from the previous month and up 46.8 percent from June 2003.
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| Apple to ship iPod mini |
7/7/2004 |
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Apple Computer Inc. said it will deliver its iPod mini digital music player beginning July 24, at a price of $249.
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| Intel resumes shipping of 915 chipsets |
7/6/2004 |
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Intel has resumed deliveries of its 915 chipsets, starting early this week, according to a news source. Sales of the new-generation Pentium 4 chipsets were suspended in late June after a defect was found in the ICH6 south bridge.
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| Conexant cuts outlook amid stronger competition |
7/6/2004 |
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Conexant Systems has reduced its third quarter earnings outlook citing weakness in its wireless local area network (WLAN) business due to very tough competition from Taiwanese based suppliers.
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| Homeland Security warns: stay away from Internet Explorer |
7/2/2004 |
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The Microsoft browser, the government warned, cannot protect against vulnerabilities in its Internet Information Services (IIS) 5 server programs, which a team of hackers allegedly based in Russia has exploited with a Java script that is appended to Web sites.
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| Oracle to join Center for Linux applications in Singapore |
7/2/2004 |
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The Linux Enterprise Applications Porting (Leap) center is seen as an opportunity to persuade independent software vendors to support the Linux operating system throughout Asia. Leap will provide consulting services to software developers and companies seeking to switch to open Linux applications as an alternative to licensing Windows.
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| TransDimension bought USB technology from ARC |
7/2/2004 |
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The ARC assets and addition funding will enable TransDimension to expand its wired USB product base and further develop its peripheral connectivity focus into wireless USB used in high-volume consumer electronic devices, the company said.
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| Nokia and ST to rewrite standard for camera phone |
7/2/2004 |
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The demand for higher image resolution to mega pixel and beyond has prompted the need for increasing bandwidth on the interface, while keeping the pin count low and EMI consistent with mobile phone design constraints.
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| TI can continue to use Qualcomm CDMA patents |
7/2/2004 |
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The court indicated it agreed with TI's argument that its disclosure of information regarding terms of a patent cross-license agreement was not a material breach, and that Qualcomm is not entitled to terminate TI's rights to Qualcomm's CDMA patents under the agreement.
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| Tektronix acquired Inet for Mobile test market |
7/1/2004 |
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Tektronix CEO Rick Wills said the merger will build on the company's protocol business by "adding Inet's leadership in its target markets — especially mobile data — to Tektronix' capabilities and relationships with mobile equipment manufacturers."
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