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| Toshiba offers 4GB Nand Flash |
4/12/2004 |
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Toshiba introduced what it claims is the semiconductor industry's first 4Gb single-die, multi-level cell (MLC), NAND flash memory
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| Gartner reports semi equipment up 10% |
4/9/2004 |
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Broken down, wafer fab equipment sales, the largest sector, grew 3.6 percent in 2003. In the back-end, packaging and assembly equipment increased 30.5 percent and automated test equipment grew 39.4 percent, the firm reported.
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| Manufacturing index up |
4/9/2004 |
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The survey of semiconductor purchasing managers showed that expectations for Q1 sales have ticked up slightly since last month, and expectations for Q2 sales growth ticked up more meaningfully.
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| Cypress posted data sheets for MRAM product |
4/9/2004 |
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Cypress claims that MRAM technology is superior to other types of nonvolatile memories. "An MRAM is nonvolatile memory that operates as a fast read and write RAM,"
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| Ramtron and National settles |
4/8/2004 |
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As consideration for the assigned patent applications and cross license provisions, Ramtron will pay National 10 annual payments of $250,000. Ramtron and National have agreed to cross license any and all future patents that may mature from the four FRAM applications
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| UMC revenue reported up |
4/8/2004 |
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United Microelectronic Corp. saw March sales cap off a 41.5 percent year-over-year revenue jump for the first three months of 2004.
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| Software outsourcing grows |
4/8/2004 |
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There are enough satisfied IT customers of offshore services to keep the outsourcing phenomenon growing, according to a new report examining the offshoring and exporting of U. S. jobs.
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| Fujitsu and Samsung in plasma display dispute |
4/8/2004 |
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Fujitsu brought an action against Samsung in a district court here and in Los Angeles for infringing its Japanese and U.S. patents. Fujitsu is seeking a court order against future importation and sales of infringing PDP products and compensation.
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| Microsoft conceded by moving audio codec to digital radio |
4/8/2004 |
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Eager to move its proprietary audio/video codec into Europe's steadily growing digital radio market, Microsoft Corp. has gained membership in the World DAB Forum, an industry group developing digital audio broadcasting.
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| Motorola to get chip supply from spin-off |
4/7/2004 |
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The agreement also sees Motorola treat Freescale as a preferred supplier for other components required by its cellular subscriber businesses for handset manufacturing.
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| Intel announce new power saving mobile processors |
4/7/2004 |
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The new processors include the low voltage Intel Pentium M processor at 1.30GHz, the ultra-low voltage Intel Pentium M processor at 1.10GHz, the Intel Celeron M processor at 1.4 GHz and the ultra-low voltage Intel Celeron M Processor at 900 MHz.
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| Broadcom acquired video compression company |
4/7/2004 |
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The companies say the combination of technologies and products will accelerate the time taken for Broadcom to bring to market next-generation video solutions for applications such as enhanced cable and satellite TV and IP set-top boxes and video conferencing.
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| Lucent restructuring offshore executive amid corrupt practices |
4/7/2004 |
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Lucent found "incidents and internal control deficiencies" in its China operation that potentially could lead to FCPA violations. While Lucent did not provide specifics, the problems found in the Chinese operations led to the top management changes.
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| Taiwan to start work on Dual Layer DVD |
4/6/2004 |
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Two of the pioneers in DVD industry such as Philips and Sony have introduced the standard format for single sided dual layer disc as Philips will start to introduce 8x DVD+R DL (dual-layer) burners in Europe while Sony will launch its 8x DVD-R DL burners this month.
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| Toshiba announced 4Gb 90nm NAND |
4/6/2004 |
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Toshiba developed the 4Gb device together with SanDisk Corp under their 1999 joint development agreement for NAND flash. The new chips will be made with the 90nm process technology at the NAND flash facility at Toshiba's Yokkaichi Operations in Japan.
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| TSMC to make XBOX chips |
4/6/2004 |
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Thoughts of Microsoft producing its own chips for possible cost-savings efforts had once floated around the industry. Today's move with the top foundry -- coupled with its November 2003 deal with IBM and a prior deal with ATI -- infer that Microsoft will stay fabless.
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