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| Samsung develop XDR DRAM |
3/1/2004 |
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Samsung Electronics announced on Feb 19 that it has developed an extreme data rate (XDR) DRAM that uses Rambus' XDR memory interface technology
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| UMC to acquire SIS FAB |
3/1/2004 |
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United Microelectronics Corp. said it would acquire an 8-inch wafer fab from Silicon Integrated Systems.
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| Fujitsu to spend $1.5 billion on 300mm fab |
2/27/2004 |
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Fujitsu sets aside a budget of $1.5 billion to build a 300mm fab that will produce 10,000 wafers a month scheduled to start production in spring 2005, reported a Japanese newspaper.
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| Firm sees wafer shortage in 2004 |
2/27/2004 |
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Worldwide wafer demand is expected to grow by 9.2 percent from 2003 to 2008, a level that raises concerns about capacity shortages in the short term and a downturn in the long term, according to a Semico Research Corp.
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| Dell unveils desktop replacement notebook |
2/27/2004 |
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Dell introduces its Inspiron 9100, the 8.9-pound machine offers many of the same features as Dell's flagship Inspiron XPS game notebook, but at a lower price.
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| Worldwide chip revenue to increase |
2/26/2004 |
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Worldwide semiconductor revenue is projected to increase significantly over last year as tighter supplies drive up prices, a market research firm.
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| IBM saw sales in server increase |
2/26/2004 |
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IBM saw its server sales increased by more than 10 percent last year while Sun Microsystems hit by a 15 percent decline, according to a market research.
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| FTC probes DRAM price fixing conspiracy |
2/26/2004 |
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FTC are investigating an alleged price-fixing conspiracy among the world's major DRAM makers that may have occurred before a sharp increase in prices in 2001, according to a report.
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| Intel introduced new chips for cell phones |
2/26/2004 |
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In a move to expand its market share in the cell phone market, Intel introduced new chips for cell phones that support next-generation data networks and are powerful enough to handle video conferencing.
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| The return of MyDoom email virus |
2/25/2004 |
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MyDoom e-mail virus returns to attach users by deleting files, experts said. The new outbreak, known as MyDoom.F, emerged late last week.
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| Samsung To Make Washing Machine |
2/24/2004 |
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Samsung Electronics will make new high-efficiency washing machines for No. 3 U.S. appliance maker Maytag, the two companies said Tuesday.
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| HP to announce servers with Opteron chips |
2/24/2004 |
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Hewlett-Packard is expected to announce a server based on AMD' 64-bit Opteron processor. If HP does the annoucement today, it would be the third major server makers to incorporate the AMD chip, sources said.
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| Hotmail On Cell Phones |
2/24/2004 |
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Openwave Systems Inc., a maker of software for cell phones, scheduled to offer a tool allowing mobile phone users to access Hotmail and MSN Messenger, Microsoft said in a statement.
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| Intel expects 15% growth in revenue |
2/24/2004 |
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Intel said its revenue is expected to grow about 15 percent in 2004, in line with similar growth in the demand for semiconductors, according to a news source in Japan.
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| Qualcomm raises guidance |
2/23/2004 |
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Qualcomm said Monday its quarterly earnings will exceed prior estimates on stronger-than-expected shipments of its phone chipsets.
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| Dell to deliver Prescott servers |
2/23/2004 |
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Dell is expected to release the PowerEdge 700 tower server and the 750 rack server Monday with support for the latest Intel's Pentium 4 Prescott processors.
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