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| SIA said semiconductor cycle is still 3 years |
1/26/2004 |
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“The conclusion was to leave it in 2004 — a return [for the second edition in a row] to a rounded three-year-per-node pace. Of course, this does not indicate any abrupt transition in the rate of technology development,” Doering added. “The rate of progress continues to evolve somewhere between two and three years.”
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| Nortel to sell manufacturing plants to Flextronics |
1/26/2004 |
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The deal, if consummated would result in the transfer of Nortel's optical, wireless and enterprise manufacturing operations to Flextronics although Nortel said it would retain control over the strategic management of its supply chain.
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| Southeast Asia will be memory focal |
1/26/2004 |
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Micron Technology Inc. said it anticipates more than 50 percent of its revenue would be generated in southeast Asia within a few years with China, Hong Kong and Japan accounting for a significant portion of the increase.
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| Atmel return to profitability |
1/23/2004 |
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Atmel returned to profitability in Q4 of last year, one quarter after it declared that the recovery was at hand.
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| Kodak to cut 15,000 Jobs |
1/22/2004 |
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Eastman Kodak, the world's leading photography company, said today it would cut 12,000 to 15,000 jobs
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| Red Hat to launch Linux in China |
1/22/2004 |
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Red Hat, the leading seller of the Linux operating system, plans an expansion into China, potentially including a partnership with China's Red Flag Linux
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| chipmakers settle patent infringement suit |
1/21/2004 |
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International Rectifier Corp., Hitachi Ltd. and Renesas Technology Corp. said they have settled all outstanding lawsuits involving patent infringement allegations among the three companies.
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| Too early to conclude on SARS outbreak |
1/20/2004 |
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Despite the measures taken by the Guangdong provincial government, it's still too early to conclude whether SARS would break out this year,said SAR Experts.
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| Motorola adds more stake in SMIC |
1/20/2004 |
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Motorola took a significant stake in SMIC this week, selling the foundry its MOS-17 wafer facility in Tianjin, China, in exchange for SMIC shares
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| IBM to add 15,000 new jobs |
1/20/2004 |
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IBM will hire 15,000 new employees--50 percent more than originally planned--in areas such as software and services because of a rebound in the economy.
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| Mosel to seperate itself form ProMos |
1/16/2004 |
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Mosel's said the company planned to sell its DRAM business including 100 percent of US subsidiary United Memories Inc and 50 percent of Mosel Vitelic (US) Corp. to ProMOS for US$120 million. The fund created will enable the company to repay its debts.
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| Philips shifted bipolar production to China |
1/16/2004 |
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The move is part of a long-term supply agreement under which Philips has outsourced power semiconductor assembly and test services to PSi. Transfers will start this quarter and extend to 2005, according to PSi.
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| Nokia signed IT service contract to IBM |
1/16/2004 |
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"We have chosen to outsource the management of our desktop IT environment as part of an initiative to focus on core business infrastructure and IT activities and to improve service flexibility and cost efficiency, enabling a higher level of business agility," said Gordon Jack, VP of Nokia's business infrastructure unit.
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