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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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| Hot Spots going free |
1/16/2004 |
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The Wi-Fi program — along with Schlotzsky's free use of in-restaurant PCs — is now mandatory for new franchisees. And many existing Schlotzsky's proprietors are installing Wi-Fi service in their sandwich shops.
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| Intel brings out Wi-Fi chip with advanced technology |
1/16/2004 |
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According to Josh Newman, director of engineering at Intel's wireless group, the company took advantage of a 20,000-square-foot facility in San Diego with multiple access points to develop a WLAN solution that could maximize throughput and connectivity in the face of multipath reflections.
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| Engibous hands CEO title to Templeton |
1/16/2004 |
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Templeton, 45, will become the president and CEO of Texas Instruments effective May 1, while Engibous, who is 50 years old, will retain the position of chairman.
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