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| SiS spins off Fab operation |
9/15/2003 |
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SiS announced today it has spun-off its fab operation business into a 100 percent owned subsidiary
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| AMD wins discrimination lawsuit |
9/15/2003 |
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A U.S. court today ruled that Advanced Micro Devices did not discriminate against a former executive who claimed his career went into a tailspin because he is Muslim
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| 3D laptop from Sharp |
9/12/2003 |
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Sharp unveils its Mebius PC-RD3D laptap with 3D feature which requires no special glasses to view the three-dimensional images
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| Intel to delay 802.11a/b chips |
9/12/2003 |
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Intel delayed the release of 802.11a/b chip which was originally set to deliver by end of September. Intel is now shift its emphasis on 802.11g and dual-band a/g chips, according to the sources familiar with the matter.
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| Oracle hit earnings target |
9/12/2003 |
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Oracle reported net income of $440 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of $2.07 billion in its fiscal first quarter. An increase of 28% compares with $342.7 million in net income, or 6 cents per share, on revenue of $2.03 billion in the year-ago quarter.
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| Spansion unveils 512Mbit NOR flash |
9/11/2003 |
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Spansion samples its first 512-Mbit NOR flash memory device. The S29GL512N is using the so-called 'MirrorBit' 130-nanometer manufacturing process technology.
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| Flash memory up by 38 percent |
9/11/2003 |
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Worldwide flash card market in 2003 is expected to hit a 38 percent increase year over year reaching $2.75 billion, according to Gartner Inc.
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| Electronic components orders up |
9/11/2003 |
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Electronic component orders rose slightly in August after a few month of flat orders, according to Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA). The 12-month moving average, however, remains flat.
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| TI narrowed 3rd sales outlook range |
9/10/2003 |
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TI has narrowed its expected revenue range for the third quarter to between $2.39 billion and $2.49 billion, compared to the prior range of $2.29 billion to $2.49 billion.
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| Samsung deliver 576Mbit RDRAM |
9/10/2003 |
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Samsung said it has begun mass production of 576Mbit RDRAM, which used in supercomputers, advanced servers and higher network equipment developers, said an analyst.
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| Samsung adds $430 million to DRAM lines |
9/9/2003 |
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Samsung Electronics Co.'s board has approved a plan to invest 505.5 billion won (about US$430 million) on its memory production line in Hwasung, south of Seoul, according to a Dow Jones report.
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| Nokia cites strong demand, price pressures |
9/9/2003 |
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Nokia said Tuesday brisk handset demand should produce a higher-than-expected third-quarter profit, but tough price pressures and a weak dollar would offset any revenue growth.
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| Dell, HP to sell Flat-Panel TVs |
9/9/2003 |
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Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are preparing to sell flat-panel televisions. The move will surely intensify competition in the market, analysts said.
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| Top foundries August sales increase |
9/9/2003 |
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TSMC's August sales hit a record of NT$18.3 billion, up by 3.8% month-on-month and 35.2% year-on-year while UMC announced an increased by 9.3% year-on-year for the same.
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| AMD releases 2GHz processors |
9/9/2003 |
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AMD released a 2GHz chips Tuesday. The Opteron 846 and 146 models are manufactured in a 0.13-micron CMOS process technology, according to a news report.
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| Broadcom, Atheros to release one chip Wi-Fi |
9/8/2003 |
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Broadcom Corp. is planning to release this week its AirForce OneChip, the first single-chip Wi-Fi product, according to a news report. It integrates a 2.4GHz 802.11b radio, power amplifier, base-band processor and media access controller on the same chip.
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| DRAM output up by 5% month over month |
9/8/2003 |
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DRAMeXchange reported that global DRAM output was up by 5% in August (compared the previous month) hitting a total of 266 million die (256Mbit-equivalent).
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