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| Micron samples 1G DDR2 SDRAM |
10/23/2003 |
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Micron Technology Inc. has shipped what it claims is the industry's first 1Gbit DDR2 SDRAM components.
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| Celestica net loss larger than estimates |
10/23/2003 |
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Celestica Inc. reported Q3 results with revenue slightly exceeding estimate while net loss were double the average forecast provided by analysts although less than the same quarter last year.
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| Global PC sales beat estimates |
10/22/2003 |
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Worldwide PC shipments were up 15.7% from last year to 38.4 million, outpacing the previous IDC own forecast by 5 percentage points, the research firm said.
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| PSC may build new 8-inch fab in China |
10/22/2003 |
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Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) will not rule out a possibility of building a new fab in China to solve 8-inch wafers supply shortage, according to PSC chairman Frank Huang.
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| Lexmark's Q3 earnings up 16% |
10/22/2003 |
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Lexmark reported net income of $104.1 million compared to $89.8 million in the same quarter last year, an increase of 16%.
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| Hynix posts Q3 net income |
10/22/2003 |
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Hynix Semiconductor Inc. reported a Q3 net income of 134 billion won (about US$113 million) on sales of 991 billion won (about US$840 million) that ended September 30, the company said.
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| Sony to cut 20k jobs in restructuring |
10/21/2003 |
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Sony Corp. plans to eliminate up to 20,000 jobs, or more than 12 percent of its work force, by March 2006 in a major restructuring, a Japanese newspaper reported Monday.
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| China's fab growth slowing by 2006 |
10/21/2003 |
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China's booming fab construction industry will begin to level off in 2006 at which point the chip makers and design houses will enter a period of consolidation
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| TI posted $447 million in quarterly profit |
10/21/2003 |
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Texas Instruments Inc. posted sales of $2.533 billion in the third quarter, up 8 percent sequentially and up 13 percent from the same period last year amid strong growth in semiconductor, the company reported.
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| Strong demand, good profit for LCD suppliers |
10/21/2003 |
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Flat-panel industry is set for a smoother ride during the next few years, with no annual revenue declines until at least 2007, according to market watcher DisplaySearch.
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| Samsung release impressive earnings |
10/20/2003 |
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Samsung Electronics reported net income of 1.84 trillion won in the third quarter (about $1.57 billion) on sales revenue that exceeded 11.26 trillion won (about $9.6 billion).
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| IC, chip equipment book-to-bills improves |
10/20/2003 |
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The worldwide semiconductor and chip equipment book-to-bill ratios rose in September over August, according to VLSI Research Inc, signifiying a possible high tech recovery.
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| Atmel saw better business |
10/17/2003 |
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The semiconductor maker posted revenues of $335 million for Q3, a sequential increase of 5.2 percent over Q2's $318. Revenues were 12.2 percent higher than the same quarter a year ago. Atmel narrowed its net loss in Q3 to $31.8
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| AMD sales increased 88%, but still carry lost |
10/17/2003 |
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"We delivered strong sales growth in our microprocessor and flash memory business lines while tightly managing our expense structure," said Robert Rivet, CFO, in a statement. "Sales were up on a global basis reflecting increased demand in each of our major businesses and all geographic regions."
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| FCC clears way for 3G |
10/17/2003 |
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In the first report and order, the agency opened up 90 MHz of spectrum for 3G and advanced broadband wireless services in the 1700- and 2100-MHz bands. It second action was to open up 12.9 GHz of spectrum divided between the 70-, 80-, and 90-GHz bands.
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| Sales improved at Molex |
10/17/2003 |
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"The overall level of new orders during the September quarter was encouraging, and we believe that a majority of our global markets are now in an initial phase of cautious expansion,"
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| Cypress beats odds for earning |
10/17/2003 |
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"If these trends continue, we believe there is a strong possibility that the modest recovery of 2003 will turn into a boom in 2004-2005," Rodgers added.
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| Nanya posts loss |
10/16/2003 |
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Nanya projects that global DRAM supply will remain tight through the next quarter. Kau forecasts global DRAM bit production will grow 41% this year, less than the industry consensus of 55% growth.
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