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| 1st Silicon license embedded Flash from SST |
7/24/2003 |
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"We selected SST's SuperFlash technology because of its high reliability, logic compatibility and low-cost structure," said John Nelson, chief executive of 1st Silicon, Kuching, Malaysia.
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| IDC said Asian PC market up 12% in quarter |
7/23/2003 |
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IDC expects the second half of 2003 to be slightly softer than initially anticipated. The global economic still in the roller coaster ride, there is no sign of clear recovery.
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| Transmeta added LPC flash driver on TM8000 |
7/23/2003 |
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Transmeta's recently-introduced TM8000 processor will incorporate low-pin-count (LPC) flash devices from Sharp Microelectronics Inc. and STMicroelectronics Inc.
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| Mobile graphics standard in the forming |
7/23/2003 |
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The group is poised to ratify as early as Wednesday (July 23) version 1.0 of its OpenGL Embedded Systems (ES) standard that members hope will see widespread use in cellular phones.
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| Better days ahead for equipment manufacturers |
7/22/2003 |
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While the overall ratio of equipment bookings and billings was 0.93, the book-to-bill ratio of backend assembly and test equipment was 1.19. North American suppliers received orders of $209.5 million according to the three-month rolling average.
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| Revenues grew at Sanmina-SCI |
7/22/2003 |
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Revenues were up slightly from the $2.6 billion in revenue it posted in the year ago period, but losses grew year over year. Sanmina-SCI Corp. today reported that it generated $2.7 billion in revenue in its June quarter, posting a net loss of $12 million, or 2 cents per share.
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| Infineon projects return to profit |
7/22/2003 |
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Infineon Technologies AG said it is optimistic about improving sales in the second half, especially for its high-volume memory business. It also expects to return to overall profitability.
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| TI beats analyst with wireless shipment |
7/22/2003 |
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In a surprising turnaround, TI said its second quarter wireless IC sales declined 5% on a sequential basis but rose 16% from the year-ago quarter, helping the company to slightly exceed analysts' revenue and earnings estimates.
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| Intel and Cisco attempt to unify Wi-Fi interface |
7/22/2003 |
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Once verification is completed, approved devices will receive a special Centrino/Linksys logo, "Verified with Intel Centrino Mobile Technology." The verification process is currently underway.
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| Tester sales making headline at Semicon |
7/21/2003 |
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Equipment utilization rates were up, but they weren't triggering volume orders like they have in the past. At best, customers were adding capacity incrementally, ordering one or two tools or a handful at best.
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| M-Systems announce disk-on-chip upgrade |
7/21/2003 |
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The new products will feature increases in performance, reliability and security over existing flash disks thanks to a redesigned ASIC on the flash module, said Noam Kedem, a vice president of marketing for M-Systems (Newark, Calif.).
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| VLSI see uptick on semi equipment shipment |
7/21/2003 |
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VLSI Research originally predicted that the chip-equipment industry would grow 5.6 percent to $31.3 billion in 2003 over 2002. In its new forecast, the research firm projects that the fab-tool market will grow 6.4 percent to $31.5 billion.
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| Embedded Ferro-RAM gaining momentum |
7/21/2003 |
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Though in production for years, FRAM has yet to be adopted widely enough to be cost-competitive with mainstream non-volatile memories. However, embedded in SoCs, there is an opportunity to add value and justify a small price premium.
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| Strong DDR400 drive seen on market |
7/21/2003 |
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The majority of DDR400 output is being snapped up under contract by major OEM buyers, industry sources said, leaving smaller quantities available for the spot market.
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| Boeing may cut 5,000 more jobs |
7/18/2003 |
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Boeing expects to cut 5,000 more jobs next year in addition to the nearly 30,000 cuts the aerospace company has made since the 2001 terrorist attacks, the company said Wednesday.
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| Microsoft earnings up by 25% |
7/18/2003 |
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Microsoft Corp. delivered a higher revenue quarter boosted by double-digit growth in its server software and an unexpected jump in online advertising in its MSN division.
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| IBM to sell Tablet PC |
7/18/2003 |
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IBM plans to launch its first Tablet PC in the fourth quarter of this year, according to sources familiar with the company. the Tablet PC will feature a 12.1-inch display and both handwriting and keyboard input.
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| Fab construction spending are up |
7/17/2003 |
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Fab construction spending will hit $1.2 billion by Q3 2004, according to a study by SMA. The strategic marketing firm said fab construction spending peaked at $1.7 billion in Q4 2000 and then dropped to $500 million from there. And now the spending is expected to increase.
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| Sandisk earnings jump |
7/17/2003 |
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Sandisk 2nd quarter profits jumps as sales grew substantially. Net profit were $41.3 million over $234.6 million in sales, a 84 percent increase year-over-year.
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| Worldwide PC shipments up slightly |
7/17/2003 |
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Worldwide shipments of PCs in the second quarter were 32.8 million units, up 10 percent year-over-year, according to Gartner Group.
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| Samsung earnings down to $960 million |
7/16/2003 |
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Samsung Electronics reported net income of $960 million (1.13 trillion won) in the second quarter, a 30% down from the same period of 2002.
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| AMD reported narrower loss |
7/16/2003 |
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After cutting its revenue outlook by $100 million to $615 million last month, AMD reported a weaker 2nd quarter revenue Wednesday due to expected weaker sales in Asia.
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