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| NEC revised for lower forcast |
4/9/2003 |
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The downturn was mainly attributed to a loss of $133 million (16 billion yen) incurred from the reexamination of deferred income tax assets resulting from the introduction of a new local tax, and increased burden of other taxes, NEC said.
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| Semi factory in China is perhaps good for Asia |
4/9/2003 |
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In the latest report made by Gartner, the Asia Pacific semiconductor market was worth US$57.3 billion in 2002 and it is expect to reach US$64.9 billion this year, up by 13.2 percent. The growth will continue for next four years with estimate 12 percent each year to reach almost US$104 billion by 2007.
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| Semi Equipment Market continue to sink |
4/9/2003 |
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Excluding test equipment, worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales totaled $18.5 billion in 2002, a decline of 30.4 percent from 2001.
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| Smart to team with Mobilian on 802.11/Bluetooth combo card |
4/9/2003 |
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Mobilian Corp. provides its patented Sim-Op technologies to allow the virtually interference free coexistence of 802.11b and Bluetooth. Smart Modular Technologies Inc. provides engineering and manufacturing know-how, plus the support of its parent company, electronic manufacturing services provider Solectron Corp.
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| Standard group formed on computing security |
4/9/2003 |
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The Trusted Computing Group (TCG) expects to release a specification for PC security before the end of the year. A spec for cell phones, however, could be as much as two years away.
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| SARS causing business delay and show cancellations |
4/8/2003 |
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As the disease spread over the past two weeks, the list of closings and cancellations mushroomed. Intel Corp. last week canceled two of its regional Intel Developer Forums-in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 13-15, and in Beijing on April 17-18.
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| IBM foundry service keeps Taiwanese prices in check |
4/8/2003 |
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IBM Microelectronics has recently cut its 0.18-micron processes wafers as much as 20% to put pressure on Taiwan top foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC).
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| VIA settles with Intel, receives 10 years license |
4/8/2003 |
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Intel agreed for a period of three years, not to assert its patents on Via bus or pin compatible microprocessors. Intel also granted Via a four-year license to design and sell chipsets that are compatible with the Intel microprocessor bus.
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| PC sales hurted by war in Iraq |
4/7/2003 |
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"The recovery from the current shakeout is taking place at a slower pace than expected. A U.S.-led war on Iraq would raise fears for more acts of terrorism and therefore slow down the recovery even further,"
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| Microsoft to support multi-processor server |
4/7/2003 |
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The software launches represent another small milestone in Intel''s ten-year effort to bring Itanium to market. "This should help at least the perception that Itanium is still moving along,"
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| Samsung sales increased |
4/7/2003 |
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Samsung''s Lee told Reuters that he expects the market pickup with consolidation among suppliers and as the debut of new models of mobile phones and digital televisions attract consumers.
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| JEDEC concerns latest Rambus ruling |
4/7/2003 |
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"The full circuit court reviewed the case and in a short time upheld the earlier decision of a three-judge panel. The fraud theory implicating Rambus is thrown out and the issue of Infineon infringement of our patents will be retried."
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| SARS might cause interruption in Asian Electronics Industry |
4/7/2003 |
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The first signs that manufacturing output might be hurt by SARS began to emerge this week. Motorola Inc. was forced to temporarily shut down the night shift at a Singapore factory when one of its employees was hospitalized with SARS. The decision briefly kept 532 workers off the assembly line, where communications equipment is built
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| More price cut from Dell |
4/4/2003 |
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Dell Computer said it can still find ways to slash billions in costs and pass the savings on to customers, officials told analysts at a meeting here Thursday.
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| JEDEC to certify chip and module |
4/4/2003 |
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JEDEC is working on setting up a chip and module validation program with its own seal to ensure memory devices meet the full industry standard specifications, according to EBN.
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| Samsung 1st quarter chips revenue increase |
4/4/2003 |
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.''s Q1 semiconductor sales were slightly higher than the year-ago results of $2.36 billion (2.97 trillion won), according to Reuters.
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| HP to include DVD-burning in PCs |
4/4/2003 |
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Hewlett-Packard is planning to equip DVD-recording drives in the consumer PCs. Back in 1999, HP had the success by first introduced the CD-RW ahead of competitors, quickly making the technology standard equipment on all consumer PCs. On Thursday, HP launched its first DVD-burning notebook, the Pavilion ze5300, and a low-cost DVD-recording desktop.
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| McDonald's put WiFi to test |
4/4/2003 |
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Ten McDonald's restaurants in Manhattan are offering customers WiFi internet connection in a three-month experiment. If the plan works, hundreds more restaurants will be upgraded with the wireless connection by the end of the year, according to the company.
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| Dell now sells projectors |
4/3/2003 |
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Multimedia projectors are expected to become the next big thing, as Dell Computer along with many competitors recognizes the opportunity. Dell is now selling the new 2100MP multimedia projector at $1,299.
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| Dell backs sales outlook |
4/3/2003 |
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Dell Computer Corp. backed its outlook for an 18 percent jump in first-quarter revenue, citing demand for its computer products has remained strong.
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