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| AMD lowers 2nd-quarter outlook |
6/24/2003 |
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AMD warned that its revenue for the quarter will total about $615 million, or $100 million less than it had forecast in April when it reported first-quarter earnings.
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| Intel unveil 3.2GHz CPU |
6/23/2003 |
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Intel unveils the higher peed Pentium 4 processor with 3.2GHz. The new Pentium 4 supports hyper-threading. Hyper-threading allows applications to see a single processor as multiple CPUs, allowing more than one instruction to be processed simultaneously.
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| DRAM contract prices up slightly |
6/23/2003 |
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DRAM contract prices for 256Mbit DDR DRAM rose 5-6% in the second half of June, according to DRAMeXchange. Industry observers see the surge in DRAM spot prices as a move of restocking and do not see it as actual increases in consumer demand.
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| On Semi., Hynix signed foundry deal |
6/23/2003 |
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On Semiconductor Inc. here has signed a major silicon foundry deal with South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. Hynix will supply production support to On Semiconductor for their power management products. The deal is reportedly worth $100 million, sources familiar with the companies said.
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| CeBit America drew 15,000 attendees |
6/23/2003 |
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CeBit America, held in New York for the first time last week, has drew about 15,000 attendees. Show organizers said they expected 20,000 to 25,000 attendees. Although not the same scale, CeBit German show had drew more than 560,000 people this year.
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| Maxtor delivers 300GB harddrive |
6/23/2003 |
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Maxtor releases its new 300GB device as part of a $399 Hard Drive Retail Kit for upgrading desktop PCs. The drive is targeting the upgrade market from consumers and small businesses.
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| Korean goverment adds EU to WTO complaint |
6/20/2003 |
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The South Korean government has said it will take the European Commission to the World Trade Organization over the body's preliminary decision to levy a 33 percent import tariff on chips made by Hynix Semiconductor Inc.
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| Agilent to close UK fab |
6/20/2003 |
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Agilent Technologies is closing its fab in Ipswich, England, and plans to shift its production to Singapore
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| EDS to trim 2700 job |
6/18/2003 |
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EDS said it will shed some 2700 workers as part of an organizational restructuring designed to cut costs
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| Hynix slapped with 45% tariff |
6/18/2003 |
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The U.S slapped a final import duty of almost 45 percent on South Korean memory-chip maker Hynix Semiconductor to offset alleged subsidies by Seoul.
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| Korean goverment to sue US |
6/18/2003 |
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The Korean government will file an application with the WTO to rule whether the U.S. imposition of heavy tariffs on Korean memory chips is fair as early as this month.
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