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| Rambus get favors from judge |
6/9/2003 |
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The FTC attorneys had sought to present evidence from notes and documents of discussions Rambus officials had with their attorneys regarding the filing of synchronous DRAM patents. But Judge Stephen McGuire in an oral ruling said the information was protected by attorney-client privilege and was inadmissible.
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| Concerns on the Hills about future US semi-industry |
6/9/2003 |
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"If this accelerating shift in semiconductor manufacturing overseas continues, the U.S. will lose the ability to reliably obtain high-end semiconductor integrated circuits from trusted sources," Lieberman warned.
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| JEDEC to cast vote for DDR400 with ECC |
6/6/2003 |
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JEDEC is expected to vote on adoption of the DDR400 SDRAM standard with ECC (Error Correction Coding) that would be perfect for the use in the servers as the current approved DDR400 specification does not come with such ECC capability, according to EBN.
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| National Semi posts loss due to restructuring |
6/6/2003 |
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National Semiconductor Corp. posted a quarterly loss of $4.4 millioin as it took a big restructuring charge related to a unit closing. A year ago, the company had a net income of $17.1 million
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| Wintron to make IBM 12.1" notebooks |
6/6/2003 |
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Taiwan based Wintron got the orders from IBM to build 12.1-inch ThinkPad X notebooks. Shipments of 30,000 units per month are expected to start at the end of this year or early 2004, according to the sources famaliar with the company.
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| Oracle makes bid for PeopleSoft |
6/6/2003 |
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Oracle Corp. has made an unsolicited $5.1 billion bid for PeopleSoft Inc., a deal that, if accepted, could derail PeopleSoft's recently announced agreement to buy another software provider, J.D. Edwards & Co.
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| Elpida received $425 million more in funding |
6/5/2003 |
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Elpida Memory Inc. indicated that it has landed $425 million more in funding to expand its 300mm-wafer fab in Hiroshima, Japan. The total funding now stands at $687 million, according to a news report.
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| 1st quarter cell phone sales up 18 percent |
6/5/2003 |
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Cell phone makers beat expectations by selling 112.7 million phones in the first quarter, with Nokia Corp. strengthening its market leadership, according to a report from research firm Gartner Inc.
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| Revised server numbers lift IBM and Sun |
6/5/2003 |
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Hewlett-Packard's server business declined more than originally thought in 2002, according to revised market-share figures from research firm Gartner. IBM and Sun Microsystems, on the other hand, did better than reported.
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| Tech industry awaiting Intel's guidance |
6/5/2003 |
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At today mid-quarter outlook meeting, Intel may confirm that its second quarter is on or close to target, but if the chip giant indicates there is weakness in Asia, technology stocks and the broader market will suffer, industry analysts said.
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| Apple slashed prices on PowerBook |
6/4/2003 |
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Apple Computer Inc. said it had cut prices on two of its popular PowerBook laptop computers by as much as $300, in a move to generate more sales.
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| HP reassures analysts' estimates |
6/4/2003 |
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Hewlett-Packard expects to save an additional $1 billion in annual costs and meet Wall Street's financial projections for the second half of its fiscal year, the company said at financial analysts meeting in New York Tuesday.
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| AT&T chief said IT spendings down |
6/4/2003 |
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AT&T Chief Executive David Dorman said business spending on information technology will decline again this year, and the market rebound prospect is still unclear.
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| Palm to buy Handspring at last |
6/4/2003 |
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Palm Inc. has agreed to buy Handspring Inc. for about $169 million, the companies said, ending years of speculation that the two handheld device makers would become one.
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| Intel's 865 chipset to support single-channel |
6/3/2003 |
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Intel is considering adding a single-channel 865Light or 865Minus DDR400-based chipset on top of its 865 Springdale line to capture the increasingly popular lower prices systems, according to sources familiar with the matter.
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| Sun cut server prices |
6/3/2003 |
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Sun Microsystems cut prices as much as 25 percent for its eight-processor V880 server and update it with a faster processor. The top sellers currently come with a 900MHz UltraSparc III processor but now available with a 1.05GHz model as well, according to the source familiar with the matter.
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| Intel to invest $100 million in Elpida |
6/3/2003 |
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Intel said it will invest $100 million in Elpida Memory, giving a lifeline to the money-lossing memory maker. Elpida, a 50-50 joint venture between NEC and Hitachi, has been urgently seeking funds to expand a cutting-edge plant and project to start turning a profit by the end of the year.
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| HP aims for larger market share |
6/3/2003 |
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Hewlett-Packard Co., will focus on winning increased market share to drive growth amid continued weak demand for information technology, CEO Carly Fiorina said Tuesday.
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| Nokia handset shares dip |
6/2/2003 |
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Nokia's share of the global handset market fell to 35 percent in the first quarter from 36.2 percent in the fourth quarter, research group Gartner Dataquest said Monday.
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