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| Oracle hit earnings target |
9/12/2003 |
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Oracle reported net income of $440 million, or 8 cents per share, on revenue of $2.07 billion in its fiscal first quarter. An increase of 28% compares with $342.7 million in net income, or 6 cents per share, on revenue of $2.03 billion in the year-ago quarter.
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| Spansion unveils 512Mbit NOR flash |
9/11/2003 |
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Spansion samples its first 512-Mbit NOR flash memory device. The S29GL512N is using the so-called 'MirrorBit' 130-nanometer manufacturing process technology.
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| Flash memory up by 38 percent |
9/11/2003 |
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Worldwide flash card market in 2003 is expected to hit a 38 percent increase year over year reaching $2.75 billion, according to Gartner Inc.
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| Electronic components orders up |
9/11/2003 |
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Electronic component orders rose slightly in August after a few month of flat orders, according to Assemblies & Materials Association (ECA). The 12-month moving average, however, remains flat.
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| TI narrowed 3rd sales outlook range |
9/10/2003 |
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TI has narrowed its expected revenue range for the third quarter to between $2.39 billion and $2.49 billion, compared to the prior range of $2.29 billion to $2.49 billion.
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| Samsung deliver 576Mbit RDRAM |
9/10/2003 |
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Samsung said it has begun mass production of 576Mbit RDRAM, which used in supercomputers, advanced servers and higher network equipment developers, said an analyst.
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| Samsung adds $430 million to DRAM lines |
9/9/2003 |
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Samsung Electronics Co.'s board has approved a plan to invest 505.5 billion won (about US$430 million) on its memory production line in Hwasung, south of Seoul, according to a Dow Jones report.
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| Nokia cites strong demand, price pressures |
9/9/2003 |
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Nokia said Tuesday brisk handset demand should produce a higher-than-expected third-quarter profit, but tough price pressures and a weak dollar would offset any revenue growth.
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| Dell, HP to sell Flat-Panel TVs |
9/9/2003 |
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Dell Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. are preparing to sell flat-panel televisions. The move will surely intensify competition in the market, analysts said.
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| Top foundries August sales increase |
9/9/2003 |
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TSMC's August sales hit a record of NT$18.3 billion, up by 3.8% month-on-month and 35.2% year-on-year while UMC announced an increased by 9.3% year-on-year for the same.
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| AMD releases 2GHz processors |
9/9/2003 |
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AMD released a 2GHz chips Tuesday. The Opteron 846 and 146 models are manufactured in a 0.13-micron CMOS process technology, according to a news report.
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| Broadcom, Atheros to release one chip Wi-Fi |
9/8/2003 |
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Broadcom Corp. is planning to release this week its AirForce OneChip, the first single-chip Wi-Fi product, according to a news report. It integrates a 2.4GHz 802.11b radio, power amplifier, base-band processor and media access controller on the same chip.
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| DRAM output up by 5% month over month |
9/8/2003 |
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DRAMeXchange reported that global DRAM output was up by 5% in August (compared the previous month) hitting a total of 266 million die (256Mbit-equivalent).
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| Intel to release 2 new Itanium chips |
9/8/2003 |
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Intel will unveil two new processors in its Itanium chip family for high-end servers, including a low-power chip previously known as Deerfield.
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| Taiwan government computers under attack |
9/5/2003 |
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"National intelligence has indicated that an army of hackers based in China's Hubei and Fujian provinces has successfully spread 23 different Trojan horse programs to the networks 10 private high-tech companies here to use them as a springboard to break into at least 30 different government agencies and 50 private companies."
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| Unions resist ST reorganization |
9/5/2003 |
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A company spokesman confirmed that talks between unions and STMicroelectronics' French unit, STMicroelectronics SA, broke off Wednesday (Sept. 3). No new talks are scheduled, he added.
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| National see profit and turn around |
9/5/2003 |
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"In one year, we've improved National's summer quarter profits from $1 million to nearly $30 million and we're continuing to gain share in our key analog markets."
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| IDC see handset growth with 2.5G and 3G |
9/5/2003 |
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IDC is predicting handset sales worldwide to achieve an 8 percent growth over 2004. One reason for the growth is increased shipments of 2.5G and 3G products.
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