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| Apple post 2nd Quarter loss |
1/16/2003 |
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Apple Computer posted its second consecutive quarterly net loss as a restructuring charge related to job cuts and a plant closure
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| LG to expand into China market |
1/16/2003 |
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LG Electronics plans to strengthen its foothold in China by investing heavily in the world's biggest potential market
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| Toshiba file patent suit against Lexar |
1/15/2003 |
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Toshiba announced has filed a lawsuit against Lexar Media,a designer, marketer and licensor of removable flash-based digital media and card reader products
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| Intel launch new mobile processor |
1/15/2003 |
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Intel this week launched six new mobile processors, including its fastest chip to date a 2.4-GHz version of its Pentium 4 processor line
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| Power struggle in trouble ProMos |
1/13/2003 |
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The battle for control of Taiwanese DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies ended in a stalemate, as Infineon and Mosel Vitelic each claimed three board seats in their troubled joint venture
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| Elpida to outsource chip fab with China SMIC |
1/13/2003 |
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Elpida Memory,the DRAM joint venture between NEC and Hitachi has signed a five-year outsourcing agreement with China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., also known as SMIC
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| Intel to invest in Elpida memory |
1/13/2003 |
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Intel is poised to enter the DRAM market by investing in Japan's Elpida Memory, a DRAM microchip joint venture of Hitachi and NEC
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| SDRAM supply half of DDR in 4Q 2002 |
1/10/2003 |
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DDR supply worldwide double doubles SDRAM in the fourth quarter, while overall DRAM supply surged 14% in the fourth quarter to 1.158 billion 128Mbit, reported DRAMeXchange.
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| Intel unveils chip that uses less power |
1/10/2003 |
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Intel Corp. unveils a new chip, called dubbed Centrino, that will be less speedy than current processors, but provide longer battery life and built-in with wireless networking capabilities.
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| Sony envisions more Linux use in consumer products |
1/10/2003 |
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In a keynote speech at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas, CEO of Sony stressed on the collaboration to establish the Linux operating system as the standard for transferring digital entertainment from device to device in the home in the coming age of consumer broadband.
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| DDR spot prices sink further |
1/9/2003 |
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Spot prices for 256Mbit DDR SDRAM plunged below US$6 for the first time in five months, reaching US$5.80 on January 7, reported the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
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| Apple unveils new lightweight notebooks |
1/9/2003 |
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Apple Computer Inc. introduced two lightweight laptops, including a 17-inch model with the largest monitor of any portable computer, and a software bundle for easier handling of digital videos, music and photos.
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| AMD, IBM co-develop high-performance chips |
1/9/2003 |
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and IBM Corp. said Wednesday that they have formed a partnership to develop technologies for making high-performance computer chips in an attempt to strengthen both companies' positions against industry giant Intel Corp.
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| Microsoft introduces smart watches |
1/9/2003 |
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Microsoft Corp. unveiled plans for a portable media player and a radio-linked wristwatch on Wednesday as it tries to move its software from desktops to hands and pockets.
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