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| Economists predict job recovery in 2004 |
2/25/2003 |
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Economists believe the overall job market is going to remain flat until the end of this year. As hiring picks up, there will be an up tick in high-tech hiring.
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| Dataquest revised chip market estimate |
2/25/2003 |
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Worldwide chip market to hit $167 billion in value in 2003, up from $153.4 billion in 2002, according to the latest quarterly forecast estimates from Dataquest, the market research firm.
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| Counterfeit memory surface in Asia |
2/25/2003 |
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The counterfeit parts, specifically nonvolatile SRAM (NVSRAM) modules, have package dimensions, markings, and trademarked Maxim/Dallas logos copied from the Maxim/Dallas products.
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| Sun's blade server to use AMD processor |
2/25/2003 |
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Sun Microsystems on Monday confirmed reports that its upcoming blade server in the x86 architecture will use an Advanced Micro Devices Inc. Athlon XP-M mobile processor chip.
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| Price cut kicks in on CPU |
2/25/2003 |
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Intel Corp. and Advanced Micro Devices on Sunday cut prices on selected desktop processors, with AMD making some of the steepest reductions.
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| Intel communications is serious about wireless space |
2/24/2003 |
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"We formed a [wireless LAN] RF group a couple years ago and began hiring a significant number of cellular and military and other wireless specialists. We have a lab outside Moscow with some of the brightest RF algorithm developers on the planet, as well as a separate group in San Diego,"
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| Elpida negotiaing to get investment from Intel |
2/24/2003 |
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"Elpida's business has some bright spots; for example, low power consumption synchronous DRAMs, for which demand is growing as buffer memories of digital cameras. Elpida may have successfully gathered possible investments of nearly 70 billion yen (about $593 million) [including Intel]."
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| DRAM vendore rush to support Intel chipset |
2/24/2003 |
The chipsets, set to launch in the second quarter, will be shielded against possible shortages or pricing issues that might arise with the volume ramp of DDR400 memory by affording buyers the option of using either of the other two DDR memory speeds.
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| Wafer fabs saw business decline |
2/24/2003 |
The average for all MOS fabs went from 87.3% in the second quarter of 2002, through 86.5% in the third quarter and down to 81.9% utilization in the fourth quarter.
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| Rambus identified chipset partners |
2/24/2003 |
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The R659 chipset drives four channels of 1200MHz RDRAM memory resulting in 9.6GByte/sec of memory bandwidth. This represents a 50% higher performance gain than competing dual-channel DDR chipsets.
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| Micron to offer DDR400 |
2/21/2003 |
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Micron Technology Inc. announced the availability of its validated DDR400 products following the earlier news of the same validation from other DRAM makers.
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| Agilent layoffs 4,000 workers |
2/21/2003 |
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Agilent Technologies reported a widened first-quarter loss amid the slowdown in tech spending. To cut cost and return to profitability, it plans to cut 4,000 of its 35,000 employees in the coming months.
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| Matsushita posts 3Q profits |
2/20/2003 |
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Matsushita Electric posted a third quarter profit of 20.9 billion yen ($176 million) compared to a loss a year ago citing strong sales of DVD recorders and plasma display TV sets.
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| Intel to embrace DDR400 |
2/20/2003 |
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Intel's move to release the 800MHz front side bus chip will lift the demand for DDR400 even for a short cycle.
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| National Semi cut 5% jobs |
2/20/2003 |
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National Semiconductor Corp. said it will reduce 500 jobs or 5% of its work force and take a charges of $35 million to $45 million as part of a restructuring.
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| Intel expects 4-7% growth in IT spendings |
2/19/2003 |
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Intel's CEO said at Intel Developer Forum that worldwide information technology market is expected to grow by 4%-7% to $3 trillion in 2003 in anticipation of the PC upgrade and broadband push.
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| SGI signs $26 million deal with Army |
2/19/2003 |
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SGI has won a $26 million contract to supply the U.S. Defense Department with high-end technical computing machines, software and services over the next 42 months, the company said.
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| Micron to cut workforce |
2/19/2003 |
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Micron Technology announced plans to cut approximately 10 percent of its staff to battle the prolong sluggish of the technology market.
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