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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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| Emachines updates PCs lines and prices |
1/9/2003 |
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While maintained or lowered prices on some of the lines which start at $399, Emachines is set to add faster processors across the board in their lines of PCs sold at retail stores.
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| Most Taiwan DRAM makers experienced sales dropped |
1/8/2003 |
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Aside from Mosel Vitelic and subsidiary ProMOS Technologies, all Taiwanese DRAM makers set to see their December 2002 revenues slide from the previous month, according to the industry analysts.
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| Tech spending is still slow, said Intel |
1/8/2003 |
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Intel sees little improvement in technology spending in the next six months but hopes demand from emerging markets such as China will drive an improvement in the second half of the year, according to a company executive.
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| Flat panel displays output expected to rise |
1/8/2003 |
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The global sales of flat-panel displays for products ranging from notebook computers to televisions is projected to grow 21 percent annually over the next four years, a market research firm said.
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| Sony licensed Rambus memory technology |
1/7/2003 |
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Rambus had signed a licensing agreement with Sony and Toshiba for using its next-generation high speed Yellowstone memory interface, the company said.
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| SCI to unveil high end Linux systems |
1/7/2003 |
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SGI is set to announce the launch date for a supercomputer that uses 64 Intel Itanium 2 microprocessors and runs on standard Red Hat Linux software.
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| ViewSonic to enter desktop PCs market |
1/7/2003 |
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ViewSonic is expected to enter the desktop PC market this week when it unveils a computer running Windows XP Media Center at the Computer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, sources said.
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| IBM to outsources part of server production |
1/7/2003 |
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IBM is expected to announce a major deal this week to outsource a portion of its server manufacturing, sources familiar with its plans say. The new deal is said worth as much as $3.6 billion over three years.
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