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| VIA unveils Surfboard for mini-notebooks |
3/19/2009 |
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VIA Technologies has announced the VIA Surfboard C855 reference design, an ultra-compact mainboard incorporating the VIA C7-M ULV processor, the new VIA VX855 unified IGP chipset, and VIA multimedia and connectivity silicon
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| Samsung shipping 16GB DDR3 Server RDIMM |
3/19/2009 |
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Samsung is shipping its DDR3-based modules, which include a 16GB registered inline memory module (RIMM) and an 8GB registered dual inline memory module (RDIMM), for server applications
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| HP to cut EDS employee salaries |
3/18/2009 |
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HP said it will cut the base salaries of some employees in its EDS business by 10 percent for the month of April.
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| HP launch new Itanium Servers |
3/18/2009 |
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HP launched a new line of Servers that offers improved performance over its other entry-level Servers that require high uptime.
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| Hynix unveiled 8GB DDR3 RDIMM |
3/17/2009 |
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Hynix has announced validation of what it claims is the world's first MetaRAM-based 8GB 2-rank DDR3 R-DIMM
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| Taiwan semi sales reflect slight rebound |
3/13/2009 |
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Taiwanese semiconductor component and subsystem demand across a range of applications was up sequentially in February, beating the normal trend, according to a survey.
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| Taiwan government proposed DRAM venture may not work |
3/13/2009 |
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Taiwan DRAM maker, Nanya Technology Corp., has not committed to the Taiwan Government's proposed memory venture and is still evaluating the concept. Reports have surfaced that another vendor, Powerchip Semiconductor Corp., is unhappy with the government proposal and will merge its operations with Elpida Memory Inc.
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| Apple new iPod Shuffle can talk |
3/12/2009 |
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Apple introduced a new version of iPod Shuffle that's half the size of previous models and can speak artist, song, and playlist names.
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| Sun qualified SSD from Intel, STEC |
3/12/2009 |
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Sun Microsystems Inc. has expanded its efforts with solid-state drive (SSD) technology for use within its own systems. For its systems, the company has qualified SSDs from both Intel Corp. and STEC Inc.
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| Samsung Elec appoints new CEO/President |
3/11/2009 |
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South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. announced that Wan Hoon (W. H.) Hong has been appointed chief executive and president of Samsung Semiconductor Inc.
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| NAND memory continues to rebound in price |
3/11/2009 |
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The NAND rally continues. Vendors continue to increase their component prices, while SanDisk Corp. separately raised its flash card tags, according to an analyst.
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| National Semo to layoff 1,725 amid lower sales |
3/11/2009 |
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National Semiconductor Corp. said Wednesday (March 11) it plans to close two facilites and cut 1,725 jobs, or 26 percent of its workforce, after reporting that revenue declined more than 30 percent for the quarter ended March 1.
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