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| AMD, Sun team up to improve systems performance |
5/7/2008 |
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AMD announced that its operating system research center (OSRC) has expanded its focus to include optimization and tuning advancements for SUN’s OpenSolaris operating system and Sun xVM Virtualization family of products.
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| Cisco expects slower sales next quarter |
5/7/2008 |
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Cisco Systems reported third-quarter sales and profits that edged past Wall Street's targets but a conservative outlook for revenue growth in the fourth quarter disappointed investors.
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| Intel unveils 10GBit Network Card |
5/5/2008 |
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Intel introduced a new network interface card that delivers 10 Gbit Ethernet performance over standard copper cables, making it possible for companies to take advantage of higher data flows without installing expensive fiber optics.
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| MicroSoft withdraws Yahoo bid |
5/5/2008 |
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Microsoft late Saturday withdrew its bid to acquire Yahoo and the news was unexpected, because it came shortly after Microsoft had reportedly begun to engage more directly with Yahoo management
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| Qimonda to develop Solar Cell Fab |
5/5/2008 |
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Qimonda and Centrosolar have announced they have signed a contract to jointly build, equip and operate a solar cell manufacturing plant.
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| Sun Micro to cut 2500 jobs |
5/2/2008 |
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Sun Microsystems posted a net loss and decline in quarterly revenue, saying the U.S. economy posed "significant challenges," and it announced up to 2,500 job cuts.
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| Elpida eyeing 10% stake in ProMos |
5/2/2008 |
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Elpida Memory is slated to purchase over 10% stake in Taiwan-based ProMOS Technologies through private placement, according to market sources in Taiwan's DRAM industry.
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| Winbond to produce Nor Flash in Q4 |
5/1/2008 |
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Winbond Electronics will be the first memory foundry in Taiwan to move NOR flash production to 90nm production at a 12-inch fab. Production slated to begin in the fourth quarter of 2008.
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| SanDisk to cut jobs |
5/1/2008 |
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SanDisk which employs around 3,200 workers worldwide, is expected to cut 5 percent of its global staff.
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| National Semi to cut jobs |
4/30/2008 |
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National Semiconductor said that it would terminate 130 positions, primarily in product line and support functions.
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| SMIC to exit DRAM Business |
4/29/2008 |
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China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) has reached an agreement with its foundry customers to exit the commodity DRAM business..
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| ST-Micro post 1Quarter loss |
4/29/2008 |
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STMicroelectronics posted a quarterly loss because of charges related to the spin-off of a business unit and a weak dollar.
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| AMD to launch new Phenom CPU |
4/29/2008 |
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AMD is planning to launch two 45nm Phenom X4 CPUs (Deneb) in 2008 with core frequencies starting at 2.5Ghz
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| Hynix post $667 Million loss |
4/28/2008 |
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Hynix Semiconductor posted a loss of $677.4 million in the first quarter, compared to a profit of $431.7 million a year ago.
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| Foxconn to assemble 2nd Generation iPhone |
4/28/2008 |
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Foxconn Electronics has reportedly landed orders for the assembly of second-generation iPhones from Apple supporting 3G, with shipments to begin in June this year..
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| Gigabyte to launch low cost PC |
4/28/2008 |
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Gigabyte Technology will launch its low-cost PC market, the M912 with a 8.9-inch panel and Intel Atom processor, at the beginning of June..
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