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| Solar cell break-through with nanotechnology |
1/2/2008 |
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While Professor Zaban's earlier efforts produced photovoltaic cells one square centimeter in size, he has now achieved a cell measuring 10 centimeters by 10 centimeters, which he claimed would boost the technique's usefulness in producing commercial amounts of solar power.
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| Digital TV to take hold in new year |
1/2/2008 |
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CEA President Gary Shapiro said in a statement that the group expects pricier high-definition sets to account for 79 percent of total DTV shipments in the U.S. in 2008.
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| Samsung to launch 14 new Digital Camera |
12/28/2007 |
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Samsung will launch 14 new digital cameras in Taiwan in 2008, aiming to hike its market share from 4-5% in 2007 to 12% to become one of the top three vendors
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| SMIC license IBM 45nm process |
12/28/2007 |
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and IBM announced that they have signed an agreement to license IBM's 45nm bulk CMOS technology to SMIC for 12-inch wafer foundry service.
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| AMD to phase out Athlon X2 CPU |
12/27/2007 |
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AMD plans to phase-out several of its Athlon 64 X2 CPUs, while the Athlon brand name will be reposition for the coming dual-core CPUs based on the K10 core.
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| Taiwan Ministry opens new Exhibition Hall |
12/26/2007 |
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The Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on December 24 held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of the Nangang Exhibition Hall, the largest single exhibition hall in Taiwan able to accommodate 2,465 standard-size (3 × 3m) booths.
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| Micron reports larger loss |
12/21/2007 |
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Micron Technology Inc. incurred a net loss of $262 million, or minus $0.34 per diluted share, on net sales of $1.5 billion in the 2nd quarter.
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| Rambus cut sales guidance |
12/20/2007 |
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Rambus lowered its Q4 revenue guidance of $45 million to $50 million to $40 million, citing open contract negotiations.
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| Semi capex to fall next year, report says |
12/20/2007 |
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Gartner Inc. has once again lowered its capital spending forecasts for 2008. Capital spending and the fab equipment markets are expected to decline next year.
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| Best Buy delivers impressive earnings |
12/19/2007 |
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Best Buy, the No. 1 electronics retailer, posted much better-than-expected third-quarter profit and sales Tuesday, which it attributed to an extra sales reporting week last month and new store openings.
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| Gateway CEO to leave |
12/18/2007 |
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Acer announced that Gateway CEO, Ed Coleman, has decided to leave the company at the end of January 2008.
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