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| Intel to build another fab in Israel |
7/25/2005 |
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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon told cabinet ministers Sunday that he had been informed by Intel's head that the U.S. electronic chip giant plans to build another plant in Israel.
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| EMC quarterly income rise by 53% |
7/25/2005 |
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EMC Corp. Thursday posted a 53 percent rise in quarterly net income, fueled by demand for storage systems and services.
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| Micron samples 2Gb DDR2 parts |
7/22/2005 |
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Micron Technology Inc. announced that it is the first supplier to sample 2Gb double data rate 2 (DDR2) components to a select server customer
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| Samsung to stop making 16Mbit SDRAM |
7/22/2005 |
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Samsung will stop producing 16Mbit SDRAM from August, which should further push up SDRAM prices amid ramping consumer electronics demand.
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| Sandisk post 19% profit |
7/22/2005 |
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SanDisk said second quarter revenues increased 19 percent on a year-over-year basis to $515 million and increased 14 percent compared to the first quarter of 2005.
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| Lenovo-IBM sales up in Q2 |
7/21/2005 |
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Second quarter sales at Lenovo should be better than expected because of strong demand from Chinese consumers
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| Teradyne revenue down in red ink |
7/21/2005 |
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Teradyne reported sales of $320.2 million in the second quarter of 2005, up 5 percent compared to the first quarter of 2005.
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| Elpida continues to post loss |
7/21/2005 |
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Declining memory prices caused Japanese DRAM maker Elpida Memory Inc. to report a net loss of 3.30 billion yen (about $29.4 million)
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| HP to layoff 14,500 jobs |
7/19/2005 |
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HP said it will lay off 14,500 workers over the next 18 months, or about 10 percent of its workforce.
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| DRAM price rising amid stable supply |
7/19/2005 |
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Spot prices of DRAM chips continue to rise amid stable demand and easing supply after manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics nd Hynix Semiconductor accelerated their production shift to NAND flash memory.
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| Taiwan's Typhoon shuts down businesses |
7/18/2005 |
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Taiwan's government ordered financial markets shut today and canceled flights as Typhoon Haitang descends on the island's capital, bringing torrential rains and winds gusting at up to 172.5 miles an hour.
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| National Semi to get out of Singapore |
7/15/2005 |
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Following National’s announcement in March to seek a buyer for its Singapore plant, the company has now decided to accelerate its cost savings by closing the plant and consolidating production volume into its assembly and test plants in Melaka, Malaysia, and Suzhou, China.
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| Rambus sales increased |
7/15/2005 |
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Rambus Inc. reported Thursday record financial results for the second consecutive quarter with Q2 revenues of $40 million, up 14 percent over Q2 2004, and up 1 percent from Q1.
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| US semiconductor to loose market share |
7/15/2005 |
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according to market research company IC Insights, U.S. companies are expected to lose worldwide semiconductor market share over the next four years, from holding 46 percent of the market in 2004 and 2005 to 42 percent in 2009.
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