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| Blue-ray or HD DVD for next generation optical drives? |
1/13/2004 |
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Hewlett Packard and Dell endorsed the Blu-ray disk system, marking the first time the U.S. IT industry has backed the proposal. The companies called BD "revolutionary technology" that provides high capacity while taking full advantage of HDTV.
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| Panasonic to build 300mm fab for consumer IC's |
1/12/2004 |
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The new facility will be designed to increase Matsushita's production of advanced system LSIs for consumer electronics using 90-nanometer process technology and 300mm wafers.
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| US district court set Rambus trial to go on |
1/12/2004 |
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A U.S. district court denied a request by German memory maker Infineon Technologies AG to stay the trial pending rulings in the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) antitrust case against Rambus.
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| Comdex is dead, long live CES |
1/12/2004 |
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"CES now gets the attention of all the PC folks, as well as all the CE folks. It's a place where everyone can come and see all the cool things."
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| TI gets into play with Vonage on VoIP |
1/12/2004 |
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TI and Vonage will collaborate on the development of a combined VoIP hardware/software platform optimized for Vonage's residential and business services.
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| UMC's finished the year strong |
1/9/2004 |
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UMC reported its December 2003 net sales at US$248 million, up 8.5 percent from November 2003 sales and up by a whooping 51.8 percent over November 2002.
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| TSMC reported robust business |
1/8/2004 |
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The world largest foundry said net sales in December grew to $561.9 million, an increase of 2.5 percent over November. TSMC's Q4 sales grew 5.3 percent sequentially to a record high of $1.7 billion.
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| Toshiba introduces Gbytes disk drive |
1/8/2004 |
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Toshiba announced plans for sub-one-inch 2- and 4- Gbyte disk drives at the Consumer Electronics Show. Measuring just 0.85-inches, the high capacity drives are roughly the size of a small flash card and expected to be in mass production late this year.
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| CES kicks off |
1/8/2004 |
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With a record 2,300 exhibitors occupying 1.35 million square feet of floor space and more than 110,000 attendees expected, this year CES show is the largest ever.
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| Nokia sticks to target |
1/8/2004 |
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Nokia said Thursday that fourth-quarter sales and profits would top its previous guidance, indicating a rebounding market. The world largest phone makers said demand for its phones and networks is robust.
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| Intel bets on Home Consumer Electronics |
1/7/2004 |
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Intel said it will set aside $200 million venture capital fund to invest in start-ups and small companies that specialize in technology for the home electronics.
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| Online Holiday Sales Jumps 35% |
1/7/2004 |
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Online sales for November and December recorded a whooping $18.5 billion, an increase of 35 percent over the same period a year ago, said the market researchers which tabulated the data.
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| Circuit City sales hurt by home audio, games |
1/7/2004 |
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Circuit City reported December sales fell 2 percent due to weaker sales in home audio and video game although other categories including flatscreen TV , digital camera and satellite offerings delivered upbeat sales.
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| Toshiba offers multimedia notebooks |
1/6/2004 |
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Toshiba introduces the new Satellite A45 series of notebooks aimed at budget-conscious consumers and small businesses to lure them to replace their desktops with notebooks.
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| VIA chooses IBM for its chips production |
1/6/2004 |
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VIA Technologies selects IBM to manufacture its upcoming Esther processors. The chips will be made using 12-inch, 90nm SOI CMOS, low-k dielectric manufacturing technologies at IBM's East Fishkill, New York fab.
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