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| Microprocessor spot light will be on Intel rivals |
12/24/2003 |
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The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based AMD launched its Opteron 64-bit server processor in April and brought the same technology down to the desktop in September with its Athlon 64-bit processor.
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| Online Christmas Shopping not as expected |
12/24/2003 |
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Many sites on the index delivered average to below average performance overall for consumers attempting to purchase gifts online, Keynote said. The average response time for completing a transaction during this time period has ranged between 14 seconds and 17 seconds.
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| Smaller die returns Micron to profit |
12/24/2003 |
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The megabit production gains were principally due to improved manufacturing yields and transitions to 110-nanometer devices, according to Micron.
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| SIS licensed to sell PCTel WiFi software |
12/24/2003 |
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Chipset vendor Silicon Integrated Systems Corp. (SiS) and PCTel Inc. have formed a partnership to offer wireless communications based on the SiS162 wireless LAN chipset and PCTel's Segue software
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| Technology outsourcing getting popular |
12/24/2003 |
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"It's a business strategy, period. You cut costs. You revamp. You look at what your mission statement says and try to turn a profit," said Sylvia Thomas, who was laid off by chipmaker Agere Systems Inc. after declining offers to relocate to Singapore.
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| Sony outsources DVD burners to Taiwan |
12/23/2003 |
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NEC, Pioneer, Sony and Toshiba were the world¡¯s top four suppliers of DVD burners during the first three quarters of this year, recording respective global market shares of 25%, 19%, 13% and 10%. Other top Japanese DVD burner makers may also soon follow the footsteps of Sony.
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| Universities in China licensed ARM core for research |
12/23/2003 |
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"By licensing the ARM922T core, the postgraduates and local IC engineers registered at the School of Microelectronics have access to a core with high-performance, memory management unit which is ideal for HDTV, DTV and consumer electronics SOC research and development,"
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| Cray receives order for X1 Supercomputer |
12/23/2003 |
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"The Cray X1 product is gaining strong momentum internationally as our initial customers continue to report the unprecedented results and new scientific breakthroughs they have been able to achieve cost-effectively on this powerful system."
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| PCTEL strikes agreement with Intel |
12/23/2003 |
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Under terms of the agreement, Intel will receive a license to all of PCTEL's patents. PCTEL will in turn receive a cross-license to Intel-owned patents that relate to PCTEL's business and a one time $14.5 million payment.
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| New Mobile opportunities in Middle East |
12/22/2003 |
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Those opportunities are setting off a land grab, creating new powerhouses that never existed before and ultimately opening new markets and potential partnerships for the electronics industry.
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| Taiwan TSMC sue China SMIC for technology espionage |
12/22/2003 |
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The lawsuit, which was filed in the US District Court of Northern California on Dec. 19, claims that SMIC persuaded engineers that it had hired away from TSMC to reveal trade secrets, which led to patent infringement.
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| Fed reported increase in manufacturer output |
12/19/2003 |
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Forget all of the economic and market outlooks you saw in the last few months. They have been outdated by the flurry of astonishingly strong economic reports over the last month.
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| Cypress increased revenue guidance |
12/19/2003 |
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Initially told investors to expect fourth quarter revenue of $224 million. Last month, the company increased its guidance to revenue of $230 million. The company now expects revenue of about $235 million for the quarter.
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| Promos switch negotiation from Elpida to Hynix |
12/19/2003 |
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ProMOS and Infineon ended their relationship earlier this year over differences on pricing, capacity allocation and future capital investment. That falling out forced ProMOS to look elsewhere for process technology and a potential partner for future fabs.
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| Semi equipment book to bill up to 1.04 |
12/19/2003 |
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The SEMI book-to-bill is a ratio of three-month moving average bookings to three-month moving average billings for the North American semiconductor equipment industry.
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| Intel's LCOS technology might drop HDTV price by 1/3 |
12/18/2003 |
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LCOS is not a new technology, said Doherty. It initially made its foray into the labs about 10 years ago, and some other companies, including Philips, have dabbled in commercializing it. Since its introduction, some of the original patents have expired.
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| Demand from 300-mm fab outstrips supply |
12/18/2003 |
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"Supply is very tight for 300-mm silicon wafers," said G. Dan Hutcheson, president of VLSI Research. "There's going to be supply constraints," he said during a presentation at the firm's headquarters in Santa Clara on Tuesday (Dec. 16). VLSI Research also increased its IC and fab-tool forecasts as well.
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| SMIC perfected LCOS process for HDTV displays |
12/18/2003 |
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Brillian's first HDTV production light engine will debut at next month's 2004 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Brillian (Tempe, Ariz.) said its HDTV products will ship in mid-2004.
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| Motorola filed S-1 to spin off semiconductors |
12/18/2003 |
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The filing was made by a temporary entity called SPS Spinco, Inc., which will operate Motorola's semiconductor operations following the initial public offering. The new name for Motorola's SPS will be selected prior to the offering.
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| Companies joining the Flash Gold Rush |
12/18/2003 |
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The rush of newcomers is being fueled by the booming market for NAND, and prospects that the constantly increasing storage needs of digital still cameras, cell phone cameras, Internet wireless handsets, and flash cards will continue unchecked.
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| IDC: IT to grow 11% in Asia |
12/17/2003 |
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IT begins a new growth cycle after strong demand from the consumer segment, aggressive pricing and rapid portable adoption, worldwide PC growth will continue in Q4 and into 2004.
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| Competition for Mobile design engineers heating up |
12/17/2003 |
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According to the news report, several local mobile phone manufacturers have targeted Quanta as their primary target for headhunting since Quanta successfully designed and manufactured the popular cell phone line GD55 for Panasonic earlier this year.
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