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| Boeing may cut 5,000 more jobs |
7/18/2003 |
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Boeing expects to cut 5,000 more jobs next year in addition to the nearly 30,000 cuts the aerospace company has made since the 2001 terrorist attacks, the company said Wednesday.
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| Microsoft earnings up by 25% |
7/18/2003 |
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Microsoft Corp. delivered a higher revenue quarter boosted by double-digit growth in its server software and an unexpected jump in online advertising in its MSN division.
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| IBM to sell Tablet PC |
7/18/2003 |
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IBM plans to launch its first Tablet PC in the fourth quarter of this year, according to sources familiar with the company. the Tablet PC will feature a 12.1-inch display and both handwriting and keyboard input.
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| Fab construction spending are up |
7/17/2003 |
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Fab construction spending will hit $1.2 billion by Q3 2004, according to a study by SMA. The strategic marketing firm said fab construction spending peaked at $1.7 billion in Q4 2000 and then dropped to $500 million from there. And now the spending is expected to increase.
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| Sandisk earnings jump |
7/17/2003 |
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Sandisk 2nd quarter profits jumps as sales grew substantially. Net profit were $41.3 million over $234.6 million in sales, a 84 percent increase year-over-year.
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| Worldwide PC shipments up slightly |
7/17/2003 |
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Worldwide shipments of PCs in the second quarter were 32.8 million units, up 10 percent year-over-year, according to Gartner Group.
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| Samsung earnings down to $960 million |
7/16/2003 |
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Samsung Electronics reported net income of $960 million (1.13 trillion won) in the second quarter, a 30% down from the same period of 2002.
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| AMD reported narrower loss |
7/16/2003 |
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After cutting its revenue outlook by $100 million to $615 million last month, AMD reported a weaker 2nd quarter revenue Wednesday due to expected weaker sales in Asia.
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| Major foundries cut 0.25, 0.35 micron prices |
7/16/2003 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has said to reduce the 0.25- and 0.35-micron processing prices by 10% to 15% for the fourth quarter, accordingly to a news release.
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| Motorola posts $119 million in profit |
7/16/2003 |
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Motorola posted a second-quarter net profit of $119 million, or 5 cents a share, compared with a loss of $2.3 billion, or $1.02 a share, in the year-ago quarter.
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| Intel's profits double |
7/16/2003 |
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Intel's reported twice as much quarterly profits as a year ago. Net income for the second quarter is $896 million, or 14 cents a share, up from $446 million, or 7 cents a share, a year earlier. Analysts expected earnings of 13 cents a share.
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| Samsung gears up 1Gbit DDR SDRAM |
7/15/2003 |
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Samsung announced the volume production ot its 1Gbit DDR component utilizing 0.10-micron process technology with 12-inch wafers.
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| Rambus's revenue rises, but profit tumbles |
7/15/2003 |
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Rambus announced lower profit on its second-quarter earnings due to increased costs and expenses. But its revenue climbs 23 percent as royalties and contract sales grew.
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| NEC announced 10G Ethernet module |
7/14/2003 |
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NEC announced the release of a 10 Gigabit Ethernet module that could allow network technicians to provide a single 10G bit/sec link between two boxes, instead of tying together multiple Gigabit lines with link aggregation technologies.
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| Cisco Systems introduces Wireless B media adapter |
7/14/2003 |
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Cisco Systems introduces Wireless-B Media Adapter along with Sony's RoomLink media adapters that can be used as Wi-Fi access point to make connections between a PC and a stereo or a television besides built-in cable capacility. The adapter is sold at $200 each.
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