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| IBM foundry service keeps Taiwanese prices in check |
4/8/2003 |
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IBM Microelectronics has recently cut its 0.18-micron processes wafers as much as 20% to put pressure on Taiwan top foundries Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC).
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| VIA settles with Intel, receives 10 years license |
4/8/2003 |
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Intel agreed for a period of three years, not to assert its patents on Via bus or pin compatible microprocessors. Intel also granted Via a four-year license to design and sell chipsets that are compatible with the Intel microprocessor bus.
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| PC sales hurted by war in Iraq |
4/7/2003 |
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"The recovery from the current shakeout is taking place at a slower pace than expected. A U.S.-led war on Iraq would raise fears for more acts of terrorism and therefore slow down the recovery even further,"
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| Microsoft to support multi-processor server |
4/7/2003 |
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The software launches represent another small milestone in Intel''s ten-year effort to bring Itanium to market. "This should help at least the perception that Itanium is still moving along,"
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| Samsung sales increased |
4/7/2003 |
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Samsung''s Lee told Reuters that he expects the market pickup with consolidation among suppliers and as the debut of new models of mobile phones and digital televisions attract consumers.
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| JEDEC concerns latest Rambus ruling |
4/7/2003 |
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"The full circuit court reviewed the case and in a short time upheld the earlier decision of a three-judge panel. The fraud theory implicating Rambus is thrown out and the issue of Infineon infringement of our patents will be retried."
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| SARS might cause interruption in Asian Electronics Industry |
4/7/2003 |
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The first signs that manufacturing output might be hurt by SARS began to emerge this week. Motorola Inc. was forced to temporarily shut down the night shift at a Singapore factory when one of its employees was hospitalized with SARS. The decision briefly kept 532 workers off the assembly line, where communications equipment is built
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| More price cut from Dell |
4/4/2003 |
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Dell Computer said it can still find ways to slash billions in costs and pass the savings on to customers, officials told analysts at a meeting here Thursday.
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| JEDEC to certify chip and module |
4/4/2003 |
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JEDEC is working on setting up a chip and module validation program with its own seal to ensure memory devices meet the full industry standard specifications, according to EBN.
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| Samsung 1st quarter chips revenue increase |
4/4/2003 |
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Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.''s Q1 semiconductor sales were slightly higher than the year-ago results of $2.36 billion (2.97 trillion won), according to Reuters.
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| HP to include DVD-burning in PCs |
4/4/2003 |
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Hewlett-Packard is planning to equip DVD-recording drives in the consumer PCs. Back in 1999, HP had the success by first introduced the CD-RW ahead of competitors, quickly making the technology standard equipment on all consumer PCs. On Thursday, HP launched its first DVD-burning notebook, the Pavilion ze5300, and a low-cost DVD-recording desktop.
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| McDonald's put WiFi to test |
4/4/2003 |
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Ten McDonald's restaurants in Manhattan are offering customers WiFi internet connection in a three-month experiment. If the plan works, hundreds more restaurants will be upgraded with the wireless connection by the end of the year, according to the company.
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| Dell now sells projectors |
4/3/2003 |
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Multimedia projectors are expected to become the next big thing, as Dell Computer along with many competitors recognizes the opportunity. Dell is now selling the new 2100MP multimedia projector at $1,299.
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| Dell backs sales outlook |
4/3/2003 |
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Dell Computer Corp. backed its outlook for an 18 percent jump in first-quarter revenue, citing demand for its computer products has remained strong.
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| Lexmark to introduce new products |
4/3/2003 |
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Lexmark International plans a major product unveiling next week targeting corporate market that want all printing, scanning and coping functions to be integrated in one machine, reported by news.com
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| UMC to produce more wafers in 300mm |
4/2/2003 |
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United Microelectronics Corp. is reportedly running its 8-inch 0.13-micron lines at full capacity, prompting it to activate lines at its 300mm plant in Tainan, Taiwan, according to a report.
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| NEC to sell its fab in Europe |
4/2/2003 |
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NEC is looking to sell its 200mm wafer fab located in Livingston, Scotland. NEC is currently talking to potential buyers at the SEMICON Europa conference in Munich, Germany, this week.
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| Hynix to pay import tax |
4/2/2003 |
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In the premilinary hearings, the Commerce Department imposed a 57% import tariff on chips from Hynix Semiconductor Inc. due to unfairly subsidized by its government.
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| A better year for Flash and DRAM market |
4/2/2003 |
iSuppli said global memory sales would see a 15% increase in 2003 compared to 6.2% growth in 2002.
The growth in 2002 was mainly in the DRAM sector, which increased by 32.2% in 2002.
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| Dell to sell its line of printers |
4/1/2003 |
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Dell plans to unveil its new line of printers, manufactured by Lexmark International Inc. Dell hopes to drive down prices in the printer market, just as it did with personal computers.
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