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| Core i7 not likely to take hold until 2H09
Due to the impact of the dropping global economy affecting consumers' willingness to upgrade their PCs, demand for Core i7 is unlikely to pickup until the third quarter in 2009.
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| Taiwan DRAM industry pushing for government bail out
The government is mulling whether efforts should be made to salvage Taiwan's DRAM industry, whose major makers have been making huge losses since 2007. For the first three quarters of 2008, combined losses amounted to NT$90.83 billion (US$2.73 billion), and losses are expected continue. |
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| SIA predicts semi re-bounce in 2010
Growth will return in 2010 and continue in 2011, the SIA said. Sales will grow by 7.4% in 2010 to $264.9 billion and by 7.5% in 2011 to $284.7 billion, according to the group's data.
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| Micron customized MCP for TI mobile chip
The small form factor designs of Micron’s MCP solutions allow customers to keep space constraint concerns at bay, while the low-power 1.8-volt power supply of the NAND flash and the inherently low self refresh of the Mobile DRAM allow for extended battery life.
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| Taiwan's PCS falls from grace
Taipei, Nov. 18, 2008 (CENS)--PowerChip Semiconductor Corp. (PSC) saw its revenue for October drop over 30% from a month earlier to a five-year low of NT$2.6 billion (US$78 million at US$1:NT$33), losing No.1 title in Taiwan`s DRAM industry.
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| Analyst rate HP as a star in 2009
Hewlett-Packard Co. posted stronger-than-expected results and forecast full-year profit above Wall Street estimates, underscoring its resilience to an economic crisis that has dragged down other tech companies. |
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| ON Semi drops bid for Atmel
Keith Jackson, On Semi president and CEO, blamed the withdrawal on weakness in the financial markets and "the unforeseen deterioration in the semiconductor market" since the companies first proposed a $2.3 billion takeover bid for Atmel last month.
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| Polysilicon price drop to increase output on Photo-Voltaic Cells
Global supply of polysilicon is expected to double in 2009, while demand will grow by only 34%. Although demand for polysilicon will still exceed supply in aggregate in 2009, iSuppli predicted the sharp increase in supply will cause polysilicon pricing to begin a steep plunge in 2009 after peaking this year. |
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| Jerry Yang (Yahoo) stepping down
The change in command announced Monday won't be completed until Yahoo finds his replacement. The Sunnyvale-based company said it is interviewing candidates inside and outside Yahoo in a search led by its chairman, Roy Bostock, and the executive recruitment firm Heidrick & Struggles.
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| Novafora to acquireTransmeta
The move comes after Transmeta, a struggling IP licensing company that had originally played in the x86-based MPU market, put itself up for sale in September. |
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| Spansion sue Samsung on MirrorBit Flash
Samsung's approach seems similar to the path Spansion took for its MirrorBit NOR devices. MirrorBit technology also uses a trapped-charge, nitride-based architecture and eliminates the floating gate.
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| Intel to roll out Core i7 today
"We believe all the data shows we have the fastest microprocessor on the planet and we have moved away other bottlenecks in the system," said Stephen L. Smith, director of operations for Intel's digital enterprise group.
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| Qimonda stock drop to "give away" prices
At a stock price of only $0.14, meanwhile Qimonda's market capitalization is extremely low — perhaps so low that Infineon would have to give away Qimonda to an investor.
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