Archive for June, 2006

ADI Pays $127M for Integrant Technologies

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

The move expands ADI’s RF signal processing portfolio, adding low-power mobile TV tuner technology to the Norwood, Mass.-based company’s reach.

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UMC Climbs 31%

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

The foundry reports continued spring growth in the month of May, which saw revenues climb 31.46 percent year-over-year to $264 million.

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LCD Industry Evolving in Darwinian Fashion

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

In a similar way to how animals and plants have evolved over time, so too has the LCD industry due to innovation in the form of new applications, new technologies, new manufacturing methods and alternative display solutions, according to LG.Philips LCD Executive VP Bock Kwon.

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Court Certifies Price-Fixing Class-Action Suit

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

A U.S. District Court judge certified a proposed class-action lawsuit against Micron and a number of other memory giants, claiming the companies illegally conspired on DRAM price fixing.

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Transmeta, AMD Forge Sales Deal

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Transmeta has struck a deal with AMD to re-brand and sell a specialized version of Transmeta's Efficeon microprocessor in emerging markets.

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Microprocessor Competition Hits Whole Chip Market

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

Decreasing average selling prices on processors due to intensified competition led to April’s semiconductor sales figures coming in at the same level as the March figures, according to figures from the SIA and EECA.

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Intel Expands NOR to Embedded Market

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

At a time when the entire company is undergoing an efficiency review, the chip giant said the NOR moves underscore its commitment to the NOR embedded flash memory market segments.

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Lithography Becomes Big Bottleneck

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

A panel of global experts says the short-term solution for next process nodes may include metal masks, immersion lithography and more litho-friendly designs.

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GSI Snags KLA-Tencor Exec

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

GSI Group, a maker of semiconductor manufacturing tools, names Dr. Sergio Edelstein the company's new CEO.

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Fairchild Opens Brazil Office

Wednesday, June 7th, 2006

The power chip company said that the new design center  responds to the burgeoning high-technology markets in South America.

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