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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing is planning to invest in the island's largest producer of solar cells

Taiwan chip giant TSMC to enter solar energy

Technology / Energy

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Chip giant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is planning its first foray into solar energy with an investment in the island's largest producer of solar cells, a spokesman said Thursday.


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Samsung Electronics posts 'outstanding' Q2 results

Technology / Business

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Samsung Electronics Co., the world's leading computer memory chipmaker, on Friday posted what it called "outstanding" second-quarter results due to a recovery in prices and demand.


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US firm investing billions in crisis-hit chip industry

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Despite the economic slump that has battered the semiconductor business, a new player from the United States' Silicon Valley technology belt is investing billions of dollars in a bid to catch the next wave ...





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National Semiconductor to cut 1,725 jobs

Technology / Business

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Faced with a steep decline in sales, chip maker National Semiconductor Corp. said Wednesday it will eliminate more than one-quarter of its work force, or 1,725 jobs.


Philips to place its semiconductor business in a separate legal structure

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created Dec 15, 2005 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Royal Philips Electronics today announced it will start the process to create a separate legal structure for its Semiconductors business, giving Philips flexibility to pursue strategic options for further strengthening the ...


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SKorea's Hyosung group bids for Hynix: report

Technology / Business

created Sep 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A minor business conglomerate in South Korea looks set to buy a major stake in the world's second biggest memory chip maker after becoming the only firm to submit a bid, a report said Tuesday.


Brazil plans semiconductor fabrication hub

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created Sep 07, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brazil has announced plans to build a semiconductor manufacturing cluster in the state of Minas Gerais that will turn out analog and mixed-signal wafers.


100+ Million Pixel CCD Image Sensor

DALSA Semiconductor Delivers World’s First 100+ Million Pixel CCD Image Sensor

Electronics / Hardware

created Jun 20, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (22) | comments 0

DALSA Semiconductor, a division of DALSA Corporation, announced that it has successfully fabricated and delivered the world’s highest resolution image sensor chip to its customer, Semiconductor Technology Associates ...


Norio Sasaki, president of Japanese high-tech giant Toshiba

Toshiba eyes new businesses for recovery

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created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it aimed to expand its energy, healthcare and environment-related businesses as it targets a strong recovery in earnings within the next three years.


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IBM to shift 'large number' of US jobs to India

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created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Computer giant IBM plans to cut a "large number" of US employees in its business services unit and transfer their duties to India, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.


Transparent Semiconductors May Be Future of Flat Panel Display Industry

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jul 11, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (29) | comments 0

Some types of “amorphous oxide” transparent semiconductors originally developed in the College of Engineering at Oregon State University may form the basis for the next generation of flat panel displays, providing better ...


Samsung Electronics has announced its first-quarter net profit fell more than 70% year-on-year

Samsung Electronics reports 72% profit slump

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created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

South Korea's Samsung Electronics, the world's top computer memory chipmaker, has announced its first-quarter net profit fell 72 percent year-on-year as poor demand depressed prices.


Alliance chip unit sold, renamed PulseCore

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created Jun 14, 2006 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An investment group late Tuesday finalized the purchase of Alliance Semiconductor's Analog and Mixed Signal unit and rechristened it PulseCore Semiconductor.



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