September 15, 2008 - Industry News
A chip prediction: In the end, three will dominate R&D
Taiwan Semiconductor founder foresees his foundry, Intel and Samsung having resources to forge ahead. As Morris Chang looks to the future ...
Austin American-Statesman
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August 14, 2008 - Industry News
Micron's plans for new plant haven't materialized
Micron Technology's plans for building a new 300-millimeter fabrication plant remain unrealized five months after the company announced it ...
Idaho Statesman
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July 21, 2008 - Industry News
New AMD chief sees clear path to recovery
Dirk Meyer wore jeans and cowboy boots to the office the day he was named chief executive of Advanced Micro Devices Inc. It's his usual work ...
Statesman
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July 14, 2008 - Industry News
Micron stock hits 14-year low, rebounds slightly
Micron Technology stock sank to its lowest price in 14 years Friday on the New York Stock Exchange. The company’s stock fell to $5.21 a share ...
Idaho Statesman
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April 7, 2008 - Technology News
Aging fab still humming along
Aschip factories are measured, Freescale Semiconductor Inc.'s Oak Hill plant is nearly a geriatric case. The wafer fabrication facility — ...
Statesman
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April 3, 2008 - Top Story News
Micron hopeful as losses mount
Micron is still hemorrhaging red ink, but executives remained optimistic even after recording a $463 million write-down that pushed losses to ...
Idaho Statesman
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March 24, 2008 - Industry News
Applied bets on a bright solar future
The boomlet in the fledgling solar power industry may slow dramatically next year, according to a new market research report, but Applied ...
Austin American-Statesman
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March 7, 2008 - Industry News
Intel a 'solid, executing machine,' CEO assures investors
Amid rising competition and a softening semiconductor market, Intel Corp. CEO Paul Otellini on Wednesday sought to reassure investors and ...
Austin American-Statesman
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February 1, 2008 - Industry News
Freescale reports $1.54 billion in Q4 sales, down 5% from a year ago
Freescale Semiconductor Inc. acknowledged that it continues to look for ways to get its chip sales growing again. The Austin company reported ...
Austin American-Statesman
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December 10, 2007 - Industry News
Sematech plant poised to be a nanotechnology player
For most of its 19-year life, Sematech's plant in Southeast Austin has been used to develop advanced techniques for the chip industry. Now, ...
Austin American-Statesman
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May 21, 2007 - Top Story News
Chipmakers cut costs by shipping work overseas
Over the last decade or so, semiconductor manufacturing has quietly evolved into a highly specialized industry whose division of labor has ...
Idaho Statesman
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February 12, 2007 - Top Story News
Micron: Memory prices dropping
Micron Technology told analysts that falling prices for computer memory mean Micron's next earnings report won't be "pretty." The announcement ..
Idaho Statesman
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November 14, 2006 - Technology News
Crafting tomorrow's chips
Sanjay Banerjee has confronted plenty of tough problems in his research career, but the latest one is something special. The veteran University ...
Austin American-Statesman
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