July 23, 2010 - Industry News
Amkor loses patent infringement case
Chandler-based Amkor Technology Inc. announced it will appeal a ruling against it in a patent infringement case involving Malaysia-based Carsem ...
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February 24, 2010 - Industry News
Intel Corp.'s plans to direct $3.5 billion of investments into U.S.
Intel Corp.'s plans to direct $3.5 billion of investments into U.S. technology companies could help cash-strapped startups in Arizona, where ...
The Arizona Republic
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February 8, 2010 - Industry News
Semiconductor companies predict higher revenue
Business in the semiconductor industry is improving, highlighted by a string of upbeat earnings forecasts from several large chip makers over ...
Arizona Republic
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July 30, 2009 - Top Story News
Amkor sees upturn ahead
Amkor Technology Inc. said customer demand is starting to pick up and it estimates net sales will increase as much as 21% in the current quarter ....
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May 11, 2009 - Industry News
Deficits worry Intel Chairman Craig Barrett
Craig Barrett once steered Intel Corp. through tough economic challenges similar to the financial tests now faced by the world's largest ...
Arizona Republic
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January 9, 2009 - Industry News
Freescale, Intel count on netbook to lift sales
Chipmakers are staking out their turf in the burgeoning "netbook" computer market as consumers scramble for companion devices for ...
Arizona Republic
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December 29, 2008 - Industry News
Freescale finds high-performance-vehicle niche
Freescale Semiconductor, the world's largest maker of computer chips for automobiles, has found a new niche in high-performance race cars and ...
Arizona Republic
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December 8, 2008 - Industry News
Laptop lull challenges industry
A falloff in the once-burgeoning demand for notebook, or laptop, computers is the latest calamity to hit the ailing computer industry. Companies ...
Arizona Republic
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November 3, 2008 - Industry News
Chip makers respond to economy with layoffs, cutbacks
The global economic downturn is sending a chill through Arizona's semiconductor industry that hints of likely layoffs and cutbacks as ...
The Arizona Republic
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September 15, 2008 - Industry News
Solar firm to open factory in Tucson
A Tucson subsidiary of a German solar manufacturing company says it will open a 105,000-square-foot factory in the southern Arizona city next ...
Arizona Republic
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May 12, 2008 - Industry News
Small band of Valley employees plays key role for Motorola
Though substantially diminished in number, Motorola Inc.'s Valley employees are playing a key role in helping the battered electronics ...
Arizona Republic
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May 1, 2008 - Industry News
First Solar poised to enter utility market
Tempe-based First Solar Inc. officials said Wednesday that the company could be close to breaking into the U.S. utility market with a solar ...
Arizona Republic
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January 14, 2008 - Industry News
Tech-friendly holiday helps chipmakers pull out moderate '07 gains
Because of the semiconductor industry's increased consumer focus, analysts and industry observers were watching holiday sales ...
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January 14, 2008 - Industry News
Number of jobs tied to chip industry skids
Stock downgrades, flat sales forecasts and market concerns have put a New Year's pall on Arizona's declining semiconductor business. ...
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November 26, 2007 - Industry News
Solar technology fuels Phoenix company's spectacular growth
The sun might come out today over First Solar Inc.'s manufacturing plant in Germany, but probably not. The forecast includes a combination of ...
The Arizona Republic
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October 22, 2007 - Industry News
Intel opens 'leading-edge' fab
In 1965, Intel co-founder Gordon Moore predicted that the number of transistors that could be put on a silicon wafer would double ...
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July 12, 2007 - Industry News
Phoenix chip plant to close, moving 900 jobs overseas
A Swiss computer-chip maker is closing its Phoenix plant and moving 900 jobs overseas. Analysts say the move by STMicroelectronics, a ...
Arizona Republic
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June 30, 2006 - Industry News
In this scandal, honesty with shareholders was optional
Phoenix can take perverse pride that Apollo Group has been caught up in the unfolding investigations into the timing of stock options. The reputed ...
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