March 11, 2010 - Industry News
Economists trim 2011 U.S. growth forecast
U.S. economists raised their forecast for economic growth in 2010 in March, the third straight monthly rise, while trimming their growth ...
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March 4, 2010 - Industry News
Taiwan's UMC to hire 1,000 engineers for expansion
Taiwan's UMC plans to recruit 1,000 engineers for expansion in one of its 12-inch wafer plants in Taiwan, the company said. Demand for chips is ...
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February 11, 2010 - Industry News
Agilent to sell network business to JDS Uniphase
U.S. electronics testing equipment maker Agilent Technologies Inc (A.N) said it would sell its network solutions business to telecom equipment ...
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February 11, 2010 - Industry News
Taiwan eases LCD, chip foundry China investments
Some Taiwan LCD industry executives criticised government measures announced on Wednesday to ease restrictions on investments in China ...
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February 8, 2010 - Industry News
Kulicke & Soffa Q1 results top Street, shares soar
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc posted quarterly results that blew past analyst expectations, riding on the recovery in the semiconductor ...
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January 28, 2010 - Industry News
Taiwan's TSMC boosts 2010 capex to ride tech boom
TSMC's early investment to move up the technology ladder has paid off with the world's top contract chip maker posting its biggest quarterly ...
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January 28, 2010 - Industry News
Qualcomm guidance disappoints, shares down 9.8%
Qualcomm Inc's target for current-quarter earnings and revenue and full year revenue missed Wall Street expectations, and its shares fell 9.8% ...
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January 27, 2010 - Industry News
TI forecasts strong demand
Texas Instruments posted a quarterly profit at the top end of its target range and the chipmaker said there was strong demand in all its product ...
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January 25, 2010 - Industry News
Intel shares may gain 25% in a few yrs
Shares of semiconductor company Intel Corp could rise 25% or more over the next few years as the business rebounds from the U.S. recession ...
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January 20, 2010 - Industry News
Memory chip makers ride recovery; outlook robust
Asia's leading memory chip makers are expected to show a pick-up in the sector's recovery when they report quarterly results, as higher chip ...
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January 19, 2010 - Industry News
ASML Q4 order book seen to signal tech rebound
Dutch chip equipment maker ASML is expected to report an improvement in orders, indicating a technology sector recovery, but analysts said ...
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January 15, 2010 - Industry News
Small U.S. chipmakers landing in M&A crosshairs
The worst downturn seen by the semiconductor industry since the dot-com bust has hammered valuations of small and mid-sized chipmakers, making ...
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January 15, 2010 - Industry News
TSMC to recruit over 3,000, mostly engineers
TSMC said it will recruit more than 3,000 employees, or about 13% of its total workforce, in 2010 as it expands capacity to meet future demand ...
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January 13, 2010 - Industry News
Intel to start tech earnings season with bang
Intel Corp is again expected to surpass Wall Street forecasts when it kicks off tech sector earnings this week, but analysts worry about a ...
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January 12, 2010 - Industry News
Alcatel, Telcos, Chip Makers Launch Green Research
Alcatel-Lucent formed a consortium of telecoms operators, chip makers, and university labs aimed at inventing new technologies to reduce the ...
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December 31, 2009 - Industry News
Nokia's ITC move vs Apple a risk, but may pay off
Nokia's latest patent strike against Apple underscores the changing dynamics of the cellphone market, with the sector leader no longer holding ...
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December 31, 2009 - Industry News
South Korea closes flash memory antitrust case
South Korea's antitrust agency said on Wednesday it had found no evidence to back allegations that makers of flash memory chips were engaged in ...
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December 30, 2009 - Industry News
Nokia opens new front in Apple patent battle
The world's top mobile phone maker Nokia launched a new patent broadside against Apple, escalating a battle for control of the smartphone market ...
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December 23, 2009 - Industry News
Infineon lifts quarterly outlook on higher demand
German chipmaker Infineon, considered a candidate for state aid just over six months ago, hiked its first-quarter outlook on strong demand from ...
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December 21, 2009 - Industry News
Hynix can spend $2 bln capex in 2010-shareholder
Hynix Semiconductor Inc is seen capable of spending 2.3 trillion won ($2 billion) in capital expenditures next year, its top shareholder KEB ...
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December 14, 2009 - Industry News
Google to produce, sell own 'Nexus One' phones
Google Inc plans to sell its own cellphone direct to consumers as soon as next year, bypassing wireless operators in a rare strategic move, the ...
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December 3, 2009 - Industry News
Hynix CEO: sees smaller qtrly dip in DRAM sales
Hynix Semiconductor Inc. expects a smaller-than-usual quarterly fall in DRAM revenues in January-March, its CEO said. "DRAM revenues historically ...
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November 24, 2009 - Industry News
Analog Devices 4th-qtr results beat estimates
Microchip maker Analog Devices Inc reported higher-than-expected quarterly sales buoyed by consumer demand and forecast higher profit ...
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November 20, 2009 - Industry News
Dell bets on corporate spending for recovery
Dell said its core business of selling computers to companies was returning, after a sharp drop-off during the global downturn led to ...
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November 20, 2009 - Industry News
Cool response to Europe chip sector recovery talk
Upbeat talk from two of Europe's top chip makers about joining the global sector recovery drew a cool response from share traders who saw their ...
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