September 15, 2008 - Industry News
NXP's Credit Rating Cut at S&P on Concern About Liquidity
NXP BV had its credit rating reduced by Standard & Poor's on concern about its liquidity. The company's rating was cut by two grades to ...
Bloomberg
|
August 1, 2008 - Industry News
Taiwan Semiconductor Says Growth to Slow on China
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest custom-chip maker, forecast third- quarter sales below analyst expectations as ...
Bloomberg
|
June 20, 2008 - Industry News
Huawei May Sell Majority of Handset Unit, People Say
Huawei Technologies Co., China's biggest phone-network equipment maker, is considering selling a majority stake of a handset unit that may be ...
Bloomberg
|
May 5, 2008 - Top Story News
Chip-Equipment Sales to Fall 15% in 2008
Global spending on chip equipment may fall 15% this year, extending an industry contraction, according to the San Jose, California-based ...
Bloomberg
|
April 30, 2008 - Top Story News
Taiwan Semi Profit Rises 49% on Consumer Electronics
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest custom-chip maker, posted its largest profit gain in seven quarters, driven by ...
Bloomberg
|
March 26, 2008 - Industry News
Semiconductor Manufacturing Shares Climb by Record
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., China's biggest chipmaker, rose the most since its 2004 Hong Kong trading debut after ...
Bloomberg
|
February 29, 2008 - Technology News
Computers Learn to Smell, May Join Dogs in Sniffing Out Bombs
A Silicon Valley startup is betting a computer can have a better sense of smell than a dog. Paul Rhodes, the founder of Evolved Machines Inc ...
Bloomberg
|
January 21, 2008 - Industry News
Fujitsu Says No Decision Yet to Spin Off Semiconductor Busin
Fujitsu Ltd., Japan's largest computer-services provider, said it has yet to decide on whether to spin off its semiconductor business. ...
Bloomberg
|
January 14, 2008 - Industry News
Taiwan's KMT Victory May Ease China Tensions, Investment Limits
The opposition Kuomintang party's landslide victory in Taiwan's parliamentary elections may herald lower tensions with China and ...
Bloomberg
|
January 10, 2008 - Industry News
Oerlikon to Expand Solar Division as Orders Surge
OC Oerlikon Corp. AG, the world's biggest maker of spinning machines for textiles, plans to double production of machinery for solar ...
Bloomberg
|
January 2, 2008 - Industry News
Philips Has Gain on Taiwan Semiconductor Stock Sale
Royal Philips Electronics NV will record a profit of 530 million euros ($780 million) in the fourth quarter from selling shares of Taiwan ...
Bloomberg
|
December 6, 2007 - Industry News
U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Technology Shares; Intel, AIG Climb
U.S. stocks rose the most in a week after signs of increased productivity and a closely watched private report on employment ...
Bloomberg
|
December 6, 2007 - Technology News
Intel's Moore Gives $200 Million to Build Telescope (Update2)
Intel Corp. co-founder Gordon Moore and his wife, Betty, will donate $200 million to the California Institute of Technology and the ...
Bloomberg
|
November 16, 2007 - Industry News
Advanced Micro May Prolong Delay of Its Newest Chips
Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is late delivering its newest chip geared for servers, helping Intel Corp. extend its lead in the market, ...
Bloomberg
|
October 18, 2007 - Industry News
Hynix Posts Second Straight Net Drop on Chip Prices
Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest memory chipmaker, posted profit that fell more than analysts forecast because a glut ...
Bloomberg
|
October 2, 2007 - Industry News
Sony to Tie Up With Infineon Unit to Develop Chips, People Say
Sony Corp. will partner with Infineon Technologies AG to develop chips rivaling those made by Samsung Electronics Co. and Elpida Memory ...
Bloomberg
|
September 11, 2007 - Industry News
Intel Raises Sales Forecast as Laptop Demand Improves
Intel Corp., the world's largest computer-chip maker, raised its quarterly sales forecast after taking customers from Advanced Micro ...
Bloomberg
|
September 7, 2007 - Top Story News
National Semiconductor Profit Falls as It Refocuses
National Semiconductor Corp., the maker of chips for mobile devices such as Apple Inc.'s iPhone, said fiscal first-quarter net income fell 29 ...
Bloomberg
|
September 6, 2007 - Industry News
Chartered Semiconductor May Post Loss on Chip Prices
Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., the world's third-largest made-to-order chipmaker, said it may report a loss in the third ...
Bloomberg
|
August 23, 2007 - Industry News
Siemens, Infineon Plan Energy-Saving Chips Venture
Siemens AG, Europe's largest engineering company, plans a joint venture with its former semiconductor unit Infineon Technologies AG to ...
Bloomberg
|
August 15, 2007 - Top Story News
Applied Materials Net Falls 7.5% on Slower Orders
Applied Materials Inc. said third-quarter profit fell 7.5 percent after orders from memory-chip makers declined. The shares slipped in extended ...
Bloomberg
|
July 12, 2007 - Industry News
Motorola Has Loss, Misses Forecast for Third Time
Motorola Inc. said it had a quarterly loss after sales missed its forecasts for the third time this year, stepping up pressure on ...
Bloomberg
|
July 6, 2007 - Industry News
Asian Stocks Rise for Sixth Day; Samsung Electronics, BHP Gain
Asian stocks rose for a sixth day, lifting a regional benchmark to a record, on signs of increasing demand for computer chips and metals. ...
Bloomberg
|
June 12, 2007 - Industry News
Texas Instruments Reduces High End of Sales Forecast
Texas Instruments Inc., the world's biggest maker of mobile-phone chips, said sales and profit will miss its highest estimates as demand for ...
Bloomberg
|
May 8, 2007 - Industry News
United Microelectronics to Make Computer Processors by 2009
United Microelectronics Corp., the world's second-largest custom-chip maker, will start producing computer processors by 2009 to catch up ...
Bloomberg
|
