It's not every day you hear about three new games platforms vying for mainstream leadership, but that's just what happened on Monday in and around the Game Developers Conference....

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Mar 24, 2009 07:26 PM in Computing

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Good and bad news at KLA-Tencor. Bad news: Rumors are flying about a layoff at metrology giant KLA-Tencor this week, according to sources. KLA-Tencor did not return e-mails on the...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Mar 24, 2009 11:38 AM in Semiconductors

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Chip memory vendor Micron Technology is apparently seeking a piece of the U.S. economic stimulus package to use for the manufacture of solar panels and high-efficiency lighting....

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Posted by Dylan McGrath on Mar 13, 2009 08:37 PM in Semiconductors

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Samsung and Toshiba are now looking at making a bid for SanDisk, according to some sources. That article can be read here. Others doubt that a SanDisk takeover will happen....

Posted by Mark LaPedus on Mar 13, 2009 06:02 PM in Semiconductors

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Surprise! SEMI is having layoffs, according to Fabtech. The trade group has cut 11 percent of its headcount, or 25 jobs, according to the report. That article can be read...

Posted by Mark LaPedus on Mar 12, 2009 04:40 PM in Semiconductors

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Whoda thunk it. Wal-Mart is lining up for its slice of the proposed $19 billion economic stimulus for health care IT, according to a report in the New York Times....

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Posted by Rick Merritt on Mar 11, 2009 09:41 AM in Computing

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Freescale Semiconductor Inc. will not host its annual Technology Forum in North America and Europe this year in response to the market recession and on concerns interested participants may be...

Posted by Bolaji Ojo on Mar 10, 2009 09:40 PM in OJO-Mojo Tech Report

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Intel will port unspecified Atom processor cores to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd.'s technology platform, including processes, IP, libraries and design flows under the terms of an agreement between the...

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Posted by Mark LaPedus on Mar 5, 2009 07:11 PM in Semiconductors

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