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Headlines for Friday May 9, 2008
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Samsung seeks TKO in memory market
Samsung is pushing an aggressive slate of leading-edge technology, product differentiation and investment initiatives that will likely result in a winnowing of the memory market.
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Friday's other top stories
Has Toshiba's luck ended?
(12:40 PM EDT, 5/9/08)
Flomerics rejects $50 million bid from Mentor
(11:05 AM EDT, 5/9/08)
TI banks on analog, embedded as mobile slips
(8:18 PM EDT, 5/8/08)
Indian EE students pitch power-saving DSP design technique
(11:51 AM EDT, 5/9/08)
Technology news
IITC reports on interconnect progress
(12:15 PM EDT, 5/9/08)
Energy-efficient Ethernet standard gains traction
(6:46 PM EDT, 5/8/08)
Ultra-fast laser goes searching for planets
(2:56 PM EDT, 5/8/08)
Sony OLED TV not what it's cracked up to be
(5:26 PM EDT, 5/8/08)
DuPont and Dainippon Screen to gun for large-screen OLED
(4:51 PM EDT, 5/8/08)
Business news
TSMC, UMC post mixed April sales
(10:13 AM EDT, 5/9/08)
ASE set to complete ASE Test deal
(9:58 AM EDT, 5/9/08)
Rambus names new chairman
(10:50 AM EDT, 5/9/08)
IC veteran joins upstart i2a
(11:39 AM EDT, 5/9/08)
Panel debates 'green design'
(11:49 AM EDT, 5/8/08)
Carlyle seeks $560M buyout in Japan LCD venture
(3:48 AM EDT, 5/9/08)
Headlines for Thursday May 8, 2008
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Actual data shows March global chip market up 7.3%
The global market for semiconductors was $25.51 billion in March according to data from World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS), up 7.3 percent on March 2007 and up 35.8 percent from $18.78 billion in February 2008.
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Thursday's other top stories
Southeastern Europe buoyant for Intel
(4:07 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
Marvell to pay $10M to settle SEC charges
(1:34 PM EDT, 5/8/08)
Hynix invests in ProMOS, transfers 50-nm process
(10:47 AM EDT, 5/8/08)
Freescale begins consultation on future of Scottish plant
(11:51 AM EDT, 5/8/08)
Manufacturing news
ARM adds VLSI test at Indian design center
(2:53 PM EDT, 5/8/08)
Vietnamese IC-assembler moves forward
(9:43 AM EDT, 5/8/08)
Business news
Commentary: Who will buy Jazz?
(7:04 PM EDT, 5/7/08)
Opinion: Infineon not so easy to swallow
(7:13 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
Nvidia misses Q1 target
(5:12 PM EDT, 5/8/08)
Brooks, ESI implement layoffs
(4:33 PM EDT, 5/8/08)
Aixtron reports flat sales, strong order entry
(3:36 AM EDT, 5/8/08)
Panel debates 'green design'
(11:49 AM EDT, 5/8/08)
Wi-Fi phones up 60%; WLAN gear up 20%
(7:00 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
UWB chipmaker Artimi names new CEO
(7:00 AM EDT, 5/8/08)
GPON startup expands in Asia, secures $7 million
(6:04 AM EDT, 5/8/08)
Nujira seeks funds as it extends power saving opportunities
(9:29 AM EDT, 5/8/08)
Technology news
ARC licenses IP to Taiwanese group and flash storage designer
(7:23 AM EDT, 5/8/08)
Product news
AMD discloses 12-core server chip
(4:00 PM EDT, 5/7/08)
Headlines for Wednesday May 7, 2008
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Wafer shipments steady in first quarter '08
Shipments of silicon wafers worldwide declined by 1 percent during the first quarter of 2008 compared to the last quarter of 2007 according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG).
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Wednesday's other top stories
Analysis: Is asset-lite a smart move for AMD?
(11:11 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
Commentary: Who'll survive the leap from DRAMs?
(10:49 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
Conexant sells home networking line to CopperGate
(9:18 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
ARM, not Intel, to dominate MID design-ins in short term
(9:25 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
Technology news
HP Labs calls for university proposals
(12:00 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
IBM rolls plan to attract more Hispanics in technology
(3:13 PM EDT, 5/6/08)
NASA to launch names into space in search for planets
(2:58 PM EDT, 5/6/08)
Business news
Sprint, Clearwire form WiMax venture
(8:29 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
Nanometrics acquires Tevet
(7:45 PM EDT, 5/7/08)
Mac clone offered on EBay
(6:41 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
Power management IC firm gains funding
(9:13 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
ASIC specialist eSilicon expands strategy, seeks acquisitions
(2:32 PM EDT, 5/6/08)
Manufacturing news
Applied goes on the edge with new tool
(11:32 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
DuPont, Honeywell seek emerging markets
(3:48 PM EDT, 5/7/08)
NXP, Mentor swap DFT developers, technology
(11:52 AM EDT, 5/7/08)
Product news
HTC tries to cut Apple with smartphone
(3:44 PM EDT, 5/6/08)
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