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By Cristina Ledesma Posted on July 31, 2008 Facebook and Intel Corporation will work together to optimize Facebook's hardware and software as the company builds out its datacenter infrastructure.

A federal appeals court agreed Wednesday to review a decision that overturned the insider trading conviction of former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio, a victory for prosecutors in the long-running court battle.

The LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player not only plays DVDs, it also receives streaming video from Netflix.

Midland-based Dow Corning Corp. today reported consolidated net income of $187.7 million for the second quarter of 2008, an increase of 6% from net income of $176.7 million reported in the same quarter of 2007.

TDK Corp. , the world's largest maker of magnetic heads used in disk drives, agreed to buy Germany's Epcos AG to expand production of machinery parts and add customers in Europe.

By Ruben Bicho

LISBON (Reuters) - Intel Corp , the world's biggest microchip producer, expects no slowdown in global demand for personal computers despite economic problems in the United States and in other countries, Intel Chairman Craig Barrett said on Wednesday.

He also told reporters in Lisbon, where he was to sign a draft deal with the Portuguese government to make 500,000 cheap portable computers for schools, that the company was upbeat on demand prospects for low-cost computers and broadband wireless systems.

Sales also fell. Hynix lost 707.81 billion won in the three months ending June 30, the company said in a regulatory filing.

Denver-based telecommunications firm Qwest Communications International Inc. reported Tuesday that it has promoted Thomas E. Richards to chief operating officer.

Intel Corp.'s low-cost laptop initiative is set to get a boost Wednesday July 30, 2008 from Portugal's government, which is pledging to provide elementary school students with 500,000 computers based on the ...

Corning Inc. said Wednesday its second-quarter profit surged thanks to a hefty one-time tax gain and strong demand for glass used in flat-screen televisions and computers.

LG Display Co Ltd , the world's No. 2 maker of liquid crystal display screens, said on Sunday it would cut its panel output by around 10 percent until August because of weakening global demand.

Lam Research Corp. reported a 58% drop in fiscal fourth-quarter profit as the company reeled from declines in chip-equipment spending.

Hewlett-Packard Co., Intel Corp. and Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday they would work together to build a set of new data centers to promote cloud computing technologies.

Actel Corporation today announced that it has acquired Pigeon Point Systems, a privately-held supplier of telecommunications computing architecture management components.

Strong top-three player will enter the wireless market with a complete product portfolio, world-class R&D and impressive customer base Geneva, Switzerland, and Eindhoven, The Netherlands - July 2008 - NXP-the ...

Shares of Micron Technology Inc. tumbled to a 15-year low Monday amid investor concerns over the health of the memory chip market.

Analog-chip maker Intersil Corp. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire D2Audio Corp., a supplier of digital audio power amplifiers.

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will begin test production of next-generation displays for TVs next year with plans for commercial output as early as 2011, Japan's top business newspaper reported Tuesday.

Competition is heating up among the world's electronics makers, including Japanese rival Sony Corp. and Samsung Electronics Co. of South Korea, in OLED, or organic light-emitting diode, displays.

Matsushita has already said OLED technology is in the works at its planned display plant in Japan _ the company's second here _ which will mainly make liquid crystal displays already common in flat-panel TVs.

LG Electronics is now the seventh announced consumer-electronics firm to sign a memorandum of understanding with the six biggest MSOs to use CableLab's tru2way technology for interactive applications.

Energizer Holdings Inc. said Monday it filed a lawsuit against Spectrum Brands, alleging the company's lithium batteries infringe on two of its patents.

Natick-based Cognex Corp. said it received the largest ever order for its surface inspection systems from the China Steel Corp.

Electronic instruments maker Ametek Inc. will buy Xantrex Technology 's programmable power division for $120 million in cash, Ametek said Monday.

Metalink Ltd., an Israeli maker of computer chips for telecommunications equipment, will cut costs and consider "strategic alternatives," including a possible sale of the company.

Coming in as the largest solar energy IPO since the debut of First Solar on the stock market, New Hampshire-based GT Solar priced its 30.3 million shares at $16.50 each on Thursday.

Semtech Corp. announced that it has opened a new design and application center in Shenzhen, China.

Last week's devastating announcement of Hynix Semiconductor plant's closure in Eugene has revived a debate about the city's use of millions of dollars in tax breaks and other incentives to bring the high-tech ...

Nintendo will reshape the home entertainment and video game landscape with the launch of its heralded Wii home video game console.

As Internet access continues to be added to all kinds of computers and devices, Intel executives outlined a plan to use its chip design expertise, factory capacity, advanced manufacturing techniques and the ...

Agilent Technologies Inc. recently announced that engineers from Agilent, picoChip Designs Ltd and mimoOn GmbH have successfully tested a 3GPP LTE femtocell reference design using Agilent's MXA signal analyzer ...

Relatively flat sales growth and higher interest costs related to a $1.1 billion subordinated debt offering in December led to a modest slip in net income reported Thursday by Microchip Technology Inc.

NEENAH, WI EMS provider Plexus Corp. announced third-quarter revenue of $456 million, up about 17% year-over-year. Gross profit for the period was $48.8 million, up about 21% compared to the same fiscal period ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Qualcomm Inc on Thursday raised its guidance for the full-year 2008 after announcing a legal settlement and a technology licensing agreement with Nokia .

Qualcomm shares were up as much as 19 percent at $53.40 in premarket trading after the news. Its shares had closed at $44.82 in regular Nasdaq trading on Wednesday.

Qualcomm's full-year, pro forma earnings per share, excluding items such as its investment arm, would be $2.11 to $2.13 on revenue of $10.3 billion to $10.5 billion.

Samsung Electronics America Inc., the leader in the U.S. digital television market, lets consumers view PC-content on a Samsung HDTV with the retail launch of the company's MediaLive adaptor.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd posted a lower-than-expected quarterly profit and faces a tough second half with a sluggish memory chip market and lower margins in flat screens and mobile phones.

COM DEV International Ltd. today announced that it has been awarded a $12.3 million dollar contract by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd.

ABB Ltd yesterday posted a 34-percent increase in net income to US$975 million for the second quarter on the strength of global demand for reliable electrical power generation and improved industrial ...

These results include the effects of non-cash charges for stock-based compensation and restructuring expenses, which amounted to $0.02 per share.

The nation's largest steroids testing program caught only two Texas high school athletes taking unauthorized substances out of more than 10,000 students who were tested, according to results issued by the state ...

NEW DELHI: Intel Capital, Intel Corporation's global investment arm, plans to invest $17 million in Yatra.com, a leading online travel portal; BuzzInTown.com, an events-oriented social network; and Emnet ...

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. has been dealt a fresh blow with the announcement that trading of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange will be suspended, shortly before the company's annual general meeting and ...

Xantrex Technology Inc. announced that it is in exclusive negotiations with respect to the sale of the Company.

Linear Technology Corp. , which makes chips that convert analog signals into digital ones for use in electronic devices, said Tuesday that quarterly profit grew 8 percent as sales of its array of products ...

Corning Inc. announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell its Steuben Glass Division to Steuben Glass LLC, a newly formed affiliate of Schottenstein Stores Corp.

Hynix Semiconductor Inc., the world's second-largest memory chip manufacturer, said Thursday it will close its only U.S. factory amid changes in production standards and steep price declines buffeting the ...

Nokia Corp. and Qualcomm Inc. say they have agreed to settle a high-stakes licensing dispute and end a series of legal battles that has spanned several continents.

Minnesota-based Pentair Inc. says it will close its Sheboygan plant by June and eliminate about 350 jobs.

The consumer electronics industry in the United States will see overall shipment revenues top $173 billion in the United States in 2008, according to new data released today by the Consumer Electronics ...

The Associated Press Tuesday, July 22, 2008; 7:25 PM SAN FRANCISCO -- STMicroelectronics NV narrowed its losses in the second quarter as the chip maker recorded lower charges related to the spinoff of its flash ...

SAN FRANCISCO_Broadcom Corp., which designs chips for networking equipment and cell phones, said Tuesday its second-quarter profit nearly quadrupled, beating Wall Street's expectations.

Rockwell Automation Inc said on Tuesday third-quarter profit fell 7.1 percent and cut its earnings forecast, citing weakening demand in the United States and Europe for its products, which help factories run ...

A disappointing forecast from iPhone maker Apple Inc. dragged shares of other handset makers lower Monday, even as a weak quarterly report from Texas Instruments Inc.

But according to Sandisk CEO Eli Harari, the Windows Vista OS isn't optimized for SSDs : As soon as you get into Vista applications in notebook and desktop, you start running into very demanding applications ...

Wall Street looked to open sharply lower Tuesday after a dismal quarter from Wachovia Corp.

Toshiba Corp. and Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. will start making next-generation displays at their joint plant by the second half of 2009, a company spokesman said Tuesday.

SanDisk Corp. reported a surprise loss for the second quarter as sales declined amid what the company described as a "rapid deterioration in consumer confidence" during the period.

Texas Instruments Inc. said Monday its second-quarter profit fell 4 percent, missing Wall Street estimates and sending the stock to a multiyear low in after-hours trading.

Cymer, Inc. Cymer, Inc. , the world's leading supplier of light sources used by chipmakers to create advanced semiconductor chips, today announced that chipmaker customers around the world have added its ...

In an advertisement published today in The Globe and Mail and Ottawa Citizen, Zarlink Semiconductor urged shareholders to visit www.zarlink.com to learn the truth about the ongoing campaign of rhetoric and ...

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, announced today that it has collaborated with Sun Microsystems to develop a single-level-cell NAND flash memory device for ...

LG Electronics Inc posted an 84 percent jump in quarterly earnings, helped by high margins on mobile phones, brisk sales of TVs and solid results at its LCD joint venture.

Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. and Osram Opto Semiconductors have entered a distribution agreement of the latter's LEDs, silicon photo detectors, optical sensors, IR emitters, high-power laser diodes, and ...

STMicroelectronics has introduced a 250A surface-mount power MOSFET with what is described as the lowest on-resistance in the market, to minimize energy conversion losses and enable higher performance.

One word sums up the announcements made by the Big Three gaming companies at the E3 this week: more.

Shares of Cypress Semiconductor Corp. rose 5 percent Wednesday in anticipation of a strong second-quarter earnings report from the chip maker on Thursday.

Saturday, July 19, 2008 By our correspondent KARACHI: Intel Corporation celebrates a milestone anniversary by looking 40 years in the past and 40 years into the future.

The issuance of a second SO suggests that the Commission supports AMD's position that Intel should be prevented from competing fairly and offering price discounts which have resulted in lower prices for ...

Analog and mixed-signal IC maker Microsemi Corp today announced its acquisition of Semicoa through a $25 million cash deal that will complement its existing military/aerospace-based product portfolio while ...

TMS320DM335 processor features advanced image capture and HD display capabilities to provide rich content for new class of portable electronics HOUSTON - Developers no longer need to worry about incurring ...

A South Korean court convicted former Samsung Chairman Lee Kun-hee on Wednesday for evading taxes and fined him 110 billion won , but said his crimes did not justify a prison term.

End-users of AMD and Intel virtualization solutions have reported substantial improvements in system and application availability, according to Aberdeen research.

Memory specialist Qimonda AG and Rambus Inc. have amended their existing patent licence agreement, extending the minimum term of the original pact and, importantly, specifying that if Infineon ceases to control ...

Puget Sound Business Journal Microvision Inc. , which makes high-resolution displays, said it has priced a public offering of about 11.2 million shares of its stock at $2.33 per share, which it said should ...

United Drug, an international provider of services to healthcare manufacturers and pharmaceutical retailers based in Ireland, announced today that it will buy Sharp Corporation, a pharmaceutical packaging ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Power Integrations , the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient power conversion, today announced a new, ultra-low-profile package for its popular TOPSwitch-HX family ...

As the saying goes, the great thing about standards is that we have so many to choose from.

LG Electronics is voluntarily recalling selected microwave ovens in order to repair a fault which may pose a risk of electric shock to the user.

Phoenix-based embedded integrated circuit manufacturer ON Semiconductor Corp. announced Thursday that it has agreed to purchase Catalyst Semiconductor in an all-stock transaction estimated to be worth some $115 ...

Aquest Systems Corp. confirmed Thursday that on July 9 it sent Asyst Technologies Inc.

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, the former Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight title holder who was arrested Tuesday for allegedly leading Costa Mesa police on a wild chase into Newport Beach, was taken ...

Even though many manufacturers of entry-level computers are tremendously interested in building low-cost systems based on Intel Atom processors, the world's largest maker of x86 chips does no see Intel Atom ...

Zarlink Semiconductor Inc. today announced that it is shipping production quantities of its ZL70101-based radio module to St.

El Segundo, Calif.-International Rectifier has introduced a 25V synchronous buck converter DirectFET MOSFET chipset for point-of-load converter designs, and server, high-end desktop and notebook computer ...

Merrill Lynch & Co Inc has agreed to sell its 20 percent stake in Bloomberg LP back to the news and financial data company for about $4.5 billion, a source familiar with the situation said on Wednesday.

Advanced Micro Devices Inc. , the world's No. 2 maker of computer microprocessors, reports second-quarter financial results on Thursday.

The spit continues to fly in the shouting match between the management of Zarlink Semiconductor and a group of dissident investors as the two parties continue to accuse the other side of misinformation ahead of ...

Electrical engineering giant ABB Ltd. said Wednesday it will buy the U.S. transformer maker Kuhlman Electric Corp.

Continuing on its acquisition spree, analog chip maker Microsemi Corp. said it has bought the assets of Semicoa Inc.