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Markets sink on bearish semi note,...

U.S. stocks fell on Thursday, with all major indexes down more than 1 percent on weakness in the technology and health insurance sectors.

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Related Topix: Financial Markets, Health Insurance, Health, Electronics, Intel, Startups, Texas Instruments, Marvell Technology Group

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Blue's News

Asus Supercharges Its Best-selling 'Eee' Line of PCs with Nvidia Ion

ASUS Supercharges Its Best-selling 'Eee' Line of PCs with NVIDIA ION New Portable and Desktop Systems Deliver a Superior Visual Experience SANTA CLARA, Calif.-Nov. 18, 2009-ASUS, one of the world's leading PC OEMs and pioneer of the netbook category, has adopted award-winning NVIDIA IONTM graphics for many of its top-selling 'Eee' netbooks and ...

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Related Topix: NVIDIA, Electronics, Laptops/Notebooks, Startups, Santa Clara, CA, CPU, Science / Technology, Video Games

Earth Times

Softkinetic-Optrima and Texas Instruments Collaborate to Develop and Market 3D Imaging Solutions

Today, Softkinetic-Optrima, the leading provider of integrated hardware/software 3D imaging products announced a collaboration with Texas Instruments Incorporated to design, develop and market joint 3D imaging solutions for the television, personal computers, digital signage, health & fitness, industrial, robotics, automotive, security and many ...

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Related Topix: SoftKinetic, Startups, Electronics, Texas Instruments, Computers, Video Games, CPU, Science / Technology

EETimes.com

Workers have gone on 'unlimited strike' at Atmel's fab

Angry workers at Atmel Corp.'s fab in Rousset, France, have gone on an unlimited strike.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Atmel

Computerworld

Shareholders wants Intel execs to pay $2.7B

An Intel Corp. investor, frustrated that the chip maker has been hit with $2.7 billion in fines and settlement payments, has filed suit in U.S. District Court in Delaware against the company and its top executives.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Intel, Startups, Advanced Micro Devices, CPU, Science / Technology

Microwave Journal

RFMD Receives First GaN Product Purchase Order

RF Micro Devices Inc. announced RFMD has received its first purchase order from a tier-one wireless base station original equipment manufacturer for a product featuring RFMD's state-of-the-art gallium nitride process technology.

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Related Topix: RF Micro Devices, Electronics, Wireless, Emerging Technology, Buskirk, NY

ABC News

Marvell Names New Board Member

Semiconductor maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. said Wednesday that it named Ta-lin Hsu to its board.

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Related Topix: Marvell Technology Group, Electronics, Startups

Thu Nov 19, 2009

PC World

ARM, MIPS Accelerate Android Push

Processor makers ARM and MIPS Technologies are both aiming to simplify and accelerate the use of netbooks, MIDs , set-top boxes and picture frames that run on Google's Android software platform.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Mips Technologies, Computers, Science / Technology, CPU

EETimes.com

Intel invests in Europe 'exascale' computing center

Intel Corporation has entered into an agreement with Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Grand Equipement National de Calcul Intensif, and Universit de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines to create an Exascale Computing Research Center.

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Related Topix: Startups, Intel, Electronics, Canada, Computers, Science / Technology, High Performance Computing

Bizjournals

Intel, chips drop on analyst downgrade

The value of Intel Corp. stock and other chip companies fell Thursday after an analyst downgraded the rating on a number of companies in the sector.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Intel, Startups, National Semiconductor

Internetnews.com

AMD Revises Debt Position to the Upside

Now that it's settled things with Intel, what steps is the chip company taking to deal with its debilitating debt? Andy Patrizio : Shares of Advanced Micro Devices rose more than 10 percent on Wednesday after the company announced plans to reduce a crippling debt, a step made possible thanks to its big settlement with Intel last week.

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Related Topix: Startups, Intel, Electronics, Advanced Micro Devices

KSWB-TV San Diego

German chipmaker Infineon 4Q net income rises sharply to $21 million

In this Feb. 12, 2009 file photo, flags with the company logo of Infineon Technologies are seen prior to the annual shareholders meeting in Munich, southern Germany.

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Related Topix: Infineon Technologies AG, Europe, World News, Germany, Electronics

Mercury-Register

Intel, AMD agree to get along

In this Oct. 14, 2009 file photo, an Advance Micro Devices logo is shown on a computer at Best Buy in Mountain View, Calif.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Intel, Startups, Computers, Mountain View, CA, Advanced Micro Devices

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Hampton Roads Daily Press

Semtech to pay $180 million in cash to buy fellow chip maker Sierra Monolithics

Semiconductor maker Semtech Corp. said Wednesday that it agreed to buy fellow chipmaker Sierra Monolithics Inc.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Semtech, Irvine, CA

The Post Chronicle

Intel's Paul Otellini Worries About PC 'Pinch Points'

Intel Corp Chief Executive Paul Otellini said on Tuesday the semiconductor industry may experience possible "pinch points" in the PC production chain as manufacturers ramp up to meet higher demand next year.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Intel, Startups

DigiTimes

Qualcomm bringing flagship gigahertz processing to mainstream smartphone tier of chipsets

Press release, November 13; Meiling Chen, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 17 November 2009] SAN DIEGO November 12, 2009 Qualcomm Incorporated , a leading developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, today announced that it is sampling a new smartphone chipset family that breaks new ground in mobile performance in the ...

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Related Topix: QUALCOMM, Telecom, Electronics, CPU, Science / Technology

EETimes.eu

Applied Materials to spearhead OLED lighting research project

The next generation in lighting technology clearly will be LEDs - but the next but one is already in sight: Organic LEDs offer even more design options than conventional LEDs.

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Related Topix: Startups, Electronics, Applied Materials

Small Times

Semiconductor Execs Say China Continues as Key Driver for Industry...

With an eye on the huge market opportunities in China, semiconductor executives are expressing renewed confidence that their industry will see greater revenue during 2010, with some increase in profitability and with trailing job growth, according to a global survey conducted by KPMG LLP, the U.S. audit, tax and advisory firm.

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Related Topix: Financial Services, Accounting

Tue Nov 17, 2009

FOX6Now.com - WITI

Saks, Home Depot, Applied Materials, Target, UBS are among big market movers Tuesday

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: Assured Guaranty Ltd., up $4.32 at $25.53 Shares of the bond insurer hit a 12-month high after its quarterly loss narrowed despite big losses in credit derivative contracts.

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Related Topix: Banking, Financial Services, Ubs Ag, Electronics, Applied Materials, Startups, Home Depot, Retail, Saks, Target, Household Products

ABC News - Brian Ross

InterDigital Sees 4Q Sales Slightly Below Views

Wireless technology developer InterDigital Inc. said Tuesday it expects fourth-quarter revenue between $75 million and $76 million, which falls slightly below Wall Street's expectations.

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Related Topix: Electronics, Telecom, InterDigital Communications

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