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A Billion Year Ultra-Dense Memory Chip Berkeley CA (SPX) Jun 05, 2009 
Berkeley Lab researchers have created a unique ultra-high density memory storage medium that can preserve digital data for a billion years.When it comes to data storage, density and durability have always moved in opposite directions - the greater the density the shorter the durability. For example, information carved in stone is not dense but can last thousands of years, whereas ... read moreEMC counters NetApp bid for Data Domain 
Washington (AFP) June 1, 2009US computer storage giant EMC Corp. offered 1.8 billion dollars on Monday for Data Domain in a bid to counter a rival offer for the data storage company from NetApp. EMC, in a statement, said it was prepared to offer 30 dollars per share in cash for Data Domain, which NetApp offered to buy on May 20 for 1.5 billion dollars or 25 dollars per share in a cash and stock deal. "EMC's all-cash ... more
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UBC Researchers Put A New Spin On Electrons
Vancouver, BC (SPX) Apr 20, 2009In the first demonstration of its kind, researchers at the University of British Columbia have controlled the spin of electrons using a ballistic technique--bouncing electrons through a microscopic channel of precisely constructed, two-dimensional layer of semiconductor. It's the first time the intrinsic properties of a semiconductor-not external electric or magnetic fields-have been used ... more Japanese firms in talks on big microchip merger: reports 
Tokyo (AFP) April 16, 2009Renesas Technology Corp. and NEC Electronics Corp. are in merger talks to create Japan's top chipmaker as they seek to survive the global recession, reports said Thursday. The two companies are in the final stages of negotiations and aim to reach an agreement by the end of April, the Nikkei economic daily and other Japanese media said without naming their sources. The deal would create ... more US firm investing billions in crisis-hit chip industry 
Singapore (AFP) April 9, 2009Despite the economic slump that has battered the semiconductor business, a new player from the United States' Silicon Valley technology belt is investing billions of dollars in a bid to catch the next wave of growth. lobalFoundries, formed in March, will focus on making next-generation chips, which it hopes will accelerate competition in a global foundry market dominated by Taiwanese and Si ... more New Material Could Lead To Faster Chips 
Cambridge MA (SPX) Mar 27, 2009New research findings at MIT could lead to microchips that operate at much higher speeds than is possible with today's standard silicon chips, leading to cell phones and other communications systems that can transmit data much faster. The key to the superfast chips is the use of a material called graphene, a form of pure carbon that was first identified in 2004. Researchers at other instit ... more |
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First drop in semiconductor sales since 2001: SIA
Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2009Global sales of semiconductors fell 2.8 percent in 2008 compared with the previous year, the first year-on-year drop since 2001, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported Monday. The association said the global economic downturn sent semiconductor sales falling to 248.6 billion dollars last year from 255.6 billion dollars in 2007. They declined by 22 percent in December to 17 ... more Texas Instruments cuts 3,400 jobs 
New York (AFP) Jan 26, 2009Texas Instruments Inc. announced on Monday it was cutting 12 percent of its global workforce, or about 3,400 jobs, as the weak economy dragged down profits. The Dallas, Texas-based electronics and semiconductor manufacturer said the reductions would come through 1,800 layoffs and 1,600 voluntary retirements and departures and would result in charges of about 300 million dollars. ... more Net loss for AMD for ninth straight quarter 
Washington (AFP) Jan 22, 2009Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), the world's second-largest computer chip maker, reported a net loss on Thursday for the ninth quarter in a row. The Santa Clara, California-based company reported a net loss of 1.4 billion dollars for the fourth quarter of the year, a slight improvement from the net loss of 1.8 billion dollars for the corresponding quarter a year ago. Revenue was 1.16 billion ... more German chipmaker Qimonda files for insolvency: court 
Berlin (AFP) Jan 23, 2009Troubled German chipmaker Qimonda filed for insolvency protection Friday after talks to secure additional rescue funding collapsed, a court spokeswoman in Munich said. The company in December secured a 325-million-euro (450-million-dollar) rescue package from the German state of Saxony, the federal government and a Portuguese development bank and Qimonda's majority shareholder Infineon. ... more |
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