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Chartered merger 'huge step' for Globalfoundries
News Proposed buyout of Singapore semiconductor player by key owner of Globalfoundries helps address "glaring weaknesses", says analyst.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., iSuppli Corp., Manufacturing, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Globalfoundries, shareholder, alliance, merger
S'pore chip foundry sold to Abu Dhabi
News Advanced Technology Investment Company will pay US$1.8 billion in cash for Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, reports say.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Acquisitions, Mergers, Chartered Semiconductor, Microsoft Xbox, Abu Dhabi, United Microelectronics Corp., Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing Ltd., Fitch Ratings
S'pore forms group to boost 3D chips
News New consortium seeks to advance Singapore's 300mm wafer manufacturing capabilities by focusing on through-silicon via for 3D integrated circuit packages.
Tags: Processors, R&D, Integrated Circuit, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Chip, Singapore, 3D, consortium, transistor
Chartered Semiconductor falls to 'junk' status
News news analysis Credit-rating company Fitch Ratings cuts the Singapore-based foundry's debt rating to "junk" on concern over its unprofitability.
Tags: Financial, Earning reports/forecasts, Sales/revenue, Processors, India, Foundry, Semiconductor, Chip, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., brand name
Dell and Brocade forge closer alliance
News Dell and Brocade's latest deal squares them up against Cisco's expansionist infrastructure moves.
Tags: Personal Computers, Data Management, IBM Corp., Foundry Networks Inc., Fibre Channel, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Storage, Server, network, server company
GlobalFoundries nabs STMicro as customer
News AMD manufacturing spinoff secures STMicroelectronics as first external customer; production of 40nm chips for handhelds and consumer electronics begins 2010.
Tags: Processors, Mobile processors, Multiprocessor servers, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Chip, Germany, vision, handheld device, manufacturing company
Tech M&A down 40 percent in 2008
News Next year will likely bring just as few mergers and acquisitions in the industry, but with more twists, according to a study by research firm The 451 Group.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Continuation, Foundry Networks Inc., M&A, IPO, Brocade Communications Systems Inc., financial industry, housing market, research company
AMD extends deadline for Abu Dhabi spin-off vote
News After failing to get a quorum, Advanced Micro Devices extends the deadline to next week for shareholders to vote on the proposed spin-off of its manufacturing business.
Tags: Mobile processors, Processors, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Chip Company, Abu Dhabi, Wall Street, U.A.E., revenue, shareholder
IBM challenges partner Cisco
News IBM is partnering with a smaller Cisco rival to take on the networking giant in its core market.
Tags: Ethernet, Components, Routing/switching, Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., Cisco Systems Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Sales, network, data center
AMD-Intel dispute over patent licensing heats up
News Intel threatens to pull its patent cross-licensing pact with AMD in the next two months, over concerns regarding its rival's creation of a joint venture chip foundry.
Tags: Processors, Legal, Intel Corp., Patent, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Chip, Abu Dhabi, Globalfoundries, Advanced Technology Investment Co.
AMD shrugs off Intel cross-licensing threat
News Intel has yet to act on threat to pull out of cross-licensing agreement involving an AMD joint venture, which AMD's Asia-Pacific head insists poses no issue.
Tags: Multiprocessor servers, Processors, Legal, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Chip Company, Asia-Pacific, Singapore, antitrust
Foundry postpones vote on Brocade merger
News Foundry Networks adjourns shareholder vote on Brocade merger until Wednesday, after failing to get enough investors to sign off on the deal on the first attempt.
Tags: Mergers, Processors, Servers, Storage, Bank Of America Corp., Foundry Networks Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., News.com, shareholder, merger
Foundry Networks skyrockets in market debut
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Networking upstart takes on Cisco with new hardware
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Brocade reduces Foundry Networks buyout bid
News Networking company revises its offer price for the switching and routing provider to US$2.6 billion. And Wall Street appears encouraged that the deal is alive.
Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions, Foundry Networks Inc., Brocade Communications Systems Inc., Stock, Santa Clara, News.com, shareholder, blog, California
