Integrated Circuit
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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
Broadcom, Qualcomm settle patent disputes
News The two companies announce a settlement that will, among other terms, see Qualcomm fork out US$891 million to Broadcom over a period of four years.
Tags: Mobile processors, Mobile/Wireless, Patents, Integrated Circuit, Qualcomm Inc., Broadcom Corp., wireless industry, Wireless, 3G, Fair Trade Commission
Asia's tech CEOs still eye robust growth
News Most chief executives in the region are confident of maintaining growth, and one in two expect over 25 percent jump in headcount in 2009, new survey finds.
Tags: Growth strategies and tools, Earning reports/forecasts, Strategy, Integrated Circuit, Asia, Telecommunications, Survey, Asia-Pacific, Korea, CEO
Toasting the birthday of the integrated circuit
News Hundreds gather at the Computer History Museum to celebrate the anniversary of the invention of the integrated circuit and two of its inventors, Gordon Moore and Jay Last.
Tags: Components, Integrated Circuit, Electronics, Google Inc., Semiconductor, Chip, computer, Gordon Moore, industry, Components
Intel expands solar focus with Voltaix investment
News The company's latest clean-tech investment is its third in two months for companies specializing in photovoltaic solar materials.
Tags: Investments, Green IT, Venture capital, Processors, Intel Corp., Integrated Circuit, Photovoltaics, Investment, Manufacturing, solar cell
Open source graphics card available for pre-order
News The Open Graphics Project is taking pre-orders for its first graphics card, with complete and fully open documentation and open source drivers.
Tags: Open source, Graphics, Integrated Circuit, software company, Hardware, software, 64-bit, graphics company, circuit board, revenue
Chipmakers' directory to combat counterfeiting
News The Semiconductor Industry Association has released a directory of authorized dealers to prevent counterfeit components entering the supply chain.
Tags: Components, Standards, Integrated Circuit, Semiconductor Industry Association, Chip, semiconductor maker, performance, chairman, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International, Rochester
Start-ups to get silicon shuttle services
News Service for budding Asian integrated circuit designers promises these companies lower costs and faster turnaround time.
Tags: Nanotechnology, Processors, Integrated Circuit, Semiconductor, Europe, remote access, Silicon, Environment, Fujitsu Ltd., partnership
S'pore semicon players gear for 'positive' 2009
News In the midst of a challenging 2008, seven in 10 semiconductor companies expect to report higher revenues next year, findings of a recent survey show.
Tags: Processors, Components, Integrated Circuit, India, Electronics, Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Midas Inc., Singapore, China
Philippine semicon on way up after 'hitting bottom'
News Philippine semiconductor market--country's top export earner--on road to recovery with exports climbing from 0.76 percent to 9 percent in first quarter of 2009.
Tags: Processors, Intel Corp., Integrated Circuit, Texas Instruments Inc., Electronics, Philippines, Electronics Industry, Semiconductor, Pacific, SEIPI
Broadcom to buy AMD's digital TV business
News Company will pay US$192.8 million for the assets, which include processors, receiver ICs, and a line of panel processors that perform advanced motion compensation, frame rate conversion and scaling.
Tags: Processors, Acquisitions, Digital Television, Integrated Circuit, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Broadcom Corp., TV, Compensation, processor, financial
Freescale and ARM promise US$205 netbooks
News Freescale has unveiled an ARM-based, Ubuntu-toting netbook reference design, claiming it will bring cheap internet devices to the younger, more widget-centric generation.
Tags: Notebooks and tablets, Processors, ARM, Intel Corp., Ubuntu, processor, Microsoft Windows, power management, Internet, handset
China commercializes own advanced CPU
News A senior science official from the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology announced Monday that the first of 12 high-tech projects pushed by the government had come to market with an advanced central processor unit (CPU).
Short Take: Achieva appointed Infineon distributor
News Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific Pte Ltd has appointed Achieva Ltd as a distributor for the Asean region.
Mobile phones as railway tickets?
News Commuters in Tokyo could soon be swiping their handphones past railway station gates, thanks to a new system currently being developed by NTT DoCoMo and railway operator East Japan Railway.
