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India SMB manufacturers to spend $3.7B on IT
News Country's small and midsize manufacturing businesses will spend mostly on computing products in 2009, says AMI-Partners.
Tags: SMB, Software-as-a-service (SaaS), Cloud computing, IT infrastructure, on-demand, SMB, Cloud computing, small business, manufacturing company, small and medium business
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, Globalfoundries, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., shareholder, alliance, merger
Analyst: Tardiness in SSD game hurt Seagate
News Hard-drive maker's impending closure of manufacturing facility in Singapore, which includes 2,000 layoffs, was in part due to its late adoption of solid-state drives.
Tags: Storage, Memory, Sales/revenue, Western Digital Corp., Manufacturing, Seagate Technology LLC, Singapore, net income, financial, analyst
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
Xerox hopes to print computing smarts on fabric, plastic
News Company says its new silver-based ink can be used to print electronic circuitry on everything from flexible e-book screens to pill bottles.
Tags: Handhelds, Xerox Corp., Computing, desktop printer, silicon chip, Smith, Conference, E-book Reader, Manufacturing, Inkjet Printer
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
Global drug firm opens M'sian IT center
News GlaxoSmithKline sets up US$17.7 million tech center in Malaysia, its first in Asia, to support company's global operations and networks across 85 countries.
Tags: Services, Data centers, Outsourcing, GlaxoSmithKline Plc., GSK, U.K., Information Technology, revenue, Pharmaceutical Company, Manufacturing
Is HP changing its Voodoo tune?
News One executive says integration of the high-end PC maker with the tech giant has gone differently than expected. Officially, HP says there's no reason for concern.
Tags: Personal Computers, Desktops, Hewlett-Packard Co., Manufacturing, Notebook, brand, desktop, Personal Computers, Desktops, acquisition
If not IT, what is India's next growth engine?
Blogs When you are used to double-digit growth rates (ranging from 13 to 50 percent per annum), a growth forecast of 4 to 7 pe...
Intel fixes SSD data-loss bug
News Chipmaker has resumed shipments of its 34nm solid-state drives after resolving a BIOS password flaw.
Tags: Components, Processors, Intel Corp., Manufacturing, Chip Company, Password, firmware, BIOS, hard drive, Laptop Computer
Green is in for wireless companies
News Wireless operators and handset makers are all going green, but Sprint Nextel and Samsung say they want to lead pack with the new Reclaim handset.
Tags: Green IT, Sprint Communications, Device, Manufacturing, Cell Phone, Wireless, Environment, phone, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., customer service
Six Sigma: Changing organizations for the better
Techguide The Six Sigma philosophy, implemented by companies such as GE and American Express, starts with a very simple and obvious idea: defects cost money. Find out more in this high-level overview.
Tags: Quality, Motorola Inc., Organization, TV, General Electric Co., Manufacturing, Japan, BPR, process improvement
Entry-level phones not for all makers
News update Strong growth has been predicted for entry-level mobile phones, but not all manufacturers will see profits if they enter this market, warns analyst.
Tags: Mobile platforms/communications, Development/design, Smart Phone, ABI Research, Manufacturing, Cell Phone, phone, e-mail, 3G, Emerging Market
Asian manufacturers go digital in 2009
News New manufacturing plants in the region will adopt a "digital factory" approach, incorporating simulation and "latest thinking" in their operations, new report notes.
Tags: IT budgeting, Infrastructure/architecture management, Investments, Region, Investment, Manufacturing, Asia-Pacific, product lifecycle management, product lifecycle, product development
AMD finalizes foundry spinoff deal
News It will spin off its semiconductor manufacturing operations into a joint company with Abu Dhabi investment firm.
Tags: Processors, Outsourcing, Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Manufacturing, Semiconductor, Chip Company, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd., Semiconductor Manufacturing, manufacturing asset
