News tagged with chip industry

New 'finFETs' promising for smaller transistors, more powerful chips

(PhysOrg.com) -- Purdue University researchers are making progress in developing a new type of transistor that uses a finlike structure instead of the conventional flat design, possibly enabling engineers ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (15) | comments 3

Hankering for molecular electronics? Grab the new NIST sandwich

The sandwich recipe recently concocted by scientists working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology may prove tasty for computer chip designers, who have long had an appetite for molecule-sized ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Chip maker Infineon trims loss, sees larger writedowns

Troubled German semi-conductor maker Infineon said Wednesday that it had managed to limit its quarterly loss but warned that full-year asset writedowns would be larger than expected.

Technology / Business

created Jul 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Intel to report 2Q numbers

(AP) -- Intel Corp. is scheduled to report its second-quarter earnings after the market closes Tuesday. Below is a summary of analyst opinion and key developments related to the period.

Technology / Business

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chip sales down 30 pct in March: SIA

Global semiconductor sales fell nearly 30 percent in March compared with a year ago but improved slightly over the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) said Friday.

Technology / Business

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Apple 'to design own computer chips'

Apple is building the capability to design its own computer chips in a strategic shift aimed at cutting its reliance on outside suppliers, The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 6

'Collapse' in semiconductor demand hits ASML

Dutch computer chip equipment maker ASML on Wednesday announced net losses for the first quarter after a collapse in sales, but said it saw signs of improving market conditions.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

National Semi CEO shifts from gadgets to megatrends

Founded in 1959, Santa Clara, Calif.-based National Semiconductor is one the oldest and best-established technology companies in Silicon Valley. But it's going through a big change under the leadership of its outspoken chairman ...

Technology / Business

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Semiconductor sales down 28.6 pct in January: SIA

Worldwide semiconductor sales declined 28.6 percent in January from a year ago as the global recession continued to take a big bite out of the computer chip industry, an industry tracker said Monday.

Technology / Semiconductors

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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