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Photronics lowers 3Q guidance, expects loss
(AP)
AP - Photronics Inc., which makes photomasks used in manufacturing semiconductors and flat panel displays, lowered its guidance for the third quarter Wednesday on lower-than-expected revenues and a goodwill charge.
Yahoo - 1 day ago
AMD's 790GX Chipset is All About Graphics
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - Advanced Micro Devices has launched the 790GX chipset, with graphics that are improved enough that the company claims it offers two times the graphics performance of a comparable chipset from Intel.
Yahoo - 1 day ago
Intel Releases Details Of Upcoming Graphics Chip
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The first Larrabee chips will be add-on graphics accelerators in PCs used mostly by gamers.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Intel CFO Smith Took Aim In Sheriff Role
(Investor's Business Daily)
Investor's Business Daily - In 2006, chipmaker Intel (NasdaqGS:INTC - News) asked Stacy Smith to shake things up in its finance group. As newly named assistant to longtime Chief Financial Officer Andy Bryant, Smith helped rein in Intel's finances.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Intel Details Larrabee's Many-Core Graphics Architecture
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Intel revealed details Monday about its upcoming family of graphics processors with multiple cores, code-named Larrabee. The new processors are expected to compete with market leaders NVIDIA and AMD's ATI division.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Intel reveals design for fast, efficient future chips
(AFP)
 AFP - Intel on Monday revealed details of a new generation of chips designed for video game lovers, multi-taskers, and people that want power-sipping computers adapted to increasingly mobile lifestyles.
Yahoo - 3 days ago
Sun expands stock buyback by $1 billion
(AP)
AP - Sun Microsystems Inc. said Friday it is expanding its stock buyback program by $1 billion, an indication that the server maker believes its slumping shares are undervalued.
Yahoo - 7 days ago
Facebook To Use Intel-Powered Servers
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The agreement includes evaluation, benchmarking, and optimization of software for Intel architecture in Facebook's growing data centers.
Yahoo - 7 days ago
Blade Server Use Will Be Limited Through 2012, Researcher Says
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Among the disadvantages of blade servers are proprietary technology and a lack of interoperability standards that tend to lock users to a vendor.
Yahoo - 7 days ago
Taiwan Chip Executive Faces Insider Trading Charges
(PC World)
PC World - The chairman of Taiwan's Powerchip Semiconductor faces prison time and a fine for alleged insider trading.
Yahoo - July 31 - 2008
Taiwan Signals Big Review of China Semicon Investment Rules
(PC World)
PC World - Taiwan is moving towards a major revision of regulations regarding semiconductor investment in China and has signaled it will...
Yahoo - July 31 - 2008
Intel Capital Expands Green-Tech Portfolio
(PC Magazine)
PC Magazine - The global investment powerhouse announced Monday that it will award $12.5 million in financing to Voltaix - a New Jersey-based provider of semiconductor materials used in the production of advanced photovoltaic cells.
Yahoo - July 30 - 2008
New AMD CPUs: Midrange Speed, Low Power Draw
(PC World)
PC World - AMD's new Phenom X4 CPUs cost and perform about the same as Intel's older quad-cores--and they trail Intel's best chips by a big margin.
Yahoo - July 30 - 2008
HP, Intel, Yahoo Join Government, Academia In Cloud Computing Research
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - Each of the founding members will host a cloud-computing infrastructure largely based on HP computers and Intel processors in six data centers.
Yahoo - July 30 - 2008
Rackable To Offer IBM Blade Servers In Containerized Data Center
(TechWeb)
TechWeb - InformationWeek - The custom ICE Cube will be available with either IBM's BladeCenter T or HT systems, which are certified for use by the telecommunications industry.
Yahoo - July 30 - 2008
Dell Aims for Home Market with Studio Hybrid Desktop
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Dell announced its Studio Hybrid desktop Tuesday -- with an emphasis on small and stylish. The Round Rock, Texas, computer maker set a list price for the stock system at $499 with an Intel TZ390 dual-core processor.
Yahoo - July 29 - 2008
Toshiba plunges into red in first quarter
(AFP)
 AFP - Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday it plunged into the red in the fiscal first quarter, blaming falling semiconductor prices and a stronger yen.
Yahoo - July 29 - 2008
Tech giants rush to solar power
(USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Semiconductor companies are rushing into the solar power business faster than a Pentium-driven computer, promising to turn a niche form of renewable energy into a mass-market product.
Yahoo - July 28 - 2008
Chartered Semiconductor Forecasts a Loss for Q3
(PC World)
PC World - Chartered Semiconductor expects to post a loss in the third quarter as falling average selling prices and high energy costs...
Yahoo - July 25 - 2008
Intel Unveils 'Smart' System-on-Chip Designs
(NewsFactor)
NewsFactor - Intel has unveiled eight new Integrated Processor chips that the company claims will yield new levels of performance and energy efficiency versus traditional system-on-chip (SoC) designs.
Yahoo - July 24 - 2008
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