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Toshiba to offload chip business in wake of accounting scandal
Fallout continues.
Jan 25 2016 6:10AM
IBM offloads chip unit
Reports revenue drop of four percent.
Oct 21 2014 6:38AM
US chipmaker fears for 20 employees on missing Malaysian flight
Malay and Chinese staff en-route to factory.
Mar 10 2014 6:39AM
Tech sector drags down US earnings
Q4 earnings down 1.1 percent.
Jan 16 2013 11:11AM
Researchers ride waves for better spin current
Three-magnon splitting could enable future spintronics.
Jul 4 2011 10:46AM
ASKAP radio chip could enter mobile market
Potential for smaller, more energy-efficient devices.
Mar 22 2010 1:14PM
Semiconductor business has hit the bottom says Gartner
Sees orders picking up, but a memory crash is coming.
Jul 14 2009 12:45PM
Semiconductor sales slide
Down over a quarter for the year.
Mar 3 2009 1:21PM
Ink breakthrough heralds bendy PC screens
Researchers in the US claim to have developed a type of soluble semiconductor ink which could help to make bendable computer screens a reality.
Jan 23 2009 6:16AM
Semiconductor industry facing dark times
The semiconductor industry is in for a rough ride for the foreseeable future, according to analyst firm Gartner.
Nov 1 2008 9:48AM
Semiconductor spending falls by a quarter
Gartner has warned that spending on semiconductor capital has collapsed, and is not likely to recover until 2010.
Oct 11 2008 2:09PM
Semiconductor and computer shipments rose in Q1
Chip and PC sales increased in recent months compared to last year, semiconductor and computer industry analysts have reported.
Jul 2 2008 3:05AM
GPS semiconductor firms face 'uncertain future'
Semiconductor vendors that pioneered the GPS market are facing an "uncertain future", experts warn..
Jun 10 2008 2:13PM
GaN transistors to replace silicon in 'extreme' devices
A chemical compound known as gallium nitrade (GaN) could replace silicon for high-power and high-temperature electronics.
May 27 2008 7:34AM
Semiconductor market to 'soften' in 2008
The global semiconductor market in 2008 will be characterised by improved capacity balance but softening demand, experts predict..
Mar 28 2008 6:49AM
Semiconductor assembly and test market soars
The worldwide market for semiconductor assembly and test services (Sats) grew for the sixth consecutive year in 2007, according to Gartner..
Mar 14 2008 7:13AM
Taiwan Semiconductor loses trade secrets case
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) has lost a US court case in which it was accused of leaking confidential chip design information from one of its customers.
Sep 27 2007 7:21AM
Sun seeks expanded semiconductor role
New Microelectronics unit wil pitch Sun CPUs to OEMs.
Mar 29 2007 1:54PM
Global semiconductor sales surge to US$261bn
2006 worldwide revenues up 11 percent.
Dec 11 2006 9:46AM
Wi-Fi semiconductor demand remains strong
Latest revenue forecasts suggest global sales of US$3.2 billion by 2010.
Oct 9 2006 10:03AM
