AMD lowers Q2 sales estimate, blames PC processors
Advanced Micro Devices lowered its sales forecast for the second quarter on Thursday due to slower than expected sales of certain laptop and desktop PC microprocessors.
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UMC works with university on WiMax technology
United Microelectronics (UMC), the world's second-largest contract chip maker, teamed up with a Taiwanese university to develop an RF (radio frequency) receiver design for WiMax.
Taiwan plans US$3.1 billion investment for Web 2.0
Taiwan's state-controlled telecom company plans to invest NT$100 billion (US$3.1 billion) over the next five years to upgrade its network and further develop applications and services based on Web 2.0, a spokeswoman said Monday.
Telstra threatens to scrap $2.2b broadband network
The head of Australia's largest telecommunications company has threatened to scrap an A$3 billion (US$2.2 billion) national high-speed, fixed-line broadband network.
Report: Symantec may owe IRS $1 billion
Antivirus software maker Symantec may owe the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as much as US$1 billion in back taxes and penalties, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Gates Foundation receives $30.7 billion pledge
Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates may never see a more generous donation to the foundation run by he and his wife: a US$30.7 billion pledge from the world's second richest man, famed investor Warren Buffett.
UMC finds more 65-nanometer chip customers
United Microelectronics (UMC), the world's second largest contract chip maker, said Thursday it's seeing strong demand from a variety of customers for production of chips with feature sizes as tiny as 65 nanometers.
Spansion puts mobile phone security right in with data
Flash memory chipmaker, Spansion, plans to fight mobile phone viruses and data theft with new security technology it puts right into its chips.
COMPUTEX - Greenpeace plans protests at Computex
Greenpeace International, the environmental group, plans to protest the use of toxic chemicals in electronics products from mobile phones to PCs at the Computex IT show in Taipei next week.
TSMC uses Xbox 360 to lure new recruits
The world's largest contract chip maker is offering new job seekers a chance to win Xbox 360 game machines if they apply for positions at the company, a sign of how eager Taiwanese tech companies are to attract workers.
Microsoft teams up on specialty 3G handsets
Microsoft has teamed up with two Taiwanese companies to develop 3G handsets for business users in a bid to create gadgets that meet specific user needs.
Flextronics sells software unit for US$900 million
Flextronics International, one of the world's top contract electronics manufacturers, said Sunday it agreed to sell its software business to an affiliate of buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. in a deal valued at US$900 million.
Yahoo may face penalty over jailed Chinese journalist
Yahoo Holdings (Hong Kong) could face a fine, a civil lawsuit, or both if it is found to have illegally divulged personal data used to put a Chinese journalist in jail for 10 years.
Samsung elbows its way into chip foundry business
Samsung Electronics plans to double the capacity at its chip foundry subsidiary by the end of this year and become a potent new rival in the made-to-order chip business, a senior Samsung executive said Tuesday.
Check Point withdraws bid for Sourcefire
Check Point Software Technologies, an Internet security company, on Thursday withdrew its application to acquire intrusion-prevention firm Sourcefire amid protests over the deal by some US government offices.