TSMC chip shipments rise during strong Q3
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) on Thursday reported strong chip shipments during the third quarter, lifting its net income over market forecasts.
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BenQ Mobile aims to double handset market share
The new mobile phone company born from BenQ's acquisition of Siemens's mobile phone division earlier this year has set a heady agenda for itself, vowing to double its share of the global handset market within the next few years, turn profitable by the end of 2006, and reduce costs by Euro 500 million (US$604 million) without laying off a single worker.
Intel plans to invest US$650 million in chip factory
Intel plans to invest US$650 million to increase output at an existing chip factory in New Mexico in order to reduce costs and better meet customer requirements, the company said.
Powerchip plans massive DRAM expansion
Taiwanese memory chip maker Powerchip Semiconductor plans to build four massive new factories in Taiwan over the next six years to become one of the world's leading DRAM (dynamic RAM) suppliers.
Samsung improves DRAM technology to increase output
Samsung Electronics has announced it had produced its first DRAM (dynamic RAM) computer chips using 70-nanometer production technology. The manufacturing technology improvement means the company will be able to double the number of chips it makes on a single silicon wafer, the raw material of a chip, once the process is widely in use in the company's factories.
Hackers fail to break into Via's StrongBox
Hackers at a security conference in Malaysia failed to break into Via Technologies's StrongBox security application during a competition, Via officials said last Friday, but the company gathered some valuable feedback from participants.
Microsoft gets hacker feedback on IE7 Beta 2
Microsoft showed off the preliminary work it has done on the second beta version of its popular Internet Explorer, version 7, at the Hack in the Box Security Conference in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and came away with some good feedback, managers at the company said Thursday.
3GSM - HP to help mobile operators launch new services
Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Tuesday announced a new business, dubbed the Services Marketplace, aimed at helping telecommunications operators adopt new, innovative services for their users.
Mobile phone group urges governments to lower taxes
Governments in developing countries should lower import duties on mobile handsets and slash service taxes to ensure they aren't impeding social and economic growth, and further widening the digital divide, the GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) Association said Monday.
Chipset shortage hurts PC industry, but will clear soon
A shortage of Intel chipsets has crimped PC sales during the third quarter, but more chipsets from other suppliers should ease the shortfall in October, the world's largest maker of computer motherboards said Wednesday.
New USB phone aimed at Skype users sells out in 2 days
The first USB (universal serial bus) phone developed by a new Taiwanese venture focusing on hardware products for use with Skype's VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) software sold out in just 50 hours in Taiwan, a company representative said Friday.
Adobe's net profit leaps 39 percent in Q3
Adobe Systems on Thursday reported its third quarter net profit rose 39 percent from a year ago on solid business execution.
Taiwanese operator puts commerce twist on blogging
One of Taiwan's largest mobile operators is launching a Web site that puts a new twist on blogging and opens the possibility for some real-world e-commerce down the road.
Hitachi sells portion of Elpida Memory
Hitachi has sold just over 4 per cent of the outstanding stock shares in Elpida Memory, Japan's leading supplier of DRAM (dynamic-RAM) computer memory chips, Elpida said Tuesday.
China moves against SkypeOut VoIP calls
Chinese telecommunications companies are blocking access to cheap Internet phone calls in China by cutting off software services such as SkypeOut, the popular VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) service, analysts and service providers said Monday.