EETimes Semi News

• DSP shipments collapse, but wireless holds up
Research firm Forward Concepts reports that DSP shipments collapsed at the end of 2008, with sales plunged 33% from October to November. Compared to sales in the previous year, November sales were off by a stunning 49%.



• Ixys reduces headcount, takes pay cuts
Power semiconductor maker Ixys Corp. has implemented a number of cost-cutting moves.



• Verizon Wireless to support Kindle rivals
Verizon Wireless is poised to have rivals of Amazon's popular electronic Kindle reader use its network to download material such as books and newspapers wirelessly, according to an executive for the wireless service provider.



• Microchip slashes forecast, takes pay cuts
Responding to the IC downturn, Microchip Technology Inc. has lowered its forecast, taken pay cuts and reduced its production rates.



• U.S. agency clears AMD's foundry deal
A U.S. panel that reviews transactions involving strategic industries has cleared a foundry deal between government-owned Advanced Technology Investment Corp. of Abu Dhabi and Advanced Micro Devices.



• Apple to sell copy protection-free songs
Apple has reached a deal with major record labels to sell digital songs without the copy protection software that had prevented fans from sharing music bought from its iTunes store, the maker of the iPod and iPhone said.



• Macworld fizzles with no Jobs or Apple surprises
Apple, missing master pitchman Steve Jobs and facing subdued expectations during its final appearance at the Macworld trade show, rolled out upgrades to its home movie and photo software.



• CES: Cisco faces challenges in consumer expansion
Cisco Systems is attempting to break into the consumer entertainment market this year, taking on big brands like Apple, as it faces a slackening in sales of routers and other network equipment.



• Actual November chip sales were lowest since April 2005, says WSTS
The global market for semiconductors was $16.96 billion in November, down 22.5 percent compared to November 2007, according to 'actual' data from the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization.



• Samsung, SanDisk roll SSDs
Two companies--Samsung and SanDisk--have separately rolled out solid-state drives (SSDs) for use in opposite ends of the spectrum.



• Record VC investments for cleantech seen in '08
Clean technology venture investments during 2008 in North America, Europe, China and India totaled a record $8.4 billion, up 38 percent from $6.1 billion in 2007.



• Conference coverage: 2009 Consumer Electronics Show
While this year's Consumer Electronics Show will reflect the current economic downturn, there will still be plenty of news, products and pronoucements emanating from the Las Vegas Convention Center.



• Intel invests in litho source maker
Energetiq Technology Inc. (Woburn, Mass.), a developer of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and deep ultraviolet (DUV) light source products, has raised additional capital in its Series C round of financing.



• Struggling Tower names new chairman
Amid a string of losses and layoffs, Tower Semiconductor Ltd. has nominated Amir Elstein to serve as its new chairman.



• Micrel to cut jobs after Q4 profit warning
IC vendor Micrel plans to cut its workforce by 6 percent, the company said in announcing that it has revised its fourth quarter 2008 revenue and earnings outlook downward.



• DRAM capex expected to decline by 47% in '09
Market research group DRAMeXchange (Taipei, Taiwan) is predicting a decline in capital expenditure amongst global DRAM makers of 47 percent compared to the previous year.



• Stealthy Tabula has raised cash for PLD launch
Tabula Inc. (Santa Clara, Calif.), a fabless semiconductor company developing programmable logic devices, has not had much to say publicly about itself since its formation in 2003.



• Energy-harvesting RF chip aims at Mars, Earth
Energy harvesting radio technology targeted for future Mars missions could make use of a single-chip microtransceiver being developed at Kansas State University.



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• Tech sector faces worsening credit conditions
The general credit rating of the high-tech sector worsened in the second half of 2008 with semiconductor manufacturers leading the group down a path that could increase their lending costs. 2009 could be as bad if the economy does not improve, according to a ratings agency.



• Logitech cuts jobs, abandons targets
Logitech plans to cut some 5 percent of its global workforce and abandoned its fiscal 2009 targets after consumers cut back on Christmas spending, the world's largest computer mouse maker said on Tuesday.



• Intel could take a strategic stake in SMIC, says report
Foundry chip supplier Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (Shanghai, China) is in discussions over the sale of a strategic stake in itself to the world's largest chip manufacturer Intel Corp. (Santa Clara, Calif.), according to a Reuters report.



• Large LCD shipments declined again in Q4, iSuppli says
Worldwide large-sized LCD panel unit shipments decreased by 5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, following a 3 percent drop in the third quarter, market research firm iSuppli said. The firm cut its estimate for large-sized LCD panel revenue in 2008 by 8 percent.



• LDK warns on 4th quarter, 2009 revenue
Solar wafer maker LDK Solar warned of lower-than-expected fourth quarter and 2009 revenue, saying the global economic crisis and tight credit markets have weakened demand for solar power, sending its shares down nearly 14 percent.



• Taiwan's DRAM makers seek bailout
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs has earmarked NT$200 billion ($6 billion) in aid for ailing companies, including the island's struggling DRAM makers.



• Analysis: NXP's survival options must include more asset sales
Whatever ails NXP Semiconductors B.V. will not be resolved merely by the appointment of a new president and CEO.

Moreover Technologies

• U.S. agency clears AMD's foundry deal
WASHINGTON - A U.S. panel that reviews transactions involving strategic industries has cleared a foundry investment deal between government-owned Advanced Technology Investment Corp. of Abu Dhabi and Advanced Micro Devices. AMD (Sunnyvale, Calif.) said
• AMD wants to make small laptops cheaper with Yukon
AMD will launch mobile chips on Tuesday that it hopes will make thin laptops cheaper. Agam Shah (IDG News Service)07/01/2009 09:08:00 Advanced Micro Devices hopes to undercut prices of expensive ultraportable laptops with mobile chips it is expected to
• Micron Technology's memory loss shows through in wider quarterly loss
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Micron Technology Inc. on Tuesday reported a bigger quarterly net loss as the semiconductor maker reeled from 'significant decreases' in average prices for memory-chip products. Shares of Micron (MU:MUNews , chart , profile
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• Microchip Tech Cuts 3Q View Amid Slowdown, Extends Pay Cut
Chip maker (MCHP) lowered its fiscal third-quarter earnings expectations amid a semiconductor industry slowdown that has prompted the company to continue its pay-cut plans and manufacturing reductions. Additionally, Microchip said it expects fiscal
• AMD gets US clearance for Abu Dhabi joint venture
NEW YORK (AFP) - - Advanced Micro Devices said Tuesday it received clearance from US authorities for a joint venture with capital from two Abu Dhabi investment firms to help it compete against sector leader Intel. The US computer chip maker said the plan
• AMD gets US clearance for Abu Dhabi joint venture
Advanced Micro Devices said Tuesday it received clearance from US authorities for a joint venture with capital from two Abu Dhabi investment firms to help it compete against sector leader Intel. The US computer chip maker said the plan was cleared by the

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