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Samsung says sells over 300 million mobile handsets in 2011
December 12, 2011 7:40 am | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics Co. Ltd said on Sunday its annual mobile handset sales this year had exceeded 300 million units for the first time in the company's history.
Nissan, Microsoft to brief on strategic partnership
December 12, 2011 7:35 am | News | CommentsNissan Motor Co said on Monday that it will brief on a tie-up with Microsoft Corp in Tokyo at 4 p.m. (0700 GMT).
Intel Q4 hit by hard disk drive supply shortage
December 12, 2011 7:32 am | News | CommentsIntel Corp warned that fourth-quarter results would miss its previous forecast due to hard disk drive supply shortages caused by floods in Thailand.
South Korea's net nirvana spawns good, bad and ugly results
December 6, 2011 7:24 am | by Jonathan Hopfner, Reuters | News | CommentsOn a single, dimly-lit floor in the towering central Seoul headquarters of Korea's National Police Agency, dozens of hard drives and mobile phones sit on shelves awaiting dissection.
Samsung plans flash chip line in China
December 6, 2011 7:22 am | by Hyunjoo Jin, Reuters | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics said on Tuesday it plans to build a flash memory chip plant in China, seen costing some $4 billion, as a boom in smartphones and tablet computers is set to fuel the $22 billion chip industry's growth next year.
Chinese court rejects Apple lawsuit over iPad name
December 6, 2011 7:15 am | News | CommentsA court in southern China has rejected a lawsuit by Apple Inc, accusing a Chinese technology company of infringing its iPad trademark, a newspaper reported on Tuesday, the latest move in a protracted tug-of-war over the name.
Worldwide Semiconductor Sales Projected to Top $300 Billion in 2011
December 5, 2011 9:34 am | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsThe Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), representing U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing and design, today announced that the SIA has endorsed the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization’s Autumn 2011 global semiconductor sales forecast which has
Energy Micro wins EDN China Innovation award for low power Tiny Gecko microcontroller
December 5, 2011 4:00 am | News | CommentsEnergy Micro has won the Leading Product Award for its ARM Cortex-M3 based Tiny Gecko EFM32 low power microcontroller in the Embedded Systems category of the EDN China Innovation Awards 2011.
Hydrogen Pressure Sensor is Certified for Use on Fuel-Cell Vehicles
December 2, 2011 7:16 am | Product Releases | CommentsAmerican Sensor Technologies has developed the AST 2000H2 Hydrogen ASIC Pressure Sensor for use on hydrogen-powered vehicles and in other emerging hydrogen applications. The sensors are already certified for use by European and Asian automobile manufacturers as
Samsung Mass Produces Optical Sensor in Pixel LCD Panels
December 2, 2011 5:40 am | by Posted by Chris Warner | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd. announced that it began mass production of 40-inch ‘Optical Sensor in Pixel’ LCD panels, which feature highly advanced optical sensors, in November 2011. The Optical Sensor in Pixel LCD panel detects
Nintendo wants to keep up Black Friday momentum
November 30, 2011 7:32 am | by Liana B. Baker, Reuters | News | CommentsAfter a strong Black Friday showing, Nintendo now has to focus on maintaining the momentum for its products over the next five weeks of the crucial holiday season, the company's U.S. president told the Reuters Global Media Summit on Tuesday.
Samsung scores rare patent win versus Apple in Australia
November 30, 2011 7:27 am | by Amy Pyett and Narayanan Somasundaram, Reuters | News | CommentsSamsung Electronics Co is set to resume selling its Galaxy tablet computer in Australia as early as Friday, after the South Korean technology firm won a rare legal victory in a long-running global patent war with Apple Inc.
LG replaces appliances chief; mobile head stays despite losses
November 30, 2011 7:22 am | News | CommentsSouth Korea's LG Electronics Inc has replaced the head of its home appliances division but kept its mobile chief despite the business posting six consecutive quarters of losses.
AT & T, China Telecom agree to expand partnership
November 30, 2011 6:14 am | News | CommentsAT&T Inc and China Telecom have agreed to expand their relationship in China and the United States and will look into supporting each other in other regions.
Olympus ex-CEO lands in Tokyo for showdown
November 23, 2011 5:37 am | News | CommentsFormer Olympus Corp CEO turned whistle-blower Michael Woodford touched down back in Tokyo on Wednesday for a meeting with investigators probing one of Japan's biggest accounting scandals and a showdown with the board that threw him out.
Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association Launches Semiconductor Startup Growth Initiatives
November 22, 2011 8:29 am | News | CommentsWith semiconductor startups declining in number and VCs becoming more and more hesitant to invest funds in getting them off the ground, a different approach is needed to enable these innovative entrepreneurs to gain a foothold in the semiconductor market.
China PV Installations Forecast to Surpass Both US and Japan
November 22, 2011 6:47 am | News | CommentsIn the Asia Pacific region, the photovoltaic market is forecast to grow 39% Q/Q and 130% Y/Y in Q4’11. Q4'11 installations of more than 2 GW of PV capacity are expected, which will raise the region's share of the global market this year.
India federal police raids Bharti, Vodafone offices
November 21, 2011 6:00 am | News | CommentsIndia's federal police on Saturday conducted searches at Vodafone's Indian unit and Bharti Airtel's offices seeking details on spectrum allocation by the government to operators between 2001-02.
China Mobile says total subscribers rose to 638.89 million in October
November 21, 2011 5:58 am | News | CommentsChina Mobile Ltd, China's largest mobile carrier, said on Monday that its total mobile subscribers increased to 638.89 million in October, including 45.33 million 3G subscribers.
Loyal Olympus workers feel betrayal over accounting scandal
November 21, 2011 5:57 am | by Yoko Kubota, Reuters | News | CommentsEmployees at Japan's Olympus Corp are feeling shock, anger and betrayal as they watch the public humiliation of a company to which many have devoted their working lives.
Secretive North Korea opens up to cellphones
November 21, 2011 5:55 am | by Jeremy Laurence, Reuters | News | CommentsSecretive North Korea is expected to register the 1 millionth cellphone user on its new 3G network by the end of the year, barely four years after people were thrown into prison camps, or possibly even executed, for owning one.
Pasquale Pistorio on Singapore’s Semiconductor Industry
November 18, 2011 3:49 am | Videos | CommentsMr Pasquale Pistorio speaks on the State of the Semiconductor Industry at the Singapore Semiconductor Industry Association (SSIA) Summit 31 Oct 2011.
Lanner Electronics Doubles Factory Capacity
November 10, 2011 5:40 am | News | CommentsOn 1st November Lanner officially launched a new factory in New Taipei City’s Xizhi district, increasing capacity from 18,000 to 40,000 systems per month. The factory expansion comes after months of running at full capacity.
Huawei Honors RF Micro Devices With Supplier of the Year Award
November 9, 2011 11:24 am | News | CommentsRF Micro Devices today announced that Huawei Technologies has honored RFMD with Huawei’s 2011 “Best Supplier Award.” The prestigious award was accepted by RFMD’s president and CEO, Bob Bruggeworth, at an awards ceremony held earlier today in Shenzhen, China.
Photovoltaic Installations in China to Reach Same Level as the US in 2011
November 7, 2011 3:53 am | News | CommentsFalling module and balance of system prices have significantly improved photovoltaic project internal rates of return and led to an explosion in project development activities in China.
