Semiconductors
Fairchild Semiconductor's global power resource centre develops LED street lighting solution
11 Aug 2010
Global chip sales rise in May: SIA
07 Jul 2010
The global chip industry that saw a steep decline during the global recession last year hasnow gained momentum driven by sales from China and India
Samsung Electronics to invest $3.6 billion at US plant
10 Jun 2010
Since 1996 the Korean giant has invested about $5.6 billion at its Austin plant at its only semiconductor manufacturing plant located outside South Korea
Global semiconductor sales rise in January
02 Mar 2010
Boosted by strong demand for chips used in consumer and industrial products, global semiconductor sales rose 47.2 per cent from January 2009 to reach $22.4 billion in January 2010
Karnataka unveils 2010 semiconductor policy-2010
03 Feb 2010
Intel, Micron introduce 25-nanometer NAND
02 Feb 2010
Samsung settles patent suit with Rambus for $900 million
20 Jan 2010
Samsung Electronics has settled its long-running semiconductor patent battle with Rambus Inc, a designer and developer of memory chips by agreeing to pay $900 million
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