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New York attorney general settles case against Intel
The New York Attorney General settled an antitrust case it brought against Intel in 2009, the chip maker announced on Thursday.
New York attorney general settles case against Intel
The New York Attorney General settled an antitrust case it brought against Intel in 2009, the chip maker announced on Thursday.
Global semiconductor market to grow this year, SIA says
The global semiconductor market is showing signs of a healthy recovery after a rough 2011 in which year-over-year growth was flat, the Semiconductor Industry Association said on Monday
Micron CEO dies in plane crash
Steve Appleton, chairman and CEO of memory and semiconductor maker Micron, was killed in a small plane accident in Boise, Idaho, on Friday.
ST Micro sees 40W LED flash in future smartphones
STMicroelectronics hopes to make blurry low-light images from smartphone cameras a thing of the past with a new chip designed to boost light output from LED-based flashes.
Semiconductor market to slow this year, iSuppli says
Semiconductor industry revenue will grow at a slow pace this year due to struggling economies worldwide, lower spending and sluggish demand for products, research firm IHS iSuppli said in a study released on Tuesday.
Semiconductor market to slow this year, iSuppli says
Semiconductor industry revenue will grow at a slow pace this year due to struggling economies worldwide, lower spending and sluggish demand for products, research firm IHS iSuppli said in a study released on Tuesday.
Say goodbye to Fast Ethernet
The Layer 2-3 Ethernet switch market is forecast to approach $28 billion in 2016, with future growth driven primarily by sales of Ethernet switches optimized for larger data center deployments.
Scientists Use Freaking Lasers to Cool Superconductors
Here at GeekTech, we’ve seen our share of lasers used for anything from art to shooting down freaking missiles. But, one that “cools”?
Impact of Thailand floods continues to bite tech industry
Nvidia lowered its revenue forecast Tuesday for the quarter ending Jan. 29, citing the impact of the hard disk drive (HDD) shortage caused by the Thailand floods on its mainstream GPU business.
Sony announces next-generation image sensors for smartphones, digital cameras
Sony said Monday it has developed new technology for the tiny imaging chips that power cameras in portable devices, which will allow for clearer photographs while using less space and cutting manufacturing costs.
VGA, DVI display interfaces to bow out in five years
Legacy VGA (Video Graphics Array) and DVI (digital-visual interface) display ports will likely no longer be used in PCs over the next five years as newer interfaces gain in popularity, NPD In-Stat said in a study released on Thursday.
Lytica Gives Product Designers a Hand With Electronic Component Cost Estimator
We normally don't get into the business side of the tech industry, but thought this was kind of interesting. A company called Lytica offers a component cost estimator can help any business--from startups to major corporations--get both the average and best-in-class prices of components (like capacitors or connector), learn their potential price savings, get alternate source recommendations, and more.
Corning readies new Gorilla Glass for 20 percent thinner screens
Corning is shipping samples of an updated version of its popular Gorilla Glass product, that will allow screens to be 20 percent thinner at the same strength.
Sony to launch flash cards with 125 Mbps write speeds
Sony said Friday it will begin selling memory cards with write speeds of 125 Mbps, the fastest in the industry, from February.