Continuing bad news from Europe. This time ST.
Although STMicroelectronics grew revenues faster than the overall market during 2008, it is still not immune to the downturn and will cut jobs and capital expenditures in 2009.Some ... good news from Nokia??
Nokia has notified chip suppliers that it will increase orders in March, a sign showing that handset demand may be recovering, according to market sources.Uncertainty in chip market 'unprecedented,' SIA warns
Economic troubles in 2008 caused chip sales to fall by 2.8 percent compared to the previous year and there are no clear signs of when the market will turn around.SEMI takes control of ATE standards group
The new automatic test equipment (ATE) standards group is off to a shaky start.Japan Semiconductors facing, "an unprecendented crisis."
A stream of bad news from Japanese companies last week demonstrates global impact of slowdown.Grim GPU outlook for AMD, Intel, Nvidia leaves ATE systems idle
GPU chipments in the fourth quarter dropped 34% from Q308, and 29% from the same quarter last year. Laptop graphics are still dominated by Intel with 59.2% share and growing.Formfactor results plummet in Q4
Quarterly revenues were $39.9 million down 66.9% from $120.5 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2007.Elpida, Powerchip, ProMOS may "come together"
Hit by an industry-wide downturn that means they lose money on every chip they make, three Asian DRAM makers have begun talks on bringing their companies together.Teradyne reports loss, will cut workforce by 14%
Teradyne reported yesterday evening a loss in the fourth quarter amid weaker sales, and said it would slash about 14 percent of its work force and implement a temporary pay cut.More Articles...
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- Silicon Valley no longer manufacturing hub for tech industry
- TSMC to see first loss in 20 years in Q109
- Qimonda files for insolvency
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