Graphics market on fire; AMD gains
The market for graphics processing units (GPUs) saw the biggest increase in third-quarter shipments in six years, according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR), as AMD gained in both the desktop and laptop segments.Newsflash: Not all Semi's are sucking lemons!
Shares of Broadcom Corp. leaped as much as 14% Wednesday after the company reported a big jump in third-quarter profit, aided by strong sales of broadband communications and cell phone chips.Chip equipment: 2001 all over again?
Analysts see troubling signs in Lam Research quarterly report.Teradyne Results: $22.7M Loss for Q3 - no quick turnaround
Electronics testing equipment maker Teradyne Inc. reported a loss of $22.7 million for the third quarter of 2008, a significant drop from its Q3 2007 profit of $61 million.Chroma ATE profit declines 13% sequentially
Testing equipment vendor Chroma Ate saw its after-tax profits decline 13% sequentially to NT$335 million (US$10 million) in the third quarter of 2008 as clients, especially those in the LCD and IC sectors, cut their capital expenditureTech stocks drop - Verigy downgraded by Oppenheimer
U.S. stocks plummeted at the start of trading Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 408.59 points. Verigy downgraded -- price target slashed from $16 to $9Teradyne swings to a third-quarter $22.7M loss
Revenue fell to $297.3 million from $299.5 million in the same period last year. Stock down ~7%.IC Test equipment vendors report declined profits for Jan-Sep
Two leading Taiwan IC testing and LCD equipment suppliers Mirle Automation and Test Research (TRI) have seen a decline in profits for the first three quarters of 2008 due to weak market conditions, according to the companies.Financial Crisis seriously impacting NXP
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