ASAT Holdings Receives Notice of Delisting from NASDAQ; Company Expects American Depositary Shares Will Trade on the OTCBB
HONG KONG and MILPITAS, Calif., March 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — ASAT
Holdings Limited (Nasdaq: ASTT) (the “Company”), a global provider of
semiconductor package design, assembly and test services, today announced
that on March 25, 2008 it received notice from the staff of the Nasdaq
Stock Market regarding the Nasdaq Hearing Panel’s determination on the
Company’s non-compliance with Nasdaq continuing listing requirements,
including maintaining the market value of its listed securities above $35
million, its stockholders equity above $2.5 million, Read more
TECH Semiconductor Chooses Vector Express for High Productivity and Improved Performance
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Novellus Systems,
Inc. (Nasdaq: NVLS), today announced that its VECTOR Express(TM) plasma
enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) system has been successfully
qualified for production at TECH Semiconductor. The Singapore-based DRAM
manufacturer has selected VECTOR Express for its productivity enhancements,
low defectivity and high yield at 300 mm. Read more
NXP Launches World’s Smallest Single-Chip Triple-Mode PCTV Solution
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands & HANNOVER, Germany –(Business Wire)– Mar. 6, 2008 In a move to bring a high-quality anytime, anywhere TV viewing experience to ultra-mobile computers, NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, today launched the world’s smallest single-chip PCTV solution - SAA7231 - that supports worldwide broadcast standards. Packaged in half the size of a minicard, NXP’s latest innovation is 40 percent power-efficient, saves OEMs up to 15 percent of total BOM (bill-of-materials) cost, and speeds up time-to-market under one month. Read more
AMD Demos 45nm Native Quad-Core Processors for Server, Desktop
Customer Testing of Product Samples Underway. HANNOVER, Germany - Mar. 4, 2008 AMD (NYSE: AMD) demonstrated at the CeBIT electronics exhibition its first 45nm quad-core chips running multiple operating systems and a range of processing intensive applications. The processors were produced in Dresden, Germany, in AMD’s Fab 36 300mm manufacturing facility, using an advanced 45nm process co-developed with IBM.
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Alcatel-Lucent Announces New Breakthroughs for Optical Networking and Optoelectronic Components at OFC 2008
PARIS, February 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext
and NYSE: ALU) today announced, in four post deadline papers accepted at
the OFC/NFOEC conference in San Diego, California, new optical networking
milestones, including a new optical transmission record and three novel new
photonic integrated circuits. Read more
ON Semiconductor’s New 16 Watt AC-DC Adapter GreenPoint™ Reference Design Exceeds ENERGY STAR® Requirements for xDSL Modem Adapters
This Highly-Efficient, Open Reference Design Can Be Easily Modified for Use with 10-20 Watt, Single Output-Voltage Adapters for Printers, Routers, and Hubs
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MIPS Technologies Announces Strategic Alliance With NXP Semiconductors for HDMI Technology
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — MIPS
Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIPS), a leading provider of industry-standard
architectures, processors and analog IP for digital consumer, home
networking, wireless, communications and business applications, today
announced that it has extended its strategic relationship with NXP
Semiconductors to offer HDMI-based IP solutions for digital home
applications, including high-definition DTVs and display units, A/V
receivers and set-top boxes. Read more
National Semiconductor Announces New Regional Vice President, Japan Division
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — National
Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: NSM) announced today it has appointed Jeff
Waters as regional vice president of National’s Japan Division. Waters, who
will be based in Tokyo, will oversee National’s sales and marketing efforts
in Japan and report to Michael Noonen, senior vice president of Worldwide
Marketing and Sales. He replaces Juergen Heldt who passed away on February
15. Read more
Atmel Appoints Charles Carinalli, Semiconductor Industry Veteran, as New Independent Director
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atmel(R)
Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) today announced that the Company’s Board of
Directors has appointed Charles Carinalli as a new Independent Director.
Mr. Carinalli, 60, is the Principal of Carinalli Ventures and currently
serves on the Board of Directors of Extreme Networks, Inc. and Fairchild
Semiconductor International, Inc. Mr. Carinalli served as Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer of Adaptive Silicon, Inc., a programmable logic
start-up, from 1999 until 2002. From 1996 to 1999, Mr. Carinalli was
President and Chief Executive Officer of Wavespan Corporation, a developer
of broadband wireless access systems which was acquired by Proxim, Inc. Read more
Samsung’s New Application Processor Brings Advanced Multimedia Capabilities to Smart Phones and Personal Navigation Devices
BARCELONA, Spain –(Business Wire)– Feb. 10, 2008 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., the world’s leader in advanced semiconductor solutions, introduced today its newest mobile application processor, the S3C6410, which combines a power ARM1176 processor core, clocked at up to 667MHz, and advanced hardware blocks for multimedia processing. Read more