Nvidia Corp. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) seem to have a difficult relationship. Nvidia is not getting the 55-nm capacity it needs from the silicon foundry giant, a problem likely to worsen as the graphics chip maker moves to the 40-nm node, says Doug Freedman, an analyst at American Technology Research.

Shares in solar panel maker Evergreen Solar plunged nearly 28% Monday on investor concerns related to a convertible offering underwritten by now-bankrupt Lehman Brothers. The stock dive followed the largest-ever bankruptcy filing ever by Lehman Brothers Holdings, which filed for Chapter 11 protection after being felled by the credit crisis and lower real estate values.

ontract suppliers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) and Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) will likely benefit from NXP Semiconductors' restructuring plan, which is underscored by closures of several chip-making factories and job cuts.

At VLSI 2007 Symposium, Samsung promised new materials and structures for 56nm. Samsung plans to make a number of changes to the basic transistor design – both for the cell access transistor in the memory array and the peripheral support transistors used to design the control logic. 56nm devices get a "lift" with raised source drains to improve transistor drive current.

Huang Ping-chung, budgeting officer at the Legislative Yuan...commented that "We've long budgeted the purchase," He added that the new TV sets are more economical for they consume less power. "Moreover," he added, "they are safer, because the old ones may explode."

Despite the appearance of a slowing economy, a number of company executives at the CTIA Wireless IT conference here believe that the portable navigation device (PND) market, wireless location-based services (LBS), enterprise, and other segments will continue to grow.

Eizo Nanao Corp announced the "Eizo FlexScan EV2411W-H" 24.1-inch LCD monitor that uses white LEDs as its backlight source.

"...Nvidia is not getting the 55nm capacity it needs from silicon foundry giant TSMC, a problem likely to worsen as the graphics chip maker moves to the 40nm node..."