Despite its increased cost cutting course, Infineon plans no further job cuts.

Elpida Memory said it has developed a copper through-silicon via technology (Cu-TSV) and applied it to an 8Gb DRAM with vertical connections among eight memory die and an interface chip.

Japan's Sumco, the world's No.2 maker of silicon wafers used to make chips, said it tumbled to a first-half loss on weaker wafer demand from chipmakers.

Word on the street is that Micron is seeking to enter the NOR flash market. Some also speculated that Intel wants to unload its interest in Numonyx.

Shares of memory chip developer Rambus rose 8% on September 4 on speculation that Samsung Electronics would buy the company, but Samsung said it had no such plans.

Because "LED TV" implies that displays are comprised totally of LEDs, which is not the case, the Advertising Standards Authority wants Samsung to change its ads in the UK.

LG Electronics, the world's second-biggest maker of LCD televisions, said the company aims to increase shipments by about 47 percent next year, driven by demand from emerging markets.

The Singapore dollar will strengthen 2.1% to S$1.41 over the next 12 months, and Taiwan's dollar will gain 4.4%to NT$31.5, economists led by Hong Kong-based Michael Buchanan wrote in a report.

Novellus Systems narrowed the range of its expected third-quarter per-share loss to US$0.09 to break-even, from US$0.15 to break-even, as conditions in the semiconductor sector continue to improve.

The antitrust trial between memory chip designer Rambus and several chip makers, including Micron Technology, has been postponed, according to reports.

A new Microelectronics Innovation Center is being formed at the Université de Sherbrooke in Bromont, Québec, to focus on 200mm MEMS and 3D wafer-level packaging, and advanced technologies associated with the assembly and packaging of silicon chips.

Hitachi researchers have developed a method to form cavities in the interconnect layers of CMOS ICs, allowing MEMS sensors to be created in the wiring layers.