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The Inquirer
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"...the Texas facility accounts for ~70% of MEMC's polysilicon production...SEMI estimates that the Pasadena facility accounts for ~6% of worldwide polysilicon production...MEMC said it can divert supply away from the spot market and keep its major customers in better supply...."
Semiconductor International
Semiconductor International
The Chosun Ilbo
TVpredictions.com
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"...this 24-die stacked NAND flash memory chips is only 1.4 mm thick...enabling 16GB of memory density...Hynix said it aims to develop an MCP with 28 stacked NAND chips in the coming years..."
The Korea Times
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electronic design
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What do you give the data security nut who has everything? IronKey may have the answer: what it claims is a almost totally secure steely USB Flash drive that doesn't simply encrypt the data kept on it but runs to protect your applications and online activities.
The Register
We try out a standalone HSDPA 3.5G ExpressCard based modem for internet access to your computer anywhere, anytime.
TweakTown
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We have a look at snazzy external storage solution from Seagate with fast eSATA connectivity and more.
TweakTown
LGE's European plants will stop production of unprofitable models smaller than 30 inches and instead focus on manufacturing high value-added larger LCD TVs.
The Chosun Ilbo
Broadcom announced that its integrated Blu-ray and HD DVD system-on-a-chip (SoC) has been selected by Samsung Electronics to power the dual format BD-UP5000 Duo high definition (HD) player.
CNNMoney
Specialty chemicals maker Rohm and Haas said Tuesday it will cut 200 jobs and discontinue a digital imaging business line as part of a restructuring aimed at faster growth and more efficient operations.
Forbes
LOI to be accepted by early October. Preferred bidders selected by November
Company release
A US federal appeals court on Tuesday revived part of Broadcom's antitrust lawsuit against rival chipmaker Qualcomm.
Business Week
Yahoo has struck a deal to buy BlueLithium, the fifth-largest US online ad network, for US$300 million in cash, in the latest move to consolidate the fast-growing behavioral ad targeting market.
Reuters UK
Reg Hardware
A new war of words between Beijing and Washington broke out yesterday after China denied US officials' claims that Chinese military hackers had broken into its computers, including that of the defence secretary Robert Gates.
telegraph.com.uk (USE Daily Telegraph (UK))
LG has been in talks with Daewoo Electronics to outsource part of its production of LCD TVs in Europe, both companies said on Monday.
The Korea Times
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