AMD to slash staff numbers as revenues fall
AMD could be set to cut staff by up to 20 percent following a larger drop in third quarter revenues than had been expected. Sources close to AMD told Reuters the chip maker is preparing to lay off...
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Demand for communications ICs to outstrip computer applications
Demand for integrated circuits is to see a 'major shift' according to analysts, as communications applications outstrip demand for computers. According to semiconductor industry analysts IC Insights,...
View ArticleARM revenues up 20 percent in Q3
ARM has seen its revenues rise 20 percent in its Q3 results as customers continue to spend on mobile devices. Competitors such as Intel and AMD may be suffering from slow PC sales, but ARM has seen the...
View ArticleUS companies fail to disclose use of conflict minerals
US electronics companies are failing to to disclose their usage of conflict minerals ahead of the introduction of a federal law - with 90 percent of companies yet to produce the necessary data....
View ArticleQualcomm invests $120 million in struggling Sharp
Fast-growing wireless chip maker Qualcomm is set to move into the LCD screen market with a $120 million investment in struggling Sharp. The Japanese manufacturer announced that it had reached an...
View ArticleNokia raises €170 million by selling off HQ
Nokia is to sell of its headquarters at its Finnish base, raising €170 million for the struggling company. Phone maker Nokia has agreed a sell and lease plan on its property in Espoo, Finland, creating...
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Mobile chip sales to outpace PCs in 2013
Mobile phone chip sales are set to outpace total PC revenues for the first time next year, analysts house IC Insights has claimed. Falling sales of desktops will contribute to mobile chips dominance in...
View ArticleSSD prices continue to fall
The prices for SSD drives have continued to fall and are now a third of what they were in 2010. According to iSuppli, in 2010 a gigabyte of SSD would set you back $3 and now you can pick up the same...
View ArticleEbook craze is slowing
It is starting to look like the death of bound books has been much exaggerated. For the last few years, technology pundits have been declaring books were dead as a dodo and the world was going to read...
View ArticleQualcomm jazzes up mobile range
While mobile chip makers mocked Intel for not moving faster to provide them with decent competition, there are signs that the industry is a little spooked when it finally showed up. Qualcomm has...
View ArticleSemiconductor inventory reaches record levels
Chip inventories reached record highs near the end of 2012, and according to IHS iSuppli, semiconductor revenue will decline in Q1, prompting new concerns about the state of the market. Overall...
View ArticleSeven companies bid in UK 4G auction
Britain's largest mobile spectrum auction is under way, as seven operators are bidding to acquire new airwaves for next generation broadband services. Ofcom is in charge of the bidding process and the...
View ArticleHDD sales expected to plunge
HHD sales will take a canning this year as SSDs boom, according to beancounters at iSuppli. iSuppli claims that HDD revenue is set to drop to about $32.7 billion this year, down 11.8 percent from $37.1...
View ArticleChip sales down 2.7 percent in 2012
Semiconductor sales are down in line with gloomy forecasts, but things might not be as bad as they seem. Chip sales dipped $291.6 billion in 2012, down 2.7 percent from record sales of $299.5 billion...
View ArticleKorean chipmakers dominate DRAM market
Korean DRAM manufacturers have a virtual stranglehold on the industry and as of Q4 2012 they control 80 percent of the market. DRAM sales have recovered thanks to strong demand for smartphones, growing...
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IHS iSuppli reports unexpected semi inventory plunge in Q4
Although the semiconductor market is hurting and it is not expected to rebound until the latter half of the year, IHS iSuppli is reporting an unexpected decline in inventory, led by Intel. Inventory...
View Article$599 Ultrabooks coming for Christmas
Chipmaker Intel is still struggling to market sleek and pricey Ultrabooks, which are facing more competition than ever from high-end tablets and hybrids. However, it could finally be about to make them...
View ArticleNAND flash market hits record high
The PC market remains weak and the overheated smartphone and tablet market seems to be slowing down as well, but NAND makers are reporting their best quarter in history. According to IHS iSuppli, NAND...
View ArticleApple adopts native PCIe flash storage
In what might be the kiss of death for a promising new technology, Apple has announced that it will adopt PCIe Flash Storage. The move appears to follow Sony's announcement that it will begin selling...
View ArticleMobile devices to gobble up more DRAM than PCs
Just in case someone needed more proof that the PC market is in trouble, IHS iSuppli has told the world that mobile devices will eat up more DRAM chips than traditional PCs by 2015. Mobile devices...
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