I don't know about you, but when I read that {complink 2376|Hewlett-Packard Co.} intends to break off its personal computer business, I couldn't help thinking many high-tech companies are having great difficulty inspiring confidence among investors and consumers that their go-to-market strategy is sound as market shifts bring new demands on their ability to compete.…
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GENEVA — STMicroelectronics (NYSE: STM) announced today that it has published its 2011 Half-Year Financial Report for the six-month period ended July 2, 2011 incorporating unaudited interim financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The 2011 Half-Year Financial Report is available at www.st.com under Investors Room. {complink 5218|STMicroelectronics NV}
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DALLAS and FORT WORTH, Texas — Mouser Electronics, Inc. and Mitsubishi Electric & Electronics USA’s Semiconductor Division today announced a new distribution alliance that will provide design engineers with fast, seamless access to Mitsubishi Electric’s high-performance TFT-LCD modules and design accelerator kits. For design engineers, the distribution alliance means fast, seamless access to a wide…
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BANGALORE, India, and REUTLINGEN, Germany — Freescale Semiconductor (NYSE: FSL) and the Bosch Group’s Automotive Electronics division have combined their leading positions in automotive electronics and systems expertise to create an automotive airbag reference platform for the growing automotive safety segment in emerging markets such as India and China. The new airbag reference platform is…
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MONTREAL — Future Electronics is pleased to announce its newly designed website, launched on Saturday, August 20th, after months of design changes and software improvements. The new site achieves a number of goals, the first and highest of which is a significant increase in speed with search results returning twice as fast as before. Plus,…
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SAN JOSE, Calif., and SINGAPORE — Avago Technologies Limited (Nasdaq:AVGO), a leading supplier of analog interface components for communications, industrial and consumer applications, today reported financial results for the third quarter of its fiscal year 2011, ended July 31, 2011, and provided guidance for the fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2011. Net revenue was…
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I would have bought the TouchPad tablet PC from {complink 2376|Hewlett-Packard Co.} if I could have found one. At the clearance price of $99 for the 16GB model and $149.99 for the 32GB model, I would have swam the Pacific and taken on Hercules just to get my hands on the TouchPad — if I…
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Organic light emitting diode (OLED) display technology got a boost today as leading display manufacturer Samsung Mobile Display Co. Ltd. licensed OLED technology from Universal Display Corp. Universal is an early researcher and developer of OLED technology and materials. The companies have already worked together for more than a decade, and today's agreement will accelerate…
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. — Mindspeed Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: MSPD), a leading supplier of semiconductor solutions for network infrastructure applications, today announced the resignation of senior executive Kurt F. Busch. The company also announced that Najabat H. (Hasnain) Bajwa, the company’s senior vice president and general manager, lightspeed connectivity solutions within its high-performance analog group, will…
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Approximately 18.5 million units shipped in China compared to 17.7 million units in the US, according to IDC
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