Chip equipment developer may fill a gap in China’s plan to develop homegrown semi industry.
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Taiwanese chip maker’s suit accused SMIC of carrying out large scale industrial espionage.
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. files a new suit against its rival in China.
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Fabless design company gets $14.8 million to buy digital signal processor unit.
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Chinese university axes head of microelectronics school.
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Doll Capital Management announces new general partner and plans to invest $500 million in China in the next decade.
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Cypress will trade its chip processing tech for Grace’s manufacturing capability.
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Saifun jumps 50 percent, and iRobot rises 11 percent, in strong market debuts.
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The fast-rising contract chip maker plans to compete with international rivals.
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The profitable Chinese chip company aims for the Nasdaq and business expansion.
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Chinese chip maker SMIC plans to license Saifun’s memory technology to expand its semiconductor business.
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Makers of custom-ordered chips are expected to increase their sales by only 7.8 percent in 2005.
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The Chinese foundry plans to use the loan from Chinese banks for factory expansion after failing to win guarantees from the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
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Just-sold SunGard may be split; Open source for Thailand’s greater good; Micron does U.S. proud; Africa’s Celtel heading toward Kuwait.
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A breakup would hurt competitors and U.K., says BT chief; snubbed giant SMIC hits back at U.S.; tech won’t cure U.S. health care; don’t mess with Texas R&D.
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A Chinese foundry will get no loan guarantee from Export-Import Bank—for now.
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Verizon takes MCI’s call; U.S. denies China’s loan application; Mexico calls timeout to dial Cingular; mobile companies play money ball in Cannes.
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It’s war over the Taiwan Straits – but the weapons are chips, not missiles.
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