Tagged: Semiconductor & News
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Silicon Labs to buy Boston-based Ember for US$72m News
21.05.2012 US semiconductor company Silicon Laboratories is to acquire the Boston-based Ember Corporation for $72m. The acquisition of Ember is part of Silicon Lab’s move to enable... -
Intel reaps Q1 revenue of US$12.9bn News
18.04.2012 Semiconductor chip maker Intel reported quarterly revenue of US$12.9bn, up from US$12.85bn from the same period last year. -
Semiconductor spending to reach $316bn in 2012 - Gartner News
16.03.2012 Worldwide semiconductor revenue will total $316bn in 2012, a 4pc increase from 2011, according to a forecast by Gartner, Inc. This outlook is an increase from Gartner's previous... -
Worldwide semiconductor sales slow rapidly - Gartner News
16.09.2011 Worldwide semiconductor revenue has slowed this year, and the market is on pace to have revenue total $299bn, a decline of 0.1pc from 2010, according to Gartner, Inc. This... -
The digital business week News
26.04.2011 A digest of the top business and technology news stories from the past week.Tags: Apple, Nokia, Microsoft, Cork, Semiconductor, Intel, Siemens, Communications Workers Union , Google, Eric Schmidt -
Microchips that ‘harvest’ their own energy News
20.01.2011 A research team based in the Netherlands and China has succeeded in making a microchip that has an efficient solar cell placed on top of the microelectronics, meaning the chip... -
AMD CEO steps down News
11.01.2011 AMD CEO Dirk Meyer will step down and will temporarily be replaced by its CFO. -
Chinese firm acquires Irish tech company Firecomms News
22.11.2010 Firecomms, the Co Cork-based transceivers and semiconductors firm, has been acquired by Chinese corporation the ZJF Group and has garnered a €5m R&D investment. -
Decawave scoops US technology award News
19.11.2010 Dublin-based company Decawave has been awarded the ‘Best Technology Development’ for RTLS/WSN at an industry show in Boston, US. -
High level EU group to identify key enabling technologies News
14.07.2010 A high level EU expert group, including Intel’s Jim O’Hara, representing the semiconductor industry, has been appointed to advise the European Commission on the key technologies... -
Nanotech breakthrough to revolutionise microchip manufacturing News
22.02.2010 A team of scientists at the Tyndall National Institute have designed and fabricated the world’s first junctionless transistor that could revolutionise microchip manufacturing in...Categories: R&D, Digital 21 -
Revenue Commissioners grants Xilinx global trader status News
18.03.2010 The Revenue Commissioners have granted the EMEA headquarters of US semiconductor player Xilinx the designation of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO), one of the first of such...Categories: Business, ERP & Supply Chain Management -
Spectre of Govt cutbacks haunts future of venture capital News
25.02.2010 Despite Irish tech firms’ equity funding increasing 20pc to €288 million in 2009, concerns have been raised that Government cutbacks may impact on future early stage and... -
Parts shortage to see rise in consumer tech prices News
13.01.2010 For the first time in six years, the price of personal computing devices is predicted to rise due to a components shortage, Gartner says.Categories: Business -
US multinational tech firm to create 100 jobs in Dublin News
17.12.2009 Maxim, the US multinational manufacturer of high-performance semiconductor products for both the consumer and industrial market, announced today that it is locating its EMEA hub...Categories: R&D -
Chip business to experience its first consecutive revenue declines News
17.12.2008 According to Gartner, in 2009 the multi-billion dollar semiconductor industry will experience consecutive years of declining revenue for the first time in its history.Categories: Business -
The chips are down as credit crunch eats into semiconductors News
04.11.2008 The ongoing credit crunch is set to wipe more than US$25bn off sales in the semiconductor industry.Categories: Business -
Tech firms continue to raise venture capital despite credit crunch News
01.11.2008 Local knowledge companies raised €70.8m from venture capitalists in the three months leading up to September.Categories: Business -
Desktops lead PC chip slowdown News
04.06.2008 The shipment of semiconductors for PCs and servers slowed to a growth rate of -9.2pc over first the first quarter of 2008, compared to the fourth quarter of last year due to...Categories: BusinessTags: IDC, Semiconductor -
Profits up at Xilinx News
25.04.2008 Xilinx has reported net revenues of US$475.8m in the financial fourth quarter of 2008, flat sequentially from the prior quarter and up 7pc compared to the same quarter a year ago.Categories: BusinessTags: Semiconductor, Xilinx