International Business News - CHIP http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest chip contractor, lowered its fourth quarter sales forecast by 8.6 percent, as the global economic slowdown continued to cut demand for wafers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/taiwan-chip-maker-tsmc-lowers-sales-forecast.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:17:30 EST Global chip sales fell 2.4 percent in October from a year ago as prices declined for chips used in digital cameras, cell phones and music players amid the worldwide financial crisis. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081201/chip-sales-fell-2-4-pct-in-october-from-year-ago.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:02:14 EST Shares of cell phone chip makers declined Friday after Nokia Corp., which is the world's largest mobile phone maker, lowered its outlook for fourth-quarter mobile device volumes across the industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/sector-snap-cell-phone-chip-stocks-decline.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:16:43 EST Deutsche Bank analyst Steve O'Rourke said in a Monday note that semiconductor equipment makers, which have been cutting jobs over the past few months, may be planning "much more substantial layoffs in the coming weeks." http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081111/ahead-of-the-bell-semiconductor-equipment-makers.htm Tue, 11 Nov 2008 09:22:05 EST Semiconductor sales totaled $23 billion in September, an increase of 1.6 percent from the same month last year and up 1.1 percent from August, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081030/industry-group-september-chip-sales-up-1-6-pct.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:50:06 EDT The World Trade Organization will examine whether Japan is complying with a ruling against its punitive import charge on South Korean computer chips. The WTO has twice ruled against a 27.2 percent charge Tokyo levies on dynamic random access memory made by South Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. Earlier this year, the WTO gave Japan until Sept. 1 to bring the tariff in line with international trade rules. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/wto-probes-japanese-tariff-on-hynix-computer-chips.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:23:52 EDT Sultry weather can be hard on any traveler, and for wine it can be disastrous. A high-tech shipping label now being used by some in the industry aims to warn customers if there's a chance they're getting cooked cabernet. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/128187-wine-chip.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/high-tech-wine-labels-track-travel-temperatures.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080912/high-tech-wine-labels-track-travel-temperatures.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:38:45 EDT South Korea will ask the World Trade Organization to investigate Japan's compliance with a ruling against the punitive charge it imposes on imports of high-tech computer chips. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/korea-takes-japan-back-to-wto-in-hynix-dispute.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:01:11 EDT Intel Corp. said Sunday it plans to sell its new generation of chips for desktop computers under the established "Core" brand, with the first chips of the new line to be called Core i7. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080810/intels-new-chip-to-be-called-core-i7.htm Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:24:17 EDT VeriChip Corp., which makes radio-frequency identification systems, said Friday it will pay one-time special cash dividend payment of $1.35. The dividend is payable Aug. 28 to shareholders of record as of Aug. 18. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/verichip-declares-special-dividend-of-1-35.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:01:03 EDT Global sales of semiconductors grew 5.4 percent to $127.5 billion in the first half of 2008 propelled mostly by overseas demand, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080804/chip-sales-grow-5-4-percent-in-1st-half-of-year.htm Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:45:06 EDT Snack lovers, rejoice: Munching on potato chips just got a little healthier. Four food manufacturers agreed to reduce levels of a cancer-causing chemical in their potato chips and french fries under a settlement announced Friday by the state attorney general's office. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080802/settlement-will-reduce-carcinogens-in-potato-chips.htm Sat, 02 Aug 2008 01:23:44 EDT Four food manufacturers have agreed to reduce levels of a cancer-causing chemical in their potato chips and french fries in a settlement with the state of California. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080801/settlement-will-reduce-carcinogens-in-potato-chips.htm Fri, 01 Aug 2008 21:50:50 EDT A Dutch company warned corporate customers Monday to upgrade the security of a smart-card chip widely used to enter buildings and for public transportation after scientists won the right to publish its arithmetic code. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080721/dutch-court-nxps-smart-card-code-can-be-released.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:11:48 EDT A former executive with the holding company that controlled VeriChip Corp. has sued the provider of radio frequency identification systems, seeking to get more than $6 million a lawyer says the company owes him. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/former-executive-looks-to-block-verichip-sale.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:48:13 EDT Worldwide chip sales rose 7.5 percent in May to $21.8 billion compared with the same period a year earlier, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080630/sia-semiconductor-sales-up-7-5-percent-in-may.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:17:53 EDT Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rolled out a new package of chips for laptops Wednesday, a major overhaul of its mobile lineup the chip maker hopes will help it climb out of a deep financial trough. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/amd-rolls-out-new-laptop-chip-package.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:02:58 EDT Advanced Micro Devices Inc. rolled out a new package of chips for laptops Wednesday, a major overhaul of its mobile lineup the chip maker hopes will help it climb out of a deep financial trough. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080604/amd-rolls-out-new-laptop-chip-package.htm Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:08:48 EDT A global shortage of laptop batteries is eating into sales of microchips and other components, a financial analyst working in the microchip sector has said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080521/analyst-sees-battery-shortage-effect-on-chip-market.htm Wed, 21 May 2008 15:59:22 EDT VeriChip Corp., a provider of radio frequency identification systems, said Thursday it agreed to sell its Canadian subsidiary Xmark Corp. to Stanley Works for $45 million in cash. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080515/verichip-to-sell-xmark-to-stanley-works-for-45m.htm Thu, 15 May 2008 17:17:37 EDT