Semiconductor Industry & Servers

Chip-maker Intel has promised to supply a fix for a recently released firmware update, which once applied, bricked certain users' solid-state drives (SSD). Full Story »

MUMBAI (Reuters) - Intel , the world's largest chip maker, is planning to participate in bids invited by Indian state-owned telecom equipment maker ITI Ltd to set up joint ventures, the Business Standard reported on Friday. Full Story »

Hoping to build on the success of netbooks like Acer's AspireOne, Intel wants to prove that its Pine Trail chip package can do for desktops what the first Atom processors did for laptops. Full Story »

WOBURN, Mass. - Semiconductor maker Skyworks Solutions Inc. said Thursday that revenue will grow in the current quarter, and set a profit target above analysts' expectations. Full Story »

WOBURN, Mass. - Skyworks Solutions Inc., which makes semiconductors for wireless products, said Thursday its profit increased as lower operating costs offset a slight decline in sales. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Chinese semiconductor company Actions Semiconductor Co. said Thursday it has promoted Niccolo Chen to be its new CEO. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Intel Corp was sued by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who accused the world's largest chipmaker of threatening computer makers and paying billions of dollars in kickbacks to maintain its market dominance. Full Story »

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The Semiconductor Industry Association said Thursday its forecast for global chip sales is brighter than its previous projections, reflecting an improving economy. Full Story »

Nvidia has quietly begun taking aim at Intel through a series of editorial cartoons, poking fun at the chip giant through a site known as IntelsInsides.com. Full Story »

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSMC) has won a major victory over China's biggest chip maker in a court case that could have wide ranging implications for the loser. Full Story »

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Semiconductor maker Microchip Technology Inc. said Wednesday that earnings and sales fell in the latest quarter, but its CEO said profit margins would improve as the company increases production to meet stronger business conditions. Full Story »

CHANDLER, Ariz. - Microchip Technology Inc., which makes semiconductors and microcontrollers, said Wednesday it would pay a quarterly cash dividend next month. Full Story »

NEW YORK - The legal challenges to Intel Corp.'s sales tactics mounted Wednesday as New York's attorney general accused the world's biggest computer chip maker of using "illegal threats and collusion" to dominate. Full Story »

PHOENIX - ON Semiconductor Corp.'s third-quarter profit fell from a year earlier, but its adjusted results beat Wall Street expectations and its shares rose in late trading on a bullish outlook. Full Story »

NEW YORK (AFP) - The attorney general of New York state filed an antitrust lawsuit against Intel Corp. on Wednesday alleging the US computer chip giant engaged in illegal practices to dominate the market. Full Story »

Chartered Semiconductor shareholders have accepted an acquisition offer by Abu Dhabi's Advanced Technology Investment Co. (ATIC), the company said Wednesday. Full Story »

SAN FRANCISCO - Some semiconductor stocks finished lower Tuesday after a Morgan Stanley analyst downgraded the sector and individual stocks including Intel Corp. on a prediction that a boom in their share prices is in its "final innings." Full Story »

Intel expanded its chip shipment lead over Advanced Micro Devices during the third quarter as the rivals battle for larger market share, according to a survey released by Mercury Research on Tuesday. Full Story »