"...what's encouraging is that the memory spending taking place is smoothing itself out. We're not just seeing a huge front-end loading taking place..."

"...The IBM breakthrough enables the move from horizontal 2-D chip layouts to 3-D chip stacking...the new method eliminates the need for long-metal wires that connect today’s 2-D chips together, instead relying on through-silicon vias"

"...It has been a dismal year for AMD, which has steadily lost desktop and server market share to the much-larger Intel...profit margins should shrink even more, as Intel applies further pressure on its rival to slash prices..."

"...Taiwan's exports of computer chips and other electronic parts climbed 9.8% in March after falling 4% in February...Powerchip Semiconductor Corp. is among exporters reporting higher sales..."

"...Cension is investing $270 million in its first phase, and will spend another $413 million on the second phase, which should start construction in September. The new lines will add 50,000 wafers per month..."

"...PSC said April DRAM prices have begun to show signs of a rebound on top of improving demand from customers...and PSC is maintaining a cautiously optimistic outlook over 2Q07 performance as it is traditionally the weak period for the industry..."

"...company CEO highlighted that this significant customer agreement is one of the largest ever completed but without disclosing details about the new customer..."

"...The new mini NANDrive storage solution measures 12mm x 24mm x 1.4mm and offers storage capacities ranging from 1GB to 8GB..."