"...iSuppli analyst said the 3G and GPS radios in the new models probably did add cost, but pointed out that other components (most notably memory) are indeed going down in price...Gartner said even the 3G radio technology probably didn't add as much cost..."

t's something that many ASM International shareholders have been waiting for, after several years of persuasion and tactics to get the company to slough its struggling frontend business away from its profitable backend business - Applied Materials has made a verbal unsolicited $400M-$500M offer to buy its atomic layer deposition (ALD) and plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) businesses.

"...Infineon had also received lower orders than expected for an unnamed project to supply HSDPA chips for high-speed Internet phones, leading analysts to speculate Apple's new iPhone would launch at lower volumes..."

"...The committee under the Ministry of Knowledge Economy that includes 10 experts from the government, academia and the industry, said that the plan does not pose a serious threat to national security..."

"...the adjustments would mostly affect higher-end chips, but would not say how big they would be or when they would occur...The industry is still healthy but we face some structural profit pressure. In the short term we also face pressure from inflation and oil prices..."

"...Who is to say it will be Intel taking market share from ARM and not the other way? Intel will probably always be able to make a microprocessor that runs faster, but ARM can do one that uses less power. We are still a long way ahead in that..."

"...Sony hasn't decided whether it will commercialize the product...The battery's sensitized solar cells have an energy-conversion efficiency of 10%, which is said to a practical application standard..."

"... Infineon plans to sell its own shares via a capital increase to KKR in a deal that would make the private equity firm the largest investor in the German chipmaker with a 40-50% stake..."

"...Toshiba senior VP said NAND flash prices will either be flat or go up a bit in July-September...demand for Toshiba's high-capacity flash memory chips was strong, adding that the company was currently receiving orders for about 5% more than it could supply..."

"...Following our meeting with Nanya, we believe that it is highly likely that Micron will purchase Qimonda's stake at Inotera following the recent JV establishment between Nanya and Micron, according to id Daniel Amir, an analyst with Lazard Capital Markets... "