"...The first quarter has been more difficult compared to the forecasts Hynix made...but no changes in the company annual targets"

From GPS cameras to solar handbags, this article will cover some of the less familiar technologies demonstrated at CeBIT 2007.

"...After IPOs in New York or Hong Kong, none of the Chinese foundries trades above its strike price...Chinese foundries have been unprofitable despite a bucketful of incentives and tax breaks offered..."

"...discussion on domestic labor issues in general, employment insecurity and the company's social responsibility instead of the original proposed discussion regarding Samsung's management style..."

"...What makes the 2006 PV industry growth even more amazing is that it had practically nothing to do with the industry leader Sharp but lot of other hungry companies...."

"... successful suitor likely to have to spend up to $500m for an expected 20% stake...a commentar said SMIC needs funds for capital expenditure and private equity firms can bring expertise and networks to the table too..."

"SMIC share price surged more than 11% on Monday on news that it had hired investment banks to find a strategic investor..."

"...Micron plans to be in production on 1-gigabit DDR3 chips and offer samples of 2-gigabit DDR3 chips in middle of 2007..."

"...The new CEO has lots of urgent and important agenda ahead of him, including building new plants, overcoming tariffs and finding a new owner..."

"...Transportation Department imposed an "indefinite moratorium" on upgrading, saying there is no compelling technical or business case...cited hardware, software and labor costs, compatibility issues with current applications and limited funding..."

"...2Q revenues will come down because DRAM prices are expected to continue to be under pressure...price correction in the DRAM market to continue for the next few months..."

"...Inotera had already secured a 16.7-hectare piece of land for a third plant...costs will go up by about 15% if Inotera decided to use 75nm...capex for 2007 is NT$40 billion"