Slower sales ensure that only four companies among the top 20 experienced double-digit growth.

When Fujio Masuoka invented the flash-memory chip at Toshiba in the '80s, he launched the Digital Era.

The No. 2 chipmaker has surged as it's taken business from its larger rival. Does it still have room to run now that Intel's hitting back?

The sale of the 18 percent Infineon stake completes Siemens's exit from the chipmaker and comes at a time when Munich-based Infineon is preparing to separate its memory-chip division to help improve profitability.

The tentative ruling said China-based Actions created chips that used two designs patented by SigmaTel. The companies make audio chips for MP3 players and have been locked in the legal battle since SigmaTel filed a federal lawsuit in January 2005.

An alternative to standard NAND flash memory cards, the OneNAND-based memory cards available in 32MB through 256MB MultiMediaCards offer twice the performance of comparatively-sized MMC cards and 10 times that of alternative memory cards...

Rambus, which develops chip interface technology, is turning its attention beyond chipmakers to computer vendors as potential targets for its licensing business.

"SST announced that its revenue in the first quarter is expected to be between $108 and $112 million versus previous guidance of $117 to $132 million"