MD said the raids make clear that competition authorities "are intensifying their investigative efforts into Intel's ... business practices."

Stats ChipPAC as been notified that Tessera has sought to add it and other parties to a pre-existing patent infringement action pending in the Northern District of California, asserting claims for infringement of several Tessera patents ...

TSMC annouced that its January sales rose 25.6% on year, topping the gain reported by rival UMC

Prices for the chips used in PCs have surged 38 percent this year and shares of Samsung and Hynix have climbed as well. Further gains may be ahead.

Intel said Korean FTC (Free Trade Commission) visit its office in Seoul earlier this week during normal business hours and Korea began investigating Intel's marketing and rebate practices last August, following similar probes by Japan and the Europea

Micron announced an internal reorganization late Thursday as it pushes forward with its plan to diversify into more profitable, higher-growth markets.

The two companies mutually and amicably elected to terminate those agreements at this time based upon their mutual concern that they could not satisfy all of the approval conditions necessary to close the agreements in a timely fashion.

Toshiba will spend $2.4 billion on its semiconductor business and monthly production of 12-inch wafers will reach 70,000 units by March 2007.

The proceeds will enable ATEME to maintain and enhance its technological advance in leading edge video compression.

The STw4810 -- which is designed as an ideal partner for any multimedia Application Processor Engines (APE), including ST's STn881x Nomadik(TM) processors, used in multimedia portable products such as mobile phones and PDAs.

The firm specializes in plasma process technologies required in the manufacturing and packaging of MEMS and advanced electronic devices

The firm agreed to sell its wafer test business to SV Probe PTE Ltd. and its package test assets to Investcorp Technology Ventures II, LP.

For the full year 2005, Amkor's sales were a record $2.1 billion, up 10% over 2004. For 2005, Amkor's loss was $137 million, or ($.78) per share, and included a provision of $50 million for legal settlements. For 2004, Amkor's net loss was $38 millio

The companies announced that the collaboration aims to find new applications and markets for IBM's Power microchips.

The China-based pure-play foundry said on Monday that said its fourth-quarter loss narrowed from the previous quarter, as it followed its peers in riding a sector rebound.

LG Electronics has designed Genesis Microchip's recently launched Cortez Advanced video controller into its new 32-inch, 37-inch, and 42-inch LCD TVs, models 32/37/42LC2R, 32/37/42LB1R.