DisplayBank believes that Sony is about to start a massive TV discount war and that moves by the Company to change their manufacturing partners was a key part of their plan.

Certification for WiMAX equipment on the 2.3GHz spectrum could be delayed longer than expected and this will impact the country's rollout of wireless broadband services using the technology. The certification by the WiMAX Forum standards body based in the United States may only happen by end 2009 or even later, said Nokia Siemens Networks which manufactures such equipment.

A recent study by the global market intelligence firm IDC (International Data Corporation) indicates the Indian semicon and embedded design service industry would face challenges due to looming recession in the US and a depreciating dollar putting pressure on margins.

Over the past six months or so, Asus, Everex, and HP have managed to bring low-cost ultraportable notebooks to market. But dozens of other computer makers have promised to bring out their own mini-notebooks... Here's a roundup of some of the computers that have been announced or are already available.

The departure of Samsung Group chairman Lee Kun-hee out and disbanding of the group’s strategic planning office has set subsidiaries on a more solitary course under their respective management. They will have to strengthen their autonomy and will be evaluated on their achievements without having to seek cooperation with other affiliates.

Oerlikon Solar and Baoding Tianwei announced the contract signing for a turnkey thin film solar module production line. The initial production capacity will be 46.5 MWp (Megawatt peak) per year. The deal includes all major thin-film solar module production equipment including metrology and testing facilities. In the coming months the machinery will be shipped, installed and commissioned by a team of Oerlikon Solar experts. The project site is located in Bao Ding.

A technique developed by a team from the Kochi U. of Technology, Casio Computer, and Geomatec can be used to manufacture TFT-LCD panels using far less of the increasingly costly material indium, reports the Nikkei Business Daily.

"...Amid the gloomy situation in the global chip market, Samsung plans to maintain the dominance by killing its rivals with cash...Samsung will invest some 10 trillion won solely for the semiconductor business in 2008..."

According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a method for assembly and packaging of one or more flip chip-configured semiconductor dice with an interposer substrate to form a flip chip-type semiconductor device assembly. The flip chip-type semiconductor device assembly includes a conductively bumped semiconductor die and an interposer substrate having a plurality of recesses formed therein.

Sony Corporation of America (SCA) announced today that it has signed a merger agreement with Gracenote. Sony will pay approximately US$260 million plus other contingent consideration. Gracenote specializes in embedded technology, enriched content, and data services for digital entertainment solutions within the Internet, consumer electronics, mobile, and automotive markets. Gracenote powers leading services including Apple iTunes, Yahoo! Music Jukebox and Winamp.

Writing on Nanosolar’s blog, CEO Martin Roscheisen has unveiled the next prong in his firm’s business plan — a focus on municipal solar power plants of 2 - 10 megawatts in size. The idea is to build 10 acre lots on the outskirts of small cities that could feed into the municipal power grid directly.

Samsung Electronics beat expectations with a 37% rise in quarterly net profits, fuelled by sparkling performances in display panels and mobile phone handsets.

oftware giant Microsoft Corp. announced its fiscal third-quarter earnings Thursday, posting a quarterly profit that beat expectations thanks to strong sales of server software and Xbox 360 game consoles. Microsoft also offered fiscal 2009 guidance that topped Wall Street's estimates.