nVidia Warns of Chip Delays, Weak Demand
Internet News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Chipmaker cites problems in production process.
Memory Chips
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Apple places order for 50 million NAND flash memory chips, causes worldwide NAND supply reductions
Ring Nokia (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
When Apple hits the NAND flash memory market for some binge-shopping, the world pays attention. Apple is the NAND market, at least on this planet, and the iPhone-maker routinely affects global flash-memory supply with their massive orders. The latest such NAND flash-memory order to shortchange the rest of the world's flash-memory buyers is Apple's 50 million-strong [...]
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Apple orders 50 million 8 GB NAND flash chips
iPod Reviews Blog (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
In a move that is believed to help Apple to secure low NAND flash memory prices as well as create artificial shortages for competitors, Apple has ordered 50 million flash memory chips for its iPhones and iPods from Samsung Electronics. Apple huge order is in place to support an increase in iPhone production.
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Apple orders 50 million 8 GB NAND flash chips
iPhone.best-blog.co.uk (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
In a move that is believed to help Apple to secure low NAND flash memory prices as well as create artificial shortages for competitors, Apple has ordered 50 million flash memory chips for its iPhones and iPods from Samsung Electronics. Apple huge order is in place to support an increase in iPhone production.
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The real secret of Steve Jobs's success [Apple]
Valleywag (Free subscription) | yesterday
Everyone likes to talk up Apple's innovative design. It's a much more attractive story than the real reason why Apple has come to dominate first the MP3 player market, and soon, the smartphone... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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BeaconEquity.com Issues TraderNotes on SNDK, QBIK, FWLT, YHOO, CMCSA, TZOO, HBAN, LBAS
SBWire Press Releases (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today's TraderNotes include: SanDisk Corporation (Nasdaq: SNDK), Cubic Energy Inc. (OTCBB: QBIK), Foster Wheeler Ltd. (Nasdaq: FWLT), Yahoo! Inc. (Nasdaq: YHOO), Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA), Travelzoo Inc. (Nasdaq: TZOO), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (Nasdaq: HBAN) and Location Based Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: LBAS)
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Apple Slurps Up Samsung's NAND Flash for iPhone 3G
iPod Observer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Samsung Electronics has advised their customers that a huge order from Apple for 50 million 8 Gb NAND flash memory chips will force them to reduce their available supply to them, according to DigiTimes on Wednesday.
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Scientists Build Nanowire Memory That Uses Trits, Not Bits [Storage]
Gizmodo (Free subscription) | yesterday
Scientists at University of Pennsylvania have been tinkering with germanium-tellurium nanowires and have figured out how to make them store data in three states. Yup, that's 0,1 and 2... binary seems...
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Nvidia warns of revenue slump on weak demand
atHome Top Story (Free subscription) | yesterday
Graphics chipmaker Nvidia Corp. warned yesterday that revenues and gross margin would miss analysts' estimates due in part to weak demand, sending its shares down 25 per cent.
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Top Computer Products Cos. Post Decline in Employment
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Tolkoff, Sarah TECHNOLOGY: No.1 Western Digital bucks trend with 65 hires Buyouts and restructurings played out during the past year at Orange County's biggest makers of computer products.
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J.R.Simplot, Micron's First Backer, Dies
Mannerisms (Free subscription) | yesterday
It was sad to hear about the death of J.R.Simplot, who put up the founding money for Micron Technology. He had a good innings, dying in May at 99 after the most colourful life....
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Samsung cuts NAND supply to deliver 50 million chips to Apple
DV Hardware (Free subscription) | yesterday
DigiTimes claims Samsung will reduce its supply of NAND flash memory chips as it has secured a large order from Apple for 50 million 8Gb-equivalent NAND chips for the iPhone. The sources indicated that Samsung recently informed them it has secured orders for 50 million 8Gb-equivalent NAND flash chips mainly for use in Apple's iPhone. Amid the new orders, Samsung said it would sharply cut supply to...
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US Patent 7393736 - ZrHfSnO2 nanolaminate dielectrics
TinyTechIP (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/7393736.html As the continuation of Moore's law becomes more difficult with conventional semiconductor materials a search is underway for better dielectrics. This patent from Micron Technology teaches one variety of high-k dielectrics formed using nanolaminated oxides. Claim 1 reads: 1. A method comprising: forming a substantially planar nanolaminate dielectric layer...
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Wednesday's Winners & Losers: SanDisk
The Street (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Shares gain 8.6% after an analyst suggested NAND memory chip pricing could stabilize.
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Applehas order 50 million GB of flash memory for the iPhone
HardMac.com (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
Source : Digitimes In order not to be caught short Apple ordered for July the equivalent 50 million GB in memory chips, enough to manufacture more than 6 million 8GB iPhone or half that for the 16 GB. In spite of these very important orders, the market of the memory flash remains very down; however these low prices really help the bottom line for Apple. [translation by crispin ]
