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    CORRECTED: AMD hives off factories in bid to fight In (Reuters)
    Reuters - Chip maker Advanced Micro Devices will hive off its pricey manufacturing plants, get a cash injection and shrink its debt to compete harder against bigger rival Intel for market share, sources familiar with the situation said. -- read full article
    Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:54:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Global chipmakers cautious about outlook (Reuters)
    Reuters - Semiconductor makers have turned cautious about year-end sales, amid worries the global financial crisis is hurting consumer confidence and could put a dent in holiday sales. -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:08:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Freescale looks to sell cell phone chip business (Reuters)
    Reuters - Freescale Semiconductor said on Thursday it was exploring strategic options for its cell phone chip business and intends to complete a sale, joint venture or other options in the coming months. -- read full article
    Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:09:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Acer's Predator Gaming PC Comes to the U.S. (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - The Acer Aspire Predator features an Intel Core 2 Quad 9300 processor, a nVidia GeForce 9600GT graphics card, 8GB of DDR2 memory, and two 640GB hard drives. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 17:36:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Industry group: August chip sales rose 5.5 percent (AP)
    AP - Semiconductor sales totaled $22.7 billion in August, up 5.5 percent from a year ago and 2.4 percent from the previous month, the Semiconductor Industry Association said Thursday. -- read full article
    Thu, 02 Oct 2008 13:11:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Standard Microsystems 2Q profit declines (AP)
    AP - Semiconductor maker Standard Microsystems Corp. said Wednesday its fiscal second-quarter profit declined, and shares fell after-hours after its outlook fell short of expectations. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:21:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    New AMD Chip Pushes Graphics Cards Under $40 (PC Magazine)
    PC Magazine - Here's a thought for you lonely gamers: for less than the price of a dinner out with a blind date, you can buy yourself a graphics card. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 12:23:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Correction: Sun CEO pay story (AP)
    AP - In a Sept. 24 story about the fiscal 2008 pay package for Sun Microsystems Inc. Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Sun's share of the computer server market fell 7 percent in the last quarter, and that IBM Corp.'s share rose nearly 14 percent. -- read full article
    Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:11:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Sun Microsystems CEO gets $11M 2008 pay package (AP)
    AP - Sun Microsystems Inc. Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz received an $11.1 million pay package in the server and software maker's most recent fiscal year. -- read full article
    Wed, 24 Sep 2008 23:32:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Sun Microsystems CEO gets $11M 2008 pay package (AP)
    AP - Sun Microsystems Inc. Chief Executive Jonathan Schwartz received an $11.1 million pay package in the server and software maker's most recent fiscal year. -- read full article
    Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:22:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Intel Ships Dual-Core Atom for Specialized Desktops (NewsFactor)
    NewsFactor - Intel has begun shipping a new dual-core Atom processor for use in "nettops" -- affordable desktop computers that are expected to be purpose-built primarily for Web surfing, e-mail and basic Internet usage. The Atom 330 is priced at $43 in 1,000-unit quantities. -- read full article
    Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:52:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Toshiba cuts profit forecast on lower chip prices (AP)
    AP - Toshiba Corp. lowered its profit forecast lower Friday, blaming the plunge in semiconductor prices and weaker-than-expected demand, slipping into the red for the fiscal first half for the first time in five years. -- read full article
    Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:46:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    Lehman lifeline was critical to chip maker AMD (AP)
    AP - With Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s cash reserves dwindling and the chip maker's overall financial health deteriorating to dangerous levels last year, the company was thrown a lifeline by Lehman Brothers, the investment bank now in bankruptcy. -- read full article
    Fri, 19 Sep 2008 18:59:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    AMD "Fusion" ads focus on graphics, user experience (Reuters)

    AMD's new 'Fusion' ad is seen in an undated handout image. (AMD/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Forget about specs. PC chip maker Advanced Micro Devices is rebranding itself by showing leaves, scorpions and a teenager playing the guitar.


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    Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:06:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
    NEC, Elmos team up on chips (Reuters)

    A photographer takes a picture at the NEC semiconductor plant in a file photo. (Jeff J Mitchell/Reuters)Reuters - Japan's NEC Electronics Corp (6723.T) and Germany's Elmos Semiconductor AG said they would jointly develop semiconductor products to better compete in the automotive and industrial markets.


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    Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:23:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Semiconductor Industry & Servers
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