Arroyo honors 52 top exporters.
President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo yesterday honored the 52 companies that have been cited by the Export Development Council (EDC) as the Top Export Performers for 2003 in a simple ceremony at the Ceremonial Hall of Malacanang. Trade and Industry Secretary Cesar Purisima, also ECD chairman, reported to...

TSMC Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of NT$0.48.
HSINCHU, Taiwan, Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- TSMC (TAIEX: 2330; NYSE: TSM) today announced consolidated revenue of NT$64.56 billion, net income of NT$12.45 billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$0.48 (US$0.07 per ADS unit) for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2008. Year-over-year, fourth quarter revenue decreased...

UMC Reports 2008 Fourth Quarter Results.
Customer demand stabilized, while UMC will continue with R&D efforts to maintain long-term competitiveness TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Fourth Quarter 2008 Overview (Note 1): -- Revenue decreased 25.1% sequentially to NT$18.54 billion (US$566 million) -- Gross profit margin of 10.2%, operating margin of -6.3% -- Net loss...

Risks more than skin deep: technology is getting under our skin--literally--as researchers and medical-device manufacturers turn to computer chips to control their products. But fusing men with machines leaves semiconductor companies with a new "underworld" of risks.
At a Washington press conference this fall, medical researchers showed off a new bionic arm that allows a 26-year-old woman to control her limb as everyone else does--simply by thinking. The thought-controlled prosthesis, which works by connecting human nerves to the computerized arm, is just the latest...

UMC Reports 2006 Fourth Quarter Results:.
Results at the Upper End of Guidance 90nm Accounts for 17% of 2006 Annual Revenue TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb. 7 /Xinhua-PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- United Microelectronics Corporation ("UMC" or "the Company"), a leading global semiconductor foundry, today announced its unconsolidated operating results for the fourth quarter of 2006. ...

Vitesse to Deploy Mfg Vision Solution.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-15 May 2008-Vitesse to Deploy Mfg Vision Solution(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Mfg Vision, a provider of yield-management and data-analysis solutions to the semiconductor industry, announced that its enterprise yield-management (EYM) system, FloorVision, was selected by Vitesse Semiconductor to manage its manufacturing yield data from multiple...

Oracle Q4 Customers Drive Growth in Oracle E-Business Suite, Database And Application Server Software.
The BMW Group, Marconi and SUN Microsystems, Inc. Among Oracle's Stellar Customer List REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- ( http://www.oracle.com/tellmemore/?789235 ) Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), the largest provider of software for e-business, today announced several Oracle(R) E-Business Suite and database and...

SiEnergy Systems Achieves Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Breakthrough.
BOSTON, Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- SiEnergy Systems, LLC has developed a breakthrough solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) by placing a micro fuel cell directly on a silicon chip, an advance that will revolutionize the way people use power. These "Silicon Energy" fuel cells address the problems that limit standard...

Next Inning Technology Research Analyzes Intel's Inventory Challenge and Looks At Prospects for New Atom Microprocessor.
PRINCETON, N.J., Jan. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Next Inning Technology Research (http://www.nextinning.com/), a subscription service focused on semiconductor and technology stocks, announced it has published its State of Tech Report featuring updated outlooks for Intel , NVIDIA , Xilinx , Linear Technology , Amkor , Siliconware Precision Industries and many...

NEDA sees slow economic growth in Cordillera.
BAGUIO CITY -- The Cordillera Region's economic dependence on the multi-national companies operating at the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) here would lead to a slower economic growth this year because of the expected negative effects of the global financial crisis. Juan Ngalob, director of the National...