John Paczkowski in News on August 1, 2013 at 11:33 am PT
The company’s low-power communication chips could play a role in the development of future wearable devices like the rumored iWatch.
Kara Swisher in News on October 29, 2012 at 2:10 pm PT
Apparently, there are storms in the West, too.
Ina Fried in News on November 16, 2011 at 3:42 am PT
Speaking on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Intel 4004 processor he created, Federico Faggin reflects on that first chip, and where technology is heading in the next 40 years.
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Evan Ramstad and Jung-Ah Lee, Reporters, The Wall Street Journal in News on July 1, 2011 at 12:00 am PT
Samsung Electronics Co. said Friday it will fold its flat-panel display business back into its semiconductor business, uniting its component manufacturing operations just when the display business appears likely to be unprofitable for some time to come.
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Don Clark, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on June 17, 2011 at 12:00 am PT
Globalfoundries, the semiconductor manufacturing service controlled by investors from Abu Dhabi, said its top two executives are stepping down in a move aimed at speeding up the company’s execution.
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Paul Glader, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on August 30, 2010 at 7:24 am PT
When Philips Electronics NV Chief Executive Gerard Kleisterlee retires next year from the electronics conglomerate he has led for a decade, he will leave a company that is increasingly focused on emerging markets.
Mr. Kleisterlee, 63 years old, has pushed the company to get growth from developing markets, especially China and Latin America, where health care, lighting and consumer products are gaining momentum.
John Paczkowski in News on November 5, 2009 at 8:47 am PT
Worldwide chip sales have slipped deep into the mud over the past year and they’ll continue to do so until year’s end. But they’ll begin to improve after that.
John Paczkowski in News on November 2, 2009 at 10:17 am PT
2009 semiconductor sales are down from 2008 by nearly record amounts, but they’re improving. That’s the latest word from the Semiconductor Industry Association, which said today that global chip sales rose in September from the previous month–the seventh straight month of gains.
John Paczkowski in News on June 10, 2009 at 7:49 am PT
Intel’s year of sequential gains in the semiconductor market came to an abrupt end in the first quarter of 2009. According to market research outfit iSuppli, the chip giant’s share of the market fell 2.5 percent to 79.1 percent in Q1. Meanwhile, AMD’s rose about 2.3 percent to 12.8 percent.
John Paczkowski in News on May 1, 2009 at 8:37 am PT
No big surprises here. The souring economy and related uncertainty in consumer and enterprise technology markets continue to drag the chip sector down into the mud. While world-wide sales of semiconductors in March rose 3.3 percent from February, they were down nearly 30 percent from last year.