EMAsiaMag.com | Microelectronics/ ComponentsCopyright 2007 Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.The personal computer (PC) microprocessor market is heading for an inflection point in late 2008 or early 2009, when, for the first time, the number of microprocessors shipping for notebook PCs will exceed ....http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3716-numberofmicroprocessorsshippingfornotebookstoexceedthosefordesktopslate2008early2009-Asia.htmlIntel Corp has agreed to invest $500 million over the next five years in Taiwan’s technology efforts, including those for WiMax. The MPU leader announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding ....http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3682-intelinvests500mintaiwanwimax-Asia.htmlAU Optronics Corp (AUO), the largest thin film transistor-liquid crystal display (TFT-LCD) panel manufacturer in Taiwan, plans to shift all of its TV panel products to light-emitting diode (LED) backlit ....http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3678-auoacceleratesswitchingfromtftlcdtoledproduction-Asia.htmlThe introduction of standardised currency, in the form of coins made from precious metals, immediately brought with it the problem of counterfeiting. Initially, the value of a coin was based on its physical ....http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3651-whatisthethreatofcounterfeitcomponents-Asia.htmlNXP—the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips—and STMicroelectronics, a provider of advanced solutions for mobile products, have announced their agreement to combine key wireless operations ....http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3646-stmicroelectronicsandnxpmergewirelessbusinesses-Asia.htmlAfter 34 years of doing business in the Philippines, chip giant Intel Corp is considering closing down its test and assembly plant there this year, according to reports. Intel officials notified local ....http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3640-intelconsideringclosingphilippinestestassemblyplant-Asia.htmlAdvanced Micro Devices will lay off 10 percent of its staff by the end of Q3, the company announced. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based MPU maker made the announcement as part of an update on its Q1 numbers. ....http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3639-amdslashes10percentofworkforce-Asia.htmlDai Nippon Printing Co Ltd (DNP) and Unimicron Technology Corporation, the Taiwan based maker of printed wiring boards, announce an agreement on the establishment in late June 2008 in Hong Kong, of UD ....http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3637-dnpandunimicrontoestablishprintedwiringboardjointventure-Asia.htmlWorldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $273.9 billion in 2007, a 3.8 percent increase from 2006, according to final results from Gartner Inc. Vendor performances were mixed with three vendors in the ....http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3610-worldwidesemiconductorrevenueincreased4percentin2007-Asia.htmlNumonyx BV has officially become a new semiconductor company focusing on delivering memory solutions using combinations of leading NOR, NAND and RAM memory technologies as well as new Phase Change Memory ....http://www.emasiamag.com/article-3609-numonyxentersmemorymarket-Asia.html