| Semi revenues set to boom |
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| fabtech.org |
| Revenue at the major semiconductor foundries is set to boom for the next four-years as consumer demand for electronics has returned with a vengeance, according to revised forecasting from iSuppli Corp. Revenue is now expected to top U$29.8 billion, up 42.3% from 2009’s US$22.1 billion. iSuppli previously predicted revenue would rise 39.5 percent this year. |
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| Semiconductors looking up? |
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| Silicon Valley Blog |
| It has been an interesting month in the semiconductor business. Record revenues, profits, aggressive expansion plans... |
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| Intel and AMD Settle Their Dispute |
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| NY Times |
| The giant chip maker Intel, facing antitrust challenges around the world, agreed Thursday to pay $1.25 billion to settle its long-running dispute with its smaller rival, Advanced Micro Devices, whose legal actions against Intel set off government investigations in Europe, the United States and Asia. |
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| Making Sense of the AMD/Intel Agreement |
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| Wall Street Journal |
So what do we make of the AMD/Intel agreement? To get more information, we checked in with a couple antitrust experts...
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