"...Samsung said it decides to expand investment in the semiconductor business by 25% for the rest of the year, although he expected the oversupply problem to continue...Hynix has announced plans to re-enter the non-memory business to find another income source while trying to accelerate its move to lower the portion of DRAM..."

"...The results were stronger than expected and came in spite of a slowdown in the rate of growth in sales of the iPod..."

Qualcomm said on Friday that a judge had recommended ending a US International Trade Commission investigation of a complaint Nokia had brought against Qualcomm.

Recent theoretical studies suggest that a coaxial nanowire would have a higher efficiency than a single bulk crystal as a solar cell for generating electricity. In addition to the higher efficiency, such a material has the added benefit of being able to be used as a wire in a device. Wires of this type could lead to nanoscale devices that can operate in the absence of an external power source.

"...Total MB sold in 3Q up 248% Y/Y and 54% Q/Q but ASP/MB declined 61% Y/Y and 16% Q/Q..."

Broadcom announced a new single-chip HSPA processor that integrates all of the key 3G cellular and mobile technologies on an extremely low power, single 65 nanometer CMOS die.

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Broadcom announced that its VDSL2 and StrataXGS Ethernet products have been qualified and selected by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) of Taiwan for mass deployment in its next generation IP services network.

"...abless design houses TMC and HED, and pure-play foundry HHNEC, as the first Partners to enlist in the Program. This initiative enables fabless design companies to license the ARM SecurCore SC100 processor technology, optimized for smart card and secure applications, and have their designs manufactured with the support of accredited foundries..."

"... ARM warned that the dreaded shift to 32nm will be an expensive and risky proposition, estimating that R&D costs will edge toward US$75 million for a 32nm design, vs US$20-50 million at 45nm..." "

"...Toshiba is exploring nano-imprint lithography and has reportedly installed a machine from Molecular Imprints Inc. The Japanese semiconductor giant has not ruled out EUV despite the problems with the technology, such as the power source, resists and price tag..."