"...the company trims its guidance because of sluggish shipments to distributors...expects its third fiscal quarter revenues would fall by 14-15%..."

"...prices of NAND tumbling by a whopping 65% and prompting whispers that this once high-margin technology could soon become a nearly free commodity... after a banner year in 2005, NAND manufacturers last year saw worldwide product ASPs drop..."

"...PSC noted that a further 20,000 12” wafers expansion in Fab 12M are planned for the first half...."

"... plans to invest 350 billion yen ($2.9 billion) to more than triple its output capacity for advanced 300-millimetre wafers by 2010, triple its output capacity for advanced 300-millimetre wafers by 2010..."

The Austin, Texas, chipmaker's 4Q revenue was $1.62 billion, at the high end of its guided range of $1.54 billion and $1.62 billion.

The company said Jason Chiang, vice president and special assistant to the chief executive officer, will assume additional responsibilities of CFO until a successor is named.

Zoran said sales dropped 12 percent to $96.3 million from $109.3 million in the prior-year period. Analysts, on average, were looking for sales of $99.7 million, according to a poll by Thomson Financial.

Spansion reported a larger-than-expected loss for 4Q, as slackening demand for midrange cell phones weighed down its profit margins, but it said it will outgrow the market in 2007...

The design lab will provide complete front-end solutions, from the antenna through the tuner to the demodulator to the MPEG2 TS interface, to allow OEM/ODMs to equip PMPs, PDAs, laptops, automotive displays and smart phones with TV...

"...Toshiba had been searching for a site for a fifth plant, but will now delay the plan until 2008 at the earliest...."