When Fujio Masuoka invented the flash-memory chip at Toshiba in the '80s, he launched the Digital Era.

The No. 2 chipmaker has surged as it's taken business from its larger rival. Does it still have room to run now that Intel's hitting back?

The sale of the 18 percent Infineon stake completes Siemens's exit from the chipmaker and comes at a time when Munich-based Infineon is preparing to separate its memory-chip division to help improve profitability.

The tentative ruling said China-based Actions created chips that used two designs patented by SigmaTel. The companies make audio chips for MP3 players and have been locked in the legal battle since SigmaTel filed a federal lawsuit in January 2005.

An alternative to standard NAND flash memory cards, the OneNAND-based memory cards available in 32MB through 256MB MultiMediaCards offer twice the performance of comparatively-sized MMC cards and 10 times that of alternative memory cards...

Rambus, which develops chip interface technology, is turning its attention beyond chipmakers to computer vendors as potential targets for its licensing business.

"SST announced that its revenue in the first quarter is expected to be between $108 and $112 million versus previous guidance of $117 to $132 million"

Hynix projected that NAND flash price will fall more than 25% 1Q, faster than its earlier forecasts.

The company is the world's second-biggest manufacturer of polysilicon and had a market share of about 20 percent last year.

the joint DRAM venture between Germany？ Infineon Technologies AG and Taiwan？ Nanya Technology Corp., on Friday (March 17) officially went public on the Taiwan Stock Exchange

Amid strong demand for its polysilicon products in the solar market, Wacker-Chemie AG？ silicon wafer unit on Friday (March 17) said that it returned to profitability on growing sales for 2005.

As previously announced, the Company determined that the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the first two quarters of 2005 should be restated to reflect the Company's conclusions relating to the tax deductibility of an interest payment made in 2004.