Intel sees current flash memory technology sustaining until the end of the decade, pushing out the need for ''universal memory" until 2010, according to Greg Komoto, manager of strategic planning for Intel's flash memory group.

SMIC said its testing and packaging facility in western China will begin operations in 2Q06 and the foundry expects to increase capacity by a third to 200,000 wafers per month by the end of 2006

The Indian government will soon announce a policy that will enable it take equity in and help boost the manufacture of high-technology products, such as semiconductors, wafers, storage devices, plasma and LCD panels.

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