AMD Talk

Andy Beal wrote an interesting post today on
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Laser beam specialist Rofin-Sinar Technologies Inc. (Plymouth, MI) plans to develop a new machine concept for the production of thin-film solar modules. For this purpose, the company has entered a strategic alliance with Reutlingen (Germany) based Manz Automation AG.

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GeoEye Inc. said it will provide imagery from its new $502 million high-resolution GeoEye-1 satellite to Google Earth and Google Maps after the spacecraft is launched on Sept. 4.

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Lee Mathews wrote an interesting post today on
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John Kispert, president and chief operating officer of chip gear vendor KLA-Tencor, will step down at the end of the year. The company also announced the appointment of a new chief financial officer.

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unknown wrote an interesting post today on
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Diversified U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. gave a conservative outlook for the third quarter, sending shares lower, even after it posted better-than-expected profit helped by increased sales in the wireless and storage sectors.

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Lee Mathews wrote an interesting post today on
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A robot has for the first time removed a kidney with only a single incision.

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ieblog wrote an interesting post today on
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EDA vendor Magma Design Automation reported revenue of $45.7 million for the quarter ended Aug. 3, down 9 percent from the same period a year ago. Citing a difficult business environment, Magma also lowered its guidance for the full fiscal year.

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Kevin Maney wrote an interesting post today on
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As PCI Express continues to invade embedded systems, the history of legacy PCI is repeating itself.

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Qualcomm has been ordered by a court to pay Broadcom gross profits from its QChat walkie-talkie products in a dispute over Broadcom patents, Broadcom said.

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Dell Inc. posted a surprisingly steep drop in quarterly earnings and said companies around the world are cutting back on technology spending, sending its shares tumbling and sparking fears of weakness in the whole tech sector.

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ieblog wrote an interesting post today on
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A month after agreeing to divest its semiconductor business, Japan’s Oki Electric Industry is spinning off its telecommunications business and establishing it as Oki Networks effective Oct. 1.

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