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Siemens logo is pictured at a building of the manufacturing plant of Siemens Healthineers in Forchheim near Nuremberg, Germany, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle Siemens (SIEGn.DE) agreed to buy U.S.-based Mentor Graphics (MENT.O) in a $4.5 billion cash ... More »
Broadcom Limited company logo is pictured on an office building in Rancho Bernardo, California May 12, 2016. REUTERS/Mike Blake Chipmaker Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) said it would buy Brocade Communications Systems Inc (BRCD.O) for $5.5 billion, pushing deeper into ... More »
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker speaks during an interview with Reuters in Bogota, Colombia, October 20, 2016. REUTERS/Felipe Caicedo Massive government investment in China’s semiconductor industry risks distorting the global market for integrated circu... More »
An exchanged Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 is seen at company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Thursday it was reviewing options to limit the potential environmental impact from... More »
A model poses for photographs with Samsung Electronics’ new smartphone Galaxy S7 during its launching ceremony in Seoul, South Korea, March 10, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji – RTSA41M Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday it is offering an upgrade programme to... More »
An employee checks an exchanged Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 at company’s headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, October 13, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone devices will be banned from aircraft in the United States starting on Sat... More »
Mentor Graphics Corp, a company that makes software for designing semiconductors, is working with Bank of America Corp to explore strategic alternatives, including a potential sale, according to people familiar with the matter. More »
The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Monday its system chips business has started mass production of semiconductors using 1... More »
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) is considering permanently halting sales of Galaxy Note 7 smartphones as an option after fresh reports of fires in the premium devices, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Tuesday. More »
Signage is seen at the Samsung 837 store in the Meatpacking District of Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 10, 2016. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly Samsung Electronics’ (005930.KS) worst-ever recall could cost the company as much as $17 billion after it halted sales of ... More »
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) said on Tuesday it has halted the production of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphones due to consumer safety concerns. More »
Sales promotion staff stand in front of a Galaxy Note 7 advertisement at a Samsung store in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 11, 2016. REUTERS/Beawiharta Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) scrapped its flagship Galaxy Note 7 smartphone on Tuesday less than two ... More »
The logo of semiconductor manufacturer Infineon is seen at its Austrian headquarters in Villach, Austria, August 1, 2016. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader Infineon Technologies AG (IFXGn.DE) has acquired Dutch electronics company Innoluce BV, a designer of miniature ... More »
The logo of Samsung Electronics is seen at its headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, July 4, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Tech giant Samsung Electronics Co Ltd said on Sunday it sold shares in four companies including ASML Holding NV and Seagate Technolo... More »
A Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone is displayed at its store in Seoul, South Korea, September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Samsung Electronics Co Ltd’s (005930.KS) shares fell to their lowest level in nearly two months on Monday aft... More »
An employee poses for photographs with Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone at its store in Seoul, South Korea, September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) on Saturday urged users of its Galaxy Note 7 p... More »
An employee poses for photographs with Samsung Electronics’ Galaxy Note 7 new smartphone at its store in Seoul, South Korea, September 2, 2016. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji Samsung Electronics Co Ltd has recalled all Galaxy Note 7 smartphones equipped with batteries it... More »
HONG KONG Huawei Technologies Co Ltd [HWT.UL], one of the world’s largest telecoms equipment makers, on Monday posted a 40 percent rise in first-half sales revenue and said it would “maintain current momentum” this year. Sales revenue reached 245.5 billion yua... More »
HONG KONG Chinese telecom equipment and smartphone maker ZTE Corp will announce a new management team on Tuesday, a spokesman said. ZTE’s board of directors will meet to approve the new team, and a stock exchange filing is expected on Tuesday afternoon, ZTE sp... More »
Little-known San Jose optical-parts maker Oclaro became the face of a U.S. ban on Tuesday as its shares led telecom-components makers lower over restrictions on selling components to China’s ZTE Corp. Shares of Oclaro, the rare component maker to issue a state... More »
SEOUL Smartphone maker LG Electronics Inc plans to boost marketing spend in a bid to lift sales of its new flagship handset, the South Korean firm’s mobile division chief said. LG is trying to establish itself as a top smartphone player with the G5, which was ... More »
TOKYO Japanese chipmaker Renesas Electronics Corp’s (6723.T) CEO said an acquisition by Germany’s Infineon Technologies (IFXGn.DE) was unlikely as he believed its top shareholder, a government-backed fund, would not sell a majority stake to a foreign buyer. Th... More »
TOKYO Toshiba Corp said on Monday it would discuss its restructuring measures and it may announce the impact on its business for this fiscal year ending March. The Nikkei business daily reported over the weekend the company is expected to forecast a record net... More »
BEIJING/HONG KONG China’s Tsinghua Unigroup Ltd plans to invest 300 billion yuan ($47 billion) over the next five years in a bid to become the world’s third-biggest chipmaker, the chairman of the state-backed technology conglomerate said on Monday. Chairman Zh... More »
SAN FRANCISCOYouTube announced two new features Thursday for its Android app that expand the video site’s use of virtual reality, giving the new technology its biggest platform yet. The app now supports VR video – a format that gives viewers what the company s... More »
TOKYO Toshiba Corp is set to sell its image sensor business to Sony Corp for around 20 billion yen ($164.68 million) as part of a restructuring plan laid out earlier this year, sources with knowledge of the deal said on Saturday. Toshiba, whose businesses rang... More »
Micron Technology Inc said Chief Executive Mark Durcan will take a voluntary 50 percent cut in his base salary, amid cost-cutting at the memory chipmaker. The cut, which is temporary, reduced Durcan’s annual base salary to $525,000, effective Oct. 18, the comp... More »
NEW YORK Microsoft Corp avoided a potentially costly setback to its mobile phone business on Friday as the U.S. International Trade Commission declined to block the import of its devices in a longstanding patent dispute. The decision rejected a ruling in April... More »
SEOUL SK Hynix Inc, the world’s No. 2 DRAM chip maker, on Tuesday said it plans to spend 31 trillion won ($25.94 billion) to build two new chip plants in South Korea, aiming to update its production technologies to boost competitiveness. The firm, which compet... More »
A Cisco office is pictured in San Diego, California November 12, 2012. REUTERS/Mike Blake Cisco’s corporate venture-capital arm said it would deploy $150 million to start-up companies over the next two to three years, accelerating its investments into areas su... More »
