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TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) today announced that it will realign its storage products businesses in a unified organization by merging its Semiconductor Company and Storage Products Company in a new in-house company, Semiconductor & Storage Products Company, on July 1. The current Semiconductor Company business range includes NAND flash memories and the solid state drives (SSD) for consumer applications that they make possible, while the Storage Products Company covers hard disk drives (HDDs) and SSDs for enterprise applications. This strategic reorganization will place three key storage device business lines—HDD, SSD and other solid state memories, including memory cards, and NAND flash memories—in a more closely focused operating structure that will facilitate more efficient product development and sales. More specifically, the reorganization will reinforce strategic planning by unifying customer support, support increased product differentiation by merging product development teams of complementary products such as enterprise and consumer SSDs, and also enhance sales operations. As advances in information technology forge ahead, demand for data storage is growing in all market segments, from the consumer to corporate, and in applications as diverse as on-line commerce and communications. The most recent development is the emergence of cloud computing, and the use of huge data…

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (CPTM) would enter into a Sale & Purchase agreement with Dijaya Corporation Berhad (KLSE: 5401; DIJACOR) and receive a total cash consideration of RM391 million (or the equivalent of NT$3,572 million preliminarily) by selling the real properties today (2011/6/8). This property transaction will be completed by the end of the 4th quarter of 2011.  Moreover, Chunghwa Picture Tube, Ltd. (2475; abbreviated as “CPT”) would close CRT-manufacturing plant in Malaysia as well as dispose of production plant, real property, long-term investment, and all relevant assets by the end of fiscal year 2011.  Looking back at 40 years of CPT, it not only overcame CRT initial start-up difficulties but also reached a peak of success. Due to the trend of industrial upgrading and technology improvement, CPT ended the CRT business. However, the missions of pursuing for profitability, innovating technology, and enriching visual life are still extended. Moreover, CPT continuously strives to achieve organic growth and transformational development as well as enhance product-mix flexibility and value-added products. CPT hereby pronounces proactively involving in S&M-sized business and TSP development to effectively improve profit margins.    Note: NTD/RM exchange rate of 9.1355 at the end of May.

HSINCHU, Taiwan – May 23, 2011 –Realtek Semiconductor Corp., a leading integrated circuit provider worldwide, announced today the introduction of the RTL8214B, a true quad-port Gigabit Ethernet PHY transceiver solution for customers designing with BroadLight’s 3rd Gen Processors.   With its cost effective QSGMII interface, the seamless connectivity between Realtek’s RTL8214B Quad PHY and BroadLight’s 3rd Generation processors achieves a highly optimized and low power solution. Supporting the Energy Efficient Ethernet standard (IEEE 802.3az), the devices deliver an optimal Bill Of Materials (BOM) and the industry’s lowest power consumption. Realtek and BroadLight have already secured several design wins with the RTL8214B Quad PHY and the BroadLight 3rd gen processor during the recent sampling phase. “Realtek and BroadLight field proven technologies continue to offer our customers best-in-class solutions”, said Jessy Chen, Executive Vice President of Realtek. “By complementing our industry-leading PHY with BroadLight’s Fiber and Ethernet Processors we provide our customers with a winning design for the expanding GPON market”. "Our collaboration with Realtek’s highly optimal Quad PHY creates a compelling solution for customers and enables them to quickly bring to market the industry’s most competitive solutions” said Doron Tal, VP of business development and product marketing with BroadLight. About BroadLightBroadLight is a…

ZHUHAI, China, May 4, 2011-- Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China's leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable consumer electronics, today announced the introduction of its new Series 28 product family. Following a successful sampling program and positive customer response, the new Series 28 product family is moving into volume production with selective customers in the second quarter of 2011. With this latest product introduction, Actions is bringing a compelling product offering to the portable media player (PMP) market. With the full spec of 1080P (1920*1080 pixel) video engine plus HDMI Transmitter (HDMI Tx) built-in, Series 28 allows the user to enjoy a variety of high definition content on a  portable device or through television. The flash engine has also been equipped with more features than previous generations.  Like a feature rich smart phone, Series 28 can perform interactive animation, such as background wall paper, usually offered on the Android operating system.  Additionally, more flash games can be enjoyed on the Series 28 platform.  Together with the 32-bit central processing unit (CPU), simulated 3D graphic processing unit (GPU) and 720P digital video (DV) recording functions,…

ISL55210 Amplifier Establishes New Standard for Low Noise and Low Distortion with 20dB Better SFDR at Half the Power Milpitas, CA – March 28, 2011 – Intersil Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: ISIL) today introduced the ISL55210, an ultra-low distortion, low power, differential I/O amplifier providing unmatched Spurious Free Dynamic Range (SFDR) and Signal-to-Noise Ratio (SNR). This previously unavailable combination of high performance and low power now enables customers to implement very efficient high speed data acquisition systems and high bandwidth communications equipment. "The amplifier portion of the data acquisition channel usually limits overall system performance. With the recent breakthroughs in reduced power consumption for Intersil's new family of 12- to 16-bit, 200MSPS to 500MSPS ADCs, our new low power ISL55210 driver amplifier provides an equally compelling solution to the most demanding data acquisition requirements," said Susan Hardman, Senior Vice President of Intersil's Analog and Mixed-Signal Products Group. "Now, instead of a compromised, last minute solution, Intersil offers a driver amplifier plus ADC combination with the industry's best SFDR and SNR performance at the lowest total power." Features and SpecificationsThe ISL55210 noise is negligible with respect to the ADC, so adding gain and filtering will have virtually no impact on a…

IRVINE, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif. – Mar. 7, 2011 – Western Digital (NYSE: WDC) and Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE:6501) announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement whereby WD will acquire Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (Hitachi GST), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $4.3 billion. The proposed combination will result in a customer-focused storage company, with significant operating scale, strong global talent and the industry’s broadest product lineup backed by a rich technology portfolio.   Under the terms of the agreement, WD will acquire Hitachi GST for  $3.5 billion  in cash and 25 million WD common shares valued at $750 million, based on a WD closing stock price of $30.01 as of March 4, 2011. Hitachi, Ltd. will own approximately ten percent of Western Digital shares outstanding after issuance of the shares and two representatives of Hitachi will be added to the WD board of directors at closing. The transaction has been approved by the board of directors of each company and is expected to close during the third calendar quarter of 2011, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals. WD plans to fund the transaction with a combination of existing cash and total debt…

ZHUHAI, China, January 20, 2011 – Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable consumer electronics, today announced  the introduction of its new Series G1000 product family. Following an effective sampling program and positive customer response, the new Series G1000 product family successfully launched in the China market in late 2010 and is ramping up volume production with selective customers in early 2011.   Actions' Series G1000 product family provides the best value and most user friendly platform for the Gaming Portable Media Player (PMP) market. G1000 is equipped with a 32-bit central processing unit (CPU) at a speed of 500 MHz per second. Together with an embedded pseudo-3D graphic processing unit (GPU), it delivers an excellent gaming effect.  In addition to providing a powerful hardware capability, Actions’ G1000 also supports a time-to-market software development environment. With Actions’ user friendly Software Development Kit (SDK), the Gaming PMP system manufacturers can bundle their self-developed or licensed games efficiently.  To differentiate from other Gaming PMP controller ICs, G1000 offers a customized content protection tool inside the SDK to enable system makers to protect their…

HSINCHU, Taiwan – December 08, 2010 – Realtek Semiconductor Corp. today announced that its RTL8111E Single-Chip Gigabit Ethernet Controller has received the 2010 ‘Outstanding IT Application/Products Award’ from the committee for the TaiwanInformation Technology Month. Representing the IT industry’s highest honor and recognition, the innovative Realtek RTL8111E was the world’s first Single-chip Gigabit Ethernet Controller to implement the power-saving IEEE 802.3az standard (Energy Efficient Ethernet: EEE).   EEE defines a mechanism that allows the RTL8111E to enter a low power idle state. In this state, unnecessary TX/RX circuitry is turned off to reduce power consumption. The RTL8111E transparently returns to a Normal operating state when TX/RX operation is required. EEE reduces unnecessary waste of energy to achieve a more energy efficient Ethernet. During periods of low link utilization (no TX/RX), the whole chip power consumption can be reduced by around 80%.    “Demand for environmentally-responsible products that are designed for power saving as well as high performance has increased significantly. Staying on the technology leading edge helps Realtek to design and develop competitive products to meet this growing demand”, said Realtek’s Executive Vice President Jessy Chen. “Our combination of complete feature set, high-performance, and eco-friendly power-saving features make Realtek the compelling choice for…

ZHUHAI, China, October 21, 2010 – Actions Semiconductor Co., Ltd. (Nasdaq: ACTS), one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies that provides comprehensive mixed-signal system-on-a-chip (SoC) and multimedia digital signal processing (DSP) solutions for portable consumer electronics, today announced  the introduction of its new  Series 27 product family. Following a successful sampling program and positive customer response, the new Series 27 product family is moving into volume production with selective customers in the fourth quarter of 2010. Actions' Series 27 product family has brought the portable media player (PMP) application into a new era. By utilizing this new product family, PMP products can offer an advanced and cost effective mobile entertainment platform to consumers that provide a stronger video playback function, better audio and video quality, and longer battery life in addition to a better price point when compared to mobile phones. Utilizing a triple core architecture, the Series 27 product family is equipped with a 32-bit central processing unit (CPU), a full spec 720P (1280*720 pixel) video decoder and a simulated 3D graphic processing unit (GPU).  Not only does it support video decoding for many types of video formats, it also supports the fantastic Flash UI/Flash Game/Flash Player plus 720P…