Posts Tagged ‘United States’
SMIC Reaches Accommodation With TSMC
November 12th, 2009
Chinese semiconductor foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has announced that it reached an agreement with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited.
SMIC was previously found guilty of theft of trade secrets from TSMC by the Superior Court of California, County of Alameda, in the United States.
Under the settlement agreement, the two parties will implement mutual release of [...]
Asus, IBM Sign Agreement, End Legal Dispute
October 13th, 2009
Chinese PC maker Asus has jointly announced with IBM that the two parties have signed a cross-licensing agreement to enhance their cooperation and to end the protracted patent infringement dispute between the two.
The dispute between Asus and IBM started at the end of 2007 when IBM complained to the United States International Trade Commission and [...]
Internet Services In China Affected By Typhoon
August 18th, 2009
For about a day, businesses and computer users have been complaining about the near-shutdown of Internet services in China. According to information from China Unicom, due to the FNAL/RNAL cable breakdown caused by Typhoon Morakot last week, the Internet communication between China and other countries and regions such as the United States and Europe has [...]
BSA: Software Piracy Rate Down To 80% In China
May 14th, 2009
U.S.-headquartered non-profit software industry organization Business Software Alliance has revealed that the software piracy rate in China has decreased from 90% in 2004 to 80% in 2008.
According to BSA, during the entire year of 2008, the world’s software piracy rate continued to increase, of which, the piracy rate of PC software was 41%, which brought [...]
Another Technology Company Goes After China’s Ninestar For Patent Violations
January 22nd, 2009
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C., has just affirmed a decision made by the U.S. International Trade Commission in which China-based Ninestar Technologies was found guilty of infringing Epson’s printer cartridge patents.
European Electronics Firm Trimming China Operations
January 20th, 2009
European electronics manufacturing services firm Elcoteq SE has decided to launch an intense global restructuring plan that will see one of its China facilities close.
Nortel: Bankruptcy Protection Will Not Affect China Office
January 19th, 2009
According to a representative from Nortel (NT) China, the bankruptcy protection announced by Nortel last week will not affect the formal operation of its subsidiary in China.
Nortel Greater China President Retires
January 15th, 2009
Nortel has announced that Jackson Wu, former president for Nortel Greater China, has retired from his position, replaced by Huang Chenhong and Huang Yanwen, who will be in charge of Nortel Greater China’s Operator Department and Corporate Network Department, respectively.
