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		<title>Applied Materials commences $364 million tender offer for all Semitool shares at $11 each</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:52:34 +0000</pubDate>
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Applied Materials begins offer for Semitool

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Applied Materials Inc. said Thursday it has launched its $364 million tender offer to buy all the outstanding shares of Montana-based Semitool Inc.
The chip manufacturing equipment maker is acquiring the company to tap the growing market for semiconductors that go into mobile gadgets including &#8220;smart&#8221; phones [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Marvell Technology Group names H&amp;Q Asia Pacific founder Ta-lin Hsu to board</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
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Marvell names new board member
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Semiconductor maker Marvell Technology Group Ltd. said Wednesday that it named Ta-lin Hsu to its board.

Hsu is the founder and chairman of private equity firm H&#038;Q Asia Pacific. He is also on the board at Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. and Fabrinet. He is the vice chairman of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intel names Douglas Melamed as general counsel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:39:06 +0000</pubDate>
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Intel names Douglas Melamed as top lawyer
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel Corp., which is the world&#8217;s largest maker of microprocessors, said Friday that it named Douglas Melamed as its top lawyer.

Melamed, 63, will take charge of Intel&#8217;s legal matters and corporate and government affairs, the company said. He will report to Intel CEO Paul Otellini.
Intel&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Applied Materials to cut 1,300 to 1,500 jobs to grapple with business downturn</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 21:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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Applied Materials to cut 1,300 to 1,500 jobs

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Applied Materials Inc. said Wednesday that fiscal fourth-quarter net income fell by 40 percent and announced it would cut 1,300 to 1,500 jobs to save money as it grapples with a business downturn.
The chip equipment maker said the job cuts represent 10 to 12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Synaptics shares surge 10 percent after 1st-quarter earnings exceed expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:27:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Touchscreen technology maker Synaptics said Thursday its first-quarter net income fell 23 percent as a one-time tax charge offset growth in demand for mobile phone screens. But the results beat expectations and shares jumped after-hours.

Synaptic shares climbed $2.52, or 10.6 percent, to $26.19 in after-hours trading, after closing up 93 cents, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PMC-Sierra 3Q profit rises six-fold on one-time items; revenue drops</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:49:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — PMC-Sierra Inc. on Thursday said its third-quarter earnings rose more than six-fold even as revenue fell because last year&#8217;s quarter was deflated by an investment loss and other charges.

The maker of communications and storage chips earned $27.8 million, or 12 cents per share, compared with $4.5 million, or 2 cents per [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atheros 3Q profit nearly quadruples on rise in sales and new orders; stock climbs after-hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:18:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Atheros Communications Inc., a maker of networking and wireless equipment parts, said Monday its third-quarter profit nearly quadrupled as sales jumped and it benefited from new orders.

The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company earned $38.6 million, or 60 cents per share, in the quarter that ended Sept. 30. That&#8217;s up from the $10.1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Semiconductor CEO Halla to step down, COO Macleod to succeed</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — National Semiconductor Corp. said Friday that Chief Executive Brian Halla will retire as of Nov. 30 and be replaced by Chief Operating Officer Donald Macleod, 61.

Halla will remain executive chairman, while Macleod will become CEO and maintain his title as president. Halla plans to retire from the board at the end [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trident raises fiscal 1st-quarter outlook, announces agreement to acquire NXP businesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Trident Microsystems Inc., which makes chips for high-definition TV sets, on Monday boosted its fiscal first-quarter outlook, largely due to higher sales.

The company also said it reached an agreement to acquire the television systems and set-top box businesses of Netherlands-based chip maker NXP Semiconductors.
The news sent Trident shares soaring 15 percent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Head of Intel&#8217;s largest business unit joins data storage company EMC</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel Corp. announced a reorganization of its management structure Monday as the head of its largest business unit leaves the company to become a top manager at data storage company EMC Corp.

The companies said Pat Gelsinger, 48, is leaving the world&#8217;s largest chip maker to manage information infrastructure products at Hopkinton, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intel raises 3rd-quarter sales outlook on improved demand</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 21:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel is raising its third-quarter revenue forecast, citing strong demand for its chips.

Intel, the world&#8217;s largest maker of computer microprocessors, said Friday it now expects sales of $8.8 billion to $9.2 billion in the current quarter.
Its earlier guidance was for revenue in the range of $8.1 billion to $8.9 billion.
Analysts polled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chipmaker OmniVision posts 1st-qtr loss of $9.9 million as revenue falls 39 percent</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 07:42:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — OmniVision Technologies Inc., which makes image-sensing chips, said Thursday it lost $9.9 million in its first quarter, reversing a profit a year earlier as its revenue plunged 39 percent, but it offered an upbeat outlook for the current quarter.

The net loss in the three months that ended July 31 amounted to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chipmaker Marvell Technology&#8217;s 2nd-quarter profit falls 18 pct as revenue declines 24 pct</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:06:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Marvell Technology Group Ltd., which makes chips used in phone networks, said Thursday its second-quarter net income fell 18 percent to $58.5 million as revenue slumped.

Net income in the three months to Aug. 1 amounted to 9 cents per share, down from $71.4 million, or 11 cents per share, a year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Agilent posts 3Q loss on charges, but adjusted profit top estimates, issues strong outlook</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Testing instrument maker Agilent Technologies Inc. said Monday it slid to a third-quarter loss, reversing year-ago profit, as it booked restructuring and other charges. But adjusted results topped Wall Street expectations, and the company&#8217;s strong fourth-quarter forecast sent shares up 3 percent in aftermarket trading.

Quarterly losses totaled $19 million, or 6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chip equipment maker Applied Materials posts 3Q loss as revenue drops 39 pct but tops view</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 04:34:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Applied Materials Inc., which makes equipment used to produce semiconductors, said Tuesday it slid to a fiscal third-quarter loss, reversing a year-ago profit, as revenue plunged 39 percent. But the results still beat Wall Street expectations, sending shares up 3 percent in after-hours trading.

The loss for the quarter ended July 26 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two dozen taken off disabled roller coaster at theme park in Santa Clara</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 10:03:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Rescue crews have removed the last person stranded on a roller coaster ride at the Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara.

San Jose Fire Capt. Scott Kouns says the last of 24 people stranded on the park&#8217;s Invertigo Roller Coaster rider were taken off the disabled ride a little before 6:00 [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 09:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Rescue crews have removed the last person stranded on a roller coaster ride at the Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara.

San Jose fire Capt. Scott Kouns says the last of 24 people stranded on the park&#8217;s Invertigo Roller Coaster were removed Monday evening.
No injuries were reported.
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		<title>Two dozen stuck on roller coaster at theme park in Northern California</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 07:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. —Rescue crews are using cherry pickers to remove two dozen people stranded between 40 and 80 feet off the ground on a roller coaster at a Northern California theme park.

Authorities say the riders on Great America Theme Park&#8217;s Invertigo Roller Coaster in Santa Clara, Calif. are being lowered one at a time [...]]]></description>
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		<title>32 people stuck on roller coaster at theme park in Santa Clara</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 06:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. —Rescue crews are using an aerial ladder truck to remove 32 people stuck on a roller coaster at the Great America Theme Park in Santa Clara.

San Jose Fire Capt. Barry Stallard said firefighters were called to the scene shortly before 2 p.m. Monday. He had no additional details about the incident.
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		<title>Nvidia 2Q loss narrows as cost cuts offset lower revenue, shares jump 9 percent after-hours</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Graphics chip maker Nvidia Corp. said Thursday its fiscal 2010 second-quarter loss narrowed as cost cuts offset the impact of lower revenue.

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		<title>Synaptics posts higher 4Q earnings as sales rise, but shares tumble on weak 1Q outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:16:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Synaptics Inc., which makes touchscreen technology for computers and smartphones, on Thursday reported stronger fiscal fourth-quarter earnings helped by a one-time gain and higher sales, but shares tumbled in aftermarket trading as the company forecast first-quarter sales below Wall Street expectations.

Synaptics also said Chief Executive Francis F. Lee is retiring as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Intel offering $1.5 billion in notes, plans to use proceeds to buy back stock</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Intel, the world&#8217;s biggest maker of microprocessors, says it is offering $1.5 billion in junior subordinated convertible debentures and will use proceeds to buyback stock.

The company says the debentures are due in 2039. Intel is granting initial buyers of the debentures the right to buy up to $250 million additional debentures [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:35:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bidding war over data storage company Data Domain is over, with EMC emerging as the victor.

Data Domain Inc. said Wednesday that it has agreed to be acquired by EMC Corp. for $33.50 per share in cash. The company has ended its agreement to be acquired by NetApp Inc. and paid a $57 million breakup [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Biopharmaceutical company XenoPort Inc. on Tuesday said it will sell 2.5 million shares of its common stock, increasing the number of outstanding shares by more than 9 percent.

The proceeds will go to fund research and development of its drug candidates, possible sales and marketing activities and for general corporate purposes, the [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Chip manufacturing equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. and semiconductor fabrication equipment supplier Dainippon Screen Mfg Co. said Tuesday that they have agreed to revise the ownership structure of their joint venture company.

Under the new agreement, Dainippon will own 81 percent of Sokudo Co. and operate it as a subsidiary, while Applied [...]]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — National Semiconductor Corp. on Thursday posted a $64 million quarterly loss, with its sales dropping 39 percent from the same period last year.

The numbers were still better than Wall Street expected, though. National Semi&#8217;s chief executive, Brian Halla, said business conditions improved in the three months ended May 31. Part of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Data Domain to comment on EMC takeover bid by June 16; asks shareholders to defer decision</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The board of Data Domain asked Thursday that shareholders defer a decision on EMC Corp.&#8217;s offer to buy the company for $1.8 billion in cash until it can review the bid.

The company reiterated its recommendation that shareholders accept an offer from rival bidder NetApp Inc. and said it will issue a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Santa Clara city leaders approve deal for new 49ers stadium</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A move by the San Francisco 49ers to Santa Clara is a step closer to reality after an early morning vote by the Santa Clara City Council.

After a marathon meeting that lasted until a little after 1 a.m. Wednesday, council members approved a complex financial deal to build a 68,500-seat stadium [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Applied Materials posts 2nd-quarter loss as revenue drops sharply</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/applied-materials-posts-2nd-quarter-loss-as-revenue-drops-sharply-60842/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 04:48:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Chip manufacturing equipment maker Applied Materials Inc. posted a net loss Tuesday, hurt by charges and lower revenue.

For the three months ended April 26, the company posted a net loss of $255.4 million, or 19 cents per share, down from a profit of $302.5 million, or 22 cents per share, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>49ers sign LB Marques Harris, 12 undrafted free agents</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 11:10:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers have signed linebacker Marques Harris to a one-year contract.

Harris spent his first four seasons with San Diego before signing with San Francisco on Thursday. He played in 56 games for the Chargers, getting eight sacks, four fumble recoveries and forcing three fumbles.
The Niners also signed 12 undrafted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>San Francisco snags star wide receiver Michael Crabtree when he slips to 10th pick</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/san-francisco-snags-star-wide-receiver-michael-crabtree-when-he-slips-to-10th-pick-39039/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 05:33:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Greg Beacham</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, Calif. — When Michael Crabtree unexpectedly slipped to the 10th pick in Saturday&#8217;s NFL draft, the San Francisco 49ers eagerly caught their highest-profile receiver since Terrell Owens left town.

Crabtree claimed he was delighted to join the 49ers after his record-setting career at Texas Tech, where he won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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