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The general improvement in results is proof of the growing momentum in the semiconductor capital equipment market.

EQUIPMENT SECTOR is showing distinct signs of pulling out of its horrific 2009 downturn.

Austin-based startup ActaCell Inc., which is developing advanced battery cells, has received a grant worth as much as $1 million from the Texas Emerging Technology Fund.

Amid a rebound in its results, Applied Materials Inc. on Wednesday said that it expects to reduce its workforce by approximately 1,300-to-1,500 positions, or 10-to-12 percent, over a period of 18 months.

The Walt Disney Co. posted a surprise 18 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings Thursday and announced an executive job switch that might point to an eventual successor to Chief Executive Robert Iger.

November 12, 2009 by Eric Savitz Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily Applied Materials yesterday afternoon posted stellar results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended October 25; revenue of $1.53 billion was well ahead of the Street at $1.32 billion, and non-GAAP EPS of 13 cents a share crushed the consensus number at three cents.

Applied Materials Inc. , the largest maker of chip-production machinery, may be preparing to cut more jobs, a sign the company doesna t expect the market to bounce back to pre-recession levels.

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.

Applied Materials on Wednesday became the third Silicon Valley company to announce major layoffs this week, and economists warned that job losses may continue as businesses grapple for the next year - or longer - with the aftereffects of a bruising recession.

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.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Applied Materials , a supplier of equipment and services to the solar photovoltaic industry, recently announced that it has acquired substantially all the assets, including the intellectual property, of Advent Solar for an undisclosed cash amount.

The CEO of Chinese foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation has resigned.

As noted earlier this week in my article "Inventory in Semiconductors Looking Lean" , most of it has improved with the exception of hardware OEMs.

Applied Materials , Inc., the leading supplier of equipment and services to the solar photovoltaic industry, announced today that it has acquired substantially all the assets, including the intellectual property, of Advent Solar, Inc.

The Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal honored the region's top 50 corporate philanthropists and gave three Community Impact awards Thursday morning.

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Tencor Corporation's first quarter earnings beat the Zacks consensus by 29 cents.

The semiconductor industry and the solar industry can take a little comfort as Advanced Energy Industries announced a 45.5 percent sequential increase in revenue.

Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has significantly lowered the cost for customers to manufacture solar photovoltaic panels on its SunFab Thin Film Line using its next-generation module technology.