MEMTEST86+ (www.memtest.org/#downiso) is a free memory testing application that you cab download and use to put your computer's RAM through a thorough test.Chapter 11 is a chapter of the United States Bankruptcy Code, which permits reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. Chapter 11 bankruptcy is available to anybusiness, whether organized as a corporation or sole proprietorship, and to individuals, although it is most prominently used by corporate entities. In contrast, Chapter 7 governs the process of a liquidation bankruptcy, while Chapter 13 provides a reorganization process for the majority of private individuals with unsecured debts of less than $336,900.00 and secured debts of less than $1,010,650.00 as of April 1, 2007.[edit]
When a business is unable to service its debt or pay its creditors, the business or its creditors can file with a federal bankruptcy court for protection under either Chapter 7 or Chapter 11. In Chapter 7, the business ceases operations and a trustee sells all of its assets and distributes the proceeds to its creditors. In Chapter 11, in most instances the debtor remains in control of its business operations as a "debtor in possession", and is subject to the oversight and jurisdiction of the court.[1] The court can grant complete or partial relief from most of the company's debts and its contracts. Sometimes, if the business's debts exceed its assets, then at the completion of bankruptcy the company's owners all end up without anything; all their rights and interests are ended and the company's creditors are left with ownership of the newly reorganized company.
INTEL HAS CONFESSED that it expects its fourth-quarter revenue to drop by 23 per cent compared to last year - down to a measly $8.2 billion.
The outfit blamed "further weakness in end demand and inventory reductions by its customers in the global PC supply chain".
We can't say we've noticed a drop in demand for ends around these parts but the chip-making monolith says it'll also make less profit that it previously said it would, so shareholders will be grumbling.
The preliminary estimate of gross margin for the fourth quarter is at the bottom of the previous expectation of 55 per cent, plus or minus a couple of points, the firm said.
The firm also said it "will impair the value of its investment" in Clearwire, resulting in a non-cash charge to fourth-quarter earnings of approximately $950 million.
This means it'll make between $1.1 billion and $1.2 billion loss in its investments compared with a previous expectation of a loss of approximately $50 million.
The firm has cut R&D spending a bit it said, but things are still looking a bit sticky. Imagine if it had some proper competition.
Intel shares were down around four per cent when we last checked.
中国联想集团宣佈全球裁员
（中国‧北京）2005年收购IBM个人电脑业务的中国联想集团 联想发表公告指，有关裁员计划將可为公司到2010年3月节省3 公告称，联想集团从2008年9月30日到12月31日的3个月 联想集团董事会宣佈將启动一项资源调配计划，包括削减员工岗位、
星洲互动‧2009.01.08
（美国‧纽约）依据非官方职员网站IBM employee.com指出，美国科技业巨人IBM 1月可能宣佈裁员消息，规模恐高达1万6000人，
据悉，IBM员工已耳闻1月下旬的裁员消息，其规模估计为200
受到全球经济衰退的影响，企业纷纷缩减科技支出，使IBM业绩大
当问到裁员流言时，他则婉拒发表评论。过去几年，IBM確实持续
根据IBM网站公佈的数据，这间公司全球员工总数超过38.6万
IBM发言人麦克尼斯週一（1月5日）称，这间公司"不会对传言
IBM员工公会全国协调员康拉德说："我们还未得到实质性消息，
据康拉德称，IBM员工公会仍处於组织阶段，尚未得到IBM的承
週二（1月6日）收盘，IBM报89.23元，涨2.41元，或
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EE Times Amid a string of losses, declining funds and a major downturn, Spansion has implemented another round of cost-cutting measures. Rumors are also running rampant that Spansion is mulling a plan to file Chapter 11 protection of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. Regarding the possiblity of filing Chapter 11, a spokeswoman for Spansion (Sunnyvale, Calif.) said: ''We do not comment or speculate on rumors.'' At one time, there were other rumors about Spansion, including a report that Japan's Toshiba Corp. would acquire the company. Sources believe that Spansion and Toshiba were close to signing a deal, but the acquisition was reportedly put on the back burner. Indeed, it's been a rough time for Spansion, the world's leading supplier of NOR flash memory. Recently, Spansion reported a loss for the third quarter of $118.7 million on revenue of $631 million. During the third quarter, the company imposed salary reductions, cut capital spending, frooze headcount and cut research and development projects. In November, the company became the latest semiconductor supplier to issue a warning about revenue in the current quarter, saying it expected fourth quarter net sales to be down about 20 percent sequentially. Last month, Spansion closed its fab in Austin, Texas, for two weeks during the fourth quarter in anticipation of a weak holiday season and deteriorating macroeconomics, Faced with an uncertain future, Spansion confirmed that it is also implementing another round of cost-cutting moves. Pay was cut 20 percent across the board in December; hours were cut 20 percent as well, sources said. ''Varying degrees of salary reductions were implemented as early as October 2008. Schedule changes were implemented beginning the first pay period of 2009. These actions have been implemented as part of a larger global cost cutting strategy to help better position Spansion to weather the storm during the economic downturn,'' the spokeswoman said. Still, employees were called to tell them they were furlowed for this week without pay. Today, the furlow was extended for another 2 weeks--mandatory--without pay. ''We realize this comes at a difficult time, but Spansion has decided to extend its furlough through January across parts of the company. This decision is part of a part of a broader initiative to reduce operating expenses and help align manufacturing output with customer demand,'' the spokeswoman said. Spansion is also telling employees it has enough product for customers to last for three weeks. As a result, manufacturing runs have halted at the firm. ''As a result of the continuing deterioration of the macroeconomic environment, which has resulted in decreased customer demand for flash memory, Spansion has decided to temporarily shutdown its manufacturing facilities for periods in January. This decision is part of a larger strategy to help align manufacturing output with customer demand,'' the spokeswoman said. Green or bust? Spansion is taking steps to remain viable. As part of the moves, Spansion and Taiwan's Advanced Semiconductor Engineering Inc. (ASE) recently signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a venture to jointly own Spansion's IC-assembly operations in Suzhou, China. The move was aimed to cut costs. Spansion has also signed a foundry deal with SMIC. Last month, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) agreed to investigate a complaint by flash memory specialist Spansion against some flash memory chips made by South Korean giant Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.—as well as downstream products incorporating those chips from some of the biggest names in electronics. And seeking to solve a major power problem in computing, Spansion recently rolled out a new class of memory that is said to replace DRAMs in the datacenter. Dubbed EcoRAM, the new memory device is designed to solve the energy consumption crisis in datacenters. When combined with Virident's new GreenGateway technology, EcoRAM can help slash energy consumption by up to 75 percent in datacenter servers, according to Spansion. |
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