Chipmaker blames slowing demand for DVD players
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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Shares of ESS Technology Inc. fell 6 percent in early trading Thursday after the semiconductor manufacturer warned that fourth-quarter results would come in below expectations.
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Company denies the chip has been delayed, but many had expected it sooner.
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The chip maker lowers estimates again on weak demand from consumers. Is this strike three?
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Blu-ray may have taken a commanding lead in the next-generation format war, but the company has a big problem looming with outdated players.
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Influx of low-power diodes should help bring down cost of next-gen optical disc players.
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Company is the latest to choose sides in the next-generation DVD format battle.
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Unphased by the recent string of bad news for HD DVD, the company has gone ahead with announcements for dual-format chips for combo players.
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Hollywood has made legal moves against two chip makers in its bid to combat DVD piracy.
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TWO decades after the battle between VHS and Betamax, the worldâs biggest electronics firms are gearing up for another drawn-out video format war that is likely to confuse consumers and hinder the industryâs transition to next-generation DVDs.
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The semiconductor industry is showing the first signs of slowing growth, trimming purchases of raw materials and production equipment as demand slows, industry executives and analysts said on Tuesday.
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Korean chipmaker Samsung says a glut of semiconductors on the market will bring prices down and slow growth in 2005.
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Global semiconductor sales growth slowed to 1 percent in August as electronics makers reacted to growing inventories in Asia by limiting orders of chips, an industry trade group said on Thursday.
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LONDON (CBS.MW) -- German memory chipmaker Infineon Technologies cautioned on customer demand for its current quarter after revealing it had been hit by inventory build-up, joining numerous chipmakers who have warned of the same in recent months.
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In the latest of a series of  product delays, Intel Corp. has postponed the launch of a video  display chip it had previously planned to introduce by year  end, putting off a showdown with Texas Instruments Inc. in the  fast-growing market for high-definition television displays.
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DVD recorders are getting cheaper and  easier to use, but that may not be enough to spark demand for  the sluggish selling devices.
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Industry analysts have served notice that the double-digit growth of the PC industry is slowing, which has already had an effect on the growth rates of the chip industry, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (Dow Jones/AP) -- Royal Philips Electronics NV Friday lowered the outlook for its semiconductors division and its industry growth prediction, giving another indication that the sector is experiencing a slowdown due to high inventory