Semiconductors and Active Components

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The University of Notre Dame and five other universities have been chosen to share in $194 million for research supporting the U.S. semiconductor industry. Notre Dame and the other schools will lead microelectronics...

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Jim Arrighi last saw Petey, his 4-year-old Jack Russell terrier, in the backyard of his Erin, Tenn., home. That was in July, and the 73-year-old retired electrician had nearly given up on seeing his pet again when he...

SOUTH BEND — The University of Notre Dame has received two grants totaling $3.55 million for its nanotechnology research aimed at developing the next generation of super-fast computers. Universities were permitted to submit a maximum of two...

He seemed excited to see her. She hadn't seen him in seven years. The last she knew, he lived in Indiana. But a few weeks ago she got a call saying that he had turned up in El Paso, Texas. His paws were swollen, as if he had walked the whole...

TOKYO (AP) — The auto industry disruptions triggered by Japan's earthquake and tsunami are about to get worse. In the weeks ahead, car buyers will have difficulty finding the model they want in certain colors, thousands of auto plant workers...

* Aim is to boost research on cheaper, faster, smarter chips * Focus on research clusters BRUSSELS, May 23 (Reuters) - The European Union is pledging 5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) to boost research on semiconductors and other electronics items used...

By Tom Hals May 22 (Reuters) - Japan's Elpida Memory Inc asked U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Delaware on Wednesday to enforce its reorganization plan sale to Micron Technologies Inc, a final step to creating the world's second-largest maker of memory chips....

The current guidance from the Department of Defense is that the U.S. will no longer conduct long-term stability operations despite 50 years of U.S. operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo, Vietnam, and Korea. Presently we are "pivoting" to the...

By Miyoung Kim SEOUL, May 17 (Reuters) - Overtaking Apple Inc as the world's leading maker of smartphones has stretched Samsung Electronics Co's in-house supply lines, and the South Korean firm is now courting some of its rival's main parts suppliers....

May 13 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including AIG, Carlyle Group and Express Scripts, on Monday. HIGHLIGHTS * AIG : Barclays raises to overweight from equal weight -...

* Demand for solar panels to grow to more than 35 GW in 2013 * Number of equipment makers has dropped to less than 150 * House owners, farmers emerge as winners in current turmoil By Christoph Steitz FRANKFURT, May 10 (Reuters) - Planned European...

May 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S. companies, including Yahoo and News Corp, on Thursday. HIGHLIGHTS * Yahoo : Raymond James raises price target to $30 from $27; rating outperform...