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Looks at a memorandum of understanding between Intel and Shanghai City officials to `preferentially recommend Intel Pentium processors' as the architecture for PCs in many projects and future developments. Details of the arrangement; Intel's plans to build an assembly and test factory in Shanghai.

Reports opening of joint venture in Japan and signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China by Advanced Micro Devices (AND). Details of the joint venture with Japan; Details of building of a test and assembly plant in China's Singapore-Suzhou Township and the MOU.

The article reports that Renesas Technology Corp. will invest $39.9 million to add a new building at its Chinese back-end process plant, Renesas Semiconductor Beijing Co. Renesas aims to increase its MCU market share from 25 to 30 percent. The expansion effort is expected to increase the production floor area by 60 percent.

The article reports that China-based original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Lenovo Group Ltd. has regained the number three spot on iSuppli's ranking of the top personal computer (PC) suppliers. According to iSuppli, Lenovo had the largest increase among the world's Top-5 and Top-10 PC suppliers marginally ahead of the 17 percent sequential growth achieved by Apple Inc.

Reports that companies are being encouraged to develop contingency plans for reducing dependency on products and services from northeast Asia as of May 30, 2005, according to Gartner Inc. Percentage of companies in the world which have investments in China and Japan; Possible scenarios on the impat of the unstable relations between China and Japan on the global information technology (IT) industry; Plan of Chinese IT service and software firms to reduce their Japanese business initiatives.

Reports on the potential benefit that can be acquired by AMD for the sale of the personal computer (PC) business of IBM in December 2004. Impact of the transaction of PC maker Lenovo with IBM on AMD; Changes undergone by Lenovo; Reasons for the possibility that AMD may continue to gain traction in China despite the dominance of Intel.

Reports on the efforts on IBM Corp. in creating an ecosystem of companies around its Power architecture in China in December 2004. Significance of the move to IBM; Remarks from Lisa Su, vice president of technology development at IBM, regarding the issue; Information on the ecosystem.

Presents information on the dominant roles taken by domestic Chinese original equipment manufacturers in the production of electronic equipment in their homeland according to a study by iSuppli Corp. Segments in the Chinese electronic market that showed signs of growth; Shift in the concentration of unit production market share in the country; Effect of the increased concentration of market share on the entry of newcomers into the Chinese electronic equipment market.

Presents a list of the top process equipment vendors in China with their sales in 2003. Applied Materials; Novellus Systems; Tokyo Electron; ASML.

Presents a forecast in the semiconductor industry by market analyst firm IDC as of January 2004. Percentage of growth rate expected in 2004; Effect of mobile phones and personal computer (PC) shipments on selling prices and capacity utilization rates; Outlook of IDC for China, being the largest consumer of mobile phones and second largest consumer of PC; Role of Chinese semiconductor companies in shaking up the competitive ranks among original equipment manufacturers.

Announces the opening of a second development center by Advanced Micro Devices Inc. in Beijing, China with BLX IC Design Corp. Ltd. on the computing client front. Description of the center; Plan of BLX to target original equipment manufacturers through sales and marketing initiatives.

Reports that Chinese original equipment manufacturers (OEM) recognized the shortage of integrated circuit devices in the computer and communications markets in China in 2003. Shipment of notebook computers in the third quarter of 2003; Production capacity of projects; Postponement of issuing orders for OEM.

Reports on the keynote address given by Paul Otellini, Intel's president and chief operating officer at the Intel Developers Forum, which deals with the security and performance enhancement technologies of the company. Importance of China for the personal computer industry; Features of the LaGrande and Vanderpoole security initiatives; Prediction of Otellini regarding broadband wire and wireless connected personal computers by 2010.

Reports on a Hong Kong-based manufacturing company by Aztech Systems Ltd. Ownership; Computer products.