(September 30, 2005) San Jose, Calif. &#8212 The Fabless Semiconductor Association (FSA) will host the FSA Annual Briefing during the 2005 FSA Suppliers Expo and Conference, to be held October 5–6, 2005, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center in San Jose. The briefing will discuss the latest updates on FSA resources, tools, and initiatives, and will take place on October 5th from 4:00 &#8211 5:00 p.m., and on October 6th from 8:00 &#8211 9:00 a.m.

(October 3, 2005) San Jose, Calif. &#8212 August’s Worldwide semiconductor sales made a sharp increase to $18.6 billion, a 3.2% increase from the $18.0 billion reported in July and a 1.7% increase from the $18.3 billion reported in August 2004, reports the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Year-to-date semiconductor sales through August, at $144.4 billion, are up by 5.8% over the same period of 2004 when total sales amounted to $136.5 billion, according to the SIA.