AP - national semiconductor Corp., which makes chips that regulate power and perform other functions in gadgets, reported Friday its first-quarter profit fell 7 percent from a year ago due to a higher tax rate.

LDK Solar Co. will sell its silicon solar wafers to Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. under an eight-year supply deal. (LDK)

U.S. Trade Ambassador Susan Schwab said the university at Albany’s College of Nanoscale science and Engineering is a prime example how foreign and domestic companies are growing through collaboration.

LDK Solar Co. will sell its silicon solar wafers to Japan’s Sumitomo Corp. under an eight-year supply deal. (LDK)

Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday said it is looking at ways to tie up SanDisk Corp., including possibly buying the flash-memory card maker. (SNDK)