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| Samsung see weakness in Smartphone and PC sales ahead |
7/29/2022 |
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KS) cautioned chip demand from smartphone and PC makers would weaken further as people shop less, and that the more resilient demand from server clients may also see adjustments amid recession worries.
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| The Americas outspent the world in chip R&D during 2021 |
7/29/2022 |
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The Americas are still the globe's biggest investors into semiconductor R&D. According to updated global data from IC Insights, the Americas in 2021 led with their 55.8% slice of the total $80.5 billion sunk into technological research and development.
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| Qualcomm reported less robust Q3 sales |
7/29/2022 |
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Qualcomm said it expected between $3 and $3.30 in earnings per share during the fourth quarter on between $11 billion and $11.8 billion in sales, falling short of Wall Street’s Q4 earnings expectations of $3.23 per share and $11.87 billion in sales
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| India’s power demand set to surge 6% |
7/28/2022 |
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India’s power demand is seen growing over 6% for the second straight fiscal year, and above the pre-pandemic levels and the long-period average growth of 5%. This trend of above-average growth could continue for two more fiscals.
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| STMicroelectronics has introduced the market’s first Serial Page EEPROM |
7/27/2022 |
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This brand-new class of EEPROM is a high-density, page-erasable SPI memory that delivers unique and unprecedented flexibility and performance with ultra-low power consumption. Starting with the 32Mb M95P32, ST will grow the new Serial Page EEPROM family by adding 16Mbit and 8Mbit density options in due course.
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| Intel Corp.to foundry for MediaTek Inc. |
7/27/2022 |
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Intel Corp. and MediaTek Inc. have announced a strategic partnership to manufacture chips using Intel Foundry Services’ (IFS) advanced process technologies. The agreement is designed to help MediaTek build a more balanced, resilient supply chain through the addition of a new foundry partner with significant capacity in the United States and Europe.
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| Semiconductor Chip Bill is not without opposition in Washington |
7/26/2022 |
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Sanders, I-Vt., said he doesn’t hear from people about the need to help the semiconductor industry. Voters talk to him about climate change, gun safety, preserving a woman’s right to an abortion and boosting Social Security benefits, to name just a few.
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| Massively scalable qubit technologies are a must for Quantum computing |
7/26/2022 |
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For several sectors looking to drastically increase their procedures and capacities, quantum computing opens the next frontier of computing power. To achieve this, massively scalable qubit technologies must be created. Additionally, rising quantities of qubits must be controlled, and error levels must be kept as low as possible to prevent measurement from being impacted.
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| eMMC interface shines over UFS for low–power, low–capacity applications |
7/25/2022 |
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UFS was trumpeted as widely replacing eMMC when it debuted, it’s overkill for some applications. Eric Spanneut, vice president of flash global product management for Western Digital’s flash business unit, said eMMC works best for mid–range mobile devices and thin–and–light entry–level compute devices, as well as wide range of emerging applications. “eMMC is here to stay for a very long time,”
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| Toshiba favors 4 firms as potential acquirers |
7/22/2022 |
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Toshiba announced on Tuesday it has settled on a shortlist of potential buyers, with local reports suggesting its list of suitors includes Bain, Japan Industrial Partners, Brookfield Asset Management and CVC Capital Partners.
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