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| Sony Semiconductor succeeded in developing first stacked CMOS image sensor |
2/4/2022 |
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Sony’s new technology separates photodiodes and pixel transistors on different substrate layers. This new architecture approximately doubles saturation signal level relative to conventional image sensors, widens dynamic range, and reduces noise, thereby substantially improving imaging properties.
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| NAND flash are to go over 200 layers |
2/3/2022 |
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Among the vendors, Samsung Electronics and Micron Technology could be the first racing to kick off volume production of 200-plus-layer 3D NAND flash chips.
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| AMD beats expectation on Q4 revenue of $4.8 billion |
2/3/2022 |
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Non-GAAP net income for the quarter was $1.1 billion, or 92 cents a share, beating expectations of 76 cents a share on a non-GAAP basis. AMD’s shares are up 8.85% to $127.11 a share in after-hours trading.
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| Siltronic declared it can go alone without GlobalWafers |
2/3/2022 |
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"We now see ourselves in a strong position to remain successful as an independent company," Chief Executive Officer Christoph von Plotho said on Wednesday, citing a planned new factory in Singapore that reflects its growth ambitions.
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| GlobalWafers' deal to take over Siltronic collapsed |
2/2/2022 |
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GlobalWafers' (6488.TWO) planned 4.35-billion-euro ($4.89 billion) takeover of German chip supplier Siltronic collapsed late on Monday as the deal did not receive regulatory approval on time, although the door remained open to another attempt.
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| Japan is building more semiconductor fabs |
2/2/2022 |
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Projects include a joint venture between Sony and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., and efforts by Kioxia, Micron Technology, Toshiba and Mitsubishi Electric.
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| Tata Elxsi reports outstanding quarterly results |
2/1/2022 |
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EBITDA for the quarter grew by 14.8% QoQ and by 46.8% YoY to Rs210.8 crore, while PBT grew by 17.1% QoQ and 36.9% YoY to Rs200.3 crore. The company’s net profit for the quarter reached Rs151 crore, an increase of 20.4% QoQ and 43.5% YoY.
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| HPC chip growth propels Samsung foundry sales |
1/31/2022 |
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Samsung Electronics has reported consolidated revenue climbed to a record high of KRW76.57 trillion (US$63.65 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2021, when its foundry business posted a new record for quarterly revenue.
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| Q4 profit up for SK hynix, |
1/31/2022 |
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Operating profit rose 340 percent to 4.21 trillion won, the highest since the fourth quarter of 2018. Sales jumped 55.4 percent to a quarterly record of 12.37 trillion won, marking the third consecutive quarter that the company logged more than 10 trillion won in sales.
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| STMicro's net revenue and income up 81% |
1/28/2022 |
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STMicroelectronics has reported net revenues of $3.56 billion for the fourth quarter of 2021, representing a year-over-year increase of 9.9%, and net income of $750 million.
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| Tsinghua Unigroup puts a pause on memory fab expansion |
1/28/2022 |
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Debt-stricken Tsinghua Unigroup will scrap plans to build two new large 3D NAND and DRAM fabs and reshuffle Unisoc as part of its restructuring plan. Both moves represent major setbacks for China's 'Made in China 2025' semiconductor self-reliance plan.
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| New car's multi-mode touch sensing to learn driver's habits |
1/27/2022 |
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UltraSense Systems has introduced the next generation of its TouchPoint multi-mode touch sensing solutions that the company claims brings neural processing to smart surfaces. The TouchPoint Edge system-on-chip (SoC) aims to replace a cluster of mechanical buttons under any surface material and, using an embedded always-on Neural Touch Engine, to discern intended touches from unintended false touches.
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