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| Samsung and Western Digital Collaborate to drive broad adoption of D2PF tech |
4/4/2022 |
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The memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Samsung and Western Digital will see the companies align their efforts to create an ecosystem for zoned storage solutions as part of a broader collaboration to standardize and drive broad adoption of next–generation data placement, processing, and fabrics (D2PF) storage technologies.
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| While Toshiba Corp's top shareholder favor to sell to Bain |
4/1/2022 |
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Toshiba Corp's (6502.T) top shareholder said it had agreed to sell its stake to Bain Capital if the U.S. private equity firm launched a tender offer, potentially forcing the embattled conglomerate to revive talks for a private equity buyout.
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| 3G networks going away |
4/1/2022 |
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Certainly, plenty of automobiles, alarms, mobile personal emergency response system (mPERS) products, and other enterprise and consumer IoT devices run on antiquated 3G radio technology.
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| MCU market to rise to $21.5 billion in 2022 |
3/31/2022 |
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IC Insights is forecasting worldwide MCU sales to increase 10% in 2022 to reach an all-time high of $21.5 billion, with automotive MCU growth outpacing most other end-use categories this year.
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| SK hynix is interest in buying Arm |
3/31/2022 |
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t is "currently in talks with other corporations to jointly invest into Arm for the acquisition," SK hynix co-CEO Park Jung-ho told reporters after an annual general meeting held at the company's headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi.
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| Samsung Q4 shipment beats Intel |
3/30/2022 |
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Samsung maintained the top spot as the largest semiconductor company by revenue in the last quarter of last year bringing in revenue of $19.99bn compared to Intel’s $19.97bn. Samsung was also the largest semiconductor firm by revenue in 3Q21, taking over after Intel was the largest in 1Q21 and 2Q21.
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| Price tag of Nvidia’s RTX 3090 Ti GPU will be at $1,999 in the US |
3/30/2022 |
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VideoCardz has tapped its sources and reports that the price tag of the RTX 3090 Ti will be pitched at $1,999 in the US (around £1,500, AU$2,700) for Nvidia’s own Founders Edition. However, third-party versions from card makers will likely retail for more (perhaps quite a hefty chunk more, based on other spillage of pre-release pricing we’ve heard).
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| Micron Posts Rosy Forecast in Sign of Strong Data-Center Demand |
3/30/2022 |
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Sales will be about $8.7 billion in its fiscal third quarter, Micron said Tuesday in a statement. That compares with an average analyst estimate of $8.2 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Excluding certain items, profit will be about $2.46 a share, topping the $2.24 prediction.
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| SkyDrive and Suzuki Motor to develop flying cars in India |
3/29/2022 |
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Under the terms of the agreement, SkyDrive and Suzuki will start consideration to collaborate in areas of business and technology that include technology R&D, planning of manufacturing and mass-production systems, development of overseas markets with an initial focus on India, and promotion of efforts to attain carbon neutrality.
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| DRAM prices expected to drop up to 5% throughout Q2 2022 |
3/29/2022 |
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It is due to marginally higher buyer and seller inventories coupled with the demand for products such as PCs, laptops, and smart phones being influenced in the short-term by the Russian-Ukrainian war and high inflation weakening consumer purchasing power.
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| Toshiba shareholders voted against splitting the company |
3/25/2022 |
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Toshiba shareholders voted against the management’s plan to split the company into two parts – infrastructure products and devices. Shareholders also voted against a proposal by activist shareholder 3D Investment Partners of Singapore to consider other options including a sale of the company to private equity.
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| Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger urged US Congress to pass Chip Bill |
3/25/2022 |
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Gelsinger made his comments alongside the CEOs of memory vendor Micron and semiconductor equipment maker LAM Research during a US Senate Committee hearing that largely focused on the pros and cons of passing subsidies for chipmakers.
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| IC production reports minimal damage by quakes in Japan |
3/25/2022 |
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According to TrendForce, in the main quake zone, only Kioxia’s K1 Fab (located in Kitakami) will face the possibility of a further downgrade to 1Q22 production. Some of the remaining memory or semiconductor companies in the region are conducting machine inspections but the overall impact has been muted.
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