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| Quantum technology to improve battery performance |
1/4/2021 |
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Researchers at the University of Sussex is using a quantum-based sensor to measure battery behavior, with the expectation that the resulting data can be used to improve battery technology.
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| Imec presented tiny finFET biosensor |
1/4/2021 |
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Due to its high integration and low-cost potential, field-effect transistors (FETs) have gained a lot of interest for biosensing applications such as DNA, protein, and virus detection or pH sensing.
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| Chinese regulators might force Ant Group to divest |
12/31/2020 |
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The plans, which would involve pushing Ant to sell some of its minority shares in operations such as banking-related businesses, are part of a push by watchdog agencies to regulate so-called financial holding companies.
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| Battery Operated EV (BEV) or Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV)? |
12/31/2020 |
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Combined yearly sales of BEV and PHEV in 2020 reached about 2.4 million units, a 19.8% increase YoY. Aside from the vehicles’ sales growth against industry headwinds generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a noticeable change in the market share and sales ranking of NEV manufacturers this year owing to the increased number of models released as well as the growth of markets outside of China.
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| DRAM tops semiconductor revenue growth during 2020 |
12/31/2020 |
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DRAM tops the list with the greatest sales revenue in 2020, followed in second place by NAND flash. Computer and cellphone processors also make the list along with Computer—Special Purpose Logic.
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| LED industry is set to rebound according to TrendForce |
12/30/2020 |
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As COVID vaccines become more widely available in 2021, long-term pent-up market demand will likely rebound from rock-bottom levels, resulting in a forecasted yearly revenue of $15.7 billion for the global LED industry next year, a 3.8% increase YoY.
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| Foundrybusiness to be robust in 2021 |
12/30/2020 |
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First, pandemic-induced demand for networking products and from the stay-at-home economy will persist somewhat due to uncertainties in the vaccine’s efficacy and side effects. Second, the China-U.S. trade war will remain unresolved. Finally, the global economy will recover in 2021 after the yearlong downturn in 2020. The demand for components will likely rise.
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| TSMC secures a deal to produce 3nm chips for Apple |
12/29/2020 |
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Apple is the first company to contract TSMC’s initial 3 nm production capacity to produce its own M-series processors for the next generation of Mac notebooks and iPads and for A-series processors for the iPhone, according to UDN. TSMC is currently constructing its 3 nm process fab at Tainan’s Southern Taiwan Science Park.
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| Durable goods order rises in November |
12/24/2020 |
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The strength in November included a 3.4% rise in demand for motor vehicles and parts, which represented a rebound following a 2.5% drop in October.
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| DOJ holds Walmart partially responsible for the Opioid crisis |
12/24/2020 |
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Civil complaint filed Tuesday points to the role Walmart’s pharmacies may have played in the crisis by filling opioid prescriptions and by unlawfully distributing controlled substances to the pharmacies during the height of the opioid crisis.
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| Google rejects 200 antitrust complaints filed by DOJ |
12/23/2020 |
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In October the Justice Department sued Google for abusing its dominance in online search and advertising — the government’s most significant attempt to protect competition since its groundbreaking case against Microsoft more than 20 years ago.
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