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| Production at America's factories up 5.4% in June |
7/16/2020 |
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U.S. industrial production rose 5.4% in June, the second straight monthly gain after a 1.4% uptick in May. But it was still 10.9% below the level in February before the economy virtually shut down in the face of the coroanavirus.
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| Tyson to develope Robo Butchers |
7/16/2020 |
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Tyson is developing an automated deboning system for processing meats as a way of avoiding spreading diseases like COVID-19, along with maintaining productivity during staff shortages and avoiding bottlenecks.
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| Auto sales in China pulls back |
7/15/2020 |
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China’s auto sales rose 1.8% in June over a year earlier but fell by double digits for the first half of 2020 after the country shut down to fight the coronavirus.
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| Amazon's smart shopping cart eliminates the check out line |
7/15/2020 |
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The cart, which Amazon unveiled on Tuesday, uses cameras, sensors and a scale to automatically detect what shoppers drop in. It keeps a tally and then charges their Amazon account when they leave the store. No cashier is needed.
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| MediaTek Q2 result top guidance |
7/14/2020 |
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MediaTek has reported consolidated revenue climbed 11.1% sequentially to a 14-quarter high of NT$67.6 billion (US$2.3 billion) in the second quarter of 2020. The results beat its guidance.
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| TSMC broke record on June sales |
7/13/2020 |
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TSMC reported a new company high for June sales Friday, which analysts attributed to solid demand for emerging technologies such as 5G applications and high performance computing (HPC) devices.
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| Snapdragon 865 Plus is for gamers |
7/10/2020 |
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First, the speed increases: Qualcomm is promising a 10-percent faster CPU and GPU, thanks to faster clock rates. The CPU is officially up to 3.1Ghz now, and since the GPU on the Snapdragon 865 runs at 600MHz, the Plus version should be up around 660MHz.
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| Nvidia has taken over Intel on capital stock value |
7/10/2020 |
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Nvidia’s shares rose 2.3% in afternoon trading on Wednesday to a record $404, putting the graphic component maker’s market capitalization at $248 billion, just above the $246 billion value of Intel, once the world’s leading chipmaker.
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| Global Foundries remains a DOD trusted source for chips |
7/10/2020 |
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The company announced plans in May to implement U.S. export controls at its most advanced fab in Malta, N.Y. The $13 billion expansion of Fab 8 includes compliance with the U.S. International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations. The company hopes to ultimately scale secure production to the 12-nm FinFET process node.
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