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| Memory recession reduced 12 inch wafers output |
5/2/2019 |
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With the memory-chip market continuing to weaken, demand for silicon wafers, particularly 12-inch ones, has been dragged down further, the sources noted. Prices for 12-inch silicon wafers are likely to fall back.
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| The Fed to leave interest rate alone for now |
5/2/2019 |
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The Fed will likely reiterate a message that has reassured consumers and investors since the start of the year: No rate hikes are likely anytime soon. The Fed's low-rate policy is keeping borrowing costs down, helping boost stock prices and supporting an economy that's growing steadily.
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| Inder Singh appointed CFO at ARM |
5/2/2019 |
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Arm’s owner, SoftBank, has publicly indicated it is considering an exit from Arm through an IPO. The appointment of a CFO with Singh’s specific background could be the clearest way of achieving and maybe even accelerating this goal.
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| South Korea plan lessen reliance on memory chip |
5/1/2019 |
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South Korea has set its sights on establishing itself as the world's top player in the foundry business by the target year, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said. The ministry said the country will also expand its market share in the fabless segment to 10 percent from 1.6 percent posted last year, as it strives to take full advantage of sweeping economic changes under the fourth industrial revolution.
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| Sales declined at General Motors |
5/1/2019 |
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Overall vehicle sales in the U.S. dropped. In North America, sales fell to 775,000 vehicles from 827,000 vehicles. In the Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa region, vehicle sales declined to 947,000 from 1.1 billion.
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| China's factory activity grew amid trade war |
5/1/2019 |
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"The worst of China's slowdown in late 2018 and early 2019 is over," said Bill Adams of PNC Financial Services Group in a report. Caixin magazine's monthly purchasing managers' index decelerated to 50.2 from March's 50.8 on a 100-point scale.
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| NOR flash memory prices stablizing |
4/30/2019 |
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The sources said that the price fall may slow to under 10% in the second quarter and narrow further to lower single-digit level in the third and fourth quarters along with gradual easing of oversupply.
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| Japan reports setback in trade and export |
4/30/2019 |
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Exports from Japan, the world's 3rd largest economy, fell 2.4% from a year earlier to 7.2 trillion yen ($64 billion), while imports rose 1% to 6.7 trillion yen ($59 billion). The trade surplus dropped 32% from a year earlier to 528.5 billion yen ($4.7 billion), customs figures showed.
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| Silicon Labs offer new IoT module with built-in antenna |
4/30/2019 |
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“We sell both chips and multiple flavors of modules including ones with antennas, and we see more customers adopting modules. It removes [wireless] certification complexity — people can save six months in time-to-market,”
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| Taiwanese companies are returning home from China |
4/30/2019 |
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U.S.-China trade war has trigged this phenomenon. Punitive tariffs imposed on Chinese manufactured goods by the U.S. government are forcing companies with factories in China to face revenue losses.
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| Putin praised China's Belt and Road infrastructure initiative |
4/29/2019 |
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The Belt and Road is rapidly expanding China's economic footprint in Central Asia, Moscow's traditional sphere of influence. But in an interview published Thursday remarking on 70 years of diplomatic relations, Putin praised Russia-China ties.
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| U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.2 percent |
4/29/2019 |
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GDP gain surpassed the 3 percent bar set by President Donald Trump as evidence his economic program is working. Trump is counting on a strong economy as he campaigns for re-election.
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| TSMC to add 6nm process offering |
4/26/2019 |
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N6 will have design rules that are 100% compatible with N7, allowing customers to directly migrate from N7,. In addition, N6 will increase logic density by 18% from N7 and provide a highly competitive performance-to-cost advantage. Finally, N6 will offer shortened cycle time and reduced defect density.
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| Leaked roadmap suggested Intel won't have 10nm CPU until 2022 |
4/26/2019 |
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Intel has since last year been giving the 2019 holiday season as the target date for 10-nm products, but the mobile roadmap calls for a 10 nm Ice Lake and Lakefield processors to be released on a limited basis beginning in the second quarter.
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| China denies involvement in industrial spying on GE |
4/25/2019 |
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The foreign ministry said charges against Xiaoqing Zheng, a former employee of GE's power division, and Zhaoxi Zhang, a businessman in northeastern China, appear to be a "common commercial case" that shouldn't be "over-interpreted and politicized."
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| Iran insist on defiant towards tighter sanctions |
4/25/2019 |
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The U.S. announced the sanctions in November but some countries got temporary waivers that allowed them to import Iranian oil. Washington now says those waivers—which primarily impact China, India, Japan, South Korea, and Turkey—will expire May 2.
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| TSMC disclosed N5P process |
4/25/2019 |
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The N5P starting risk production next year could squeeze anther 7% in speed or 15% in power from N5 using the same design rules. The gains come in part from enhancements to a fully strained high-mobility channel. TSMC showed an N5 wafer with SRAM yields above 90% and logic yields above 80% from the first phase of its new Fab 18.
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