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| DRAM prices sank |
3/8/2019 |
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PC DRAM are on pace to decline by 30% in the first quarter, the steepest decline in a single quarter since 2011, according to DRAMeXchange, a market research firm that tracks memory chip prices.
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| Huawei sue U.S. for unfairly banned from market |
3/8/2019 |
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The irony was not lost on me. Think about it: Here’s the Chinese company, not the U.S. company, suing the United States over Congress’s violation of the U.S. Constitution. According to Huawei, Congress broke constitutional principles on the separation of powers, and the act of singling out an individual or group for punishment without a trial is unconstitutional.
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| Analog Device offers up and down converter for 5G millimeter wave bands |
3/7/2019 |
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Each upconverter and downconverter is highly integrated, comprising I (in- phase) and Q (quadrature-phase) mixers with on-chip programmable quadrature phase- shifter configurable for direct conversion to/from baseband (operable from DC to 6 GHz) or to an IF (operable from 800 MHz to 6 GHz).
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| Samsung ships embedded MRAM at commercial level |
3/7/2019 |
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MRAM technology is non-volatile, meaning data is not erased even without electricity like NAND Flash, but it can still process data as fast as volatile DRAM and is considered a next-generation memory technology. eMRAM has writing speeds that are a thousand times faster than eFlash as it doesn't require an erase cycle before writing data and can overcome the latter's scalability issues.
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| Graphic cards in oversupply |
3/7/2019 |
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With the dissipation of the cryptocurrency mining fad, graphics card players have begun cutting product prices in a bid to clear out excess inventory at the expense of profitability.
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| Evidence of downfall semi market seen |
3/6/2019 |
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Chip sales fell sharply in January on both a sequential and annual basis, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization. It was the first year-to-year decline in chip sales for any month since July 2016.
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| Trump ends preferential trade program with India and Turkey |
3/6/2019 |
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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer announced Monday that India and Turkey will within 60 days no longer qualify for a zero-tariffs status that is given to some poor countries to help them grow. The decision came at U.S. President Donald Trump's direction.
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| Korea chip export hit 19-month low |
3/5/2019 |
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Chip exports tumbled 23.3 percent on-year to US$7.42 billion in January, accounting for 16 percent of the country's total exports, according to the data from the trade ministry and the Korea Customs Service.
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| Trade war negotiation continue |
3/5/2019 |
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In the United States, business groups and lawmakers fear that Trump will settle for a deal that doesn't require China to change its sharp-elbowed business practices.
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| What is stalling the IoT industry ? |
3/5/2019 |
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IoT products built on diverging connectivity technologies, communication protocols and system-level applications remain problematic. The insecurity of devices is a lingering concern.
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| IoT devices need to get smart too |
3/5/2019 |
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Internet of things (IoT) devices need more smarts to make decisions rather just shipping data to be crunched to the cloud — this means that more memory is required without increasing its footprint.
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| Micron to join Qualcomm in automotive 5G development |
3/4/2019 |
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Micron created a portfolio of ultra-small 8x9.5mm, 149 ball count multichip package (MCP) solutions with SLC NAND plus LPDDR4 rated at automotive temperature grade to pair with the Snapdragon Automotive 5G Platform, creating opportunities for immersive in-vehicle experiences and automotive safety.
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| Sri Lanka steps into the supply chain of global electronics |
3/1/2019 |
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The Electrical and Electronics Industry in Sri Lanka has grown over the past 40 years into a key industrial manufacturing sector, contributing towards the country’s economic growth. The Industry contributed US $318 million to Sri Lankan exports in 2016 and absorbs over 40,000 skilled workers in its multi-faceted activities.
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| Samsung Electronics to mass produce 512GB UFS |
3/1/2019 |
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The devices is compliant with version 3.0 of the Universal Flash Storage from the Jedec standards organization and delivers twice the speed of the previous-generation eUFS 2.1 spec to allow smartphone users to enjoy seamless experiences in future smartphones with ultra-large high-resolution screens.
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| Intel breaks tide with Chinese partner on 5G |
2/28/2019 |
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"On Unisoc, we've actually ended that partnership ... we decided mutually that we would not continue that partnership, What we're going to do is we're going to target essentially some of our compute and 5G solutions just directly to the OEMs of China."
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| Increased intelligence on security cameras |
2/28/2019 |
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In security applications, you want to be able to ignore normal behaviors and be alerted to anomalies, so there is increasing use of Artificial Intelligence in these systems and the market is expected to grow from $22.B in 2016 to over $55B in 2023 for a 13.6% CAGR .
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