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| Toshiba chip unit realized record annual profit |
5/17/2018 |
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Toshiba record consolidated net income of ¥804 billion for fiscal 2017 due mainly to asset sales of bankrupt U.S. nuclear plant maker Westinghouse Electric Co., a former subsidiary. The figure compares to a loss of ¥965.6 billion a year earlier.
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| Trump asked the U.S. Commerce Dept. to help ZTE survive |
5/17/2018 |
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U.S. President Donald Trump asked Commerce Dept. Secretary Wilbur Ross to explore "alternative remedies" to punish ZTE for violating the terms of a settlement agreement and shipping equipment with U.S. components to Iran and North Korea.
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| Intel plan $5 billion expansion in Israel |
5/16/2018 |
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Intel is one of the biggest employers and exporters in Israel, where many of its new technologies are developed. The new investment will upgrade its Kiryat Gat manufacturing plant in southern Israel.
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| ASE/SPIL make final move to merge |
5/16/2018 |
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“It was certainly no surprise that ASE and SPIL came together, because of the increasingly challenging OSAT business environment and the major consolidation we’re seeing in our customer base,” says Hal Lasky, senior vice president of sales.
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| Nvidia beat estimate with advance in AI and gaming |
5/16/2018 |
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Nvidia has been riding a strong data center wave as companies upgrade their GPUs for artificial intelligence and machine learning. The company's core gaming business is doing well due to a shortage of supply, higher prices and new releases.
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| DRAMeXchange see continue price growth on DRAM |
5/15/2018 |
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DRAM revenue for 1Q18 rose by 5.4% QoQ to a new record high. Prices of graphics DRAM products rose significantly by 15% QoQ in 1Q18, given the relatively low base and the surge of demand from the cryptocurrency mining market. Prices of DRAM products for other application markets also increased by 3-6% QoQ.
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| ASML see EUV machine order increased |
5/15/2018 |
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ASML shipped its first 12 EUV machines to clients. Each costs about 120 million euros (US$143.53 million). This year, it has projected sales of 20 machines — by 2020, it hopes to be selling 35 to 40 a year.
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| Infineon opens new Development Centre in Dresden |
5/14/2018 |
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One focus of the Centre will be to develop products and solutions for automotive and power electronics, as well as artificial intelligence (AI), and it is scheduled to be launched in the course of the 2018 calendar year.
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| SMIC put 28nm process into production with 14nm to follow in 2019 |
5/14/2018 |
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SMIC will kick off risk production of its 14nm FinFET process and venture into the AI (artificial intelligence) chip sector in the first half of 2019 after entering volume production of 28nm HKC+ process in the second half 2018, according to the firm's co-CEO.
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| Powerchip goes IPO to fund new chip plant |
5/11/2018 |
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Powerchip has spent the past few years clearing debts of NT$120 billion. It turned a net profit of NT$8.08 billion last year, or NT$3.54 per share, as it has transformed itself into a supplier of driver ICs used in LCD panels and memory chips for other companies.
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| TDK acquires Faraday Semi for power converter technology |
5/11/2018 |
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Faraday’s point-of-load converters have five-times faster switching frequencies than rival technology at a 12V input power rail, Asai said. Typical converters handle around 600KHz at higher currents, while Faraday’s supports 2MHz to 4MHz.
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| ZTE shuts down on parts shortage |
5/11/2018 |
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ZTE Corp’s (0763.HK) (000063.SZ) main business operations have ceased due to a ban imposed by the U.S. government, but China’s second biggest telecom equipment maker is trying to have the ban modified or reversed.
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| Nanya applies for permission to sell DRAM to ZTE |
5/10/2018 |
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“Nanya Technology has received a notification about restrictions on component exports to ZTE,” the chipmaker said in a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange. “The company will follow the rules and is preparing to apply for a permit.”
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| Simple AI functions to enable your digital life |
5/10/2018 |
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Some new features for Android phones also aim to improve people's digital well-being, including a new "shush" mode that automatically puts a phone in "do not disturb" mode if you flip it face down on a table. And a "wind down" mode will fade the screen to grey at a designated time to help you disconnect before bed.
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| Continue price hike for memories forecasted |
5/9/2018 |
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Average contract price of a DDR 4GB module came to US$34 at end-April, up from $33 posted a month earlier. The price of the DD4 4Gb product also advanced 3.4 percent over the cited period.
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