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| Automotive electronics to grow strong |
11/30/2018 |
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Sales of automotive electronic systems are forecast to grow 7% this year, reaching $152 billion, before growing an additional 6.3% next year to reach $162 billion.
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| Amazon launched own custom AI chip challenging Intel |
11/30/2018 |
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Amazon’s so-called “Inferentia” chip announced on Wednesday will help with what researchers call inference, which is the process of taking an artificial intelligence algorithm and putting it to use, for example by scanning incoming audio and translating that into text-based requests.
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| Samsung to out sell Intel by 19% |
11/30/2018 |
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It is rojected that Samsung will have 2018 chip sales of $83.3 billion, 19% more than Intel. Last year, Samsung's chip sales total bested Intel's by about 7%.
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| Memory shipment growth has slowed to a trickle |
11/28/2018 |
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The three-month rolling average for chip sales growth slowed to 13.8% in January, the lowest level since November 2016, according to the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics organization.
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| SK Hynix introduced 5.2Gbp DDR5 memory |
11/16/2018 |
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SK hynix said that despite using less power, the new DRAM boasts data transmission speed of 5,200 Megabits per second, a sharp increase from the DDR4 DRAM's 3,200Mbps.
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| Intel to DIY shipment slows |
11/16/2018 |
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Intel has reduced shipments of desktop processors to allow more capacities for notebook and server processors, and is reportedly to cut processor shipments to DIY distribution market to only six million units in the fourth quarter of the year.
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| Amazon choosed New York and North Virginia |
11/15/2018 |
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Amazon says it's receiving $1.525 billion in incentives and subsidies from New York state and $573 million from Virginia and Arlington County. That works out to $61,000 in incentives provided to Amazon for each job in Long Island City and roughly $23,000 for each job in Arlington.
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| SK hynix has new 10nm process dedicated to DDR4 DRAM |
11/13/2018 |
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It has completed the development of 8Gigabits DDR4 DRAM applied with the new production technology. The second-generation process boasts 20 percent improved productivity while consuming 15 percent less energy, the company said.
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| UMC's argument on DRAM technology leak |
11/13/2018 |
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In its most-recent statement concerning the indictment, UMC said its DRAM technology is "fundamentally based on a cell design entirely different from Micron's design."
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| JD.com hit record sales on Singles' Day |
11/12/2018 |
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The firm’s 2018 numbers are up 26 percent on last year when it recorded 127.1 billion RMB in GMV — then worth around $19.14 billion. That was the first year that JD went public with its 11.11 sales.
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