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| Qualcomm unfair licensing trial to begin this week |
12/31/2018 |
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Lawyers for the regulatory agency and the company claims that Qualcomm is abusing its strength in the market for smartphone components to force Apple Inc. and others to pay inflated license fees.
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| Analysts see weakness in Samsung's 4th quarter |
12/27/2018 |
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South Korean tech giant is forecast to report an operating profit of 13.9 trillion won (US$12.3 billion) for the October-December period, down 7.6 percent from the 15.1 trillion won reached a year earlier.
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| MediaTek reported third-quarter profit, up 54.2% |
12/27/2018 |
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“MediaTek has been putting a lot of efforts into expanding its business into broader fields such as the internet of things and TV, overall smartphone market fatigue to increase further, it’s necessary that component providers switch into new areas to seek more growth."
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| China pulled ahead of U.S. on wireless network speed |
12/27/2018 |
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Among the five largest countries in the world, China has the fastest mean mobile download speeds of 30.96 Mbps, while the US topped in terms of fastest mean fixed download speeds of 92.77 Mbps. China was second in fixed broadband download speed.
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| Micron reduces Capex by 10% |
12/26/2018 |
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The company said on Tuesday that it would cut $1.25 billion of capital expenses next year, bringing its total expenditures to $9 billion to $9.5 billion and feeding into fears that the semiconductor industry's boom is over.
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| Apple start to pull older phones off the German market |
12/24/2018 |
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In Germany, the judge ruled that phones with a chip from Apple supplier Qorvo violate one of Qualcomm’s patents around so-called envelope tracking, a feature that helps mobile phones save battery power while sending and receiving wireless signals.
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| Micron expects headwind on DRAM sales |
12/20/2018 |
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Micron reported on Tuesday quarterly sales and earnings at the low end of Wall Street estimates but said that it expects revenue to decline significantly in the current quarter due to “weak near-term supply-demand dynamics.
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| DRAM prices to erode |
12/20/2018 |
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Historically cyclical DRAM market appears to be headed for tougher times in 2019 after two strong years of growth.
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| Manufacturers have to latch on new stretagy going into 2019 |
12/20/2018 |
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Driven by the promise of greater profitability and competitiveness, manufacturers will continue to progress toward digital transformation, including connected environments that provide greater control and visibility, and forgoing antiquated processes in favor of automation and efficiency.
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