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| Apple shares down as TSMC questions on forward chip demand |
4/20/2018 |
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TSMC, the world’s largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple supplier, revised its full-year revenue target to the low end of its earlier forecast. “Apple represents nearly 20 percent of TSMC’s revenue so the outlook potentially points to weaker-than-anticipated iPhone demand,”
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| Intel continue to invest in 3D NAND development |
4/20/2018 |
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For years, Intel worked with memory maker Micron to develop new generations of NAND flash technology, a type of non-volatile memory that's commonly used for computer and data center storage. Earlier this year, though, Intel announced that it would be parting ways with Micron and going at the development of future NAND flash technologies alone.
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| Facebook to build its own chips |
4/20/2018 |
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Facebook is looking for candidates that can help build systems-on-chip (SoCs) and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). SoCs are the main processors that handle most workloads in mobile devices, while ASICs tend to be dedicated to specific tasks.
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| The case of Internet sales tax comes into focus again |
4/19/2018 |
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More than 40 states have asked the Supreme Court to abandon its current sales tax collection rule , saying that as a result of it and the growth of internet shopping, they're losing billions of dollars in tax revenue every year.
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| ARM denies involvement on potential Qualcomm bid |
4/17/2018 |
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Arm said in a statement provided to CNET that CNBC's report was inaccurate. "There have been no discussions between Arm and Paul Jacobs on any potential acquisition of Qualcomm," Arm said.
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| Apple: No more reliance on Intel chips |
4/16/2018 |
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Media sources reported that technology giant Apple is planning to replace Intel Corp. processors in its Macs with its own chips starting in 2020.
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| China delays Qualcomm's bid for NXP |
4/16/2018 |
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It is understood that the turbulent trade relationship between the United States and China have been prolonging the Chinese regulatory reviews over the two negotiations.
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| Consumer prices rose 2.4 percent from a year earlier |
4/13/2018 |
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Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core prices ticked up 0.2 percent in March and 2.1 percent from a year ago. That was the biggest annual increase for core prices since February 2017.
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| Nanya hit record revenue again |
4/13/2018 |
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Nanya's revenues for March 2018 were also the highest levels since January 2007. A ramp-up of 20nm chip output and rising ASPs led to the positive results.
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| Global NAND capacity are rising |
4/12/2018 |
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DRAMeXchange in its January 2018 report already warned of a potential oversupply of NAND flash memory in 2019, as major chip vendors carry out their expansion projects.
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