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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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| MediaTek received permission to resume sales to ZTE |
5/9/2018 |
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Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs on Friday granted an export permit to MediaTek, which supplies chipsets for ZTE smartphones, while several other Taiwanese companies are waiting for similar approvals.
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| Break through in RF converter IC spans 6GHz to 26GHz |
5/8/2018 |
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These mixers are well suited for use as upconverters and downconverters in demanding military, aerospace, and telecommunications applications operating in the C-band, X-band, Ku-band, and K-band frequencies.
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| Foxconn to build 12 inch fab |
5/7/2018 |
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Foxconn is looking to step into wafer fabrication, and already has its semiconductor subgroup evaluate the feasibility of building two 12-inch wafer plants, the sources indicated.
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| Autonomous agriculture is happening much faster than autonomous cars |
5/7/2018 |
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John Deere has been involved in everything from system design to development of the human-machine interfaces that support Deere’s semi-autonomous vehicle systems. The company’s Intelligent Systems Group developed many of the components for Deere’s semi-autonomous vehicles, from the GPS receiver to the embedded controller that helps drive some of the vehicles subsystems to accomplish semi-autonomous jobs.
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| Infineon optimistic on revenue growth |
5/4/2018 |
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Infineon said it expected revenues in the year to Sept. 30 to grow by 4-7 percent, lifting the lower end of the range by a percentage point from earlier guidance
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| Chip sles continue to grow |
5/3/2018 |
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Sales of semiconductors reached US$111.1 billion during the first quarter of 2018, an increase of 20% compared to the first quarter of 2017, according to The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA).
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