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| Spin Transfer Technologies unveils new MRAM |
5/2/2018 |
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Announced at Intermag, a conference on applied magnetism, Spin Transfer Technologies (STT)'s Precessional Spin Current (PSC) structure has the potential to enhance MRAM's density and zero leakage capabilities.
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| Foundry in U.K. to offer GaN process |
5/2/2018 |
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“Our GaN HEMT process addresses a growing UK space and defence customer base. The process developed over the last two years enables a unique UK sovereign supply,”
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| Toshiba might not want to sell off any more |
5/2/2018 |
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Toshiba repaid more than 40% of the debt owed to banks in a single quarter. The money owed to main lenders Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and Mizuho Bank stood at 80 billion yen each in March, plunging by 60% over the three months. The amount owed to the other four banks dropped as well.
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| Intel to delay 10nm volume production |
5/1/2018 |
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Intel's 10nm shrink – implementing a 2.7x density increase over the 14nm process – had been too ambitious. The industry average increase is 1.5-2x. Intel will increase density 2.4x in the 10nm-7nm transition. 7nm is when Intel will introduce EUV.
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| TSMC set $13.5 billion aside for R&D |
5/1/2018 |
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The proposed investment is subject to the government’s ability to procure and integrate more land into the Hsinchu science park in Taiwan, which is currently full, as well as to environmental assessments.
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| Class Action filed for DRAM price fixing |
4/30/2018 |
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Another class action lawsuit has been filed, alleging that Samsung, Hynix, and Micron conspired to limit the supply of memory, keeping consumer prices artificially high as a result.
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| Jeff Bezos' rocket took flight |
4/30/2018 |
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The New Shepard capsule successfully detached from its booster, as planned, at an altitude of about 47 miles, and went on by itself to reach a height of 351,000 feet, or about 66.5 miles.
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| Huawei under U.S. investigation |
4/27/2018 |
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The U.S. Department of Justice is looking into whether the world's No. 3 smartphone maker violated American sanctions targeting Iran, media outlets reported on Wednesday.
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| Taiwan, king of semiconductor material market |
4/27/2018 |
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At US$10.3 billion, Taiwan remained the largest region of the global semiconductor materials market in 2017, SEMI noted. China solidified its hold on the second spot, followed by South Korea and Japan.
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| AMD chips into Intel market share |
4/27/2018 |
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processors and graphics chips reported revenue of $1.65 billion for the quarter, up 40 percent from a year earlier. Since the PC market isn’t growing at 40 percent, and since rival Intel also isn’t growing that fast, it’s logical to conclude that AMD’s latest processors are grabbing market share.
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| Samsung put automotive class DRAM into production |
4/26/2018 |
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Samsung decided to start the mass production of the 10-nano level 16Gb LPDDR4X DRAM. Compared with the previous 20-nano level 8Gb LPDDR4 DRAM automotive chips, the new product can operate with no issues from minus 40 degrees to plus 125 degrees Celsius.
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| Tarriff waiver request pours in on Trumpt's tarriff |
4/26/2018 |
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The waiver request also indicates that a $15 million plant expansion may be at risk. Steelcase and PolyVision are on the verge of making the investment, which would create new construction and manufacturing jobs, according to the request.
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| Micron to expand Taiwan fab. |
4/25/2018 |
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The new hires are part of the US memorychip maker’s ongoing efforts to build its local operation into one of its most advanced DRAM manufacturing and 3D memorychip packaging and testing sites in the world.
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| SK Hynix warns on mobile chip prospect |
4/25/2018 |
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Increasing signs of a maturing global smartphone market have fueled expectations that last year’s boom in chip demand is moderating and so will earnings growth.
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