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| U.S. ready to take back the Super Computer title |
6/12/2018 |
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U.S. unveiled Summit, a supercomputer capable of performing 200 quadrillion calculations per second, or 200 petaflops. Its performance should put it at the top of the list of the world's fastest supercomputers, which is currently dominated by China.
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| NTSB report on Tesla autopilot actions during fatal crash |
6/11/2018 |
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In the Mountain View accident, a likely contributing factor is the road surface changes. The dark surface is asphalt while the light surface is concrete. Autopilot may have misinterpreted the change of surfaces as a lane line leading to the improper trajectory.
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| TI offers MCU with embedded FRAM memory |
6/11/2018 |
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Developers can use MCUs for applications that require operation at temperatures as high as 105°C while also benefiting from FRAM data-logging capabilities.
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| Broadcom advancing on Data Center chips |
6/11/2018 |
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Broadcom expects demand to remain healthy from cloud data centers and enterprise IT, Chief Executive Officer Hock Tan said on a call with analyst.
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| U.S. lifted ban on ZTE |
6/11/2018 |
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The deal will involve ZTE paying a $1bn penalty and hiring a compliance team chosen by the US. ZTE will also be required to replace its management board within 30 days.
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| ARM spins off China JV under pressure from EU |
6/8/2018 |
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EU Commissioner for Trade, Cecilia Malmström, launching legal proceedings last week in the World Trade Organization (WTO) against Chinese legislation that undermines the intellectual property rights of European companies.
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| Latest forecast: Chip sales to increase |
6/8/2018 |
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The latest forecast is more bullish than the original WSTS forecast for 2018, issued last November. That forecast called for chip sales to increase by 7 percent. Sales are expected to increase across all product categories and in all regions of the world.
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| Senate Republicans to challenge Trump tariff |
6/7/2018 |
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Many Republicans are hesitant to confront Trump in a legislative showdown that could end badly for them. Doing so could court a veto and bruise their standing with Trump voters they need in midterm elections.
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| Economic activity is strong but under the shadow of tariffs |
6/7/2018 |
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Backlog of Orders Index continued expanding, with its highest reading since April 2004, when it registered 66.5 percent. Consumption, described as production and employment, continues to expand in spite of labor and skill shortages.
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| AMD unveiled a new generation of CPU/GPU |
6/7/2018 |
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AMD is readying its next generation of CPUs and graphics processing units (GPUs). It will build those chips in a new 7-nanometer manufacturing process (which delivers smaller, faster, and more power-efficient chips) for sampling later this year and full launch in 2019.
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| Intel prefer to refocus on PC |
6/7/2018 |
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People really need to get things done, over 80% turn to their PC. At the same time, users are more distracted than ever. The nature of where, how and why peoplework is also changing. And the way people connect with one another has changed, with technology being a key driving force.
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| Intel introduced 5GHZ computer and more at Computex |
6/6/2018 |
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Intel will be looking to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary (and the 40th anniversary of Intel’s x86 architecture) by releasing a limited edition 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8086K processor with a 5.0 GHz turbo frequency.
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| Morris Chang retired |
6/6/2018 |
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Chang is handing off TSMC to two successors: C.C. Wei, who will serve as chief executive, and Mark Liu, who will serve as chairman. They’ll face significant challenges.
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| ARM China to go IPO |
6/6/2018 |
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Headquartered in Shenzhen, Arm China is 49% owned by ARM and 51% owned by a fund with China-based investors. Arm China was formed according to a MoU signed between the parties in May 2017, and started operations in April 2018.
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| Sharp to acquire Toshiba PC business |
6/5/2018 |
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Sharp, controlled by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., will pay ¥4 billion for an 80.1 percent stake in Toshiba Client Solutions Co., a PC-related subsidiary of Toshiba that once held the biggest share of the global laptop market but has since lost out to overseas rivals.
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| Samsung to announce triple camera system with S10 |
6/5/2018 |
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Samsung won’t be the first company to bring mobile with three lenses (Huawei P20 beat Samsung in that race), it claimed that it will provide a better user experience and will introduce new technology.
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| Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9 to get radical upgrade |
6/4/2018 |
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Bloomberg’s ever-reliable Mark Gurman has confirmed an exclusive I broke last month: for the first time in its history, Samsung will upgrade its flagship cameras twice in one year.
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| Bain completes $18 billion Toshiba purchase |
6/4/2018 |
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The completion of the deal, initially aimed for by end-March, had been delayed due to a prolonged review by Chinese antitrust authorities. China approved the deal last month.
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