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| Qualcomm to buyback own stock if NXP acquisition fails |
1/18/2018 |
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>“With tax reform, we are well positioned to complete a large stock buyback that will deliver essentially the same level of accretion to Qualcomm stockholders as if we had closed NXP,” Qualcomm Chief Financial Officer George Davis said.
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| IBM filed patents mixing AI with Cloud |
1/18/2018 |
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Almost half of IBM's 9,043 patents came from "pioneering advancements in AI, cloud computing, cybersecurity, blockchain and quantum computing," IBM CEO Ginni Rometty said this latest round of advanced-technology innovation is "aimed at helping our clients create smarter businesses."
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| Storage - The more the merrier |
1/17/2018 |
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It seems everyone has let go of their fear of cloud and hybrid operations as risky propositions. Instead, we've all come to accept the cloud as something that's just done.
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| Gartner predicts semi market to increase 7.5% |
1/17/2018 |
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>“Favourable market conditions for memory sectors that gained momentum in the second half of 2016 prevailed through 2017 and look set to continue in 2018, providing a significant boost to semiconductor revenue,”
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| TSMC sales dropped in 1st quarter |
1/16/2018 |
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The global smartphone market is saturated, TSMC’s sales this year could be affected, as its chips used in smartphones and related devices account for about 50 percent of the company’s total sales.
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| Memory prices to decline gradually in 2018 |
1/16/2018 |
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High-end flash memory chips, which are widely used in smartphones, dropped nearly 5 percent in the fourth quarter - some analysts now expect the industry’s growth rate will fall by more than half this year to 30 percent.
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| IC Insights forecasts analogue IC market to grow |
1/15/2018 |
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Report forecasts that revenues for analogue products—including both general purpose and application-specific devices—will increase by a CAGR of 6.6% to $74.8 billion in 2022 from $54.5 billion in 2017.
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| Fujitsu offers die shrinked 2 Mbit FRAM |
1/12/2018 |
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Die shrink offers a series of technical advantages. The maximum operating frequency has been increased from 25 MHz up to 40 MHz at 3 V supply. The device consumes max 2.0 mA active current at 40 MHz.
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| Texas Instruments applies DLP technology to adaptive headlampss |
1/12/2018 |
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The system can turn off the part of the headlight that would project into the windshields of oncoming cars. The new system can also project images and signs onto the road ahead of you, like lane markings during a road closure or navigation directions.
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| TSMC reports higher than expected revenue |
1/12/2018 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co yesterday posted a 10.1 percent growth in revenue for last quarter to NT$277.57 billion (US$9.38 billion), surpassing its projection.
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| Intel/Micron announced folding of IM Flash JV |
1/11/2018 |
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In a joint statement issued Monday (Jan. 8), Intel and Micron said they would "work independently" on future 3D NAND after completing development of their third generation of 3D NAND late this year and into 2019.
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| AT&T dropped plans to sell Huawei smartphones |
1/11/2018 |
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>Huawei suffered a setback in the U.S. market when a congressional report in October 2013 said it was a security risk and warned telecom carriers not to use its equipment.
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| MIcron CFO optimistic about memory market in 2018 |
1/10/2018 |
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Maddock says that the expected amount of increase in “bit supply,” the basic measure of how much is produced by the industry in total, is 40% to 50% this year, and that such a level of production can easily be absorbed by rising demand.
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