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| MediaTek ready to ship smartphone chips with AI processor |
3/9/2018 |
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AI chips are going to play a main part in MediaTek's mobile SoC portfolio for 2018. MediaTek already has its in-house developed AI technology platform dubbed NeuroPilot, and will be developing multi-core solutions specifically based on its AI technology.
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| Cree acquired Infineon RF Power Business |
3/8/2018 |
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The deal, which has already closed, will expand the Cree Wolfspeed business unit, which is positioning itself to enable faster 4G mobile networks and prepare for the launch of 5G services.
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| Manufacturing continue to recover |
3/8/2018 |
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Manufacturing expanded in February as the PMI registered 60.8 percent, an increase of 1.7 percentage points from the January reading of 59.1 percent. This indicates growth in manufacturing for the 18th consecutive month at strong levels led by continued expansion in new orders.
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| NAND memory market is settling |
3/7/2018 |
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Coming off the high seasonal demand for NAND in the fourth quarter, the NAND market is currently in a state of slight oversupply, with NAND suppliers likely to see sales suffer as they cut prices on products to spur demand, according to DRAMeXchange.
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| 5G to drive semi market growth |
3/7/2018 |
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Suppliers are poised to gain significant growth momentum from the increasing market demand for radio frequency (RF) and power amplifier (PA) components along with the efforts of chipmakers to roll out related solutions to support 5G devices in the second half of 2018 and 2019.
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| South Korean chips are not under import scrutiny |
3/7/2018 |
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It is unlikely that (the chip industry) will face heavy tariffs as such a move can impact the cost of final products," said Mun Byung-ki, a researcher at the Korea International Trade Association.
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| IoT chips to realize mass market this year |
3/7/2018 |
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Increasing realization of IoT applications, Taiwan IC design houses are ready to enjoy explosive orders from terminal IoT markets, giving them optimism about their shipment and revenue performances for the year.
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| Xiaomi think it's ready to take on the U.S. market |
3/6/2018 |
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A new report from Wall Street Journal cites Xiaomi's Chairman Lei Jun, who said his company plans “to start entering the market by end 2018, or by early 2019.” Xiaomi is the fourth largest handset maker in China.
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| White House questions Broadcom/s bid on Qualcomm |
3/5/2018 |
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Broadcom Ltd.’s hostile bid for Qualcomm Inc. is drawing the attention of a secretive U.S. panel that reviews whether acquisitions of American companies raise national security concerns
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| Microchip Technology to acquire Microsemi |
3/5/2018 |
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Microsemi supplies high-performance analog and mixed signal integrated circuits and semiconductors to the aerospace and defense, communications, data center and industrial sectors.
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| Samsung in preparation to build another major memory fab |
3/2/2018 |
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Samsung has begun preparations to build another semiconductor production facility near Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The fab will produce various types of memory as the market demands. The new fab may be larger than the adjacent fab that began operations last year.
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| TDK acquiresd Chirp Micro, a sona-on-chip startup |
3/1/2018 |
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Chirp is hopeful that the deal with TDK will create an opportunity for the startup team to accelerate the growth of its ultrasound technology across several markets ranging from automotive and IoT to home and mobile devices.
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