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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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| U.S. regulators blocked sales of Xcerra to China |
2/28/2018 |
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Xcerra said that CFIUS had blocked its proposed $580 million sale to China-backed investment fund Hubei Xinyan. Xcerra and Xinyan are discussing alternatives to pursue opportunities in new and existing markets in China.
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| Mobile DRAM revenue pulls back some after seasonal rush |
2/27/2018 |
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Global mobile DRAM revenue hit a new high of US$8 billion in 4Q17, a robust sequential growth of 23.6%. In 1Q18, global mobile DRAM revenues are expected to grow slower due to weaker demands on the smartphone market. Most smartphone brands have made adjustments to their production plans and postponed the restocking of materials.
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| Nanya predicts a good year for DRAM |
2/27/2018 |
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gThe industryfs uptrend only kicked off in the second half and is to extend into the whole of this year. The strongest demand comes from servers and data centers.h
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| South Korea's chip exports up 53% in January |
2/27/2018 |
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Exports of semiconductors soared 53.8 percent on-year to $9.86 billion in January. In September last year, exports of semiconductors soared 73.3 percent on-year to an unprecedented $9.88 billion, and subsequently surpassed $9 billion for five months in a row.
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| Demand for voice command chips to increase |
2/27/2018 |
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MediaTek's shipments for voice-assistant devices are expected to surge over 50% on year in 2018, as the chip firm has obtained orders from the world's leading smart speaker vendors, according to the sources.
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| Xiaomi announced new phone with Snapdragon 845 chipset |
2/26/2018 |
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According to previous rumors, the device will come with 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM along with 256GB of high speed UFS storage. A pair of 12MP cameras will adorn the back of the handset and an "under-the-display" fingerprint scanner will be on board.
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| Intel to collaborate with Chinese mobile chip maker |
2/23/2018 |
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Intel Corporation officially announced a long-term strategic collaboration on 5G. The companies plan to develop a 5G smartphone platform for the China market that will feature an Intel 5G modem and will be targeted to coincide with 5G network deployments in 2019.
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