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| NVM Express takes hold in 2018 |
1/10/2018 |
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In June, the NVMe specification got its first major update in nearly three years, putting it on the cusp of becoming the defacto standard for SSD interfaces.
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| Is the memory boom ending? |
1/10/2018 |
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Samsung guidance fell short of consensus estimate, spooking investors already worried that a memory chip boom could be ending sooner rather than later.
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| Micron call quit on 3D stack NAND cooperation with Intel |
1/9/2018 |
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However, the parting of the ways does not apply to the phase-change based 3D-XPoint memory. The two companies said they will continue to cooperate on 3D-XPoint memory at the Intel-Micron Flash Technologies (IMFT) joint venture fab in Lehi, Utah.
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| Broadcom takes Qualcomm to Proxy vote challenge |
1/8/2018 |
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In November Broadcom made an unsolicited bid to buy Qualcomm for $70 a share. Qualcomm’s board rejected the buyout offer. The rebuff prompted Broadcom to challenge all 11 members of Qualcomm’s board with its own nominees.
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| Intel upgrade fixed processor security issues |
1/8/2018 |
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Security researchers had disclosed two security flaws exposing vulnerability of nearly every modern computing device containing chips from Intel, Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD.O) and ARM Holdings.
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| OmniVision offers 24M-Pixel image sensor |
1/5/2018 |
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OmniVision’s PureCel Plus stacked die 0.9-micron pixel leverages multiple generations of advanced pixel technologies to match the latest 1.0-micron pixel quantum-efficiency performance. This enables higher-resolution pictures and video in a compact form factor.
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| In the race to 7nm orders |
1/5/2018 |
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TSMC) is ready to enjoy a sure win over Samsung Electronics in the race of 7nm process volume production in 2018, as it has secured orders from over 40 customers.
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| MediaTek to make comeback with a flagship chip |
1/5/2018 |
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MediaTek has worked out at least three new-generation chips to be fabricated using 7nm process at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), showing the firm's determination to have a presence in the world's top smartphone chip market.
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| U.S. auto sales took a pause in 2017 |
1/4/2018 |
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U.S. sales of new vehicles are expected to fall 2 percent to 17.1 million in 2017, according to Kelley Blue Book. That would be the first year-over-year decline since 2009, ending an unprecedented seven-year expansion.
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| Manufacturing gain are led by real orders |
1/4/2018 |
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U.S. manufacturing expanded in December as the PMI registered 59.7 percent, an increase of 1.5 percentage points from the November reading of 58.2 percent. This indicates growth in manufacturing for the 16th consecutive month, led by strong expansion in new orders and production
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| SK hynix see some setback on memory profit |
1/3/2018 |
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Demand for DRAM is weak except for in servers, and difficulties in supply will gradually be resolved next year as investment in manufacturing facilities increase, said analyst Yoo Jong-woo.
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| Samsung confirms 10nm Exynos chip |
1/3/2018 |
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Samsung has plans to showoff the “next” Exynos chipset on January 4. What the official teaser doesn’t give away is the name of the chip. Logic would suggest it will be the Exynos 9810, the next-generation mobile processor from the South Korean major. Samsung announced the Exynos 9810 last month.
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| Infineon denies that it is a take over target |
1/3/2018 |
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Ploss said shareholders should be happy with Infineon’s price-earnings ratio of around 27, giving it a market value of 26 billion euros ($31 billion) that a potential new owner would find hard to increase significantly.
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| 16.9% growth on DRAM forecasted |
1/3/2018 |
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In addition to the slower pace of growth following last year's market that has been described as a super cycle, the average selling price for computer chips may fall despite rise in shipments in 2018
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| Huawei hit slow growth year |
1/2/2018 |
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Revenue at China’s biggest telecommunications gear maker probably rose 15 percent to 600 billion yuan ($92 billion) in 2017. That’s down from 2016 when sales jumped 32 percent. The company shipped 153 million smartphones.
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