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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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| USB Type-C interface gains popularity |
1/1/2018 |
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Global Type-C chip market is very likely to double in 2018, and chip suppliers able to offer total chipset solutions to meet customer requirements for varied product designs will be in a position to cash in on the explosive market demand.
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| Qualcomm name new president |
1/1/2018 |
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Cristiano’s unique mix of business, engineering and operational skills and experience make him ideally suited to continue driving Qualcomm’s technology and leadership positions across mobile, IoT, automotive, edge computing and networking.
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| Apple wants to open its first Saudi store |
12/29/2017 |
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The company is in talks with the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority, Reuters sources said on Thursday. A licensing agreement is expected by February ahead of a 2019 store launch.
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| Globalfoundries offers automobile chip platform at Dresden |
12/29/2017 |
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Meanwhile, Globalfoundries's 12-inch Fab 1 in Dresden enjoy a geographic advantage in supplying automotive semiconductor to leading automakers in Germany, including Volkswagen, Audi, BMW, and Mercedes, as well as major auto parts and components suppliers including Continental and Bosch.
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| Yageo caps on supplying chip resistors |
12/29/2017 |
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MLCCs and chip resistors, currently account for 70% of Yageo's total production capacity. Yageo is utilizing the remaining 30% capacity for the manufacture of niche-type components for automotive, IoT, 5G and other industry uses, which yield higher gross margins.
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| Thanks to memory, Micron has a great quarter |
12/28/2017 |
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Micron beat consensus estimates on revenue and on Earnings Per Share. Its forecast is even more impressive. Micron expects revenue of up to $7.2 billion, well-above the $6.21 billion consensus.
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| German ambassador criticized China on internet controls |
12/28/2017 |
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Ambassador Michael Clauss told press that the two governments agreed in 2016 to set up a group to discuss cyber issues but it "has yet to see the light of day." He said requests for a "meaningful dialogue" about Chinese curbs on virtual private networks.
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| Prosecutors appealed and demand 12-year prison term for Samsung heir |
12/28/2017 |
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In August, a lower court sentenced Lee to five years in prison for offering bribes to former South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her confidante while Park was in office. Both Lee and prosecutors, who earlier had requested a 12-year prison term, appealed that ruling.
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| Court fine Apple for late to produce suit evidence |
12/27/2017 |
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Apple is being fined $25,000 a day for missing a court-imposed deadline to produce evidence in a government lawsuit that alleges mobile chip supplier Qualcomm has been imposing unfair licensing terms on the makers of smartphones.
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