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| Apple to beef up its AI chip design capability |
10/3/2017 |
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Apple ranked as the world's No. 4 chip design house by revenue at the end of 2016, trailing only Qualcomm, Broadcom, and Taiwan's MediaTek, according to research firm IC Insights.
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| Morris Chang announced retirement |
10/3/2017 |
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“I came to my decision to retire gradually. Of course it had something to do with my age,” Chang said, emphasizing he will no longer hold any positions at the company come June.
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| Uber ready for a mass layoff in London |
10/2/2017 |
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Uber remains in big trouble in London following the British government prohibited the ride-hailing company from renewing its contract. Uber is now confronted with a new dilemma that may just be scenting on the ground: massive job cuts.
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| DRAM manufacturers slow to migrate to EUV |
9/29/2017 |
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The industry was previously anticipated to transition to EUV litho technology beyond 20nm, but the high cost of EUV litho tools has discouraged Samsung and other DRAM chipmakers from pursuing the technology for their 1xnm manufacturing lines.
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| Toshiba/Bain deal signed with WD not giving in |
9/29/2017 |
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Western Digital has repeatedly opposed the sale of the NAND flash-memory SanDisk joint venture, stressing it will continue with legal action. Toshiba reiterated in a statement that it will go ahead with the deal, despite any litigation.
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| TrendForce predicts NAND supply to regain balance next year |
9/28/2017 |
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During 2017, NAND Flash demand continues to expand because of the increase in average memory content of smartphones and the strong server market. At the same time, the growth in NAND Flash supply has been constrained by the pace of the major suppliers’ respective technology migrations.
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| Micron forecast above analysts |
9/28/2017 |
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Micron said on Tuesday that average selling prices of dynamic random access memory (DRAM) chips, used in PCs and servers, jumped 8 percent in the fourth quarter.
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| Qualcomm extends its tender offer to buy NXP |
9/27/2017 |
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Qualcomm extended its tender offer for all outstanding shares of NXP Semiconductors as it continues to work toward obtaining regulatory approval of the $38 billion deal.
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| Cree has new CEO and is a familiar face |
9/27/2017 |
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Lowe joins Cree having previously served as the CEO of Freescale Semiconductor, a company in Austin, Texas, that makes semiconductors and employs around 17,000 employees. Before that Lowe worked for nearly 30 years at Texas Instruments.
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| MEMS sensors surge |
9/27/2017 |
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With smartphones requiring more MEMS sensors to enable innovative features, and self-driving cars relying on MEMS sensors such as LiDAR, MEMS sensor demand for smartphones and car electronics has been growing robustly.
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| French company Upmem wants to put processing units inside the DRAM |
9/26/2017 |
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Upmem combines main memory with thousands of DRAM processing units, which sit directly next to data. The specialized silicon is linked to a traditional processor, which runs an operating system and offloads tasks to the battalion of DPUs. The result is 20 times better performance without using any additional power
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| Nanya Technology cash in some Micron holdings |
9/26/2017 |
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In a filing with the TSE on September 15, Nanya said it sold about 1.1 million shares of Micron for about US$38.15 million. Nanya expects to recognize a gain of about US$19.09 million from the sale.
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| TSMC's Chang vowed to remain in Taiwan |
9/26/2017 |
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Chang said that China offers a huge market and opportunity, but added that being part of China¡¯s supply chain does not mean that most of TSMC¡¯s production will move to China.
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