|
 |
|
| Powerchip resumes NOR production |
6/23/2017 |
|
Powerchip said it plans to resume production of NOR flash memory chips in Taiwan to take advantage of a supply crunch.
|
|
|
| Transition to 3D NAND might hit supply shortage |
6/23/2017 |
|
“What we are looking at is how long it’s going to take for the last problem to be solved in order to make 3D NAND a cost effective part to build. Until that happens, we expect the shortages to grow more acute, because demand will continue to grow while production does not.”
|
|
|
| Is Mentor good for Siemens ? |
6/23/2017 |
|
Grindstaff made a persuasive case for the combination of the two firms at a time when Siemens PLM customers—mostly system vendors from across various industies—are increasingly designing their own chips for inclusion in their products.
|
|
|
| Number of phone chips to be over PC chips this year |
6/22/2017 |
|
"The ongoing slump in shipments of standard personal computers, along with the drop-off in tablets, is setting the stage for cellphone IC sales to finally surpass earnings generated in personal computing systems this year,"
|
|
|
| Smart factories to grow in next 5 years |
6/22/2017 |
|
a smart factory is defined as using digital technologies such as IoT, Big Data analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Advanced Robotics to increase a company’s productivity, quality and flexibility.
|
|
|
| MediaTek to increase head count by 1000 this year |
6/21/2017 |
|
The company plans to hire around a thousand new employees in 2017. That’s definitely good news, as it shows that MediaTek is growing and adding more employees should help the company continue to grow in the future.
|
|
|
| Korean memory companies to benefit most from the bloom |
6/20/2017 |
|
Average contract price of DRAM for servers will increase up to 8 percent in the third quarter from the previous quarter. The average price rose 40 percent in the first quarter and 10 percent in the second quarter from the previous quarters.
|
|
|
| Foundries to compete for 7nm business 2018 |
6/20/2017 |
|
TSMC disclosed previously its 7nm process will be ready for risk production in the second quarter of 2017. Samsung has unveiled plans to enter volume production of 7nm chips in 2018. Globalfoundries recently announced the availability of its 7LP (7nm leading-performance) FinFET semiconductor technology.
|
|
|
| Western Digital files injunction to stop Toshiba sale |
6/19/2017 |
|
Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) has sought a court injunction to prevent Toshiba Corp (6502.T) from selling its chip business without the U.S. firm's consent - a move that threatens to throw the fiercely contested auction into disarray.
|
|
|
| Korean memory manufacturers are cautious in investment due to IT market slowing in China |
6/16/2017 |
|
According to the National Bureau of Statistics of China, the inventory accumulation in China rose from 277.5 billion yuan to a record high of 333 billion yuan between January and August 2015 and then fell to 278.4 billion yuan in the first month of last year before rebounding to 330.5 billion yuan in April this year. The rate of year-on-year increase stands at a single digit or below 0% these days whereas it used to amount to 20% to 50% in 2015.
|
|
|
| GM raise production number on self-driving Bolt |
6/16/2017 |
|
The Bolt is a fully electric car that went on sale late last year. It can go 238 miles on a charge, and is ideal for use as an autonomous vehicle because its electric system can charge the computers needed for self-driving capability.
|
|
|
|
