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| 200nm process is blooming again |
7/13/2017 |
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Since 2009, however, installed 200mm fab capacity has increased, and by 2020, 200mm capacity is expected to reach almost 5.7 million wpm, and poised to surpass the 2007 peak.
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| Eurozone industry grew 1.3% |
7/13/2017 |
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Eurostat said Wednesday that industrial production rose by a monthly rate of 1.3 percent. That was up on the previous month's 0.3 percent and ahead of expectations for a 1 percent increase. It's also the biggest increase since last November.
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| Manufacturing equipment order rise |
7/13/2017 |
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All signs indicate a continued trend of strength for the manufacturing technology industry. With activity growing in many geographic regions and continued strengthening in key industries like job shops, autos and aerospace,
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| Semi Market to reach $400 billion |
7/12/2017 |
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>“A shortage of memory is creating a boom in the overall semiconductor market. Memory vendors have been able to increase their price for DRAM and NAND, driving revenue and margins higher.”
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| DOD searching to qualify additional trusted foundries |
7/12/2017 |
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The U.S. government currently works with a single fab now operated by Globalfoundries and limited to 32nm and higher design rules. The partnership is a continuation of a longstanding “trusted foundry” deal with IBM.
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| Micron resumes DRAM production in Taiwan |
7/12/2017 |
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"The incident had no effect on the local environment and there were no safety issues for our team members. Micron will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates to our customers and suppliers as needed."
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| Samsung aim at #1 in foundry business |
7/11/2017 |
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Samsung forecasts a big jump in revenue next year for its foundry or chip contract making business, while surpassing leader TSMC in processing technology.
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| China ordered telecom firms to block all VPN |
7/11/2017 |
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The change will make it nearly impossible for individuals in the country to access unfiltered web content from sources abroad including Facebook, Twitter and news outlets like the New York Times.
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| Apple to Immagination: I have told you early |
7/11/2017 |
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Apple first informed Imagination in late 2015 that it would no longer be buying the U.K. company’s latest technology. By 2016, Apple said it told Imagination it was further diminishing the relationship by initiating a clause in its contact that allows Apple to pay a lower royalty rate for using a smaller amount of intellectual property.
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| Toshiba need alternative plan quick |
7/10/2017 |
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Unless it closes a deal by March, a gaping balance-sheet hole will prompt automatic delisting of its shares from Tokyo's stock market - further battering its shareholders.
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| Oscilloscope chipset now offer 4GHz banwidth |
7/7/2017 |
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The analogue front end chip, called Beta Phoenicis, supports bandwidths of up to 4GHz and integrates the functionality required by a digital oscilloscope’s analogue modules.
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