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| SMIC put 28nm process into production with 14nm to follow in 2019 |
5/14/2018 |
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SMIC will kick off risk production of its 14nm FinFET process and venture into the AI (artificial intelligence) chip sector in the first half of 2019 after entering volume production of 28nm HKC+ process in the second half 2018, according to the firm's co-CEO.
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| Powerchip goes IPO to fund new chip plant |
5/11/2018 |
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Powerchip has spent the past few years clearing debts of NT$120 billion. It turned a net profit of NT$8.08 billion last year, or NT$3.54 per share, as it has transformed itself into a supplier of driver ICs used in LCD panels and memory chips for other companies.
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| TDK acquires Faraday Semi for power converter technology |
5/11/2018 |
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Faraday’s point-of-load converters have five-times faster switching frequencies than rival technology at a 12V input power rail, Asai said. Typical converters handle around 600KHz at higher currents, while Faraday’s supports 2MHz to 4MHz.
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| ZTE shuts down on parts shortage |
5/11/2018 |
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ZTE Corp’s (0763.HK) (000063.SZ) main business operations have ceased due to a ban imposed by the U.S. government, but China’s second biggest telecom equipment maker is trying to have the ban modified or reversed.
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| Nanya applies for permission to sell DRAM to ZTE |
5/10/2018 |
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“Nanya Technology has received a notification about restrictions on component exports to ZTE,” the chipmaker said in a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange. “The company will follow the rules and is preparing to apply for a permit.”
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| Simple AI functions to enable your digital life |
5/10/2018 |
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Some new features for Android phones also aim to improve people's digital well-being, including a new "shush" mode that automatically puts a phone in "do not disturb" mode if you flip it face down on a table. And a "wind down" mode will fade the screen to grey at a designated time to help you disconnect before bed.
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| Continue price hike for memories forecasted |
5/9/2018 |
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Average contract price of a DDR 4GB module came to US$34 at end-April, up from $33 posted a month earlier. The price of the DD4 4Gb product also advanced 3.4 percent over the cited period.
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| MediaTek received permission to resume sales to ZTE |
5/9/2018 |
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Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs on Friday granted an export permit to MediaTek, which supplies chipsets for ZTE smartphones, while several other Taiwanese companies are waiting for similar approvals.
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| Break through in RF converter IC spans 6GHz to 26GHz |
5/8/2018 |
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These mixers are well suited for use as upconverters and downconverters in demanding military, aerospace, and telecommunications applications operating in the C-band, X-band, Ku-band, and K-band frequencies.
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| Foxconn to build 12 inch fab |
5/7/2018 |
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Foxconn is looking to step into wafer fabrication, and already has its semiconductor subgroup evaluate the feasibility of building two 12-inch wafer plants, the sources indicated.
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| Autonomous agriculture is happening much faster than autonomous cars |
5/7/2018 |
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John Deere has been involved in everything from system design to development of the human-machine interfaces that support Deere’s semi-autonomous vehicle systems. The company’s Intelligent Systems Group developed many of the components for Deere’s semi-autonomous vehicles, from the GPS receiver to the embedded controller that helps drive some of the vehicles subsystems to accomplish semi-autonomous jobs.
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| Infineon optimistic on revenue growth |
5/4/2018 |
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Infineon said it expected revenues in the year to Sept. 30 to grow by 4-7 percent, lifting the lower end of the range by a percentage point from earlier guidance
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