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| Qualcomm to keep NXP fabs after merger |
1/24/2017 |
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But Qualcomm has no plans to liquidate NXP's existing fabs and plants after the merger and will let these production lines maintain their original business models. So Qualcomm eventually will become a blended company following its integration with NXP.
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| Facial Recognition to replace Touch ID ? |
1/23/2017 |
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Though it is still uncertain whether the new iPhone releases will have enhanced Touch ID capabilities, facial recognition, or a possible combination, the move aims to enhance security for Apple users.
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| Samsung released finding report on Note 7 batteries |
1/23/2017 |
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The main cause of the incident was deflections in the negative electrode in the first batch of batteries, while melted copper was found in the second batch, due to a short circuit that occurred during welding.
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| Apple to delay new iPad |
1/20/2017 |
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three iOS powered tablets rumored to arrive in the second quarter this year, might not show up until the second half of the year. In fact, the trio of tablets might not even be unveiled until the second half of 2017. It appears that Apple is still mulling over its plans.
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| China see the the importance of memory industry |
1/20/2017 |
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On one front, three multinational companies—Intel, Samsung and SK Hynix—are expanding their memory production in fabs within China. On a second front, China hopes to get its own domestic memory sector off the ground, and for good reason.
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| Hope on Trump to balance Chinese semiconductor agression |
1/19/2017 |
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The U.S. government will need to identify areas in which the diffusion of particular semiconductor technologies, or control of particular companies, poses intolerable national-security risks that cannot be mitigated through steps short of stopping their acquisition
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| FTC sued Qualcomm on antitrust |
1/18/2017 |
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The FTC complaint accused Qualcomm of refusing to license some standard essential patents to rival chipmakers, and of entering into an exclusive deal with Apple Inc.
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| Crossbar ReRAM is worth notice |
1/17/2017 |
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Imagine a 1T1R scheme would be used in embedded memory applications, involving caching, with the 1TnR design used in storage drives such as SSDs in formats such as M.2 or even NVDIMMs.
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| Samsung: Note 7 fault is in the battery |
1/17/2017 |
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The smartphone maker is expected to release the results of its investigation on January 23. Samsung will reveal that the battery was the main reason for the fires—not a design flaw or firmware issue.
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| SMIC rated "fastest growing foundry" |
1/17/2017 |
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Shanghai-based SMIC saw its annual sales in 2016 surge by 31 percent while the top-ten foundry players had growth averaging 11 percent during the same period, according to IC Insights.
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| 450 mm wafer dream takes a break |
1/17/2017 |
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The Global 450 Consortium (G450C)--a joint R&D program that involved Intel, TSMC, Globalfoundries, IBM, Samsung, the SUNY Polytechnic Institute--quietly wound down its work at the end of last year with member companies concluding that the timing was not right for an optional Phase 2.
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| Taiwan Powertech scraps $2 billion deal with China |
1/16/2017 |
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Powertech, a Taiwanese chip tester and packager, said the plan was being scrapped because a one-year period authorized by its shareholders to get the deal approved in Taiwan was about to lapse and local regulators had yet to give a green light.
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| Low power Mobil Processors are finding other applications |
1/16/2017 |
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Chips increasingly are finding their way into autonomous vehicles, the Internet of Things, unmanned aerial vehicles, virtual reality, and other applications far beyond phone calls and text messages. Moreover, they are gaining in complexity as they are adapted for other markets.
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