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| Western Digital files injunction to stop Toshiba sale |
6/19/2017 |
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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.
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| Korean memory manufacturers are cautious in investment due to IT market slowing in China |
6/16/2017 |
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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.
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| GM raise production number on self-driving Bolt |
6/16/2017 |
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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.
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| Samsung lost major 7nm contract to TSMC |
6/12/2017 |
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Samsung Electronics’ reported defeat by its Taiwanese rival in the 7nm chip order comes after it has faced a delay in developing the related fabrication technology.
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| Smartphone manufacturers are rolling 128GB of memory |
6/12/2017 |
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Such move has come in line with an increase in the release of higher-resolution content. Demand for greater memory has also grown as more users favor full-HD movies weighing 5GB apiece and more phones are equipped with high-quality cameras.
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| e-Rubber found its application in robots |
6/12/2017 |
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Toyoda Gosei and ASM will work more closely to accelerate the development of e-Rubber for practical uses in smart devices to be employed in various kinds of next-generation robots.
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| Toshiba to name winning bidder on June 15 |
6/9/2017 |
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Sources told Reuters the choice has narrowed to one bid from U.S. chipmaker Broadcom Ltd (AVGO.O) and U.S. tech fund Silver Lake and another from Toshiba chip partner Western Digital Corp (WDC.O) and Japanese government-related investors.
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| TSMC named Keller as president of U.S. operations |
6/8/2017 |
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As President, Keller is responsible for managing the North America business, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of TSMC and accounted for over 60 percent of TSMC’s 2016 sales of $29.4 billion.
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| Korean manufacturers want to expand on foundry business |
6/8/2017 |
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Last month, Samsung opened a new department under its chip division focusing on the foundry business. SK hynix Inc. also spun off its foundry business last month in order to beef up its competitiveness in the sector.
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