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| New LI-RAM to reduce memory power by 10% |
4/20/2017 |
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Light-induced magnetoresistive RAM (LI-RAM) essentially “allows computer chips to exist at a molecular level,” which aims to reduce the power consumed and heat produced by modern PC processors
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| White House stalls world climate meeting |
4/20/2017 |
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White House postponed a meeting Tuesday where top aides were to have hashed out differences on what to do about the non-binding international deal forged in Paris in December 2015.
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| IMF prdicts global growth to 3.5% |
4/20/2017 |
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International Monetary Fund, which predicts that the world economy will grow 3.5 percent this year, up from 3.1 percent in 2016, a slight upgrade from the 3.4 percent global growth it had forecast in January.
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| 28nm is the sweet spot for SMIC in 2017 |
4/18/2017 |
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SMIC expects 28nm process technology to account for nearly 10% of its total wafer sales by the end of 2017. The proportion climbed to 3.5% in the fourth quarter of 2016 from 1.4% in the prior quarter and 0.3% a year earlier.
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| Blackout affected manufacturers in South Taiwan |
4/17/2017 |
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Temporary power failure was caused by an unnamed manufacturer's faulty 161 kilovolt (kV) power transformer that caused an electric voltage drop that affected at least 10 semiconductor companies sharing the same power circuit.
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| Gartner revised semiconductor growth to 12.3% |
4/17/2017 |
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Gartner Inc. said it expects semiconductor industry sales to grow 12.3 percent this year, reaching $386 billion. Gartner said favorable market conditions that gained momentum in the second half of 2016 have raised the outlook for the chip market in both 2017 and 2018.
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| PC Market show sign of hope in Q1 |
4/13/2017 |
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PC shipments in the first quarter rose by about 1 percent from last year, based on calculations from the research firm International Data Corp. The modest gain marks the first quarterly increase in five years.
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| 2017 to be marked as the year of the cloud |
4/13/2017 |
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This is the year when cloud deployment will dominate industry news. Signs point to it, from industry trends to forecasts from analysts, media pundits and software experts.
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| U.S. manufacturing continue to rise |
4/13/2017 |
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U.S. manufacturing technology orders increased more than expected in February, up 19.6 percent from January, while overall orders were up 1.7 percent year over year.
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| Market demand helped advance China fabs to 28nm |
4/12/2017 |
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Shanghai Huali Microelectronics Corporation (HMLC) are the two leaders among Chinese foundries in the development of the 28nm processing. The existence of foreign-owned fabs in China will pressure these two domestic manufacturers to further accelerate their timetables for this technology.
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| Samsung Galaxy S8 is projected to be a hot seller |
4/12/2017 |
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Number of pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy S8 has reached 143% in comparison to the same event for the Galaxy S7 it held last year. In South Korea, approximately 550,000 consumers chose the product during pre-sale for two days.
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| AMD buys Nitro for AR/VR technology |
4/12/2017 |
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Nitero's technology for wireless virtual reality headsets will help AMD broaden its portfolio to create more immersive computing experiences.
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| Phison to bid on Toshiba chip unit |
4/11/2017 |
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The company might seek to raise NT$5 billion to NT$6 billion via offering 20 million shares via a private placement and aim to raise another NT$10 billion to NT$20 billion by selling corporate bonds.
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| Former Dell/Lenovo veteran to lead Dell EMC Division |
4/10/2017 |
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David Schmook, current president of the $38 billion end-user computing business at Dell and former president of Lenovo North America will become president of Dell EMC North America effective May 8.
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