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| Semi Industry put 450mm on back burner |
10/11/2016 |
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By the end of 2020 there are expected to be 22 more fabs in operation, bringing the total number of 300mm fabs used for IC fabrication to 117.
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| IBM created 7nm transistor |
10/11/2016 |
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That allows for faster computer chips to be used in future devices, and that's important because more computer power usually leads to other technological breakthroughs.
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| Samsung suspend Note 7 production |
10/11/2016 |
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Fires in phones that were meant to replace devices that had been recalled, suggesting it had failed to fix a problem that has already hurt its brand and threatens to derail a recovery in its mobile business.
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| China rushing to fill gaps on flash memory |
10/10/2016 |
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China' National Semiconductor Industry Investment Fund have encouraged a spurt of growth. XMC, for example, has broken ground on one of the largest fabs, due to come on-stream in early 2018 and targeting 3D NAND production with 300mm wafers.
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| Qualcomm/NXP merger talk get closer |
10/10/2016 |
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There is currently a valuation gap of less than 10 percent between Qualcomm and NXP as they discuss a possible transaction. Qualcomm is considering a deal structure of 75 percent cash and 25 percent stock. NXP would prefer all cash, another person said.
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| Amazon to use MediaTek chip on Echo Dot |
10/7/2016 |
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MediaTek reportedly has landed tablet chip orders from Amazon for production of its second generation smart home device, the Echo Dot. Shipments of the chips will peak in October-November.
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| Micron estimate beats analyst forecast |
10/6/2016 |
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Micron forecast first-quarter adjusted profit of 13-21 cents per share, while analysts were expecting a profit of 9 cents. It would represent the company's first profit in three quarters.
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| Samsung to fabricate Snapdragon chip for Qualcomm |
10/6/2016 |
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Samsung will make Qualcomm's Snapdragon 830 mobile processors using 10-nanometre production technology, adding that the South Korean firm agreed to use the processors in half of its next update of the Galaxy S.
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| Tech Giants formed AI development group |
10/6/2016 |
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The nonprofit Partnership on Artificial Intelligence to Benefit People and Society includes Amazon, Google, Facebook, IBM and Microsoft. Those founding members will contribute financial and research resources.
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| Cypress to stop loss by layoff |
10/5/2016 |
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The 7% cut in the workforce follows the appointment of new CEO Hassane El-Khoury who took over from founding CEO T.J.Rodgers.
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| DRAM prices hit 2 year high |
10/4/2016 |
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DRAM makers adjusted their product mixes and caused PC DRAM supply to tighten significantly. In the fourth quarter, the average contract price of PC DRAM will reach its highest point in two years due to stronger-than-expected notebook demand worldwide. The anticipated quarterly increase in the average contract price will be at almost 30%.
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| Samsung relaunch Galaxy Note 7 |
10/4/2016 |
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Samsung officially announced the relaunch of the Galaxy Note7 across the globe. The new batch of phablets is ready and has been shipped to all partners, retailers, and carriers. It should be free of defective batteries.
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| New MediaTek chip is 10nm |
10/4/2016 |
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TSMC is expected to kick off its 10nm production in the fourth quarter of 2016, paving the way for MediaTek to officially launch the Helio X30 chips at the end of the first quarter of 2017.
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| ASML holds the key to small geormetry lithograph |
10/4/2016 |
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No rival has the research-and-development budget to attempt to compete with ASML’s EUV business, but the Dutch company still faces a challenge in getting new orders, said Bernstein Research analyst Pierre Ferragu.
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| ST offers chip set for wearables recharging |
10/3/2016 |
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The chipset features 11 mm-diameter coils on the receiver side and 20 mm for the transmitter, allowing for the design of slim form factor devices. The chipset eliminates the need for a conventional charging connector and simplifies enclosure design.
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| Simplicity introduce development tool for IoT software |
9/30/2016 |
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update to its Simplicity Studio software represents a significant redesign of the software infrastructure, making the development tools faster to download and easier to install and use, while its more intuitive user interface improves the overall developer experience.
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