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| TSMC to offer 12nm half note process |
11/30/2016 |
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the half-node process is a competitive response to the 14nm processes of Samsung and GloFo. The 12nm process will have better leakage and be lower cost than 16nm.
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| Intel Core i7 to go into Delphi self-driving systems |
11/30/2016 |
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Intel announced this month that it would invest $250 million in start-ups working on automated-driving technologies. In July it formed a partnership with Mobileye and the German automaker BMW to provide chips for a self-driving car that BMW intends to begin producing by 2021.
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| Acquisition fund for Lattice comes from Chinese Government |
11/30/2016 |
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Canyon Bridge Capital Partners, a buyout fund that agreed to acquire U.S.-based chip maker Lattice Semiconductor Corp for $1.3 billion earlier this month, is funded partly by cash originating from China's central government.
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| China consumes 11.6% more on Mobile Application Processor |
11/29/2016 |
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Shipments of mobile application processors for smartphones and tablets in China are expected to grow 11.6% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2016, thanks mainly to seasonal factors and inventory build-ups for the first quarter of 2017.
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| MediaTek to invest in EV company |
11/29/2016 |
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MediaTek said the company continues efforts to explore business opportunities in the in-vehicle networking and car electronics markets.
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| U.S. hedge fund calls for Samsung to split |
11/28/2016 |
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The U.S. activist hedge fund, which owns 0.6 percent of Samsung, called on the South Korean tech giant in October to divide itself into a holding vehicle for ownership purposes and an operating company, as well as pay out 30 trillion won ($26 billion) in a special dividend.
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| Samsung wants to sell its PC business to Lenovo |
11/25/2016 |
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Back in 2014, Samsung had decided to pull a plug on its PC and ChromeBook business. Soon after, it made a re-entry into the market with the launch of the Notebook 9 Series of ultrabooks earlier this year. The premium ultrabook from the Korean firm, despite packing excellent hardware, seems to have failed to sell in large numbers,
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| Apple to offer 3D photography on 2017 iPhones |
11/25/2016 |
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"Apple is now studying how to apply its 3D camera technology into LG Innotek's smartphone camera. Since LG Innotek also has its own 3D camera and related technologies, such joint efforts will likely to bear fruit sometime within next year."
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| Microsoft partners with Nvidia on AI |
11/25/2016 |
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It's no secret that Microsoft is banking on artificial intelligence (AI) to deliver next-generation IT services to its corporate customers as they embark on their digital transformation journey.
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| Durable good orders up |
11/25/2016 |
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Orders for durable goods rose 4.8 percent in October, the Commerce Department reported Wednesday. That is the best showing since a similar advance in October 2015.
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| Samsung might seperate fab from system design |
11/23/2016 |
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Insiders of the company are suggesting to reorganize the System LSI division in order to systematically grow the system semiconductor business. They are planning to separate the design and manufacturing sectors in the division and separate or spin off to fabless and foundry business divisions.
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| PC DRAM prices up 15% |
11/23/2016 |
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global DRAM market in the first quarter of 2017 will benefit from the stock-up activities ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays and the widespread expectations of tight supply. The average contract price of PC DRAM 4GB modules is estimated to rise by around 15% sequentially in next year’s first quarter.
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| Macom to acquire Applied Micro for ARM server chips |
11/23/2016 |
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Assuming the technology works as advertised and delivers on the lower costs it promises, it has the potential to significantly boost data center performance at a price that many data centers are likely to find quite agreeable.
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| Chinese to appeal directly to Obama on purchase of Aixtron |
11/22/2016 |
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An American security panel that advises the White House on foreign deals had recommended the two sides drop their plan, citing unspecified national security concerns. Aixtron said it and its Chinese suitor would do something unusual: They would appeal to President Barack Obama directly to approve the deal.
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| Snapdragon 835 goes beyond mobile |
11/22/2016 |
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AR, VR and AI will affect mobile shipments. On spec, the Snapdragon 835 SoC will enable richer apps to be built, advancing the platform shift.
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