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| Rumors on iPhone 7 features |
6/8/2016 |
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The Cupertino-based company will ditch the 16 GB entry level variant altogether, making the 32 GB variant the base unit of the new model.
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| Rambus acquired interface IP from Snowbush |
6/8/2016 |
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“by adding Snowbush IP into our portfolio, we are bolstering our SerDes business and accelerating our product position. This acquisition, along with our memory IP cores and chip business, will further build upon the existing product opportunities."
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| Goldman Sachs up target on Micron |
6/7/2016 |
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following reports of DRAM prices potentially reaching a bottom, and expectations of NAND supply being tight in 2H16. Goldman Sachs’ Mark Delaney maintained a Neutral rating for Micron, while raising the price target from $10 to $13.
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| AMD to work with India company on creating movie graphics |
6/7/2016 |
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"Chip technology of AMD has been instrumental in creating computer graphics for movies like 'Bahubali', the semiconductor company representatives stated. AMD plans to work closely with Tollywood and other cine industries in the graphics sector,"
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| DRAMeXchange: NAND market to return in 2H |
6/6/2016 |
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DRAMeXchange, saw a gradual pick up in the end-of-market demand for NAND flash partly due to Apple, which has been stocking up for its next iPhone release, as well as "the strong growth in the SSD market.
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| Russians created MEMS diamond resonator that run at 20GHz |
6/6/2016 |
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The breakthrough claimed by the Technology Institute for Superhard and Novel Carbon Materials (TISNCM) in conjunction with the Siberian Federal University, is diamond substrate MEMS resonators whose speed exceeds 20GHz while maintaining a quality factor (Q) over 2,000.
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| Broadcom lost $1.2 billion on post merger quarter |
6/6/2016 |
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Broadcom posted a net loss of $1.2 billion, or $3.02 per diluted share, for its second quarter. That’s compared to net income of $377 million, or $1.30 per diluted share for the company’s previous quarter.
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| Huawei vowed to continue investment in Thailand |
6/3/2016 |
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Thomas Liu, president for Southeast Asia of Huawei Consumer Business Group, said the company aimed for a 15-per-cent share of Thailand's smartphone market in 2017, from just 2 per cent last year.
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| AMD expects to return to profit in 2H |
6/3/2016 |
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The company indicated that second-quarter revenue could grow from the same period a year earlier, which would end a run of six straight quarters of decline.
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| Taiwan government approved Micron's acquisition of Inotera |
6/2/2016 |
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The commission said it approved Micron¡¯s plan to wire NT$28.78 billion to its local unit, Micron Semiconductor Taiwan Co (̨ž³ÃÀ¹â), which would then apply for a NT$80 billion loan from banks to fund its acquisition of Inotera.
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| TrendForce predict NAND prices to level out |
6/1/2016 |
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Yang, research director of TrendForce’s memory division DRAMeXchange, was at the Computex to offer the attendees his insights on the NAND Flash market for this year’s second half.
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| Samsung made 512GB SSD in Dime size |
6/1/2016 |
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The Nonvolatile Memory Express PCle SSD features an extremely compact package containing all essential SSD components, including NAND flash memory, DRAM and controller, while delivering outstanding performance
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| Globalfoundries to form JV on China fab |
6/1/2016 |
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Chongqing is furnishing land and the existing facility, while the company will provide tools to upgrade it to 300-millimeter from 200-millimeter wafer production, making it more efficient.
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| Top online companies support EU code of conduct |
5/31/2016 |
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As part of the pledge agreed with the European Commission, the web giants will review the majority of valid requests for removal of illegal hate speech in less than 24 hours and remove or disable access to the content if necessary.
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| Samsung Q1 look good thanks to mobile and memory |
5/31/2016 |
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The Semiconductor business will continue to maintain solid earnings by improving the high-value added memory product mix, such as V-NAND SSD for servers and by expanding the supply of System LSI components for premium smartphones.
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