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| Toshiba/WD JV opens new Yokkaichi fab for 3D flash |
7/19/2016 |
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The fab began construction in September of 2014 when Toshiba and SanDisk formed an agreement for the mass production of 3-D flash memory. In May, Western Digital completed its acquisition of SanDisk with this fab.
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| SoftBank to pay $32 billion for ARM |
7/19/2016 |
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The recommended cash deal underlines the desire of SoftBank, which also owns struggling U.S. telecommunications company Sprint, to expand in the so-called "Internet of Things"
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| 75% foundry capacity will be in China and Taiwan |
7/18/2016 |
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China will account for almost 20% of worldwide foundry capacity in 2017. Taiwan is the largest foundry capacity region and accounts for over 55% of 300mm foundry capacity in the world.
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| 3D printing can save energy too |
7/15/2016 |
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3D printing itself can result in less energy expended over the supply chain. It's believed tjat 3D printing has potential to save energy.
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| SEMI: Equipment invesment to grow 11% in 2017 |
7/15/2016 |
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"After a tepid 2015, device manufacturers are beginning to ramp their investments in key industry segments. We expect capital spending to improve for the remainder of 2016 and into 2017.”
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| Samsung adds 4TB member to EVO 850 SSD line |
7/14/2016 |
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Positioned as a premium consumer SSD option by the South Korea-based firm, the 850 EVO 4 TB is equipped with Samsung's Triple Layer Cell NAND memory-chip technology and V-NAND technology.
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| Chinese demonstrated quick charge graphine battery |
7/14/2016 |
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Dongxu claims the battery regains its lost charge in 13 to 15 minutes. The battery shouldn’t fall over after a single recharge either. Dongxu says the cell is strong enough to be discharged and recharged 3,500 times.
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| PC shipment to rise again |
7/14/2016 |
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IDC found that PC shipments increased by nearly 5 percent, in large part due to purchases of low-cost Google Chromebooks ahead of the new school year.
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| GE to link with Microsoft cloud on IoT platform |
7/14/2016 |
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“Working with companies like GE, we can reach a new set of customers to help them accelerate their transformation across every line of business — from the factory floor to smart buildings.”
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| Samsung flash memory sales hit all-time high |
7/13/2016 |
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The Korean company earned US$2.62 billion in revenue in the first quarter, up 3.1 percent from the fourth quarter last year, according to a recent report released by IHS, a market research firm.
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| Samsung socket to accept both MicroSD and UFS |
7/13/2016 |
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Samsung revealed that they are working on developing a new slot that will work with both UFS and microSD. This means that in the future, you will be able to use either a UFS memory card or microSD, depending on your preference
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| Cypress merger with Broadcom IoT have challenges on integration |
7/13/2016 |
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Broadcom was good at serving large customers, a profile not exactly compatible with the IoT community. Typically, the still fledgling IoT market attracts a host of smaller customers willing to try different connectivity projects and products.
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| Server to drive new memory technologies |
7/12/2016 |
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“Server semiconductor business has more than twice the profit rates of PC and mobile businesses and it has an infinite amount of growth potential. Along with data center technologies, including cloud, artificial intelligence and neural networks, the memory market will also have dramatic changes.”
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| Taiwan's UMC hits record revenue |
7/12/2016 |
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United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$13.53 billion (US$418.6 million) for June 2016, a monthly record. UMC's revenues for June 2016 represented increases of 6.5% sequentially and 12.2% on year.
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| Latest: Semi revenue to be -1% this year |
7/12/2016 |
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The downward revision came after IC Insights cut its forecast for global GDP growth for the year from 2.7 percent to 2.3 percent, with the researcher saying the global semiconductor industryfs growth is closely correlated with economic growth worldwide.
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| iPhone 7 production has begun |
7/11/2016 |
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Chinese media reported recently that Foxconn had released information about the iPhone7 Plus, saying that the device's dual cameras and wireless charging features would be launched alongside a stable version of iOS 10.
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| TSMC broke ground on Nanging fab |
7/11/2016 |
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TSMC in March signed a US$3 billion investment agreement with the Nanjing City Government to produce chips using the companyfs advanced 16-nanometer production process.
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| MediaTek: 4G phone chip demand up 30% |
7/11/2016 |
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MediaTek Inc (—üᢉÈ) yesterday reported quarterly growth of about 30 percent in second-quarter revenue after revenue hit an all-time high last month, underpinned by rebounding demand for 4G smartphones in China and emerging markets.
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