|
 |
|
| DRAM contract prices to go up |
9/8/2016 |
|
DRAM and NAND flash memory prices are forecast to increase in the fourth quarter of 2016, with contract prices for DRAM set to rise more than 10% sequentially.
|
|
|
| GE quietly acquired two 3D printing companies |
9/8/2016 |
|
GE is upping its old-school manufacturing capabilities with technology that will allow it to quickly punch out components for the automotive, airline and health industries at the whim of any client.
|
|
|
| U.S. car sales down |
9/8/2016 |
|
General Motors and Ford saw their sales numbers decline by 5 percent and 8 percent, respectively, between August 2015 and August 2016.
|
|
|
| HDMI Alternate Mode uses USB Type-C connector |
9/7/2016 |
|
HDMI Alternate Mode allows HDMI-enabled source devices to utilise a USB Type-C connector to directly connect to HDMI-enabled displays, and deliver native HDMI signals over a simple cable without the need for cumbersome protocol and connector adapters or dongles.
|
|
|
| 3D printer to print multi-layer PCB |
9/6/2016 |
|
Nano Dimension Technologies has shipped the first DragonFly 2020 system designated for 3D circuitry and PCBs, marking a major milestone for the company.
|
|
|
| WD to expand on 3D ReRAM |
9/6/2016 |
|
Western Digital's plan is to release storage-class memory products based on 3D ReRAM within a couple of years manufactured in the same wafer fab that produces stacked NAND flash memory.
|
|
|
| TSMC foundary market challenged |
9/6/2016 |
|
Tower Semiconductor, which trades as TowerJazz, and Chinese foundry SMIC are expected to enjoy a surge in sales in 2016—partly due to past investments in wafer fabs—and as a result takes market share from market leader TSMC and United Microelectronics Corp.
|
|
|
| Semi industry in Taiwan is looking for 6% growth next year |
9/5/2016 |
|
The nation¡¯s semiconductor industry is expected to see its revenues increase by 6 percent annually next year, supported by robust demand for advanced chips for smartphones, notebook computers, automobiles and other devices.
|
|
|
| AMD makes move to 7nm migration |
9/5/2016 |
|
The 14-nm and 7-nm processes "are the important nodes" for AMD, said a company spokesman in an email. AMD is planning CPUs, GPUs, and custom chip manufacturing.
|
|
|
| U.S. export on the rise |
9/2/2016 |
|
The U.S. trade deficit fell in July as imports declined slightly and exports rose to the highest level in 10 months, a possible sign that global demand for American products is starting to rebound.
|
|
|
| Ireland to fight EU on Apple tax decision |
9/2/2016 |
|
Dublin would fight any adverse ruling ever since the European Union began investigating the U.S. tech giant's Irish tax affairs in 2014, arguing that it had to protect a tax regime that has attracted large numbers of multinational employers.
|
|
|
| Plastic crystal has non-volatile memory characteristics |
9/2/2016 |
|
Advantage of this crystal is its transition to a plastic state when heat is applied. This plasticity – as opposed to fracturing that occurs in regular organic and inorganic crystals when a mechanical stress is applied – makes it attractive for use as a non-volatile ferroelectric RAM.
|
|
|
| AMD renews contract with GlobalFoundries |
9/2/2016 |
|
AMD's new Zen processor, produced at GlobalFoundries, outperformed rival Intel Corp.'s most powerful chip. News of the event boosted AMD shares by 10 percent.
|
|
|
| New chip connects EV owners to his charging car |
9/1/2016 |
|
EV owners will be able to remotely monitor and control the charging of their vehicles from just about anywhere with Wi-Fi, presenting dozens of potential use cases from home automation to checking the availability of nearby public charge points.
|
|
|
| Shareholders approved sales of ARM |
9/1/2016 |
|
SoftBank swooped on the Apple supplier in July, agreeing to pay $32 billion in cash for ARM. ARM said that more than 95 percent of the votes cast on Tuesday approved the takeover.
|
|
|
| Debate on message encryption continue |
9/1/2016 |
|
The American people, have a reasonable expectation of privacy in private spaces — including houses, cars and electronic devices. But that right is not absolute when law enforcement has probable cause to believe that there's evidence of a crime in one of those places.
|
|
|
|
