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| 19 new fabs scheduled for 2016/17 |
6/13/2016 |
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Breaking down the 19 projects by wafer size, 12 of the fabs and lines are for 300mm (12-inch), four for 200mm, and three LED fabs (150mm, 100mm, and 50mm).
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| TSMC target to raise cash dividends |
6/10/2016 |
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>gOur mission is to create better returns for company shareholders, regardless of weak macroeconomic conditions and a sluggish worldwide semiconductor industry,h Chang said.
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| Many vehicle recalls are attributed to software |
6/9/2016 |
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New vehicles can contain more than 10 times the amount of code in an F-35 joint strike fighter jet. “When you have that much software in a car — and particularly when much of that software is relatively new — there are going to be some issues."
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| U.S. Manufacturing on continue growth |
6/9/2016 |
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PMI registered 51.3 percent, an increase of 0.5 percentage point from the April reading of 50.8 percent, indicating growth in manufacturing for the third consecutive month, following five consecutive months of contraction in manufacturing.
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| GlobalFoundries to make chips for U.S. Pentagon |
6/8/2016 |
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The Pentagon has agreed to a seven-year contract with GlobalFoundries to supply microchips for U.S. spy satellites, missiles and combat jets, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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| 3D NAND enables large size client SSD |
6/8/2016 |
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With useful flash memory storage available for client devices for less than $500 and often less than $200 many consumers are replacing their HDDs with flash memory, or ordering computers with SSDs rather than HDDs.
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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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