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| ASE/SPIL merger talks concluded |
7/4/2016 |
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The merger is expected to complete by the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to approval by competent authorities of the concerned countries, approval by ASE's and SPIL's shareholders, as well as the satisfaction of other conditions precedent.
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| Brexit not to affect overall chip industry |
7/4/2016 |
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China is the biggest consumer of semiconductors, accounting for over 50% of the global semiconductor demand. Of course, electronics manufacturers from around the work use Asian ODMs. Europe accounts for less than 10%, and we believe that Britain’s share in that is very minuscule.
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| Micron hit quarterly lost, cut jobs |
7/1/2016 |
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Demand for Micron's DRAM chips for personal computers has continued to fall, while it faces stiff competition from rivals such as Samsung in the market of NAND chips for devices like smartphones.
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| Applied goes to atom level on 10nm process |
7/1/2016 |
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This new tool provides atomic-level precision in the selective removal of materials in 3D devices structures increasingly used for the most advanced silicon ICs.
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| AMD purchased gaming software developer |
7/1/2016 |
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HiAlgo’s software is designed to work with AMD’s Radeon RX Series GPUs, increasing GPU efficiency and improving the overall consistency of gaming experiences. The acquisition lays the groundwork for gaming innovation in Radeon software for GPUs.
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| Interest in 450mm wafer reuced |
6/30/2016 |
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One factor which influenced progress was the economics. “It doesn’t bring a universal cost per die improvement,”
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| Win 10 upgrade has better human interface |
6/30/2016 |
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Cortana will be able to recall more types of information, such as frequent flier numbers or parking locations. Users can also ask Cortana to remember specific photos, such as a wine bottle to buy again later.
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| Volkswagen settles at $14.7 billion |
6/30/2016 |
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The Associated Press reports that more than $10 billion will be used to either buy back or repair 475,000 vehicles equipped with software to manipulate their emissions levels during official testing.
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| Galaxy S7 brings profit breakthrough for Samsung |
6/29/2016 |
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An unexpected boom in sales of memory chips and the wild success of the Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge put numbers for the quarter at a far more heavenly level than initially expected.
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| NVDIMM finds its way into more servers |
6/29/2016 |
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NVDIMM memory helps to protect data in the event of a system power loss. They are also starting to be used as a way to boost application performance as a tier between fast flash storage and even faster DRAM.
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| SMIC to acquire Italian foundry |
6/28/2016 |
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The deal marks SMIC’s first expansion of manufacturing beyond China and will also move the company into the global electronics market, SMIC (Shanghai) said.
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| $4 smartphone to start shipment next week |
6/27/2016 |
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The announcement follows its earlier commitment of shipping the Freedom 251, a 4-inch entry level Android-powered smartphone priced at 251 rupees (roughly $3.70, £2.70, AU$5), by the end of June.
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| NASA to use ARM processor for spacecraft |
6/27/2016 |
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This project is expected to deliver a next-generation rad-hard space processor based on the ARM processor architecture to provide optimal power-to-performance for upgradeability, software availability, ease of use, and cost.
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| Beijing to expand Semiconductor Park |
6/27/2016 |
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A total investment of CNY4 billion (US$608 million) will be poured into the establishment of a new IC industrial park at the Zhongguancun (Haidian) Science Park in Beijing with IC design at its core.
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| BlackBerry to exit smartphone business |
6/24/2016 |
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For the three months to end of May, the company reported a $670m (£450m) loss, compared to a $73m profit a year earlier and and a $256m loss in the previous quarter.
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| SMIC now runs 28nm Snapdragon 425 |
6/24/2016 |
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The successful production of 28nm Snapdragon products in Beijing represents an important step for SMIC's 28nm technology.
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| MediaTek: 5G networks will be commercialized in 2020 |
6/24/2016 |
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MediaTek will continue to expand its R&D workforce for its 5G chip development to more than 200 people or even top 300 people, the sources said. The company is targeting a 2018 launch for its 5G product line.
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