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| Gartner predicts slower growth for smartphone |
4/5/2016 |
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Smartphone sales will climb at the lowest rate on record as PC sales continue to slip this year. The market research said it expects smartphone sales to grow seven per cent this year to reach 1.5 billion units.
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| Samsung captures 40% NAND market share |
4/5/2016 |
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The South Korean tech giant took up 40.2 percent of the global NAND flash market in the October-December period, data compiled by industry tracker IHS showed.
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| HP Enterprise shows new NVDIMM Module |
4/4/2016 |
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This new technology, dubbed persistent memory, is named NVDIMM, which stands for non-volatile DIMM. It pairs 8 GBs of DRAM for speed, with 8 GBs of NAND flash for persistence.
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| AMD offer graphics card specially for servers |
4/4/2016 |
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The company’s FirePro S9300 X2, announced Thursday, is AMD’s second-fastest graphics card to date. The product is targeted at servers and supercomputers, where GPUs are used to speed up visual and scientific applications.
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| Jury found GM not guilty |
4/4/2016 |
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Spain and Barthelemy argued that the ignition switch was responsible for their 2014 crash near New Orleans and the back injuries they allegedly sustained. GM countered that both the crash and the injuries were minor and that dozens of other accidents occurred on the same icy bridge on the same night.
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| Micron revenue down 30% |
4/1/2016 |
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Micron reported revenue of $2.93 billion, down 30% year over year and about $120 million lower than the average analyst estimate. DRAM bit sales slumped 9% sequentially during the quarter.
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| Microsemi divested non-core business |
4/1/2016 |
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Microsemi Corp. has come to an agreement with Mercury System Inc. to sell a "non-strategic component" of its board level systems and packaging business.
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| BMW enters into fuel cell development |
4/1/2016 |
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BMW is working with Japanese rival and fuel cell pioneer Toyota on hydrogen drivetrains, and Jung said that engineers need to make improvements in the cost, weight and power of hydrogen vehicles.
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| Rumor flys on Yahoo merger |
3/31/2016 |
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The Wall Street Journal reported this week that Yahoo is accepting preliminary bids through April 11 and could complete a sale this summer.
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| Sharp accepts Foxconn bid |
3/31/2016 |
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Hon Hai, better known by its trade name Foxconn, will invest 388.8 billion yen ($3.47 billion), rather than the 489 billion yen previously announced in February. The Taiwanese company will own 66 percent of Sharp.
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| Growth to continue on 3D NAND |
3/30/2016 |
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Growth of global 3D NAND flash market, which is slated to reach 8.78 billion units by 2019, growing tremendously at a CAGR of 91.82% since 2015, according to Technavio analysts.
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| Microchip temperature sensor runs on SM Bus |
3/30/2016 |
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The devices have an accuracy level within 1 degree Celsius and a temperature range of between -40 degrees Celsius and 65 degrees Celsius, according to Microchip.
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| Puting drones to work on road projects |
3/29/2016 |
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State transportation departments are increasingly studying the use of drones for everything from inspecting bridges to clearing car accidents.
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| Mobile ID to help you manage multiple passwords |
3/28/2016 |
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With a secure Mobile ID, there is no need to handle multiple passwords and security questions. Once the user is recognised securely in one device, the other devices are unlocked automatically when proximity is detected.
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