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| Motherboard maker forecast slow quarter |
4/8/2016 |
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The company expects the combined shipments of its motherboards and graphic cards to fall by between 5 and 10 percent this quarter from the first quarter.
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| Google to develope Power Chip base server |
4/8/2016 |
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Google's data centers have long relied on servers based on Intel x86 processors, but the search giant has lately been exploring systems based on Power as well as ARM-based processors.
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| Microchip closed Atmel acquisition at reduced prices |
4/8/2016 |
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“The performance of Atmel since we engaged in discussions in August 2015 has been disappointing. We took some of this weakness into consideration in dropping the final acquisition price from our original offer.”
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| Obama broke up Pfizer's inversion attempt |
4/7/2016 |
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"When companies exploit loopholes like this, it makes it harder to invest in the things that are going to keep America’s economy going strong for future generations," President Obama said Tuesday.
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| Kingston promotes micro SD for Drones |
4/6/2016 |
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The new card supports 4K video at 30 frames per second or HD video at 240 frames per second And because of the targeted use cases, it's designed to handle harsh environments.
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| Key Intel executives to exit |
4/6/2016 |
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Skaugen, who was in charge of the company’s main personal-computer chip unit, is leaving “for his next career opportunity,” Intel said Monday; Davis, head of Intel’s Internet of Things group, is retiring at the end of the year, the company said.
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| Nvidia joins the rank into VR processor |
4/6/2016 |
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The company has revealed a new powerful GPU for workstations that will bring support for virtual reality headsets to professional laptops. Nvidia also talks about its VR Ready program revealing the OEMs that have jumped on its VR Ready bandwagon.
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| Samsung makes move to 10nm DRAM |
4/6/2016 |
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The new 8-gigabit double-data-rate-4 (DDR4) DRAM chip -- based on 1x nanometer chip design and manufacturing technology -- will place the Seoul-headquartered chipmaker in an unrivaled position.
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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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