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| Apple bought Maxim Fab in California |
12/16/2015 |
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The real estate deal suggests that Apple may want to take a more hands-on role creating its chips, but does not necessarily mean the company will start manufacturing its own chips.
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| FAA moves forward on setting Drone rules |
12/16/2015 |
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The new regulations take effect next week. Current drone owners would be required to register with the FAA by Feb. 19, while those who purchase drones after Dec. 21 would need to register prior to their first flight.
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| Business inventory remains high |
12/15/2015 |
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October business inventories were flat following a tiny 0.1 percent rise in September. It was the weakest showing since July. Sales fell 0.2 percent in October after being flat in September.
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| Startup has invented the single NMOS transistor SRAM |
12/14/2015 |
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"The magic," that enables a single NMOS transistor to act as a stable SRAM, according to Or-Bach, "comes from the two intrinsic bipolar N-P-N transistors whose emitters are the n+ material beneath the source and drain with an open base and a common collector in the N-well at the bottom."
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| Imec shows 3D NAND with InGaAs |
12/11/2015 |
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Imec replaced the poly-Si channel material with InGaAs through a gate first-channel last approach. The resulting III-V devices proved to outperform the poly-Si devices in terms of on-state current (ION) and transconductance (gm), without degrading memory characteristics such as programming, erase and endurance.
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| Hyundai to unveil new hybrid car |
12/11/2015 |
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Named the Ioniq, the new vehicle will offer electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid versions in a single model for the first time.
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| Internet of Things to enhance smart cities |
12/11/2015 |
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"Governments looking to add connected devices to their smart cities must make sure they have in place an identity platform that can secure access to the broad array of new devices getting deployed,"
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| Manufacturers are optimistic about new year |
12/10/2015 |
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85 percent of participating purchasing and supply management executives in the manufacturing sector believed that 2016 would be the same or better compared to 2015.
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| EU starts anti-trust procedings on Qualcomm |
12/9/2015 |
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It accused Qualcomm of "'predatory pricing' by selling certain baseband chipsets at prices below costs, with the intention of hindering competition in the market."
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