|
 |
|
| Six pleaded guity on selling counterfeit software |
12/21/2015 |
|
The case involved more than $100 million worth of stolen or counterfeit software products, including about 170,000 access codes for Adobe Systems and Microsoft products, including Windows 7 and Windows XP.
|
|
|
| Cypress to sell classified fab |
12/18/2015 |
|
The fab is accredited by the U.S. government as a "Trusted Foundry" making it suitable for use in some classified and unclassified programs and comes with 416 manufacturing production tools.
|
|
|
| It’s a mixed bag for memory in 2016 |
12/18/2015 |
|
The WFE market for DRAM is projected to fall by 10% to 20% in 2016, according to Stifel, Nicolaus. But thanks to strong SSD demand, the WFE market for NAND is expected to grow by 10% to 20% in 2016.
|
|
|
| Arrest made in VTech game hacking case |
12/18/2015 |
|
The hacking of VTech Holdings' Learning Lodge database in November reportedly compromised the personal information of 6.4 million children and 4.9 million affiliated parent accounts.
|
|
|
| Beware of computer service scams |
12/18/2015 |
|
iYogi representatives often take remote control of the computers of people who seek help, make ominous warnings flash on the screen and then tell them they need to spend money to fix the virus.
|
|
|
| Koreans has 75% of the DRAM market |
12/17/2015 |
|
Samsung Electronics Co. took up 45.9 percent of the global DRAM market while rival SK hynix Inc. also taking up 27.6 percent of the market in the third quarter, the combined share held by the two South Korean firms came to 73.5 percent.
|
|
|
| EU to set new Internet privacy laws |
12/17/2015 |
|
The policy announced by the European Commission on Tuesday would curtail how tech companies can use the data that they compile about European customers.
|
|
|
| Apple bought Maxim Fab in California |
12/16/2015 |
|
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.
|
|
|
| FAA moves forward on setting Drone rules |
12/16/2015 |
|
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.
|
|
|
| Business inventory remains high |
12/15/2015 |
|
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.
|
|
|
| Startup has invented the single NMOS transistor SRAM |
12/14/2015 |
|
"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."
|
|
|
| Imec shows 3D NAND with InGaAs |
12/11/2015 |
|
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.
|
|
|
| Hyundai to unveil new hybrid car |
12/11/2015 |
|
Named the Ioniq, the new vehicle will offer electric, plug-in hybrid and hybrid versions in a single model for the first time.
|
|
|
| Internet of Things to enhance smart cities |
12/11/2015 |
|
"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,"
|
|
|
|
