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| Intel is set to reduce head count |
6/12/2015 |
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Memo was distributed to Intel managers and stated that the company will "prioritise investments, slow down hiring and drive other efficiencies, including a performance-based involuntary separation package".
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| Apple A9 chip production to start this month |
6/11/2015 |
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TSMC will now start mass producing A9 chip for Apple starting this month. This will make things ready in time for assembling the iPhone 6s units for their September launch. Report doesn’t mention if TSMC will be sole provider of A9 processors or if Samsung is getting some share too.
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| Embedded nano micro spiral makes counterfeiting impossible |
6/11/2015 |
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Archimedean spirals return a strong second-harmonic signal — easily detectible visible blue light when pulsed with an infrared laser — giving them their unique signature characteristic that enables them to be used as an anti-counterfeiting tool.
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| Is Atmel up for sale? |
6/10/2015 |
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Atmel is working with investment bank Qatalyst Partners on a sale process, two of the people said. There is no certainty that Atmel will decide to sell itself, the people added.
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| $9 Linux computer is a challenge to Raspberry Pi |
6/9/2015 |
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CHIP easily fits in your palm and packs a 1GHz processor, 512 MB RAM and 4 GB of storage with Linux loaded and ready to roll. It has built in WiFi, Bluetooth and a composite video port; VGA and HDMI adapters can also be added.
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| TrendForce predicts DRAM trend for next quarter |
6/9/2015 |
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PC DRAM chips would drop as memory chipmakers allocate more capacity for mobile DRAM chips amid recovering demand for smartphones in emerging markets and the launch of Apple Inc¡¯s new iPhone,
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| IBM offers cloud base EDA suite rental |
6/9/2015 |
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"We are targeting small- to medium-sized businesses, with a factor of two in price/performance compared to other tool vendors. We now offer a pay-as-you-go business model instead of a three-to-five year license agreement like the other EDA vendors."
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| "Lattice is not for sale" company official declares |
6/8/2015 |
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Like Altera, Lattice makes field-programmable gate array chips. However, unlike Altera, Lattice focuses on chips for the lower end of the market that are lower margin than Altera’s high-performance product.
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| LG to demonstrate paper thin flex screen |
6/8/2015 |
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The LG panel, which is paper-thin, can be rolled up to a radius of three centimeters without affecting its functionality. LG has not said how it would be used and when it could eventually be available to customers.
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| Google states its position on European antitrust probe |
6/8/2015 |
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In April, after a five-year probe, the EU formally accused Google of illegal and monopolistic search practices, accusing the company of lowering the search rank of rival firms and prominently featuring its Google Shopping service.
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| AMD talked about using HBM memory in next-gen graphic cards |
6/5/2015 |
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HBM offers 3.5 times the bandwidth per watt of GDDR5, which is used in memory chips. Instead of being placed next to each other, HBM stacks memory chips, which are connected through a high-speed thread. HBM is also faster due a wider bus and its closer location to graphics processors.
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| While 128GB SSD drops below $50 |
6/5/2015 |
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The latest research from DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, indicates prices for internal SSDs are declining at an accelerated pace as the production of NAND flash also migrates to the 15 and 16 nanometer manufacturing processes.
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| U.S. worker productivity dropped |
6/5/2015 |
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Productivity fell at a 3.1 percent rate in the first quarter, a bigger drop than the 1.9 percent decline estimated a month ago, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Labor costs rose at a 6.7 percent rate in the first quarter, faster than 5 percent rise first estimated.
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| Nanotro start to produce Carbon NanoTube Memory |
6/4/2015 |
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Carbon nanotubes that are not in contact with each other are in the high resistance state that represents the "off" or "0" state. When the carbon nanotube contact each other, they take on the low-resistance state of "on" or "1."
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| U.S. energy producers are very compatitive until this year |
6/4/2015 |
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Five U.S. states would rank among the top 35 oil-producing nations. Texas alone would rank behind only Russia in natural gas production; the state's 2012 output of 18.8 billion cubic feet per day ranked ahead of Iran, Canada and each of the OPEC member nations.
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| April trade deficit dropped |
6/4/2015 |
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With the ports fully operational, a backlog of imports, many from China, flooded into the country. Economists had predicted with the backlog processed, the deficit would shrink in April to more normal levels.
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| IRS computer security has holes |
6/4/2015 |
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Each year, the Treasury inspector general for tax administration audits the IRS's security systems and recommends improvements. As of March, 44 of those upgrades had not been completed, said the inspector general, J. Russell George.
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