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| Cybra security spending up 25% |
9/16/2015 |
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Cooperation between industry, government and research institutes will be critical to quickly developing comprehensive security management.
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| Microsoft in talks to acquire AMD |
9/15/2015 |
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Microsoft and Intel, two companies with very substantial cash pools, competing against each other can lead to very interesting developments that may benefit the consumers - faster computers at a lesser price.
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| Intel wants to bring 4G NB-LTE into the IoT world |
9/15/2015 |
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Intel said it would work with cellular heavyweights Ericsson and Nokia to commercialize NB-LTE (Narrow-Band LTE), a variant of the latest cellular technology that uses a small amount of radio spectrum to efficiently carry small amounts of data.
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| Number of 300mm fab to increase in next 5 years |
9/15/2015 |
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The number of 300mm fabs will likely peak between 115-120. By comparison, the greatest number of volume-production 200mm wafer fabs in operation was 210 (the number declined to 154 fabs at the end of 2014).
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| Global TV market slows |
9/14/2015 |
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"This year, TV demand is being negatively affected by the current global economic slowdown, particularly the rise in currency prices against the U.S. dollar, which has caused retail prices to increase in emerging markets."
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| Amazon discontinues Fire Phone |
9/11/2015 |
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A spokeswoman for Amazon told CNBC that the company has sold through its inventory and has no plans to replenish its Fire Phone stock at this time.
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| AMD seperates graphics group as Radeon Technologies |
9/11/2015 |
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AMD officials on Sept. 9 announced the creation of the Radeon Technologies Group (RTG) and appointed Raja Koduri, corporate vice president of visual computing, to run the new business unit. He will report to President and CEO Lisa Su.
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| Apple introduced A9X processor for latest iPhone and iPads |
9/11/2015 |
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A9X has twice the memory bandwidth of last year’s A8X and is 1.8 times faster than the 8X processor inside the Macbook Air 2 for “desktop-class performance.” The tablet supports 802.11ac MIMO and up to 150 Mbits/second LTE.
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| Samsung to trim 10,000 heads in Korea |
9/9/2015 |
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The company's sales sat at around 206 trillion won ($171 billion, £111 billion) in 2014 but are expected to fall to around 200 trillion won ($166 billion, £108 billion) this year as Apple releases another iPhone and updated tablets.
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| Siemens to create 4,000 jobs in India |
9/9/2015 |
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The government revise the slogan to "make it happen in India" to include automation, training, education and societal development, and go beyond just manufacturing.
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| Construction supply to be the economic driver for manufacturing |
9/9/2015 |
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Stronger housing market and healthy non-residential construction to spur growth in related industrial sectors, including furniture, appliances and non-metallic minerals — a category that comprises glass, drywall, cement and other construction materials.
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| Diodes offer $400 million for Pericom |
9/8/2015 |
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The offer of $17 a share is a 40% premium to Pericom's closing price of $12.18 on Wednesday. Both companies' boards have approved the deal.
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| Pros and Cons on voice activated cars |
9/8/2015 |
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Voice-activated car technologies don't always work as intended, bringing up inaccurate directions or failing to open an app, for example. But overall the two systems are convenient and incredibly intuitive.
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| Month to month trade deficit improves |
9/8/2015 |
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The monthly deficit fell from a revised June total of $45.2 billion to $41.9 billion, according to numbers released by the U.S. Commerce Department.
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