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| HTC lost some market on smartphone |
8/10/2015 |
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The company's revenue reached NT$33 billion ($1.04 billion) worldwide during the second quarter, or just half of its NT$65.1 billion revenue during the same period last year.
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| Manufacturers are behind in data security |
8/10/2015 |
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Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s 2015 CFO Outlook Pulse Survey found that 75 percent of manufacturing finance executives reported that formal data security plans were in place, while 86 percent of non-manufacturing respondents reported implementing those plans.
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| China wants to buy Marvell's Wireless division |
8/7/2015 |
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Marvell has drawn interest from Chinese firms Leadcore Technology Co. and Shanghai Pudong Science & Technology Investment Co. Marvell is said to value the business at about $1 billion, the sources said.
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| PC DRAM prices continue to fall |
8/6/2015 |
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Agents are beginning to grow conservative towards the market, and they are selling the original suppliers’ products at a lower price to clients in order to boost sales. As a result, prices across the entire server market have been fluctuating in July.
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| Sandisk / SK Hynix settled license dispute |
8/6/2015 |
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"SanDisk dropped its lawsuit against SK hynix," SK hynix said Wednesday. "The renewed partnership is calling for SK hynix to supply a certain amount of DRAM chips for use in MCP and SSD solutions."
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| Appeals court reduced judgment for Marvell |
8/6/2015 |
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Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed a decision that awarded Carnegie Mellon $1.54 billion. However Taranto agreed that Marvell infringed on a patent held by Carnegie Mellon.
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| Samsung smartphone crossed 40% share in India market |
8/5/2015 |
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"Our marketshare (smartphone) has crossed 40 per cent by value in June this year. Since January 2015, we continued to grow for six consecutive months and widened the gap (marketshare)," Samsung India VP marketing
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| China sets control on advanced technology export |
8/5/2015 |
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China plans to limit exports of advanced drones and supercomputers for national security reasons. Affected vendors will have to apply for a government permit to ship their technology outside China.
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| SanDisk and Toshiba announced 256Gbit 3D NAND |
8/5/2015 |
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"This is the world's first 256Gb X3 chip, developed using our industry-leading 48-layer BiCS technology and demonstrating SanDisk's continued leadership in X3 technology. We will use this chip to deliver compelling storage solutions for our customers,"
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| Oil slump cuts U.S. economy by 0.7% |
8/4/2015 |
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Decline in oil exploration and mining activity in the U.S. cut economic growth by 0.7 percent in the second quarter, a sizable chunk for an economy that grew 2.3 percent.
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| U.S. want to regain the lead on supercomputer |
8/4/2015 |
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President Barack Obama signed an executive order on July 29 launching the effort through the National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI). This most cutting-edge computers and could exceed China’s achievements to become the world’s most powerful computer.
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| U.S. Manufacturing Index down |
8/4/2015 |
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Exports are contracting, partly because a strong dollar makes U.S. goods more expensive. Hiring slowed at U.S. factories last month, but production and new orders rose.
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| Forum to combat currency manipulation |
8/3/2015 |
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Critics of the TPP blamed currency manipulation by China and Japan for those nations' respective trade surpluses with the U.S., and Democrats touted legislation earlier this year that included penalties for nations accused of manipulating currency.
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| Business riding on drones to save cost |
8/3/2015 |
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“From inspecting pipelines and surveying bridges to filming movies and providing farmers with aerial views of their crops, the applications of UAS are virtually limitless and offer a superior way to see what needs to be seen, in less time and at less expense.”
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