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| UMC Xiamen 12' FAB will go online 2016 |
12/4/2015 |
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Citing UMC CEO Po-Wen Yen, the report indicated that the Xiamen fab will be ready to go online in the July-September quarter of 2016, one quarter ahead of the company's original plan.
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| Toyota wants to get into consumer robots |
12/4/2015 |
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Toyota last month announced a $1 billion investment in a research company headed by robotics expert Gill Pratt in Silicon Valley to develop artificial intelligence and robotics.
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| November Manufacturing Index senda mix signal |
12/3/2015 |
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November PMI indicates growth for the 78th consecutive month in the overall economy, while indicating contraction in the manufacturing sector for the first time in 36 months.
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| Semtech provides chip for wireless charging |
12/2/2015 |
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For low power wireless receiver applications up to 5W, Semtech’s high-efficiency IC range includes the TS51221 regulator that is said to have a switching frequency of 1MHz to enable the use of smaller filter components, which use less board space and reduce bill of material (BOM) costs.
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| Fed : No more Central Bank bail out |
12/2/2015 |
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The Fed spent about $2 trillion on such a program to ease a credit crunch during the financial meltdown, aiming to spark lending to consumers and small businesses.
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| HP Inc. has a tough road to regain footing after split |
11/25/2015 |
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HP Inc. executives said the PC industry is tougher than anticipated. The former PC and printer units were separated this month from the divisions that sell equipment, services, and software to businesses.
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| Samsung to supply VW Audi with memory |
11/25/2015 |
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Samsung Electronics Co Ltd will provide memory chip products to Volkswagen's (VOWG_p.DE) Audi after entering into a strategic partnership with the luxury German automaker.
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| EU approved acqisition of Broadcomm by Avago |
11/24/2015 |
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The Commission's investigation showed that the portfolios of the companies are mainly complementary since Broadcom makes "off-the-shelf" chips for the broadband and connectivity market segments, while Avago makes custom-built chips for special applications in the analog wireless integrated circuits, enterprise, storage and industrial segments.
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| China Tsinghua Unigroup CEO talked about investment into memory industry |
11/24/2015 |
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We aim to make a major breakthrough in the development of NAND flash technology, and for the DRAM industry, we will choose one of the major players for cooperation. We are still in a negotiation stage and the cooperation could be in the form of joint venture, technology licensing, or others.
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| Smartphone sales reach 353 million units |
11/23/2015 |
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"The availability of affordable smartphones in emerging markets saw consumers upgrade their 'feature phones' to smartphones more quickly because of the small price gap,"
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| Intel forcast growth in 2016 |
11/23/2015 |
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Intel expects revenue growth in the mid-single digits for fiscal 2016 -- a step in the right direction as the chip company struggles with a sluggish PC market.
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