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| SK Hynix sets their eye on NAND Flash |
3/24/2015 |
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"We will reinforce capabilities in the NAND flash memory segment by boosting technological caliber in the triple-level cell and three-dimensional sectors,"
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| Obama set $240 million for education in science |
3/24/2015 |
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The pledges the president is announcing include a $150 million philanthropic effort to encourage promising early-career scientists to stay on track and a $90 million campaign to expand STEM opportunities to underrepresented youth, such as minorities and girls.
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| Alibaba stock slided |
3/24/2015 |
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Even Alibaba, whose $25 billion IPO set a record in September, saw its stock decline nearly 30 percent from its November record. The company is one of the seven Chinese dot-coms to remain trading above its initial price.
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| TLC NAND now over 50% of Flash market |
3/23/2015 |
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With TLC NAND, which is more dense than MLC, applications are shifting from memory cards and USB drives to mass storage devices in mobile and laptop devices. The most prominent TLC flash comes in Embedded MultiMediaCards (eMMC) and solid-state drives (SSDs).
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| Tesla released new software to find charging stations |
3/23/2015 |
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Company officials said the update’s Range Assurance application would communicate with Tesla Superchargers and other charging stations and automatically calculate when vehicles require a charge. The car would then guide drivers to the nearest active station that’s not in heavy use.
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| Digital ID and NFC to take hold |
3/23/2015 |
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A strong electronic ID in a mobile format is a very compelling proposition for governments, banks, security firms and other service providers that require certification of a person's identity. Mobile identification could actually be one of the driving forces behind NFC adoption in smartphones.
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| Huawei/ NXP to drive open platform for Industry 4.0 |
3/23/2015 |
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IHS predicts that by 2025, Industry 4.0 will connect over 80 billion devices to the Internet. China plans to invest $1.3 trillion over the next three years in modernising and transforming the nation's big manufacturing industry into "a powerful manufacturing country."
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| Galaxy S6 has LPDDR4 reaching 3GB |
3/20/2015 |
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only Samsung Semiconductor is capable of mass producing this newest generation of mobile DRAM.” Thus, it will become the exclusive mobile memory supplier to Galaxy S6. Samsung’s handheld device branch has requested an increase in LPDDR4 supply from the semiconductor operation.
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| 100 Mega Watt solar project signed in India |
3/20/2015 |
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Solar energy is a priority sector for meeting India's high demand for clean, renewable and economical energy. The government of India has set a target of 175GW of renewable energy by 2022, of which 100GW will be solar energy.
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| "Manufacturing Universities" funded |
3/20/2015 |
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U.S. Commerce Department to select 25 "Manufacturing Universities." Qualifying campuses would receive $20 million over four years to meet goals related to engineering, job training, manufacturing entrepreneurship and partnering with manufacturing companies.
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| Micro electronic backpack turn beetles into flying drones |
3/19/2015 |
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Today, real progress is being made towards controlling flying insects in particular, because of the tiny microprocessors, sensors and actuators that can be built into millimetre-sized gram-weight wireless "backpacks."
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| Wireless charging to advance |
3/19/2015 |
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With the Samsung Galaxy S6 joining the Qi club, today almost every single smartphone manufacturer (except Apple, Lenovo and Xiaomi) has a flagship device with Qi wireless charging built in. This includes LG, HTC, Google Nexus, Microsoft and Motorola.
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| Apple offers trade-in and data migration guide for Android users |
3/18/2015 |
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Apple has been making efforts in recent months to attract users switching from Android devices. In addition to this new trade-in program, the company has also created a detailed guide that walks Android users through moving data from their Android devices to the iPhone.
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| TSMC to have 70% of Apple A9 order this year |
3/18/2015 |
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The chips is expected to help raise TSMC's revenues by up to 3 or 4 percent in 2015. This will eventually lead to an increase in earnings per share this year and even in 2016 — by up to 12 percent and 7 percent, respectively.
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| Toyota to bring hydrogen car prices down |
3/18/2015 |
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The company expects the 2016 Toyota Mirai to debut in the U.S. later this year with a $57,500 price tag, besting previous forecasts of more than $60,000 and approaching half of the project's initial estimates that neared $100,000.
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| Nanya CEO predicts 4K TV to drive DRAM memories |
3/17/2015 |
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The global DRAM market will register sequential growth in the second quarter of 2015, buoyed by the rising penetration rate for Ultra HD TVs and set-top boxes (STBs), as well as demand created by car electronics applications.
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| 3D printer can build molecules for drug research |
3/17/2015 |
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The technology could enable scientists to print rare, hard-to-find or never-before-studied substances in labs. Burke believes the system could have its greatest impact on the ability to study the medicinal properties of those molecules.
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| Cypress/ Spansion merger closed |
3/17/2015 |
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"The new Cypress will be the No. 3 chip supplier worldwide of memories and MCUs to this business. No. 1 in SRAMs, No. 1 in NOR flash and No. 3 overall."
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| Cypress/Spansion merger will eliminate 1600 jobs |
3/16/2015 |
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CEO TJ Rodgers sent the memo to employees revealing the plan to cut 1,600 workers from across the globe. The affected individuals will have severances over the next three weeks. Around 50 per cent of the job cuts will be immediate, while the remaining ones will be asked to stay for a little longer.
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