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| Facial recognition tested out in London |
8/20/2019 |
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Facial recognition technology can help Brits order an estimated 78 million more pints of beer per year, and the scary includes train commuters and workers being tracked using facial recognition at a major London train station without them knowing it.
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| Global DRAM memory industry dropped 9% in Q2 |
8/19/2019 |
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Falling chip prices dragged down the industry's total output value during the quarter, said DRAMeXchange. The industry posted US$14.84 billion in output value during the second quarter, down 9.1% from US$16.33 billion in the prior quarter.
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| Hong Kong protest affects supply chain |
8/19/2019 |
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Regarding the supply chain, a small amount of emergency materials have been affected. Hong Kong is one of the world's largest free trade port cities and an important gateway for economic and trade exchanges between the Chinese mainland and the world. As an important channel for international air logistics, Hong Kong Airport is strategically irreplaceable.
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| Micron continue to staff up Singapore facility |
8/16/2019 |
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The technology firm has already added 600 jobs this year with the new expansion. It expects to add a further 1,500 jobs for its Singapore operations over the next few years.
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| AMS re-enter bid to buy Osram |
8/16/2019 |
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This is the second attempt by AMS to acquire Osram this year. It ended its first attempt to buy Osram in July saying it didn’t see "sufficient basis" to proceed with its offer. Over the weekend, however, AMS decided to revive its bid. If successful, the combined company would have a broad portfolio of sensor solutions and photonics with approximately €5 billion of revenue.
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| Wafer level packaging in demand with 5G deployment |
8/15/2019 |
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5G-enabled phones will require wafer-level backend services. Suppliers capable of providing wafer-level backend services will find their role more important than that of module assemblers when making 5G devices, according to industry sources.
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| Cray secured contract to build exascale computer |
8/15/2019 |
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El Capitan will have a peak performance of more than 1.5 exaflops when it is commissioned in 2023. The estimated 30 MW system will use a combination of processors and accelerators to be chosen closer to its time of assembly.
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| CBS and Viacom finally strike merger deal |
8/14/2019 |
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The new company will be called ViacomCBS. Existing CBS shareholders will own about 61% of the combined company, with Viacom shareholders owning the remaining 39%.
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| Samsung to put 108-megapixel camera sensor to smartphones |
8/14/2019 |
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The Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX, which was designed in collaboration with Xiaomi, is a 108-megapixel smartphone camera sensor that Samsung says is the first to surpass the 100 million pixel milestone for phones. As well as producing high resolution photographs, the sensor can also shoot in 6K video (6016 x 3384) at 30 fps.
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| ASE to acquire factory building in Kaohsiung, Taiwan |
8/14/2019 |
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The new building, valued at NTY$2.326 billion (US$74.67 million) and located adjacent to its major manufacturing complex in Nanzih Export Processing Zone, will help ASE optimize its capacity allocation to strengthen the firm's overall development.
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| 5G deployment to cause up surge of memory demand |
8/14/2019 |
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Memory industry is expected to see a brighter prospect starting 2020 when 5G services kick off commercial runs driving the popularity of 5G terminal devices that will in turn generate strong growth for memory products, according to industry sources.
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| GlobalWafers remains conservative about sales outlook this year |
8/13/2019 |
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Some major clients have been cautious about placing orders despite the arrival of the peak season. The silicon wafer manufacturer also disclosed revenues fell 12.6% sequentially to a 17-month low of NT$4.48 billion (US$142.8 million) in July 2019.
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| Samsung found a source of photoresist through an Imec-JSR jv |
8/13/2019 |
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The Japan government has put restrictions on the export of photoresist to Korea as part of its trade war. It is thought that, because the Belgian facility has existed for sometime, it is not subject to Japan’s export restrictions.
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| Broadcom offers $10.7 billion in cash for Symantec |
8/13/2019 |
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he deal has all the hallmarks of Tan’s past acquisitions. A mature but troubled company is acquired. Its sales force, expenses and R&D budgets are significantly cut to focus on a few core products sold often at lower prices to undercut rivals.
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| Diodes to acquire Lite-On Semiconductor |
8/12/2019 |
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At the effective date of the transaction, each share of LSC stock will be converted into the right to receive NT$42.50 in cash, or US$1.37, as of June 30, 2019 without interest. The aggregate consideration will be approximately US$428 million. The price per share reflects a premium of 35% over LSC's 30-day volume-weighted average price.
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| Nasdaq-style tech board opens in Shanghai |
8/12/2019 |
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Of the first 25 companies listed, computer, communications and electronic equipment manufacturers held the lion’s share. They include eight specialty equipment makers covering chip, semiconductor, optical simulation, IoT and smart manufacturing. Six in the group are chip and semiconductor-related companies.
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