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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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| Nanya to invest $1.27 billion on DDR4 DRAM |
3/16/2015 |
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¡°Only 20nm technology can be used to [cost-efficiently] make low-power DDR4 and DDR4 chips, which together will account for 80 percent of the world¡¯s DRAM market in 2018,¡±
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| Samsung to supply SSD for MacBook |
3/16/2015 |
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"Samsung Electronics recently agreed with Apple to provide SSDs using its latest three-dimensional (3D) V-NAND tech. The deal is estimated to be worth a "few billion dollars".
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| CEO gets $18.1M bonus after failing to meet target |
3/16/2015 |
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Kent, who is 62 and has been CEO since 2008, said he turned down the bonus because the company is making "difficult but necessary decisions" to improve its performance and that there was "still much work to be done."
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| Urine power technology lights up dark toilets |
3/13/2015 |
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Researchers from UK have created a urinal that converts urine into electricity. The team, in partnership with Oxfam, aims to bring this technology to refugee camps without electricity supply.
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| Intel trims forecast by a billion |
3/13/2015 |
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When Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) wound down support for its Windows XP operating system last April, Intel had expected a bounce in demand from small- and medium-sized businesses. But this has not happened.
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| Counterfeit Apple watch surfaces |
3/13/2015 |
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The fake watches mirror the design of the Apple Watch–ads on Chinese e-commerce websites appear to use photos of the genuine article–but they largely run on Android software.
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| Micron to expand Singapore Fab |
3/12/2015 |
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The approximate 255,000 square foot expansion will facilitate efficient implementation of 3D NAND production at the Singapore facility and give Micron the flexibility to gradually add incremental capacity in response to market requirements.
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| Emerging countries to latch onto Robotic Welding |
3/12/2015 |
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Frost & Sullivan expects the Asia Pacific region to see the largest growth in robotic welding, but analysts also expect increasing activity in Russia, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East.
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| Shareholders wish Apple to buy Tesla |
3/12/2015 |
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“Quite frankly, I’d like to see you guys buy Tesla,” one shareholder told Cook during a question-and-answer session at the meeting in San Francisco.
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| EU Commissioner sets vision on 5G |
3/11/2015 |
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It is expected that, by 2020, 5G will manage the massive growth of communication and wireless technologies used by humans and machines.
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| Apple announced upgraded MacBooks |
3/11/2015 |
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Select Mac computers will now feature the latest generation of Intel processors, according to announcements made by Apple at the company's March 9 press event in San Francisco.
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| Intel Broadwell chip can drive robots also |
3/11/2015 |
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The chip has features that could benefit robots, such as on-chip security to protect them from hackers. It also has high-reliability features that are increasingly in demand where failure isn’t an option.
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| General Motors announce $ 5B buy back |
3/10/2015 |
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The share repurchase will begin immediately and finish before the end of 2016. Investors appeared to like the announcement. GM shares rose $1.01, or 2.7 percent, to $37.85 in premarket trading Monday.
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| Six mobile trends observed at Basalona |
3/10/2015 |
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"What is clear to us is that security and interoperability together with software and system portability lie at the heart of bringing these latest visions of a connected world to life."
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| Apple to deliver Watch on April 24 |
3/10/2015 |
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There will be three cases—a custom aluminium alloy for the entry level sport models, stainless steel for a $549 to $1,000 midrange and 18-karat gold for models that start at $10,000.
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| China SMIC to gear up 28nm production |
3/9/2015 |
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SMIC has made massive equipment purchases for installing 28nm production lines, according to sources in the semiconductor industry. The China-based IC foundry is expected to enter mass shipments for 28nm chips in the second half of 2015.
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