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| New Altera software is ready for 14nm FPGA |
8/6/2014 |
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Design engineers can start their Stratix 10 designs and experience first-hand the 2X core performance gains they can achieve as a result of the Stratix 10 HyperFlex architecture and the Intel 14nm Tri-Gate process.
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| Fiat shareholders approved merger with Chrysler |
8/5/2014 |
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A caveat to the merger remains. Dissenting shareholders have a couple of weeks to opt out, cashing in their shares at 7.727 euros ($10.35), about 7 percent above current share price. Bondholders have a longer opt-out period of 60 days. If the total request exceeds 500 million euros, the merger would be off __ temporarily.
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| Google takes driverless car forward |
8/5/2014 |
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Google's tech investment has sped up and forced OEMs to invest more money in autonomous driving and is likely resulting in earlier deployment of self-driving cars.
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| Apacer offers combo module with SSD and DRAM |
8/5/2014 |
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With respect to the two SSD options, M.2 NGFF modular SSD is the next-generation SSD interface standard that Intel develops for tablet PC, Ultrabook and Thin Client. Its full name is M.2 NGFF (Next Generation Form Factor).
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| AMD's lower cost game processor carries 4K video |
8/4/2014 |
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The chips have up to eight integrated graphics cores and are capable of rendering 4K video, which has a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels, four times that of traditional high-definition video.
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| UMC ramps up capacity for 28nm |
8/4/2014 |
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Despite competition for 28nm processes from China-based Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), UMC is confident about its 28nm HKMG process, believing can win a bigger market share in the segment.
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| Wordwide Android phone market heats up |
8/4/2014 |
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Like the PC market, Android is on the verge of turning smartphone platforms into a one-horse race. Its low-cost services and user-friendly software remain wildly attractive to hardware makers, operators and consumers worldwide.
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| Wireless health and fitness IC to take hold |
8/4/2014 |
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Shipments of consumer health and fitness devices with integrated wireless connectivity will grow to an estimated 75.7 million units in 2018, up from 23 million units in 2011.
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| Boeing to build 787-10 in SC |
8/1/2014 |
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The company said last year that it would invest another $1 billion in the state and create 2,000 jobs over the course of eight years.
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| Testing holds key to 3D-IC success |
8/1/2014 |
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The management of manufacturing test parameters will play a significant role in the successful and profitable manufacturing of 3D-ICs. In this scenario, and understanding the compounding effect of yield loss in the multi-die architecture of a 3D-IC, the need to do smart pairing and smart screening of devices takes on an even more important role.
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| LED light market did not climb fast as expected |
8/1/2014 |
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The demand for these LED-based illuminants did not climb fast enough to compensate for the 14 per cent decline in the conventional lighting business. Another negative factor is the increasing price pressure in the market.
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| Copper foam cooler ditches CPU fan |
7/31/2014 |
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Silent Power PC’s heat dissipation is claimed to be 500 times greater than that offered by conventional fin-type heatsink systems and is more than sufficient to maintain adequately low operating temperatures.
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| Apple, Samsung beware |
7/31/2014 |
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Increasing Asian players make a beeline to Thailand brandishing smartphones featuring specifications that rival those of leading brands at dirt cheap prices, and eager to serve the 70 million Thais who have yet to purchase their first smartphones.
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| Amazon will 3D print your custom parts |
7/30/2014 |
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"The introduction of our 3D printed products store suggests the beginnings of a shift in online retail — that manufacturing can be more nimble to provide an immersive customer experience," said Petra Schindler-Carter, director for Amazon Marketplace sales.
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| Sony invested heavily into stacked image sensors |
7/30/2014 |
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Sony was the leading supplier of CMOS image sensors in 2012, according to Yole Developpement. Sony had 21 per cent of the market ahead of Omnivision on 19 per cent and Samsung on 18 per cent.
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| China to investigate Microsoft for antitrust |
7/29/2014 |
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Beijing has long complained about China's dependence on foreign technology, but stepped up actions against American brands last May after the U.S. Justice Department charged five Chinese military officers with electronic espionage.
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| You can unlock your phone now - legally |
7/29/2014 |
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The law passed Friday by the House of Representatives makes it legal to unlock phones for personal use, at least until the Librarian's next round of rulemaking, next year. The measure was passed earlier by the Senate.
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| Geotracking device now on 3 month battery |
7/29/2014 |
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The tags are outfitted with a GPS chip, accelerometer, temperature sensor, speaker, and Bluetooth capability (which is not yet in use), boasting up to a three-month battery life and a four-mile range.
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