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| AMD Unleashes Puma in Mobile |
5/1/2014 |
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Advanced Micro Devices Inc. has announced two new mobile SoCs -- a low-power chip code named Mullins and a mainstream chip, Beema. They are part of a new family of SoCs that aim to bolster security and performance while lowering power consumption.
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| Mobile Growth Shifts to Low End |
5/1/2014 |
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Smartphone and tablet markets are maturing, driving opportunities at the low end, especially for system and chip suppliers in China, Smartphones will see 22% growth this year, down 13% from 2013 and a 30% decrease from 2012, said Gwennap. While there will be approximately 1.85 billion smartphones by 2018, Chinese tier one companies such as Huawei, Lenovo, and ZTE will far surpass Apple and Samsung for market share by that time.
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| AT&T Plans to Provide Wireless Internet for Airplanes |
4/29/2014 |
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AT&T is looking to expand the reach of its wireless network to devices in the sky. On Monday, the company announced plans to provide in-flight Internet connections for some airlines. The company said that by late 2015, it would build a new air-to-ground network based on 4G LTE, the same type of cellular technology that many of the latest smartphones use to connect to the Internet.
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| Toyota's U.S. HQ heads to Plano, Texas |
4/29/2014 |
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Toyota Motor Co. confirmed it plans to establish its $300 million North American headquarters in Plano to "better serve customers and position Toyota for sustainable, long-term growth."
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| Magnetic RAM Set for 50% CAGR |
4/28/2014 |
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Magnetic RAM (MRAM) non-volatile memory components -- in field-induced and spin-torque transition (STT) forms -- are forecast to enjoy a boom over the rest of the decade as they replace DRAMs and SRAMs, according to a report produced by Coughlin Associates.
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| Spansion Expands Auto-Grade Flash Lineup |
4/28/2014 |
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Spansion Inc. is rolling out three new Serial NOR and three new NAND memory density devices specifically targeting the automotive market on Thursday. As car OEMs' appetite for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and more elaborate infotainment and center stack systems soars, Spansion is beefing up its flash memory product lineup for the automotive industry.
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| Quick Recovery From Fire Helps Hynix to Profits in Q1 |
4/28/2014 |
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A September fire put half the SK Hynix fabrication plant in Wuxi, China, out of commission. This tightened the global supply of DRAM chips, drove prices up sharply, and generated profits for SK Hynix competitors, according to analysts.
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| Synopsys multi-PHY IP boasts LPDDR4 performance |
4/25/2014 |
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The solution includes the DesignWare LPDDR4 multi-PHY, Enhanced Universal DDR Memory Controller (uMCTL2) and verification IP (VIP), in addition to hardening and signal integrity services.
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| Memory fuels semiconductor growth |
4/25/2014 |
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"Dynamic random access memory (DRAM) showed the strongest expansion among major memory segments, with revenue surging by 32.5 per cent as suppliers were able to achieve a balance between supply and demand that yielded lucrative pricing for parts. NAND flash also posted a strong year—at 24.2 per cent growth—as demand for the memory from smartphones and tablets continued to rise."
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| Fed to put regulations on e-cigarette |
4/25/2014 |
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"When finalized (the proposal) would result in significant public health benefits, including through reducing sales to youth, helping to correct consumer misperceptions, preventing misleading health claims and preventing new products from entering the market without scientific review by FDA,"
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| Microsoft and Violin Memory to speed up server applications |
4/24/2014 |
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The companies included RDMA (Remote Direct Memory Access) and SMB (Server Message Block) Direct on the flash array, allowing it to deliver data right into the memory of Windows application servers, Herzog said. That's a faster way to get data where it needs to be for use in Microsoft applications. It also saves compute cycles on the app server's CPU that would otherwise be tied up bringing bits into memory from the external storage.
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| MRAM to experience 50% growth rate |
4/24/2014 |
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The power-savings from storing data without requiring power to be maintained to the circuits will drive annual MRAM and STT MRAM revenues to increase from about $190 million in 2013 to $2.1 billion in 2019. This is equivalent to a compound annual growth rate of 50 per cent over the period.
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| SPD 4Kbit EEprom is backward compatible |
4/24/2014 |
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The 34AA04 is JEDEC JC42.4 (EE1004-v) Serial Presence Detect (SPD) compliant. Its memory array is divided into two separate 256byte banks to overlay with the architecture of older SPD EEPROM devices, ensuring backward compatibility.
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| AMD failed to meet breakeven target |
4/23/2014 |
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"Backed by our powerful x86 processor cores and hands-down best graphics experiences, we achieved 28 percent revenue growth from the year-ago quarter. We are well positioned to continue to grow profitably as we diversify our business and enable our customers to drive change and win."
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| Supreme Court case may determine how we watch TV |
4/23/2014 |
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The high court heard arguments in the dispute between television broadcasters and Aereo Inc., which takes free television signals from the airwaves and allows subscribers to watch the programs on laptop computers, smart phones and other portable devices. The case has the potential to bring big changes to the television industry.
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| User generally misunderstands SSD |
4/23/2014 |
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The Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) has conducted a survey regarding the characteristics of solid state drives (SSDs) such as their endurance expectations and their lack of interest in using built-in encryption features. Paul Wassenberg, chair of SNIA's Solid State Storage Initiative (SSSI) said the results of the survey will be used to guide the group's education activities around the capabilities and features of SSDs.
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| US economy moves up |
4/22/2014 |
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Both hiring and consumer outlooks have improved, which along with interest rates fueled much of the index's improvement. That offset a negative contribution from building permits.
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| AT&T to upgrade major markets to 1Gb speed |
4/22/2014 |
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The service's 1 gigabit per second speed is about 100 times what U.S. consumers typically get with broadband. That means faster video downloads and the ability for more devices to connect to the network without congestion.
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| Love of SSD propells Sandisk business |
4/22/2014 |
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Sales of SSDs for desktop and laptop computers grew 19 per cent during the first calendar quarter of this year, according to StorageNewsletter.com.
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| Microsoft to rename Nokia |
4/21/2014 |
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"Please note that upon the close of the transaction between Microsoft and Nokia, the name of Nokia Corporation/Nokia Oyj will change to Microsoft Mobile Oy," a copy of which was obtained by Nokiapoweruser.
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| Mobile DRAM mariket growth to balance lost sales in PC DRAM |
4/21/2014 |
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Under soaring market demands, mobile DRAM supplies are expected to face shortages, price upticks might occur in certain products in Q2. Looking at 2014, DRAMeXchange believes that PC DRAM growth will be revised downwards by about 5-10 per cent on a quarterly basis, and expects average selling price (ASP) for mobile DRAM to remain flat.
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