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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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| Samsung "Earphone" simplifies Google Glass concept |
4/21/2014 |
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Earphone, which Samsung has filed to patent in South Korea, has only a single miniature heads-up-display, which extends around to present itself in front of the user's eye. Unlike Glass, which wraps around to rest on both ears like a pair of glasses, Earphone wraps around one ear and plugs audio directly into the ear canal using an earbud.
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| GlobalFoundries licensed Samsung's FINFET process |
4/18/2014 |
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They’ll be able to promise customers a steady supply of chips, because customers will now be able to order the same type of FINFET products from GlobalFoundries’ factory in Saratoga County, New York, as well as from Samsung’s factories in Korea and in Austin, Texas.
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| US Manufacturers are optimistic |
4/18/2014 |
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The positive sentiment about the prospects of U.S. commerce in the next 12 months reached the highest level since the fourth quarter of 2005. Conversely, optimism regarding the prospects of the world economy lessened during the first quarter as U.S. industrial manufacturers remained cautious on the global stage.
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| Finger print authentication can be fooled too |
4/18/2014 |
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The flaw is potentially more serious, because Schlabs says he was also able to trick the electronic payment app PayPal that uses Samsung's authentication system into accepting the fake fingerprint.
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| Modular phone priced at $50 |
4/17/2014 |
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During this week's Project Ara Developers Conference, leader Paul Eremenko announced the "Gray Phone"—an intentionally boring handset expected to be personalized.
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| QDR IV fills niche memory market for networking systems |
4/17/2014 |
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Quad Data Rate IV (QDR-IV) SRAM was designed for high-speed communications and networking applications, and it prioritizes data throughput over cost, power efficiency, or density, unlike DRAM or flash. At the same time, the goal is also to double performance of SRAM with each generation.
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| DRAM prices continue to slide |
4/17/2014 |
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Fixed price of DDR3 2Gb 256Mx8 1333MHz chips, the standard in setting the price of DRAMs, came to $1.81 in the second half of March, down 8.1 percent from the $1.97 a year earlier.
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