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| US jobless claims drop sharply, raise expectations for recovery |
5/8/2014 |
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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, indicating the labor market was strengthening despite a run-up in applications in prior weeks. Initial claims for state unemployment benefits declined 26,000 to a seasonally adjusted 319,000 for the week ended May 3, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The decline snapped three straight weeks of increases.
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| Chip Market's Bullish Run Continues |
5/8/2014 |
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The three-month average of worldwide chip sales was $26.16 billion in March, up 11.4% over the equivalent figure in March 2013, according to the United States Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA), referencing data compiled by the World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) organization.
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| Chromebooks are key to beating ARM in the mobile market, Intel decides. |
5/7/2014 |
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At an event yesterday, Intel revealed the rather surprising next stage of its strategy for squeezing into the mobile market: Chromebooks! Following the failure of its smartphone efforts, and a slow start in the Windows 8 and Android tablet spaces, Intel now appears to targeting netbooks of all things. Furthermore, not only was Google on hand at the event to trumpet its new allegiance with Intel and x86, but it also took the opportunity to stick a knife in the back of Chrome OS’s support for ARM. As part of this renewed partnership with Intel, Chrome OS slowly shifts to an x86-only OS.
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| Qualcomm adds new 'Toq Talk' feature to its Toq smartwatch |
5/6/2014 |
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Qualcomm has rolled out a new update for its Toq smartwatch on Monday, with the notable addition of a 'Toq Talk' feature. The new 'Toq Talk' feature gives the users of the Toq smartwatch the ability to create as well as respond to text messages using their voices.
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| Office Depot to close at least 400 stores |
5/6/2014 |
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Office Depot said it plans to close at least 400 stores by the end of 2016 that will result in $75 million annual savings.The company's merger with OfficeMax resulted in an overlap of retail locations that needed to be consolidated.
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| Sony tape smashes storage record |
5/5/2014 |
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Sony has developed a new storage tape that is able to hold up to 185 terabytes (TB) of data per cartridge.Created with the help of IBM, Sony's technology allows for tapes that can store the equivalent of 3,700 Blu-ray discs.
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| Windows XP stays strong despite end of support |
5/1/2014 |
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Microsoft cut off support for Windows XP on April 8, but users of the aged OS aren't exactly jumping ship in droves. For April, Windows XP scored a 26.3 percent share of all desktop OS Web traffic monitored by Net Applications. That number was down from the 27.7 percent share seen in March. Though XP's grip of the market continues to drop, it's still by far the second most popular desktop OS, at least based on Net Applications' stats.
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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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