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| Intel halt opening of Arizona plant |
1/16/2014 |
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Existing factories at the Chandler site using Intel's previous generation of manufacturing, 22 nm, are being converted to also make chips at 14 nm and many of Intel's new employees are working there. "It boils down to better capital utilization".
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| Can Micron compete with Samsung and SanDisk? |
1/15/2014 |
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The company announced a 120% year-over-year increase in earnings, posting net income of $358 million, quite an improvement from $275 million net loss announced in the first quarter in 2013.
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| Windows 9 as soon as April 2015 |
1/15/2014 |
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Users who have declined to migrate to Windows 8, anticipating that Microsoft will reverse course in its strategy to deemphasize the desktop and push customers toward the "Modern," nee "Metro" user interface (UI) and its touch-based app model.
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| China getting bigger on LED lighting |
1/15/2014 |
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China-based LED chip makers generated production value of US$992 million in 2013, up 16.8% on year, and the value will reach US$1.182 billion in 2014, LEDinside indicated.
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| Fuel Cell cars catching more attention |
1/15/2014 |
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"In the light of the above, a successful introduction of fuel cell vehicles in the mass market is rather unlikely in the long term, in particular due to the limited platinum availability"
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| Does that mean Nokia will make Android phone also? |
1/14/2014 |
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Would Nokia still proceed with such a (Android) phone in light of Microsoft's buyout of its devices and services division? Or will this alleged Android prototype now never see the light of day?
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| Qualcomm showed off Snapdragon 805 capability at CES |
1/14/2014 |
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The most impressive new feature is the ability to select focus after a picture is captured. You can either put everything into sharp focus for incredible depth of field, or choose one point and throw the rest into attractive, soft focus.
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| Smart watch development made easy with SDK |
1/14/2014 |
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Memsic is providing sensor fusion software to allow applications to understand the context of the user such as whether the user is standing, sitting, lying, walking or running, and can also assist in indoor navigation applications. The SDK also provides a wireless connection to another mobile device.
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| Toshiba showed UFS hardware at CES |
1/14/2014 |
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UFS, a next-generation embedded flash memory device (following eMMC), delivers a threefold boost in performance for advanced mobile applications. UFS 2.0 supports a maximum data rate of 1.2GB/sec, compared with 400MB/sec for eMMC 5.0.
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| Intel kernel runs Android 4.4 on X86 processor |
1/13/2014 |
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Intel is still trying to find its bearings in the smartphone market, which is dominated by ARM. Intel has adopted Android as the OS of choice for smartphones running on its chips, and getting to 64-bit could give the chipmaker a head start over rivals.
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| More business are offering open WiFi access |
1/13/2014 |
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Access points and networks that are intentionally shared, is on the increase in markets around the world, driven by consumer demand for connectivity on the go. Businesses of all shapes and sizes are transforming themselves into WiFi hotspots. WiFi has become essential for businesses to attract customers and market services in-store.
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| MediaTek to collaborate with VIA on CDMA2000 |
1/13/2014 |
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The move, in turn, will open the door for CEVA, a DSP core IP vendor, to seek a big design win in MediaTek's SoC. This is possible because CEVA's TeakLite DSP core is used at the heart of VIA Telecom's CDMA2000 baseband solution.
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| Samsung inked 10 year license agreement with Rambus |
1/10/2014 |
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Samsung and Rambus announced that they have signed a comprehensive 10-year license agreement extending their relationship and providing Samsung with access to Rambus technology to place within its ICs.
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| STMicro unveil 64bit ARM SOCs |
1/10/2014 |
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STMicroelectronics is rolling out technology based on 64-bit ARM cores for future SoCs in the digital home space.
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| TSMC 4Q13 sales fall 10% |
1/10/2014 |
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Consolidated revenues at TSMC declined 10.3% sequentially to NT$145.81 billion (US$4.855 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2013
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| Micron profits up on fiscal 1Q14 |
1/9/2014 |
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Micron Technology swung to net profits of US$358 million in the quarter ended November 28, 2013, from losses of US$275 million a year earlier, with sales soaring 120% on year to US$4.04 billion.
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| HP launch new 27-inch Android PC |
1/9/2014 |
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Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled a new-generation all-in-one workstation with a 27-inch diagonal display, the HP Z1 as well as its new all-in-one PC products including one featuring Android at the CES 2014.
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| Samsung unveil 12 inch Galaxy NotePro |
1/9/2014 |
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Samsung Electronics has unveiled the Galaxy NotePRO and TabPRO line of tablets: the Galaxy NotePRO (12.2-inch), TabPRO (12.2-, 10.1-, 8.4-inch) at the CES 2014.
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| Lenovo to lead Notebook shipment |
1/8/2014 |
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Lenovo is likely to ship 28.3 million notebooks in 2014, followed by Hewlett-Packard (HP) with 28.0 million, Dell 18-19 million, and Acer and Asustek Computer 16-17 million each.
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| LG unveil wearable product at CES |
1/8/2014 |
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LG Electronics has unveiled its Lifeband Touch and Heart Rate Earphones, two wearable products that mark the company's first foray into fitness tech.
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| Micron inked new pricing with Inotera |
1/8/2014 |
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Micron Technology have recently renewed pricing for the purchase of DRAM chips from Inotera with the new prices taking effect on January 1, 2014
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| Nanya's December sale up by 8% |
1/7/2014 |
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Nanya Technology saw its December sales increase 8.4% sequentially. Sales for all of 2013 total US$1.56 billion, rising 38.6% from 2012 levels.
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