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| Tokyo Court dismissed road block for Micron/Elpida merger |
5/17/2013 |
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In February the Tokyo District Court approved the reorganisation plan following a vote of approval by Elpida's creditors. However a month later, a number of Elpida's unsecured creditors filed an appeal of that decision with Tokyo's High Court, which was dismissed yesterday.
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| Inotera obtained U$200M through private placement |
5/16/2013 |
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Inotera plans to spend NT$4.5 billion on new equipment this year for its migration to 30-nanometer (nm) process technology. That does not include spending on further upgrading its technology to 20nm.
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| Startup to take FinFET into memory design |
5/16/2013 |
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SureCore claims that, using a combination of detailed analysis and advanced statistical modeling, it has designed an SRAM memory structure suitable for integration in advanced logic processes that consumes less than half the power of existing versions.
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| Analyst doubted if Toshiba really cut Nand production? |
5/15/2013 |
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Other NAND flash makers must envy Toshiba for growing revenues despite cutting bit production in a market where that goal eluded all other manufacturers. Either that, or they must doubt the authenticity of the company’s statements.
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| CMT moves to production on new NV Ram |
5/15/2013 |
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The LogicFlash memory – which has also been described as a non-volatile embedded DRAM – is designed for implementation in standard CMOS logic processes.
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| Google Maps to get overhauled |
5/15/2013 |
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New features highlighted in this leak include a much-improved fullscreen interface, more integration with your Google Search history, integrated flight search, and more goodies moved over from Google Earth.
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| TI puts micro mirror into new applications |
5/14/2013 |
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They are now being applied to portable and stationary 3-D measurement tools for machine vision, 3-D printing and quality control scenarios, medical imaging devices for dental and retinal scanning, spectrometers, augmented reality devices, and more.
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| Nvidia to provide own brand game boxes |
5/14/2013 |
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It runs on Nvidia's latest Tegra 4 chip, which has four CPU cores and 72 graphics cores to support a maximum resolution of 3200 x 2000 pixels, so games can be played at full HD on an attached TV.
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| Microsoft offers to buy Nook Media |
5/13/2013 |
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"Our complementary assets will accelerate e-reading innovation across a broad range of Windows devices, enabling people to not just read stories, but to be part of them. We're at the cusp of a revolution in reading."
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| Google Play expanding into online multiplayer |
5/13/2013 |
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Google likely will announce the gaming initiative during its annual I/O developer event, kicking off May 15 in San Francisco. Google also is expected to unveil its latest Android OS overhaul.
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| 5G speed to download movie in seconds |
5/13/2013 |
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South Korean tech giant Samsung says it has developed a wireless transmission standard hundreds of times faster than today's 4G LTE, one that could see users downloading entire movies in seconds.
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| DRAM shortages to affect PC market in 2Q13 |
5/10/2013 |
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DRAM shortages, which started in early 2013, have become worse recently and may impact PC brand vendors' performances in the second quarter, according to sources from PC players.
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| TSMC plans 18-inch Fab |
5/10/2013 |
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TSMC plans to build its first 450mm (18-inch) pilot production lines, which will offer FinFET transistor technology at 10nm and 7nm nodes, in 2016-17.
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| Adata April sales drop by 30% |
5/10/2013 |
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Memory module firm Adata Technology saw its April sales decline more than 30% sequentially due to a slowdown in demand from channels.
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| Macronix see strong sales growth in April |
5/9/2013 |
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Non-DRAM specialists Macronix International and Winbond Electronics both saw their April revenues increase substantially thanks to a pick-up in customer orders and higher product ASPs.
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| UMC meets 1Q13 guidance |
5/9/2013 |
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Foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its first-quarter results come in line with its guidance, and has given its positive outlook for the second quarter.
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| Nokia appoints new China chief |
5/9/2013 |
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Nokia has appointed Eirk Bertman to serve as its new general manager of Nokia China, effective June 1, 2013. Bertman will replace outgoing Gustavo Eichelmann who will resign for personal reasons.
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| Demand for SSDs in PCs to boom through 2017 |
5/8/2013 |
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Global shipments of solid state drives (SSD) in PCs are set to rise by a factor of seven by 2017, allowing them to claim more than one-third of the market for PC storage solutions by that time, IHS iSuppli said in its new report.
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