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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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| HTC predicts lower revenue for 2Q13 |
5/6/2013 |
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HTC's guidance for revenues of US$2.37 billion, gross margin of 22-24% and operating margin of 1-3% for the second quarter of 2013 are lower than market expectations, according to industry observers.
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| PTI reports improve 2Q13 revenues |
5/2/2013 |
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Powertech Technology (PTI) expects its second-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues to significantly increase on quarter mainly due to continued growth in demand from the mobile DRAM, NAND flash and logic IC segments,
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| Spansion to buy Fujitsu analog unit |
5/2/2013 |
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Spansion announced it has reached a deal with Fujitsu Semiconductor, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Fujitsu, to acquire the microcontroller and analog business of Fujitsu Semiconductor for approximately US$110 million
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| SMIC hires New COO |
5/1/2013 |
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Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's top chipmaker, has announced that VP of North Operations Haijun Zhao has been appointed chief operating officer effective April 25, 2013.
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