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| Google to offer tablet compatitive to iPad |
12/20/2011 |
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Google has itself become a major hardware manufacturer via its $12.5bn acquisition Motorola’s devices division, which is currently under consideration by competition authorities. The deal would give it much more control over Android tablet development.
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| ITC ordered ban on some HTC phones |
12/20/2011 |
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The patent in question deals with data detection, enabling smartphone functions such as the ability to tap on a phone number or address contained in an email to immediately call the number or find the address on a map.
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| Renesas offers embedded mobile flash |
12/19/2011 |
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The technology offers 20 years of data retention and progam-erase endurance of 125,000 cycles, Renesas said. The memory is based on MONOS (metal oxide nitride oxide silicon) technology.
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| ST put contactless die test on wafer |
12/19/2011 |
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Conventional a probe card connected to automatic test equipment (ATE) makes contact with the bond pads on each die in turn and runs a series of tests. Under EMWS each die contains an antenna and the ATE supplies power and communicates with the IC wirelessly.
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| JEDEC ready to release 3D memory stack IC standard |
12/19/2011 |
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The industry consensus is that LPDDR2 will run out of bandwidth before WideIO memories are commercially available. LPDDR3 (which is a linear evolution of LPDDR2) is expected to fill this gap by supporting higher operating frequencies while maintaining power efficiencies of LPDDR2. The 800MHz LPDDR3 will feature 50% more bandwidth than a 533MHz LPDRR2 while retaining the equivalent pin count as LPDRR2.
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| $300 Million infusion to boost Twitter's status |
12/19/2011 |
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By limiting its shareholders to a small group of private investors, Twitter doesn't have to disclose how much revenue it brings in. The research firm eMarketer estimates Twitter will generate close to $140 million in ad revenue this year and $260 million in 2012.
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| Freescale adopts Macronix Flash chip |
12/16/2011 |
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Macronix International has announced a collaboration with Freescale Semiconductor, and its Qorivva MPC5645S MCU, which provides a cost-effective and powerful platform for high-resolution color graphics and analog functions for the automotive dashboard displays market.
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| PTI to invest in Logic/IC Test company |
12/16/2011 |
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Powertech Technology (PTI), a Taiwan-based provider of DRAM packaging/testing services, plans to acquire common shares in Greatek Electronics
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| Apple to launch 7.85-inch iPad in 2012, |
12/16/2011 |
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Apple is likely to launch a 7.85-inch iPad prior to the fourth quarter of 2012 in addition to a new iPad scheduled to be released at the end of the first quarter.
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| Renesas develops 40-nm flash memory |
12/15/2011 |
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Renesas Electronics has said it has developed a 40-nm embedded flash memory intellectual property for implementation at 40-nm and use in automotive applications.
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| Dram price edge up 10% |
12/15/2011 |
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DRAM spot prices have surged over 10% recently due in part to efforts by chip suppliers including Hynix Semiconductor and Micron Technology to defend their prices on the spot market, according to industry sources.
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| Apple to launch new MacBook Pro |
12/14/2011 |
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Apple is likely to launch its new MacBook Pro lineup with a display resolution of 2880 by 1800 in the second quarter of 2012,
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| Numonyx lends US$133 million to Inotera |
12/14/2011 |
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Inotera Memories announced the acquisition of a short-term loan of US$133 million from Netherlands-based Numonyx Holding BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of Micron Technology.
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| Samsung takes record DRAM share in 3Q11 |
12/13/2011 |
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Samsung Electronics in the third quarter managed to rise above challenging conditions in the DRAM business to achieve an all-time record-high market share.
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| DRAM price continues to slide |
12/13/2011 |
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DRAM contract prices fell 7-8% sequentially in the second half of November, pushing the price of 2GB DDR3 and 4GB DDR3 modules to US$10 and US17.5,
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| DRAM maker reduce production by 25% |
12/13/2011 |
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Elpida Memory began to cut its DRAM output by 20-25% from the third quarter of 2011, and Nanya Technology, Samsung Electronics and Hynix Semiconductor have been reducing their wafer start orders for commodity DRAM parts.
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| US Solar maker to cut 1300 jobs |
12/12/2011 |
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US-based solar firm MEMC Electronic Materials (MEMC) will reduce the company's global workforce and accelerate operating cost reductions in 2012 and beyond.
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| TSMC November sales down |
12/12/2011 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its sales decrease sequentially in November 2011.
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| UMC revenues down 23% in November |
12/9/2011 |
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United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) saw its revenues decline about 22.75% on year in November 2011, which marked the foundry's seventh-straight month of annual decreases.
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