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| Elpida sample 25nm 2Gb DDR3 chip |
8/2/2011 |
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Elpida Memory has announced that it began sample shipments of 2Gb DDR3 DRAM chips built using 25nm process technology at the end of July.
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| SIS to phase out chipset business |
8/2/2011 |
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Silicon Integrated System (SiS) is set to phase out its PC business by the end of 2011 and will turn its business focus fully to chipsets for consumer electronics in the future
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| Toshiba has new faster eMMC Flash |
7/29/2011 |
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The new range of eMMC chips also support the latest eMMC standard from JEDEC which is version 4.41 which support multiple storage partitions making eMMC a more attractive solution for mobile devices where some data needs to be secure.
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| ADI partners with Irish government |
7/29/2011 |
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ADI has been operating in Ireland for 35 years and currently employs over 1,000 people in Limerick, where it a wafer fab and conducts R&D on data converters, mixed-signal and RF ICs.
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| Google bought 1000 IP from IBM |
7/29/2011 |
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The 1,030 patents acquired cover a broad range of technologies, SEO by the Sea reports, including memory and microprocessor chip fabrication/architecture, server and router design, and software programming such as relational databases, object oriented programming and more.
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| Android 39% vs iOS at 28% |
7/29/2011 |
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Android's total U.S. share for June came in at 39%, compared to 28% for Apple, according to data compiled by market watcher Nielsen. RIM's BlackBerry OS was in third place with 20% of the market.
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| Another Mobile OS - this one is from China |
7/28/2011 |
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Alibaba's operating system makes use of "cloud-based" services, which are based on a remote server instead of being downloading to the phone. These will include software applications, e-mail, mapping and data storage, Alibaba said.
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| Notebooks are ditching drives to becoming thinner |
7/28/2011 |
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Now, as storage migrates toward online servers, and media is more likely to be streamed rather than viewed from a DVD or Blu-ray disc, many of those onboard features are shrinking down, or getting nixed altogether.
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| Blackberry to cut 2000 jobs |
7/27/2011 |
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BlackBerry maker Research In Motion Ltd. is cutting 2,000 jobs as part of a cost savings plan announced last month and is shuffling some senior executives.
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| Macronix reports profit drop for 2Q11 |
7/27/2011 |
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Macronix has announced that net profits for the second quarter of 2011 slid to NT$515 million (US$18 million) from NT$1.06 billion in the prior quarter.
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| JMicron develops SATA 6Gbps controller IC for SSDs |
7/26/2011 |
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JMicron Technology has successfully developed SATA 6Gbps controller ICs for use in solid state drives (SSD), and will begin small-volume shipments in the third quarter, according to industry sources.
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| TSMC regains orders from chipset players |
7/26/2011 |
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has managed to regain more orders recently, aiming at sustaining a positive on-quarter growth in revenues for the third quarter, according to industry sources.
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| Hynix Q2 result below expectations |
7/25/2011 |
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Benchmark DRAM prices have fallen over 7 percent in the first half of July alone and market research firms have little doubt that the prices will slide further, threatening third quarter earnings.
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| Apple and Qualcomm will boost Taiwan foundries |
7/25/2011 |
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Taiwan is taking comfort from an expected cycle of semiconductor purchasing to come in the second half of 2011, driven by the needs of forthcoming Apple products, according to a Taiwan Economic News report.
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| Apple iPad ad hints Mac OS Lion compatible |
7/25/2011 |
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During the "learn new things" section of the ad, a child is shown writing the word "Lion" next to a picture of a lion. Of course, the lion reference could be viewed as mere coincidence, but given the company's tight control, it's likely that the allusion is intentional.
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| Rambus say it will rebound in Q3 |
7/22/2011 |
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Rambus Inc. made a net loss of $10.6 million on sales revenue of $66.2 million in the second quarter of 2011. However, Rambus (Sunnyvale, Calif.) guided that it would be profitable in Q3 on rising revenue.
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