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| Is MRAM to replace battery-back SRAM? |
4/19/2010 |
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Everspin (Chandler, Ariz.)Semiconductor Inc.--is positioning its 16-Mbit MRAM for the SRAM replacement, data retention and related markets. Everspin hopes to displace battery-backed SRAMs or associated discrete solutions--a move that threatens the likes of Cypress, ISSI, Maxim, STMicroelectronics, TI and others.
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| NXP files IPO in US |
4/19/2010 |
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The IPO was filed by an entity called Kaslion Acquisition, which will change its name to NXP. As previously reported, NXP (Eindhoven, The Netherlands) and its backers are looking to raise about $1 billion to pay down debt and further improve NXP's financial position.
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| HTC Droid phone get good comments |
4/19/2010 |
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The HTC Incredible combines Verizon's network with the latest Google Android release (2.1) wrapped in HTC's Sense UI. The phone runs on a fast 1GHz processor, has a huge 3.7-inch capacitive display and features an 8-megapixels camera on the back. It also comes with 8GB of internal storage, upgradeable up to 32GB via MicroSD cards.
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| New Micron SSD to use SATA3 and ONFI 2.1 technology |
4/16/2010 |
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The P300 drives will be made using Micron's 34-nanometer manufacturing process and will come in 50GB, 100GB and 200GB sizes, shipping in sample quantities to system makers in late May. Dibelius expects them to hit the market in storage platforms in June.
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| Migration to copper for DRAM boosted equipment market |
4/16/2010 |
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Memory suppliers, led by Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., spent large sums of money upgrading their wafer fabs to copper and this affected purchases of copper deposition equipment and materials in 2009. It also hit sales of traditional aluminum equipment and copper will impact nearly every sector of the semiconductor equipment market in 2011,
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| Tight memory supply keeps small guys out |
4/16/2010 |
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''At the same time Samsung and Toshiba will only be supplying chips to select customers due to continued supply constraints,'' he said. ''We believe the card side of the market will remain under pressure as Apple comes back to the market and smartphones continue to gain traction.''
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| Chip market rebounce is solid |
4/15/2010 |
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Last year’s talk that the chip industry was about to enter a dark age of low demand and under-investment thankfully now seems to be a distant memory.
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| Microcontroller Market to expand again |
4/15/2010 |
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With their wide variety of uses, including automotive, computer, consumer, communications and industrial uses, microcontrollers are slated to recover this year and grow steadily to $18.5 billion dollars in 2015.
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| US manufacturing see signs of come back |
4/15/2010 |
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s general economic index climbed to 31.9, a ninth consecutive month of growth, from 22.9 in March. Readings greater than zero signal gains in the so-called Empire State Index that covers New York, northern New Jersey and southern Connecticut.
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| iPad banned in the Jewish State |
4/15/2010 |
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Customs officials said Thursday they already have confiscated about 10 iPads since Israel announced the new regulations this week.
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| Intel CTO talked about personal energy management |
4/14/2010 |
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Meantime, Intel has designed its own smart energy sensor that plugs into any outlet and uses a training mode to learn the electronic signatures of household appliances on a circuit. By turning each household device on and off three times, software algorithms can detect the electronic fingerprint of household devices. It then tracks and monitors energy usage without having to install or retrofit hardware.
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| Intel Atom to work with Android OS |
4/14/2010 |
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James emphasized how a unified operating environment running across a common compute architecture can give developers broader reach and easier access to end users, in any market segment.
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| Intel beats all estimate |
4/14/2010 |
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The strength appears to be fueled by strong sales across its business lines -- in particular for PC microprocessors and chips used in servers -- both of which notched sales gains of more than 40% compared to the same period last year.
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| Opera Browser now available for iPhone |
4/14/2010 |
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The software, which promotes faster browsing by compressing Internet data before displaying it on a mobile device, will be available on the iPhone and iPod Touch by Wednesday.
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| Intel/Samsung see coming explosion on wireless data |
4/13/2010 |
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Today our CLEAR mobile customers are using an average of more than 7GB of data per month on our network. And while other companies are considering how to curtail usage, we simply say to our customers, here’s the Internet: the world in the palm of your hand – enjoy it,” said Mike Sievert, Chief Commercial Officer at Clearwire, in a statement.
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| US government to help high-tech job seekers |
4/13/2010 |
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The U.S. Department of Labor this week said that approximately 4,000 workers from companies in 10 states—California, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Wisconsin—are eligible to apply for Trade Adjustment Assistance. Workers covered by the TAA certifications will be contacted by their respective states.
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| Elpida filed suit against Best Buy |
4/13/2010 |
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In the complaint, Elpida asserts that Infineon and other defendants ''are engaged in infringing activities by manufacturing, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing Infineon's microcontrollers used in mobile devices.''
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| Hynix plans to reduce debt riding on an up-year |
4/12/2010 |
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"It is expected that Hynix will earn more cash due to the stronger market. In the long term, Hynix will lower the debt to below 4 trillion won," the chief executive said. Referring to the ambitious sales target and the upbeat market mood, Kwon has simply stopped worrying about a "bubble" in the industry.
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| Infineon initiates massive DRAM infringement complaint |
4/12/2010 |
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Germany's Infineon Technologies AG named a whopping 20 defendants in the suit, but its prime target is Japanese memory chip giant Elpida Memory Inc., which Infineon in its complaint alleged "has adopted wholesale, without Infineon's authorization, many of Infineon's patented inventions."
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| Memristor can revolutionize computing technology |
4/12/2010 |
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HP said memristor, which represents the fourth basic circuit element in electrical engineering, can not only be useful in storage devices, but can also perform logic. This means that computation one day could be performed in chips where the data is stored, rather than on a specialized central processing unit.
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| RIM acquires media sound software company |
4/12/2010 |
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"We look forward to ongoing collaboration between Harman, QNX and RIM to further integrate and enhance the user experience between smartphones and in-vehicle audio and infotainment systems," Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at RIM, said in a statement.
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