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| Inphi declares that multi-core creates memory bottleneck |
3/26/2010 |
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Multicore CPUs must access main memory through the chip’s memory interface, a major memory bottleneck has been building. There are more CPUs sipping from the memory pool through a straw that’s not getting any bigger. Memory and memory interfaces are not scaling in a cost-effective way.
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| Analyst comment on state of Hynix |
3/25/2010 |
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The favorable outlook for memory prices over the next 12 months will improve the company’s cashflow, Moody’s expected. “It still has around 1.6 trillion won of long-term debt coming due this year. With a projected EBITDA of around 4 trillion won, Hynix still should be able to cover these loans, as well as capex of 2.3 trillion won, with internal cash,”
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| Conversion to DDR3 may strain supply chain |
3/25/2010 |
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Converge believes the DDR3 module market will experience shortages before the second half of 2010 approaches. Although there is product in the spot market, quantities are not significant and could easily be consumed through a couple of large orders,
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| Google wants to help you manage power usage |
3/25/2010 |
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The more fine-grained the data that is collected the more detailed the picture that PowerMeter provides. The open-source, standards-based Google PowerMeter API allows device manufacturers to build energy-monitoring products that work with Google PowerMeter.
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| NASA awards study for super speed vehicle |
3/25/2010 |
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ERC, which povides technical support for a range of NASA programs, including the space shuttle, International Space Station and the Constellation moon-rocket program, will support an Ames technology office that designs prototype hypervelocity vehicles.
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| ITC: DRAM infringment claim dismissed |
3/24/2010 |
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The commission said in the final determination that claims leveled by LSI against Nanya Technology and other companies, including Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Corp, were invalid and no violation was found, the company said in a statement yesterday.
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| Analyst see bloom market for 2010 |
3/24/2010 |
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Barclays believes its current forecast of 16 percent PC growth in 2010 is "a bit conservative." A best-case scenario could see growth above 20 percent, said Ben Reitzes, head of IT hardware research at Barclays.
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| Non-profit group to promote smart grid |
3/24/2010 |
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The SGCC is a non-profit group that aims to engage consumers in the evolution of the smart grid by conducting consumer research, education and establishing best practices.
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| MEM applications about to explode |
3/24/2010 |
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The emerging MEMS segment will grow from $550 million in 2009 to over $2 billion in 2015, while the overall MEMS market climbs from $7 billion in 2009 to more than $18 billion in 2015.
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| 25nm NAND to reduce prices on SSD |
3/23/2010 |
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The news of a 25nm NAND breakthrough has come as a surprise to Intel and Micron's competitors, who have been working on a process shrink of their own
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| Samsung unveils 30nm/1.35V DDR3 |
3/23/2010 |
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The 30nm-class process when applied to DDR3 mass production raises productivity by 60% over 40nm-class DDR3. Device reduces power consumption by up to 30% over 50nm-class DRAM.
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| 3rd party service to monitor wireless performance |
3/23/2010 |
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Metrico Mobile Experience will provide monthly summary reports of the performance of various cellphones running both in lab tests and in tests conducted on carrier networks. The data should provide good comparisons both of the handsets tested and the networks on which they are tested.
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| Toshiba to build new fab for Flash |
3/23/2010 |
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Toshiba said the company believes the time is right to construct a new fab. Adding production capacity will help Toshiba "respond quickly and decisively to market expansion" and strengthen the company's competitiveness in semiconductors, Toshiba said.
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| Google redirects ".cn" site |
3/22/2010 |
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On Monday afternoon, visitors to Google.cn were being redirected to Google's Chinese-language service based in Hong Kong. Google does not censor those results, but Chinese government filters can still restrict the results that are seen by mainland audiences.
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| Mentor invests into PCB manufacturing EDA |
3/22/2010 |
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The Valor division will continue to develop solutions for the manufacturing market, reinforcing both companies’ commitment to deliver solutions and support to the manufacturing market, as well as powerful integration of design for manufacturing functionality into Mentor and non-Mentor PCB design environments.
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| U.K. Smiths Group acquires US probe contact company |
3/22/2010 |
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"With a major plant in China, IDI strengthens our connector operations and will allow us to leverage our existing international sales resources, particularly in Europe which accounts for a quarter of the global connectors market."
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| Quantum film revolutionize image senser |
3/22/2010 |
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Quantum films can image scenes with more pixel resolution, according to their inventors, InVisage Inc., offering four-times better sensitivity for ultra-high resolution sensors that are cheaper to manufacture.
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| OEM's rushing for DRAM contract |
3/19/2010 |
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Each of the PC vendors is seeking a supply of DDR2 and DDR3 totalling 20-30 million chips, and their suppliers will see their capacities fully loaded through the end of June.
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| Oregon State University to work on next air-traffic control system |
3/19/2010 |
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The stakes are high—air traffic control costs the U.S. over $40 billion per year at 5,000 public airports managing 40,000 flights a day. Delays at airports now account for $19 billion in unnecessary operational costs and $12 billion in lost time for passengers. The proposed new system would reportedly reduce those costs by increasing the efficiency with which air traffic controllers avoid delays by 20 percent.
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| Sprint to unveil 4G phone |
3/19/2010 |
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"It is widely touted that Sprint Nextel's first WiMax (4G) phone will be supplied by HTC. We can also surmise that the 4G WiMax chip will be supplied by Beceem, a MIPS licensee and royalty payer."
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| Google and Intel working on IPTV |
3/19/2010 |
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The New York Times reported Wednesday (March 17) that Google, Intel and Sony are working on software to bring Web content in an easy to use fashion to the TV, building on Google's Android and Chrome software. Logitech is building remote controls for the effort,
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| Shakeout in the Chip-Packaging/Test business |
3/18/2010 |
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So who's next in the shakeout? ChipMos is next, because of a string of losses at the company and a shaky balance sheet. To be blunt, ChipMos has a lousy balance sheet.
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| MicroUnity brought case against handset manufacturers |
3/18/2010 |
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Former processor startup MicroUnity Systems Engineering (Santa Clara, Calif.) filed suit Tuesday (March 16) alleging 22 of the world's top cellphone companies including chip, system and service providers infringe 15 of its patents.
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