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| Digital media takes quantum leap with Apple |
1/26/2010 |
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''To be sure, reading has now joined other forms of media (e.g., listening to music, watching videos) that have faced seismic shifts in distribution over the Internet, with far-reaching implications for traditional business models,''
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| Silicon MEM enables gyro on smartphone |
1/26/2010 |
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Today seven out of 10 games for the iPhone use the built-in MEMS accelerometer as a smart controller that allows users to tilt, shake and otherwise use motion to control games. It is expected in the future nearly every application-specific phone will use a MEMS gyroscope, in conjunction with an accelerometer, to make the user-interface to the applications fun and easy to use.
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| 3bit MLC Nand to take hold in 2010 |
1/25/2010 |
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Industry sources predict that the adoption of 3bpc NAND in the memory card market will be fast expanding in 2010. Some predict that 70 to 80 percent of two-bit-per-cell chips used in entry-level flash drives and memory cards will be replaced by 3bpc ones in 2010.
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| 3 camps to provide cloud media platform |
1/25/2010 |
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"It's a very nascent market for digital media—it's just three percent of the home video market—so it's way too early to declare winners and losers,"
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| Grace and Hua Hong NEC to build new fab. |
1/25/2010 |
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Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp and Shanghai Hua Hong NEC Electronics Co. Ltd. (HHNEC) have begun construction of a 300-mm wafer fab at Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park, Shanghai, according to local reports.
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| New optical memory saves power |
1/25/2010 |
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The indium phosphide membranes, are integrated onto passive silicon waveguide circuits, which allows different memory cells to be optically connected using silicon wires. It also allows the use of silicon-based microelectronics fabrication technology, making it a cost-effective solution.
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| Microsoft to launch Window Mobile 7 |
1/22/2010 |
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Microsoft will announce a date for the commercial availability of Window Mobile 7(WM7), according to sources familiar with Microsoft's roadmap.
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| Samsung to pay $900 Million to Rambus |
1/20/2010 |
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Samsung Electronics will pay abut $900 million over five years to license technology from Rambus Inc. under the terms an agreement that settles all litigation between the two companies.
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| Quanta to build third plant in China |
1/20/2010 |
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Quanta Computer has announced it will build a new production base in Chongqing, in addition to its two existing plants located in Songjiang and Changshu, China, according to a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).
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| TSMC completes Fab 12 |
1/19/2010 |
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TSMC has completed its fifth-phase 12-inch fab (Fab 12) construction at the Hsinchu Science Park.
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| Micron to enter Solar Market |
1/18/2010 |
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Micron Technology has formed a 50:50 joint venture with Origin Energy Ltd. (Sydney, Australia) to focus on the development of photovoltaic technology.
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