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| Main stream DRAM to transition from 512Mbit to 1Gbit |
9/13/2007 |
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A senior official of Samsung Electronics said, “We are planning to increase the proportion of 68 nanometer 1GB DRAM production to 30~40% by the end of this year. Also, in the first half of next year, 1GB DRAM production will become the main unit, accounting for more than 50% of the total manufacturing volume.
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| IBM promise single SOI chip mobile phone |
9/13/2007 |
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IBM Corp. today unveiled CMOS 7RF silicon on insulator (SOI), a semiconductor manufacturing process aimed at allowing single-chip radio frequency (RF) devices through the integration of multiple RF/analog functions such as multi-mode/multi-band RF switches, complex switch biasing networks, and power controllers.
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| SEC cracks down on accounting fraud |
9/13/2007 |
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The United States' governmental authorities continue to crack down on various forms of accounting fraud within the tech industry.
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| Samsung moves to 60nm on DDR2 |
9/12/2007 |
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It will start mass production of the new DDR2 DRAMs, which boast faster data-processing speed and consume less power than ordinary DRAMs.
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| Turbulence detection system being tested |
9/12/2007 |
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Alerts are sent to pilots giving them advance notice and presenting alternative routes that enable pilots to thread paths between turbulent regions without changing their arrival times.
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| 300mm Flash fab to start production in December |
9/11/2007 |
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Latest 300mm wafer fabrication facility is expected to start mass production in December 2007 and reach a production capacity of 80,000 wafers a month in the second half of 2008
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| iPhone will evolve into 3G |
9/11/2007 |
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There is no doubt a 3G version of Apple's iPhone could be announced soon. There is also speculation that Apple will announce the Wideband-CDMA 3G capable version of the phone when it finally reveals European launch of the handset.
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| Counterfeit handset runs wild in China |
9/11/2007 |
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BDA estimates the illegitimate-handset market in China at 20 million units, or roughly 15 percent of the handsets sold in the country in 2006. At iSuppli, the estimates are higher: Teng puts the 2007 gray market at 60 million units.
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| AMD delivers Barcelona quad core |
9/11/2007 |
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AMD, meanwhile, claims Barcelona provides a 50 percent performance increase over its own dual-core chips. Compared with Intel's previous Xeon 5345 CPUs, AMD said, Barcelona delivers performance boosts of 7 to 70 percent, depending on the application.
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| Hynix achieved 48GB Flash on MCP |
9/10/2007 |
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Hynix Semiconductor has reportedly developed a 1.4-millimeter thick multi-chip package (MCP) with 24 stacked NAND flash memory chips.
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| China narrows down to 2 mobile TV standards |
9/10/2007 |
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CMMB is based on a hybrid satellite and terrestrial network, originally developed by China's Academy of Broadcast Science and Sarft. TDMB is a mobile TV standard using China's home-grown 3G mobile telecommunication standard, TD-SCDMA
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| Intel starts construction on Dalian Fab |
9/10/2007 |
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Intel's China fab was originally announced in March. The $2.5 billion project is set to be operational in 2010. Fab 68 will cover 163,000-square-meters of factory space and host a 15,000-square-meter clean room.
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| Apple unveil new iPod |
9/6/2007 |
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Apple unveiled it's new 8mm-thin iPod touch, which features a widescreen display with a multi-touch user interface that was first introduced on Apple's iPhone.
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