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| 5G to drive semi market growth |
3/7/2018 |
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Suppliers are poised to gain significant growth momentum from the increasing market demand for radio frequency (RF) and power amplifier (PA) components along with the efforts of chipmakers to roll out related solutions to support 5G devices in the second half of 2018 and 2019.
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| South Korean chips are not under import scrutiny |
3/7/2018 |
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It is unlikely that (the chip industry) will face heavy tariffs as such a move can impact the cost of final products," said Mun Byung-ki, a researcher at the Korea International Trade Association.
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| IoT chips to realize mass market this year |
3/7/2018 |
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Increasing realization of IoT applications, Taiwan IC design houses are ready to enjoy explosive orders from terminal IoT markets, giving them optimism about their shipment and revenue performances for the year.
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| Xiaomi think it's ready to take on the U.S. market |
3/6/2018 |
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A new report from Wall Street Journal cites Xiaomi's Chairman Lei Jun, who said his company plans “to start entering the market by end 2018, or by early 2019.” Xiaomi is the fourth largest handset maker in China.
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| White House questions Broadcom/s bid on Qualcomm |
3/5/2018 |
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Broadcom Ltd.’s hostile bid for Qualcomm Inc. is drawing the attention of a secretive U.S. panel that reviews whether acquisitions of American companies raise national security concerns
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| Microchip Technology to acquire Microsemi |
3/5/2018 |
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Microsemi supplies high-performance analog and mixed signal integrated circuits and semiconductors to the aerospace and defense, communications, data center and industrial sectors.
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| Samsung in preparation to build another major memory fab |
3/2/2018 |
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Samsung has begun preparations to build another semiconductor production facility near Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The fab will produce various types of memory as the market demands. The new fab may be larger than the adjacent fab that began operations last year.
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| TDK acquiresd Chirp Micro, a sona-on-chip startup |
3/1/2018 |
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Chirp is hopeful that the deal with TDK will create an opportunity for the startup team to accelerate the growth of its ultrasound technology across several markets ranging from automotive and IoT to home and mobile devices.
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| U.S. regulators blocked sales of Xcerra to China |
2/28/2018 |
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Xcerra said that CFIUS had blocked its proposed $580 million sale to China-backed investment fund Hubei Xinyan. Xcerra and Xinyan are discussing alternatives to pursue opportunities in new and existing markets in China.
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| Mobile DRAM revenue pulls back some after seasonal rush |
2/27/2018 |
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Global mobile DRAM revenue hit a new high of US$8 billion in 4Q17, a robust sequential growth of 23.6%. In 1Q18, global mobile DRAM revenues are expected to grow slower due to weaker demands on the smartphone market. Most smartphone brands have made adjustments to their production plans and postponed the restocking of materials.
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| Nanya predicts a good year for DRAM |
2/27/2018 |
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gThe industryfs uptrend only kicked off in the second half and is to extend into the whole of this year. The strongest demand comes from servers and data centers.h
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