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| SMIC joined with eMemory on embedded memories |
1/6/2014 |
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The two companies recently teamed up to provide an OTP solution based on SMIC's 0.18um and 0.13um processes that claim to offer customers high reliability and cost effective power management solutions.
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| Prices increase on Polymer base solar cells |
1/6/2014 |
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Judging from the average monthly price, poly spot price rose by 7.2 percent in 2H13. Average price came to $17.5/kg in December, 2013 while that in January, 2014 will be $19-20/kg," said Arthur Hsu, research manager of EnergyTrend.
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| Nanya signs US$400 mil syndicated loan |
1/3/2014 |
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Nanya Technology has signed a NT$12 billion (US$400 million) syndicated loan agreement with 14 local banks in Taiwan, according to the memory chipmaker.
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| More Layoff for HP |
1/2/2014 |
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HP to lay off 5,000 more employees in aggressive cost-cutting measure bringing it restructuring cut position to 34,000.
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| Samsung Develops Industry’s First 8Gb LPDDR4 Mobile DRAM. |
12/30/2013 |
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Samsung Electronics announced that it had developed the industry’s first 8Gb, low power double data rate 4 (LPDDR4) mobile DRAM. The LPDDR4 memory standard will officially be finalized in 2014 and its adoption will take some time.
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| 4GB of RAM into your next phone ? |
12/30/2013 |
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Samsung Electronics has announced a new chip that will make it possible to build smartphones and tablets with up to 4GB of RAM.
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| Alcatel to introduce new handset with BoomBand |
12/27/2013 |
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As far as the BOOMBand is concerned, it’s not exactly a smartwatch but it is a wearable Bluetooth device that Alcatel states will be able to track for activity as well as to ensure that you do not leave your phone behind.
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| New "PC Plus" systems to run dual OS |
12/27/2013 |
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Multiple computer makers will unveil systems that simultaneously run two different operating systems, both Windows and the Android OS that powers many of the world’s tablets and smartphones. The new devices will be called “PC Plus” machines.
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| LED lighting market to expand |
12/27/2013 |
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LEDinside predicted that the global demand for LED bulb and LED tube will increase by 86 percent and 89 percent in 2014 respectively over 2013.
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| BlackBerry joint with Foxconn for niche market |
12/27/2013 |
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Under the partnership, Foxconn will manufacture products for BlackBerry at facilities in Indonesia and Mexico. BlackBerry will own all of its intellectual property and perform product assurance on devices through the Foxconn partnership.
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| SK Hynix stock is hot |
12/26/2013 |
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The KRX, the country’s sole securities exchange operator, said foreign investors have made a net purchase of 3.87 trillion won ($3.65 billion) as of Friday on shares of the microchip manufacturing arm of SK Group.
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| Intel rides success in microserver segment |
12/26/2013 |
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Intel actually defined the category back in 2009 and maintains a consistent definition of microservers, which hit has used publicly. That definition is "low-power, one-socket scale-out shared architecture".
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| 'Phablets' to out sell small "Tablets" in 2014 |
12/23/2013 |
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In many countries where wi-fi networks are patchy, consumers cherish the phablets’ ability to provide multiple ways of connecting to the Internet. Building in phone capability may add $30, $60 or more to a tablet’s price tag, but consumers find that quite bearable, even if they are motivated only by their need for reliable web access, rather than the chance to talk.
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| SK Hynix and AMD joined in development of HBM |
12/23/2013 |
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SK hynix is the first within the industry to confirm its plan to provide the next-generation chips. TSV technology allows memory and logic circuitry to be place in the same package.
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| Panel of semi experts chat about 3D NAND |
12/23/2013 |
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3-D NAND will be a while in coming, Arcuri points out that Samsung is making progress in producing the parts, which may spur Sandisk and Micron to become more aggressive with their own timelines.
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| Calxeda - first causalty in ARM server SOC |
12/23/2013 |
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"Calxeda had the right idea, but they started too soon," said Linley Gwennap, principal of the market watcher Linley Group, told us. "Once ARM announced a 64bit architecture but didn't have a 64bit core ready, it cut the knees out from Calxeda.
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| AMD has aggrasive roadmap to compete |
12/20/2013 |
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Because of the strong price/performance ratio of its FM3- and FM1-based products, AMD's share in China's DIY market has increased significantly from 30-35% in early 2013 to close to 45% recently.
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| 3M unveiled innovative touch sensor film |
12/20/2013 |
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The 3M Patterned Silver Nanowire consists of conductors made of Cambrios' silver nanowire ink that is micropatterned by 3M on a polyester (PET) film substrate. The material is highly transparent with a target transmittance of greater than 89 percent and exhibits good optical clarity and low haze.
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