The advanced system intellectual property addresses demand for energy-efficient 'many-core' applications for the enterprise market ARM has introduced its new advanced system intellectual property (IP), CoreLink CCN-504 cache coherent ...
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ProMOS of Taiwan,which has run up debts of nearly $2bn,is to lay off 1,360 employees out of a total number of 1,700 under an order from a Hsinchu district court obtained by creditors. ProMOS was originally founded from the combination of ...
Micron also provides certain financing support for Elpida capital expenditures US based semiconductor firm Micron Technology has signed an agreement to acquire bankrupt Japanese chip maker Elpida Memory for $2.5bn, to expand its position ...
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The company's Q3 2012 consolidated revenue registered 6% increase, compared to Q2 2011 Chipmaker SK Hynix posted a marginal profit for third quarter 2012 ended 30 September 2012. The South Korea-based company's consolidated third ...
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Taipei,Oct.5,2012(CENS)--According to the administration of the Central Taiwan Science Park,ProMOS Technologies Inc.and Huga Optotech Inc.have filed applications for large-scale job cuts at their factories in the industrial park. DRAM ...
Toshiba has announced a successor to the Cell processor,designed specifically for high-end TVs.Called Cevo Engine,it is a three-die system-in-package that includes a three-level hierarchy of co-processors.According to a Toshiba ...
Taipei,Dec.7,2012(CENS)--Nanya Technology Corp.and Inotera Memories Inc.saw their revenue rise for the second month in November,but PowerChip Semiconductor Corp.(PSC)failed to stop its revenue from further declining in the meantime. ...
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The October 2012 book-to-bill (B/B) ratio of North American semiconductor-equipment industry hit a 12-month low of 0.75, with the three-month average of worldwide bookings amounting to US$743.2 million in October and the three-month average ...
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Taipei, Nov. 13, 2012 (CENS)--Frank Huang yesterday announced his resignation as chairman of PowerChip Semiconductor Corp. (PSC) and Steve R.L. Chen, a former economics minister, will fill the vacancy left by Huang. PSC stated in a press ...
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Instead of chocolate and sweets there is whisky or gin in an adults-only version of the advent/ginvent calendar from Drinks by the Dram.Holiday spirit will come with 24 grams of gin or whisky! Behind each of the 24 doors is a ...
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Everspin Technologies today announced what it is calling the industry's first Spin-Torque Magnetoresistive RAM(ST-MRAM)chip,which offers an alternative to non-volatile DRAM sub systems. Everspin said the new memory type is not targeted to ...
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Taipei, Nov. 8, 2012 (CENS)--Nanya Technology Corp. scored consolidated revenue of NT$2.2 billion (US$77.3 million at US$1:NT$29) in October and its affiliated Inotera Memories Inc. had NT$2.9 billion (US$102 million), surging 20.4%and 5.7% ...
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Samsung's recent licensing of 64-bit processor designs from ARM suggests that the chip maker may expand from smartphones and tablets into the server market,analysts said this week. Samsung last week licensed ARM's first 64-bit Cortex-A57 ...
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Taipei, Oct. 30, 2012 (CENS)--The four flagship companies of theFormosa Plastics Group (FPG) recently decided to raise around NT$10.9 billion (US$363 million) to finance Nan Ya TechnologyCorp. and assist Inotera Memories Inc. acquire NT$10 ...
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Taipei, Oct. 30, 2012 (CENS)--The outstanding amount of margin loans on the Taiwanese stock market plunged NT$4.328 billion yesterday (Oct. 29), as many margin traders have been forced to exit the market during the market downfall. Due to ...
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