Gartner expects total semiconductor revenue to reach $342bn in 2014 Worldwide semiconductor revenue will hit $311bn in 2013, an increase of 4.5% from 2012, according to analyst house Gartner. The report also revised the fourth quarter ...
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Samsung Electronics said today that net profit nearly doubled in the third quarter on strong sales of its Galaxy S III and Note 2, which also boosted results in its component business. The world’s largest maker of mobile handsets ...
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Toshiba has developed a low-power, high-speed version of MRAM memory that it says can cut power consumption in mobile CPUs by two-thirds. The company said Monday that its new MRAM (magnetoresistive random access memory) can be used in ...
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Solid state drive (SSD) hardware supplier Fusion-io has entered the networked flash appliance arena with the launch of its ION Data Accelerator software. Positioning itself in the networked flash acceleration market to compete with the ...
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Intel’s new 335 series solid-state drives, which were announced Tuesday morning, feature improved performance, lower power consumption and, the company says, better bang for your buck. The 20nm flash memory process is the smallest ...
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Deal will fuel Samsung’s storage capabilities Samsung Electronics has acquired the US-based storage software provider Nvelo, for an undisclosed sum. The company said that the acquisition includes privately held Nvelo's technology ...
Taipei,Oct.17,2012(CENS)--Worldwide wafer fab equipment(WFE)spending is estimated at US$31.4 billion in 2012,for a decline of 13.3%from 2011's US$36.2 billion,according to market consulting firm Gartner,Inc. The global WFE spending is ...
Wired telecom is the hot market this year,says IC Insights followed by wireless,consumer,and automotive. The fastest growing chip markets 2012 are: 1.Wired Telecoms-app specific analogue 2.Wired telecom-special purpose logic/MPR ...
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NAND and DRAM growth rates will help to double the semiconductor and total IC markets through 2016 The average annual growth rate of semiconductor market is expected to more than double growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ...
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Intel retained the market leadership in terms of revenues Worldwide semiconductor industry achieved a slower growth in 2011 when compared to 2010 primarily due to the macroeconomic uncertainties in the US and Europe, the earthquake and ...
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The new release delivers the performance, power efficiency benefits needed for the Ultrabook market segment Electronics company LSI has upgraded its SandForce SF-2200/2100 Client Flash Storage Processors (FSPs) to meet the power ...
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AM4022 offers twice the processing performance and up to four times the 3D graphics performance of its predecessor, the company claims German-based embedded computer modules manufacturer Kontron has introduced AdvancedMC processor module ...
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The researchers applied 800 degrees Centigrade of heat to groups of memory cells for a few milliseconds Researchers at Taiwanese electronics company Macronix have found a new method through which longevity of NAND flash memory can be ...
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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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About 792 million flash memory units will be shipped for smartphones compared to 703 million units shipped for feature phones The number of NAND flash memory shipment for smartphones will overtake feature phones by 2013 with rising ...