Unit shipments of PC microprocessors to rise 3.2%. Worldwide revenues for microprocessors designed for mobile PCs, desktop PCs, and PC servers are expected to increase by 1.6% to $40.7bn in 2013, according to a new forecast report from ...
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Intel has been accused of releasing misleading power consumption and performance figures for its new line of Ivy Bridge microprocessors,which are intended to bridge the gap between high-performance desktop and laptop microprocessors,and the ...
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More distribution channels coupled with shorter delivery times and growing product portfolios add pressure to all parts of the supply chain. In response, distribution operations need better visibility from the initial order through ...
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Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday cut its revenue forecast for the third quarter, saying a challenging economy hit demand for all its products. The chip maker now expects revenue for the quarter ending Sept. 29 to be down about 10 ...
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Apple has cut orders of memory chips for its next iPhone from supplier and rival Samsung, according to reports. Samsung has been the key supplier of parts including flat screens, microprocessors and both DRAM and NAND memory chips for ...
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Federal initiatives to make more spectrum available for mobile services are likely to take off running after President Barack Obama's re-election on Tuesday, a member of a presidential technology commission said. The government is trying ...
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Is your memory as sharp as it used to be? If you sometimes need a nudge to remember things, that nudge might someday come from a wearable device the size of a brooch or a Bluetooth earpiece that records your daily activities and ...
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ARM and Imagination Technologies have united to acquire semiconductor designer MIPS Technologies, with ARM paying the lion's share of the purchase price to snap up MIPS' patent portfolio, while Imagination will acquire MIPS' operational ...
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In the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, smart gun technology prevents a bad guy from using Bond's own Walther PPK to shoot him. Far fetched? Not at all. And, in the wake of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, ...
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IBM has demonstrated that it is commercially feasible to bake optical circuitry into silicon processors using existing fabrication techniques, which could set the stage for radically faster and lower-cost computer communications. Silicon ...
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Two Sonobond machines — a SpliceRite™ Ultrasonic Wire Splicer and a SonoWeld® 1600 Ultrasonic Metal Spot Welder — remained operational after a devastating storm demolished the production area of SolaHD's Rainsville, AL ...
Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system and next-generation smartphones launch later this year will accelerate semiconductor revenue growth in 2013 and beyond Worldwide semiconductor revenue is expected to grow by 4.6% in 2012 to $315bn ...
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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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Intel retained its leadership in terms of revenue According to a report from IT research firm Gartner worldwide semiconductor revenue grew 1.8% to $306.8bn in 2011, compared to $301.4bn in 2010. The top 25 semiconductor vendors ...
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