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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ARM will develop a full platform of ARM Artisan Physical IP, which includes standard cell libraries, memory compilers and POP IP applications Chip designer ARM and computer chip-maker GlobalFoundries have signed an agreement to jointly ...
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The job cuts amount to about 5% of TI's nearly 35,000 employees worldwide US based semiconductor firm Texas Instruments (TI) is planning to cut about 1,700 jobs globally to reduce costs as part of its plans to shift focus from ...
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Apple started using Intel chips for Macs in 2005 Apple is reportedly considering to replace Intel processors in its Mac personal computers with new chips similar to the ones used in the iPad and iPhone. According to Bloomberg, Apple ...
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Elpida had filed for bankruptcy protection in February this year A US Court will review bankrupt Japanese chip maker Elpida Memory's planned patent deals. In July this year, US based semiconductor firm Micron Technology had agreed to ...
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Both firms will co-operate in developing next-generation displays for mobile phones and tablet computers US based chipmaker Qualcomm will invest about JPY9.9bn ($121m) in the struggling Japanese electronics firm Sharp which could be used ...
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The collaboration enables secure computing experiences and expands the security ecosystem Semiconducter firm AMD has partnered with chip maker ARM to build a platform security processor using ARM's Cortex-A5 TrustZone technology which ...
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New plant will be commissioned in 2013 Toshiba has revealed plans to set up a new NAND chip plant in Japan by early this summer. The Japanese multinational electronics giant expects that the new flash memory plant will help meet ...
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CBR talks to desktop GPU-cum-mobile 'system on a chip' maker NVidia about the major players in the mobile space, and what we can expect from the company in 2012. CBR talks to the maker of the Tegra 3 quad core system on a chip (SOC) ...
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In the bad old days,offices were one-size-fits-all.Sure,you had a few choices(Cubicles,or offices?Should we put the filing cabinet to the left of the desk,or to the right?),but for the most part,office environments were more alike than they ...
Samsung has improved its market lead over rival "smart connected device" manufacturer Apple, according to an IDC report. The Korean firm saw its share of the PC, tablet and smartphone market grow by 27 per cent year-on-year in the third ...
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Attendees will be able to preview a new cloud-based online business management solution that lets members check accounts payable and receivable, manage sales and transactions, inventory and more - all from their mobile devices. ...
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Wi-Fi offloading helps network operators cope with rapidly increasing data traffic from mobile devices,writes Adrian Schumacher from Rohde&Schwarz. Smart devices make it convenient to access the Internet from virtually anywhere because ...
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The modern day LED was born 50 years ago this month.Jeanine Chrobak-Kando,Business Development Manager at Verbatim,describes how far the lighting technology has come in such a short time. Light-emitting diodes(LEDs)have become an ...
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Men Are Bigger Mobile Shoppers Than Women Men Shop at Work, While 12% of Women Shop While Waiting for the Doctor In the mobile and digital age, men have surpassed women shoppers with 45% of men having made a mobile purchase vs. 34% ...
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