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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With the purchase of Elpida Memory, the third-largest DRAM maker, Micron Technology not only becomes a Tier 1 supplier, but also catapults itself into the mobile space as a supplier to leading smartphone and tablet makers, including Apple. ...
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An international research team has been exploring the role of gate oxide border traps in devices being developed for future electronics.The researchers presented their results at the 2012 International Electron Devices Meeting[D.Lin et ...
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Micron will soon buy Elpida for 200bn yen (about $2.5bn), of which 140bn yen will be used to pay off debts, says DRAMeXchange. As the Japanese memory maker currently owes 420bn yen, lenders will have to write off approximately 70% of the ...
Taipei, Dec. 22, 2012 (CENS)--World’s leading DRAM (dynamic random access memory) chipmakers are estimated to reduce capital expenditure by 21% in 2013 from 2012 in spite of reduced number of the players after years of industry-wide ...
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The top three foundries are in the world top ten semiconductor companies ranked by first half sales, says IC Insights. TSMC's capacity utilization rate in 2Q12 was 102% (exceeding 100% because of the way the company defines its ...
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Rambus on Thursday announced it signed a six-year patent licensing agreement with Fujitsu Semiconductors, which will use Rambus technology in chips and integrated circuits. Rambus holds patents related to memory architecture and logic, ...
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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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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Only six major players expected to spend more on capex in 2012 than in 2011 IC Insights' latest research reveals that just six of the 35 major semiconductor suppliers are expected to collectively spend about $5.2bn more in 2012 than in ...
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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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Rambus illegally destroyed evidence in its long-running lawsuit with Hynix,a Californian court has ruled,and Hynix is not obliged to pay a previous court award of$397m for patent violation. The$397m court award against Hynix was made by ...
Samsung at$13.1bn capex,Intel at$11.2bn,TSMC at$8.3bn,Hynix at$3.7bn and GlobalFoundries at$3.1bn are expected to account for 64%of the$61.4bn in semiconductor capex forecast for 2012,says IC Insights. Back in 2005,the top 5 companies ...
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Six weeks after Toshiba announced it was cutting production of NAND flash by 30%(on July 24th),and five weeks after Samsung and Hynix said they would cut flash production by 10%(on Aug 7th),OCZ Technology,which makes SSDs,says it can't get ...
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Taipei,Sept.7,2012--Nanya Technology Corp.plans to exit commodity DRAM(dynamic random access memory)manufacturing to focus on niche memory chips for consumer electronics in one year,according to the newly appointed president,Charles Kao. ...
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