Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced its participation in the Audi Progressive SemiConductor Program (PSCP) as the first semiconductor memory supplier. Dr. Kinam Kim, president of Semiconductor ...
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Low-sulfur crude grades in the North Sea have dropped to more than four-month lows on differentials versus Dated Brent on pressure from competing grades in the Mediterranean. On Tuesday, Norwegian North Sea crude grade Ekofisk hit a ...
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The market growth is expected to be driven by increased demand for devices with exceptional speed, low power consumption, smaller chip size, and reduced response time. Information and communication technology (ICT) and consumer electronics ...
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The memory market is feeling the effects of a fall in PC shipments with the subsequent stabilization of DRAM prices, which industry observers say will delay the wide adoption of the upcoming DRAM called DDR4. The latest PCs and servers ...
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Total worldwide semiconductor revenue fell 2.6 per cent to $299.9bn in 2012, according to figures released today by analyst group Gartner. Intel remained the runaway market leader for the 21st year in a row with revenues of $49.09bn, but ...
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Industry consolidation to just three big DRAM suppliers and a reduction in capital expenditures among these manufacturers helped propel DRAM average selling prices (ASPs) up 13% year over year in January, which contributed to a 19.9% jump ...
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MRAM/STTMRAM and PCM will lead the Emerging Non-Volatile Memory (ENVM) market, reaching a combined $1.6bn by 2018, says a report from analysts Yole Developpement. "By 2018, MRAM/STTMRAM and PCM will surely be the top two ENVM on the ...
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Fabless IC suppliers grew by 6% in 2012, 10% better than the 4% decline registered by the IDMs and 8% better than the 2% decline shown by the total IC market last year. Except for 2010, fabless company IC sales growth has outpaced IDM IC ...
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Micron Technology announced today that it will acquire struggling Elpida Memory, the third largest producer of DRAM memory, for $750 million and will also take over $1.75 billion in Elpida's debt. Tokyo-based Elpida filed for bankruptcy ...
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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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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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