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IBM Chip Unit Sale Would Send Tremor Through Industry
IBM’s reported plans to sell its chip unit serve as a negative indicator for chip manufacturers that have come to depend on IBM’s R&D; including Globalfoundries, UMC, STMicroelectronics and Samsung.
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January Sales Rise for Foundry Pair
Leading foundries TSMC and UMC were able to raise year-on-year sales despite the impact of the Chinese New Year in 2014.
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Sticky Electrolyte Makes for Safer Li-Ion Battery
A newly developed gum-like electrolyte material could be useful in future flexible electronics.
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U.S. R&D Remains Healthy Despite Competition from Asia
Asian economies, as a whole, now perform a larger share of global R&D than the U.S.
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Manufacturing Momentum Hits a Cold Snap
U.S. manufacturing growth slows, as new orders drop dramatically.
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Metatronic Circuits Achieve Technologically Significant Wavelength Range
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania are employing metamaterials to create "lumped" nanocircuits that use light instead of electricity.
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Microscopic Fountain Pen to Be Used as a Chemical Sensor
The atomic force microscope will soon be augmented with a sensor to allow for highly localized measurements of the concentration of specific chemicals.
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Teardown: Raspberry Pi B
See the results of the IHS teardown of Model B of the Raspberry Foundation's single-board computer.
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Apple Extends Imagination Graphics License Deal
Consumer electronics giant Apple has renewed its multi-year, multi-core licensing deal with Imagination.
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The Math Backs Cadence's Forte Acquisition
Forte's run as an independent EDA company is ending with acquisition by Cadence. This has come after analyst Gary Smith ranked Forte the top high-level design software vendor in 2013.
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Altera SoCs Gain Wind River Software Support
FPGA maker Altera and Intel subsidiary Wind River have worked together to provide operating system and development tool support for Altera's ARM-based system-on-chip families.
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Chip Measures Plaque-Filling Process in Arteries
Researchers use novel approach to learn about how nanoparticles accumulate in plaque-filled arteries.
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Lawyer Activity Follows Entegris Bid for ATMI
An agreed take over in the semiconductor manufacturing supply chain has prompted several legal firms to postulate class-action lawsuits on the grounds that the Entegris' valuation of ATMI Inc. is too low.
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Q4 PC Shipments Disappoint as Anticipated Uptick Proves a No-show
Despite expectations of an uptick in PC sales in the fourth quarter of 2013, consumers' fondness for tablets and other forms of less-expensive mobile computing continued to take their toll.
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Semiconductor Sales Up 4.8 Percent in 2013
Record December helps boost global semiconductor sales past $300 billion for the first time ever in 2013.
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ARM Swings to Loss on IP Write Down
Fall-out from acquisition of MIPS patent portfolio hits the 4Q13 bottom line but ARM’s top line penetration into multiple markets continues.
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As One ARM Pioneer Closes Another One Opens
A comparison of the situations of Calxeda Inc. and Rex Computing shows that relying on startup silicon to attack new markets could be a weakness.
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Transparent and Flexible Conductor Developed for Cell Phones and TVs
Oxidation-resistant gold nanomesh material proves to be a better conductor than silver and copper nanowires.
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China Automotive Telematics Market Shifts to CE-Based Systems
When it comes to automotive telematics systems, Chinese consumers prefer embedded solutions that come from the factory installed in their vehicles. However, the country’s motorists during...
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Startup Leverages ARM, Adapteva for Server Entry
Rex Computing, a startup formed by a young MIT prodigy, is creating server blades using $99 Parallella boards from Adapteva.
