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HP P2000 G3 MSA Array System Teardown

2U rack server; Controller Modules: 1 included (up to 2 supported); CPU/Chipset: Intel EP80579 Integrated Processor

Chinese Antidumping Duties to Drive Up Prices on Solar Polysilicon Devices

China’s plan to slap antidumping tariffs on imported solar polysilicon will generate a price surge for this key raw material in June and July.

ISM: U.S. Manufacturing Sector Contracts in May

The closely watched index of the U.S. manufacturing sector dipped below 50 in May for the first time since November 2012 and only the second time sine June 2009.

Huawei C8813 Mobile Handset Teardown

4.5' IPS Panel based smartphone; Available exclusively through China Telecom; Android 4.1.1 OS (Jelly Bean)

Lenovo IDEAPHONE A800 Mobile Handset Teardown

4.5' HSPA+ Entry-level smartphone for world markets1.2GHz Mediatek MT6577 CoreAndroid 4 OSDual-simNo secondary camera - just 5MP primary.

Settlement Proposed in Decade-Old DRAM Price-Fixing Suit

Samsung and Hynix agreed to pay over $38 million to settle a case that they conspired to fix DRAM prices in Canada between 1999 and 2002.

Symantec NetBackup 5000 Appliance Teardown

The Symantec NetBackup 5000 series server is a 4U rack data depulication server for cloud backup.

Symantec NetBackup 5200 Appliance Teardown

The Symantec NetBackup 5000 series server is a 4U rack data depulication server for cloud backup.

Immigration Reform Bill Could Aid Indian Outsourcers

Immigration legislation in the U.S. Congress is designed to encourage U.S. firms to hire temporary technical workers but in the long run may encourage Indian IT firms to increase their presence in the U.S.

Dongbu HiTek Growing in the Chinese Fabless Market

Korean foundry services provider Dongbu HiTek is opening sales and marketing offices in Shanghai and Beijing, China and expects to boost foundry sales in China to 13 percent in 2013 up from 8 percent last year.

Moto X to be "Made in the USA"

Motorola Mobility announced Tuesday it plans to manufacture more products in the U.S., including its next smartphone the “Moto X,” which will be made by Flextronics at the EMS company’s facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

Tablet Panel Shipments Reach Record High in Q1 on a Wave of Unstoppable Demand

Shipments of large-sized liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels for tablet devices reached their highest level yet in the first quarter, with many panel manufacturers delivering increased...

U.S. Conflict Minerals Compliance "Ownership" Still Unclear

A survey found no clear trend in who has responsibility for reporting use of conflict minerals: 25 percent of companies assigned it to the procurement department while the rest distribute it across legal, finance, sustainability and production.

Chip Companies Outline Global Competitiveness Plan

Leaders from across the global semiconductor industry have agreed on a set of policy initiatives to strengthen the industry through global cooperation, including recommending duty-free treatment for semiconductors.

NAND Posts Strong Performance at Close of 2012

The NAND flash industry delivered solid results in the fourth quarter, aided by a relatively sturdy low-cost tablet segment, to boost total year-end revenue and reduce what would have been a larger loss for 2012. NAND revenue reached $5.8...

DRAM Revenue Rises in Q1 as Market Rally Continues

The market for dynamic random access memory (DRAM) continued on its surprising upward mobility as industry revenue grew sequentially ...

Hon Hai Teams With Mozilla in Bid to Diversify Away from Apple

Both Apple and Hon Hai are diversifying with Apple farming out more of its assembly business to Pegatron and Hon Hai inking a deal with Mozilla to launch a new mobile device that runs on Firefox

ST-Ericsson Sells Connectivity Business

The shuttered joint venture between chip maker STMicroelectronics and communications giant Ericsson signed a definitive agreement to sell the assets and intellectual property rights of its Global Navigation Satellite System business to Intel.

It’s a Tie: Bosch and STM Hold Joint Honors as No. 1 MEMS Suppliers for 2012

For the first time no clear winner has emerged to claim top honors in the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) business for 2012, with Bosch of Germany and French-Italian...