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IBM Gives Process Boost to Chinese Foundry
XMC, a specialty foundry based in Wuhan, China, has signed a licensing agreement with IBM under which it will receive 65-nm RF and 45-nm low-power process technologies.
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Robot Renaissance Could Boost U.S. Electronics Manufacturing
A new generation of robotics technology has the potential to improve consumer electronics manufacturing and set the stage for a geographical shift in the electronics manufacturing base.
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Startup Appoints CEO to Drive OLED Displays
Well-connected inkjet printing equipment startup thinks it can help make flexible OLED displays happen, appoints industry veteran as CEO.
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TSMC Reports Record Q3 Sales
Sales stay strong in September for rival foundries TSMC and UMC.
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What Makes a Robot a Robot?
While the term "robot" may seem self-explanatory, not all robots meet the commonly agreed upon definitions for industrial robotics.
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MediaTek Takes ARM Cortex-A50 License
Taiwanese fabless chip company steps up to 64-bit with license for Cortex-A50 series processor cores from ARM.
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Sematech, Suss Microtech Investigating EUV Mask Defects
Chip maker consoritum to work with equipment vendor to develop EUV substrate and blank cleaning technologies.
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ASML, IMEC to Form EUV Lithography Research Center
Semiconductor equipment vendor ASML and nearby research institute IMEC are forming a joint research center at IMEC's campus that intends to work on patterning for single-digit nanometer nodes.
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Renesas Warms to FDSOI
As part of a group effort Renesas wants to try and help fully depleted silicon-on-insulator manufacturing process technology get off the ground.
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In First for Industry, LCD TV Panel Shipments Dip in Q3
For the first time ever, the global market for liquid-crystal display television (LCD TV) panels will decline in the third quarter compared to the second, a worrisome development...
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Monolithic 3-D Chip Integrates Logic Circuits with Memories
Researchers at Stanford University and Taiwan's National Applied Research Laboratories produced the first sequentially processed sub-50nm monolithic 3-D IC with integrated logic/non-volatile memory circuits and SRAM.
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Chip Sales Grew 6.4 Percent in August
Worldwide chip sales improved in August for the sixth consecutive month on a year-over-year basis, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
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Flat-Panel TV Shipments Decline Again in July
For the second month in a row, the global market for flat-panel televisions fell in July compared to year-ago levels, and a slowdown overall suggests that TV shipments will contract...
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Silicon Labs, MaxLinear Settle Patent Suits
Chip vendors cross license patents and agree to dismiss all legal action against one another.
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U.S. Manufacturing Continues Expansion
U.S. manufacturing expanded in September for the fourth consecutive month, according to the Institute of Supply Management.
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Benchmark Electronics Acquires Contract Manufacturing Business of CTS
Deal, valued at $75 million, expected to expand Benchmark's customer base in non-traditional and highly regulated markets.
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Cirrus Logic Buys Acoustic Tech
Deal gives DSP vendor embedded firmware voice processing IP, including noise reduction, echo cancelation and voice enhancement.
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Intel Teams with Open-Source Arduino
Chip giant announces family of Arduino-compatible development boards featuring Intel architecture.
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3-D is Key to Next-Generation NAND Flash
Three-dimensional technologies will smooth the way for the next frontier in flash memory as production of 3-D NAND accelerates much more quickly than initially anticipated. Share from 3-D NAND of overall flash memory shipments is...
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Broadcom Closes Acquisition of Renesas' LTE Assets
Acquisition of former Nokia engineers, IP expected to help firm penetrate LTE market early next year.
