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Exclusive: Micron Drops Phase-Change Memory – for Now
After four years on the market phase-change memory products are no longer available for new designs or technology evaluation. It feels like the end of a journey but Micron says it is still focused on developing a follow-on manufacturing process.
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$10 Billion Pledged for Globalfoundries in New York
CEO of ATIC, parent of Globalfoundries, has said the company has been promised about $10 billion to invest in chip manufacturing in New York.
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Chip Sales Rise for Ninth Straight Month
Semiconductor sales momentum continued to grow in Novembeer, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association.
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Former Moto CEO Jha Named Globalfoundries CEO
Sanjay Jha, formerly CEO of Motorola and COO of Qualcomm, charged with leading build out of 300-mm fab in upstate New York.
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Imagination Upgrades 'Rogue' GPU family
Processor IP licensor has filled out its Series6 Rogue family of GPU cores with eight versions aimed at the high-performance and power efficient ends of the market
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Samsung, Rambus Agree $320 million IP Deal
Under CEO Ron Black Rambus continues to sign up companies to license its intellectual property at lucrative rates.
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U.S. Manufacturers End 2013 on a High Note
The Institute for Supply Management's leading indicator, the PMI, registered an even 57 percent for the month of December, the second highest reading of 2013.
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Copper with Graphene Sides Increases Interconnect Heat-Conducting Properties
Development could prove significant in the downscaling of electronics.
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Dialog Raises Revenue Forecast on Mobile Strength
PMIC supplier Dialog raises 4Q13 revenue forecast providing hope that mobile sector can remain strong, get 2014 off to a good start.
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SMIC, eMemory, Expand Non-Volatile Memory Collaboration
Non-volatile memory IP developer supports Chinese foundry aim at mobile equipment applications.
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Fuel Cell Pioneer Samples USB 3.0 Charger
Fuel cell pioneer Lilliputian Systems Inc. has upgraded its butane-powered Nectar mobile power system to USB 3.0 and will be demonstrating the system at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.
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KKR Reveals 6.8% Stake in Marvell
Private equity firm builds position in Marvell fabless chip company and hints at possible merger.
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Macronix Asks ITC to Ban Spansion Flash Memory
Taiwan's Macronix fires back against rival Spansion in non-volatile memory legal battle by opening up a file with the United States International Trade Commission.
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Samsung, SK Hynix Both Claim First LPDDR4 DRAM
Race begins to provide mobile DRAMs for next generation of smartphones and tablet computers
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EDA 'David' Files Suit Against TSMC
Silicon Valley EDA company Tela Innovations has reportedly filed a lawsuit with the International Trade Commission to try and block the importation into the United States of chips made by foundry TSMC.
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ARM Server Pioneer Calxeda Closes
Startup that was a pioneer for ARM-based servers has said it is restructuring after apparently running out of money.
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Active Cloaking Device Widens Light Scattering Coverage Range
University researchers have proposed an active “invisibility cloak” that can drastically reduce the scattering over a wide frequency range in the microwave regime, orders of magnitude broader than any available passive cloaking technology.
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Startup Preps Tools for ARM Software Development
A two-year old startup claims to have automation technology that can reduce code size and thereby save energy in embedded systems. The company is creating development tools to apply it to designs based on Cortex-A and Cortex-M cores from ARM.
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TowerJazz Forms Chip-Making JV with Panasonic
Specialty semiconductor foundry TowerJazz to create joint venture to manufacture chips for Japanese consumer electronics vendor Panasonic using Panasonic's three chip fabs in Japan.
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Avago to Acquire LSI Via Debt-backed Deal
Communications technology firm Avago is buying networking and storage chip vendor LSI to put together a diverse company with annual revenues of $5 billion.
