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U.S. Manufacturing Index Rises Again
U.S. manufacturing activity rose in October for the fifth consecutive month, according to the Institute of Supply Management.
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Billion-shipping ARC Core Gets 28-nm Upgrade
Synopsys announced an upgrade to its ARC family of configurable processor cores, the second most pervasive embedded processor architecture behind ARM.
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OLEDs Forgo Noble Metals to Generate Light with Little Heat
Researchers in Germany and the U.S. have demonstrated a novel type of organic light emitting diode which shows potential for high conversion efficiencies without having to resort to noble metals, thus leading to less costly OLED displays.
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Xilinx, TSMC Begin 20-nm Node
FPGA vendor Xilinx has begun sampling its first 20-nm product and the first 20-nm IC manufactured by foundry TSMC.
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Chang Steps Down as CEO of TSMC
Industry legend Morris Chang lets go the CEO title at TSMC but, as expected, hangs on to the reins of power.
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EDA Startup Claims TSMC Design Win
Scottish startup with focus on the impact of statistical variation and transistor-level simulation of advanced processes has won leading foundry TSMC as customer for compact model extraction tool.
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Globalfoundries Gets Slice of Apple Pie
Globalfoundries is preparing to make application processors for Apple in New York State, according to a local report.
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TI Launches Reference Design Library
New reference design format to emphasize consistency, quaility in offering designers a credible starting point.
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Chip Firms and OEMs to Enjoy Strong Revenue Growth as Year Finishes
Semiconductor companies as well as original equipment manufacturers (OEM) will finish 2013 enjoying significantly higher revenue than when they started out at the beginning...
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Foundry Sales Dipped in October
October sales reported by TSMC and UMC both dipped sequentially and in the case of TSMC could indicate the start of an inventory correction predicted by the company since the middle of the year.
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Startup Claims SRAM Halves Power Consumption
UK semiconductor IP startup SureCore has taped out an SRAM test chip in STMicroelectronics' 28-nm fully depleted silicon-on-insulator process.
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China Local Design Chip Industry to Grow 4 Percent by Year-End
China’s domestic semiconductor design industry is set to reach $39.84 billion as the close of 2013, spurred by the extensive use of semiconductors on the part of Chinese-based original...
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FDSOI Gains Memory IP Support
Memoir Systems has joined the growing ecosystem in support of STMicroelectronics' fully depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) manufacturing process.
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Microwave Signals Used to Harvest Energy Through Metamaterials
Researchers develop a wireless device that converts "lost" energy into electric power.
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Micron to Spotlight ReRAM at ISSCC
SK Hynix and Micron Technology will report on 16-nm NAND flash non-volatile memories at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, but papers by Samsung on 3-D NAND and Micron on a 16-Gbit resistive RAM are likely to be highlights.
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Printed Circuit Board Shipments Grew Nearly 10 Percent in September
North American printed circuit board shipments increased 9.7 percent in September compared to August, while bookings grew 6.5 percent, reflecting normal seasonal patterns, according to the Association Connecting Electronics Industries.
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Processors Focus on Data Center at ISSCC
Multiple papers from IBM and Intel—and a first ARM showing—will ensure the focus is on servers and the data center at the 2014 ISSCC.
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Qualcomm Results Shine, but Outlook Mixed
San Diego wireless giant continues to prosper selling application processors for cell phones, but sales growth forecast is muted, possibly on increasing price pressure from rivals.
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IMEC Builds Compound FinFETs on Silicon
Belgian research institute successfully substitutes III-V compound semiconductor for silicon in FinFET on 300-mm diameter wafers; claims it could open the way to hybrid CMOS-compound circuits.
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LCD Panel Market Owes Growth So Far This Year to Tablets
Tablets appear to be singlehandedly driving the global market for large-area liquid-crystal display (LCD) panels this year, mitigating the losses from most other sectors of the LCD...
