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Intel Delays 14-nm Broadwell, Posts Mixed Q3
Under new CEO Brian Krzanich, Intel continues to suffer due to a weak PC market and has confessed to a one-quarter delay for its 14-nm Broadwell processor.
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Qualcomm Working on Neural Processor Core
Fabless chip giant Qualcomm Inc. is working with a San Diego-based startup called Brain Corp. to develop a neural processor architecture to provide human-brain like cognition and processing for mobile computing.
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SK Hynix Places Memory R&D in Taiwan
SK Hynix builds on acquisition of Link_A_Media Devices by locating a NAND memory controller development center in Hsinchu, Taiwan. Besides being close to customers, it's also where the "superior" engineers are, according to the company.
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Carbyne Said to Be Strongest Material for Future Electronics
Rice University researchers have determined from first-principle calculations that carbyne—a material made from a chain of carbon atoms—would be the strongest material yet discovered.
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Europe's Ambitious Plan to Bring Back Chip Manufacturing
At Semicon Europa 2013, Rania Georgoutsakou, the director of public policy Europe, went into detail about the EU's 10|100|20 initiative to bring chip manufacturing back to the continent.
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Global Silicon Demand to Slow Down as Year Finishes
Semiconductor manufacturers confronting slowing orders will see demand for silicon taper off as the year comes to a close. Worldwide silicon shipments representing the raw material...
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Imagination Fights Back with Warrior MIPS Core
Imagination, the owner of the MIPS architecture and brand, has put down a marker that it wants to compete head-to-head with ARM providing CPU cores for mobile device application processors.
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Micron's Phase-Change Memory under Review
Micron is trying to assimilate a lot of technology and R&D capability as a result of its acquisition of Elpida Memory Inc. One result is that Micron is redefining its strategy for phase-change memory.
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Nintendo Keeps DMP Graphics Core in 2DS Console
Japan's Digital Media Professionals announced that its PICA200 graphics core has been used in the Nintendo 2DS, which launched on Oct. 12.
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Micron's Profit Grows as DRAM Surges
Memory maker's profit given a one-time boost by Elpida acquisition while a surge in DRAM sales was driven partly by data center demand.
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ARM's Latest Design Center to Focus on FinFET IP
Processor licensor's latest design center, located in Northern India, cis being set up to focus on IP design for planar and FinFET CMOS.
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Inventor Seeks to Cash-in Memristor Patents
Inventor puts portfolio of memristor IP up for sale or license. Focus is on crossbar arrays for processing rather than storage.
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ON Semi to Shutter Sanyo Plant, Cut Jobs
Chip maker to close back-end test and assembly facility, eliminate up to 900 jobs.
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Researchers Aim for Self-Learning Chips
Carnegie Mellon gets $2.6 million NSF grant to develop chips capable of machine learning.
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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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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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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.
