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Toshiba to Expand Leading-Edge NAND Flash Fab
Toshiba plans to enlarge its state-of-art No. 5 semiconductor fab where it will build NAND flash memory on next-generation process technology.
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UMC Expands Foundry Deals with IBM, Kilopass
UMC joins the IBM Technology Development Alliances as a participant in the group’s development of 10nm CMOS process technology.
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Dialog Semi to Buy iWatt to Expand in Mobile and Solid State Lighting
German-based Dialog Semiconductor has entered into an agreement to acquire iWatt, a leading provider of digital power management chips, for approximately $310 million.
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US Manufacturing Rebounds in June, Electronics Still “Under Pressure”
Following a slowdown in activity in May, the U.S. manufacturing sector rebounded in June and is back on a positive growth path, according to the ISM.
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MIT Researchers Make Progress in Terahertz Electro-Optics
MIT researchers have proposed combining ferroelectric materials with graphene that could lead to denser computer and memory chips, and consume less power than today’s chips.
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Orders Up, Shipments Down for Printed Circuit Boards in May
North American PCB shipments declined 4.4 percent in May compared to May 2012, but bookings increased 8.3 percent, according to IPC.
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SIA Reports Global Chip Sales Up in May
Global sales of semiconductors increased 4.6% in May from April, according to the SIA, which was the largest sequential monthly increase for the industry since March 2010.
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Notebook PC Shipments from ODMs Fell to Three-Year Low in Q1
Contract manufacturers of notebook computers suffered a worse-than-expected first quarter after shipments to clients including Apple Inc. and Hewlett-Packard Co. tumbled to the lowest level in three years.
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ARM's New CEO: In the Right Place at the Right Time
As ARM's new CEO takes the reigns, the low-power processor company is expanding out from its dominant position in the mobile market into the server market. Can it challenge Intel's dominant position?
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DRAM Industry’s Newfound Maturity Yields Growth Amid Adversity
The DRAM market is adjusting to the fact that demand is diversifying away from PCs to servers and mobile devices.
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What's Your Plan for Weird Weather?
Unusually bad weather events seem to be happening more frequently and manufacturers need to have plans for dealing with the disruptions to supply chains and production.
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China, Rare Earth Minerals and Electric Motors
China’s stranglehold on the rare earth minerals market has makers of IE4 Super Premium Efficiency motors worried.
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World Relays Market Contracts in 2012 But Will Rebound in 2013
The world market for electro-mechanical and solid-state relays contracted by 3.6 percent in 2012 but is expected to rebound in 2013.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
