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Here Comes GlobalFoundries: The Upstart is Now #2
The four-year-old foundry has defied the critics by not only surviving but thriving. It claims the title as the first truly global foundry, while working on the cutting edge of technology. But will it be able attract the customers to grow the business?
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Agile Chipmakers Shed Inventory in Q4
In an unusual show of agility, semiconductor manufacturers dramatically lowered their inventory levels in the fourth quarter of 2012 following a worrisome buildup in Q3.
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Growth in PC DRAM Content Declines
The “new normal” the PC industry may well be decelerating demand, as suppliers to the market are discovering. The growth rate for memory in PCs this year, for example, will hit its slowest point since it peaked in 2007.
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LED TV Price Decline Bodes Well for Demand
The cost advantage of LED technology is finally being reflected in the price of LED TVs, as TV prices drop by as much as 40 percent in the US during the past three years.
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Fab Equipment Spending Flat in 2013, Up in 2014
Semiconductor companies are going to spend about the same amount on fab equipment in 2013 as they did last year, but the overall market is forecast to rebound strongly in 2014, reports SEMI.
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Samsung to Invest in Rival Sharp
Samsung Electronics Co. and display rival Sharp Corp. will be allies going forward as Samsung has announced a plan to invest $111.6 million in the struggling Japanese conglomerate.
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DRAM Scores Unlikely but Welcome Gain in Q4
The dynamic random access memory (DRAM) market overcame seasonal slowness and returned to growth in the final quarter of 2012 ...
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Growth of NAND Flash Slows as Handsets and Tablets Offer Lower Memory Capacity
A decrease in the amount of memory carried by mobile devices like handsets and tablets is slowing overall growth in the NAND ...
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HDD Market Dips in Q4 as PC Demand Falters
The market for hard disk drives (HDD) contracted in the final quarter last year after failing to receive a boost in demand from PCs ...
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Industrial Electronics Market Contracts in 2012 after Earlier Growth Prospects Fade
A feeble global economy and the poor performance of key powerhouse semiconductor suppliers combined to zap the industrial electronics market of vigor last year ...
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Intel will be Fabbing for Altera
Intel announced it will provide foundry services to Altera enabling the FPGA chip company to utilize Intel’s 14 nm technology for its next-generation products.
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ISM Reports Manufacturing Expands but Electronics Sector “Under Pressure”
The ISM’s February monthly Report on Business reported steady growth overall for the U.S. manufacturing sector but electronics shows signs of continued weakness.
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Kemet Receives “Conflict-Free” Certification
Two industry organizations have certified Kemet’s tantalum supply chain paving the way for the company to guarantee its capacitors are “conflict free.”
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MEMS Microphones Enjoy Banner Year with Nearly 60 Percent Shipment Growth
Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) microphones that provide clear sound quality in mobile devices made a major splash ...
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SIA Reports January Chip Sales Up From Prior Year
Year-on-year global semiconductor sales growth is up in January but down when compared to December.
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Smartphones Drive China’s MEMS Market
Defying macroeconomic challenges impacting the global semiconductor space last year, China’s microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) ...
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Tablet Display Prices Fall as Supply Swells
The boom in media tablet demand is causing display providers to flock to the market with more products, inflating the supply base and causing prices to decline ...
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Larger-Sized Smartphones and Affordably Priced Handsets Highlight Mobile World Congress Show
Smartphones featuring larger displays, as well as lower-priced models targeted at the world’s emerging markets, were showcased at this year’s Mobile World Congress ...
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Qualcomm, Samsung Lead Cellphone Chip Market in 2012
Qualcomm and Samsung dominated growth in the cellphone core IC market last year capturing over 50 percent of the total market.
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Intersil to Cut Workforce and Sharpen it’s Focus
Analog and mixed-signal chip maker Intersil will lay off 18 percent of its workforce in a restructuring effort to strengthening financial performance and improving cash flow and sharpen the company’s focus.
