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- IHS iSuppli: A Micron-Elpida merger would step up DRAM competition
 A merger between Elpida Memory and Micron Technology would create a stronger competitor to Samsung Electronics in the DRAM market, IHS iSuppli notes, making a new No. 2 and pushing Hynix Semiconductor down to third place. Elpida faces an April deadline of repaying about $1.5 billion in government and bank loans, raising questions of potential insolvency for the DRAM maker. EE Times
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- Sources: Intel pushes back Ivy Bridge volume shipments to summer
Intel is expected to hold off on volume shipments of its new "Ivy Bridge" processors until July or later, DigiTimes reports, citing sources among notebook players that blame business and inventory conditions. The chipmaker will go ahead with its scheduled April introduction of the new processors and initially make some shipments of the parts, those sources said. DigiTimes
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- Nvidia to push phone designs competing with the iPhone 4S
Nvidia says its dual-core Tegra 2 processor can be combined with a 3G modem to make a smartphone comparable to the iPhone 4S, for about one-fifth of the price of Apple's latest phone in China. Meanwhile, the company exceeded the expectations of financial analysts with the results of its fiscal fourth quarter but forecast that revenues in the current quarter would be down slightly, due to the limited availability of 28-nanometer chips from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing and the lingering shortage of hard-disk drives. CNET/Nanotech - The Circuits Blog
(2/15), EE Times
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- Researchers: Graphene grown with CVD can be used in nanosensors
Researchers at the University of Bristol and the U.S. Office of Naval Research have discovered that graphene created with a chemical vapor deposition process has characteristics that make it suitable for applications in nanomechanical sensors. The researchers published their findings in the Nano Letters journal. AZoNano.com
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- MPhase looks beyond batteries for its technology
Smart NanoBattery developer mPhase Technologies wants to expand its patent portfolio into commercial and consumer applications -- targeting medical equipment and portable electronics. The company recently introduced the mPower Emergency Illuminator, developed with the aid of the Porsche Design Studio. AZoNano.com
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- Samsung holds more than half of mobile DRAM market, figures show
In the fourth quarter of 2011, Samsung Electronics improved its share of the mobile DRAM market to almost 54%, DRAMeXchange reports. Hynix Semiconductor's share slipped to nearly 21% in the quarter, while Elpida Memory held 17%. The market research firm noted Samsung is also a leading producer of NAND flash memory devices, giving it the capability to supply multichip packages for applications in mobile devices. EE Times Asia (free registration)
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- Opinion: Flash-based storage is good to go
It's time to give up on disk drives and adopt flash-based storage in the enterprise, Dave Rosenberg writes in this analysis. Solid-state drives have dramatically improved in performance, he notes, and there is a wave of startups developing flash storage products, drawing the attention of incumbent storage suppliers, such as EMC and NetApp. CNET/Software, Interrupted blog
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 | JEDEC’s Server Memory Forum in Shenzhen, China on 3/1: Free admission
Space is limited & advance registration required. Server memory technology from key influencers: Agilent, AMD, FuturePlus Systems, HP, Hynix, Intel, Montage, Oracle & Samsung will present. Sponsored by Samsung, Montage, Agilent, Hynix, LeCroy & FuturePlus Systems. Register now. |
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Call for presentations: JEDEC Mobile Memory Forum 2012
The Forum will be held in Santa Clara, Calif., on May 10 and will focus on the latest developments and standards for memory technology used in mobile devices, including the following key technologies with major impact potential: Universal Flash Storage, LPDDR3 & 4, and Wide I/O, as well as the mobile devices that utilize these standards, including smartphones, ultra-thin notebooks, and tablets. Share your knowledge and experience as a mobile memory professional -- submit your presentation by Friday.
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