Samsung has started up production at its $13.5 billion fab in Pyeongtaek The first product is 64-layer, TLC, 2.5V 256Gbit 3D NAND. Initial production is 70-80,000 wpm but Samsung emphasises that this is just the start and the fab’s capacity will be increased over the next two years. Samsung calls it the world’s biggest fab ...
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Microsoft is expected to announce thousands of worldwide lay-offs this week as the management seeks to transition the company from developing software for PCs and servers to developing software for cloud services where Amazon is the dominant player. Microsoft is having considerable success with Azure cloud services software. In Q2, Azure sales grew 93% on ...
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Conexant is collaborating with Baidu to release development kits and reference designs for device makers to develop far-field voice-enabled AI devices
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May semiconductor sales were up 22.6% on May 2016 at $31.9 billion, reports the SIA, it was the largest y-o-y growth sincevSeptember 2010. May sales were up 1.9% on April’s $31.4 billion. All major regional markets had y-o-y increases of more than 15% in May, with the US leading the way with growth of 30.5%. ...
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Among the most innovative features on a new car is the keyless antenna, which emits a radio frequency signal to identify the owner’s key and open the car.
A cell phone manufacturer had a problem: Although it was staffed by four assemblers, the screwdriving station had become a bottleneck.
Going with the flow of the marketplace not only makes sense for a manufacturer, it can also make the company lots of money. An equally beneficial strategy—implemented on an application-by-application basis—is to know the flow of each material being dispensed and equip accordingly. Electronics contract manufacturers are well aware of the benefits of both practices.
Rechargeable batteries are used in everything from consumer electronics and medical devices to power tools and electric vehicles. But, the ubiquitous devices can be a pain to constantly charge.
Most challenges manufacturers face involve the assembly process of one or more of their products. Sometimes, though, a company struggles with where to locate its headquarters or build another plant for market expansion.
