China ponders price-fixing moves against NAND producers

China’s National Development and Reform Commission’s Pricing Supervision Department, is looking into mobile NAND price fixing according to the China Daily newspaper. NAND prices increased by over 32% in 2017, says Trendforce, though there are currently signs of a slowdown in price rises and the possibility of over-supply in the New Year. There are only ...

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Intel fails to match TI’s 25 year record as No.1

Intel has lost the opportunity to match TI’s record of 25 successive years as the No.1 semiconductor  company, says The Nikkei Asian Review. Samsung’s ‘msemiconductor sales between January and September stood at $49.2 billion, up 46% from the year-earlier period. Intel’s sales for the period increased 6%, to $45.7 billion. TI reigned supreme between 1959 ...

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SIA welcomes US tax reform bill

The SIA has welcomed Presidempnt Trump’s tax reform act. “Congressional approval today of legislation to reform America’s outdated corporate tax system is a welcome and long-overdue win for the U.S. semiconductor industry and a major step toward sustaining U.S. leadership in semiconductor research, design, and manufacturing. “The bill includes several important provisions that SIA has ...

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