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Articles tagged with: Flash Memory and Nand
Sales of NAND Flash Memory for Smart Cell Phones to Boom
Global sales of NAND-type flash memory for use in smart cell phones are expected to rise by nearly sixfold from 2008 to 2013, as shipments of the high-end cell phones boom in the coming years, according to iSuppli Corp. more
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Semiconductor Kings Suffer Sales Tragedy in 2008
Shakespeare's adage, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," was certainly true for the kings of the semiconductor industry in 2008, with eight out of the Top-10 suppliers suffering revenue declines for the year, according to iSuppli Corp. more
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Future Mobile Phones Could Come with 2 Terabyte Memory Cards
The SD Association has published the specifications for a new memory card format which could deliver mobile phones with a massive 2 Terabyte memory capacity. The next-generation SDXC (eXtended Capacity) memory card specification also accelerates SD interface read/write speeds to 104 megabytes per second this year, with a road map to 300 megabytes per second. more
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Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Declined $12 Billion in 2008
For only the fifth time in the last 25 years, the semiconductor industry will post a decline in revenue, with worldwide semiconductor revenue totaling $261.9 billion in 2008, a 4.4 percent decline from 2007, according to preliminary results by Gartner. more
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Consumer Weakness Drives Negative Outlook for Semiconductors in 2009
Debt ratings agency, Fitch says that its 2009 Rating Outlook for the semiconductor industry is negative due to a meaningfully weaker macroeconomic environment, resulting in lower revenues for all semiconductor markets and, in particular, PCs and mobile handsets, which represent nearly 60% of global semiconductor consumption. While the overall market will be lower, Fitch expects developing economies will experience lower albeit still positive unit growth. more
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A Forgettable Year for Memory Chip Makers
For memory chip makers, 2008 will go down as a year to forget, as a major downturn in this segment caused revenue to fall for nearly all suppliers and contributed to negative results for the overall semiconductor industry, according to preliminary market-share figures from iSuppli. more
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Developing SIM Cards with a 128MB Memory
Infineon Technologies and Micron Technology have announced a joint-venture to develop high-density subscriber identity module (HD-SIM) cards with a capacity greater than 128MB. more
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Semiconductor Sales Up 5.5% on Strong Mobile Phone Sales
Worldwide sales of semiconductors grew by 5.5 percent to $22.7 billion in August from August 2007 sales of $21.5 billion. Sales grew by 2.4 percent from July when sales were $22.2 billion.Year-to-date sales through August were $170.2 billion, an increase of 4.5 percent from the same period of 2007 when sales were $162.9 billion. more
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Apple Stresses Manufacturing Cost Reduction for iPhone 3G
The new iPhone 3G sports an evolutionary design that favors cost reduction instead of cutting-edge features, supporting AppleĆ's goal of expanding its market share and achieving a worldwide presence for the product, according to a physical teardown analysis conducted this weekend by iSuppli. more
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Weakening consumer spending impacts NAND-type flash memory market
.. be used in Apple's lines of flash-memory-based iPods and iPhones. Apple in 2008 is expected to increase its use of NAND for Solid-State Drives (SSDs), which are available as an option in its MacBook Air notebook PC. However, the volumes of SSD more
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