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Articles tagged with: Semiconductors and Memory
Memory with a twist: NIST develops a flexible memristor
Electronic memory chips may soon gain the ability to bend and twist as a result of work by engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). As reported in the July 2009 issue of IEEE Electron Device Letters, the engineers have found a way to build a flexible memory component out of inexpensive, readily available materials. more
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Researchers Make Major Step Towards Faster Chips
..da and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is the first to create one of two basic types of semiconductors using an exotic, new, one-atom-thick material called graphene. The findings could help open the door to computer chips that are not on more
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Qualcomm and ST-Ericsson Shine, Even as Wireless Chip Market Tanks
..percent decline during the last three months of the year, causing annual growth for wireless semiconductors to go flat with a marginal 0.7 percent increase. These figures consist of revenue from sales of application-specific semiconductors for more
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Global Semiconductor Sales Fell by 2.8 Percent in 2008
Global sales of semiconductors were severely impacted by the world-wide economic turmoil in 2008 resulting in the first year-on-year drop in sales since 2001, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) reported today. Total sales for 2008 were $248.6 billion compared to $255.6 billion in 2007, a decrease of 2.8 percent. Sales fell from $22.3 billion in December 2007 to $17.4 billion in December 2008, a decline of 22 percent. December sales declined by 16.6 percent from November 2008 when sales were $20.9 billion. more
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Consumer Weakness Drives Negative Outlook for Semiconductors in 2009
..ogy risk within the technology industry. Consumer electronics lead semiconductors lower in 2009: Consumer electronics, particularly PCs and cell phone units, which have been the catalyst for semiconductor expansion over the past several years, wi 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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Worldwide Chip Sales Up 5.4 Percent in First Half of 2008
Global sales of semiconductors for the first half of 2008 grew to $127.5 billion, an increase of 5.4 percent over the first half of 2007 when sales were $121 billion, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has reported. June sales of $21.6 billion were up by 8 percent from the $20 billion reported for June 2007. June sales increased by 0.5 percent from May, when sales were $21.5 billion. Second-quarter sales of $64.7 billion increased by 3 percent over first-quarter sales of $62.8 billion. more
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April Semiconductor Sales Up 6 Percent Year-on-Year
Worldwide sales of semiconductors of $21.2 billion in April were 5.9 percent higher than the $20.1 billion reported for April 2007, the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has reported. April sales were essentially flat sequentially with the $21.2 billion reported for March 2008. Year-to-date sales of $82.9 billion are 4.3 percent higher than the first four months of 2007 when sales were $79.5 billion. SIA noted that the April results are in line with historical industry patterns. more
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Wireless Semiconductors Outgrow Overall Chip Market in 2007
Riding the momentum of continued strong demand growth for mobile handsets, sales of semiconductors for wireless products rose at a faster pace than the overall chip market in 2007, according to iSuppli. The global wireless semiconductor market generated $29.5 billion in revenue in 2007, up 7.6 percent from $27.4 billion in 2006. These figures consist of revenue from sales of application-specific semiconductors - excluding memory - for wireless applications, including mobile handsets, wireless infrastructure equipment, wireless LANs and connectivity products. more
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Global Semiconductor Market Suffers Bad Memories of 2007
..r the fourth quarter. "This was a complete role reversal for memory semiconductors compared to 2006," said Dale Ford, senior vice president, market intelligence, for iSuppli. "During the second half of 2006, memory IC revenues helped to prop up more
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