Semiconductors
New chip captures power from multiple sources
By By David L. Chandler, MIT News Office | 09 Jul 2012
Anew system developed at could combine power harvested from light, heat and vibrations to run monitoring systems used in biomedical devices, environmental sensors in remote locations and gauges in hard-to-reach spots, among other applications
Quantum storage system with long-term memory
21 Jun 2012
Japanese chipmaker Renesas to cut 14,000 jobs, sell loss-making unit
26 May 2012
A joint venture of Hitachi and Mitsubishi Electric that later merged with NEC Electronics, Renesas Electronics Corp reported a net loss of 62.6 billion yen in the 2011 financial year
New silicon memory chip developed
21 May 2012
Micron Technology in talks to buy bankrupt Japanese chipmaker Elpida
10 May 2012
Micron Technology is in talks to acquire bankrupt Japanese chipmaker Elpida Memory, in a bid to emerge the world’s second-largest DRAM chip maker behind Samsung Electronics
AMD to buy startup SeaMicro for $334 mn
01 Mar 2012
Micron Technology to buy Intel’s stake in NAND flash JV for $600 million
29 Feb 2012
Intel buys flash memory chips from Micron worth around $1 billion annually and the deal may provide Micron better margins on at least half of these sales
Japan’s only DRAM chip maker Elpida files for bankruptcy
28 Feb 2012
Reeling under $5.55 billion debt, the world's third-largest DRAM memory chip maker Elpida Memory today filed for bankruptcy protection
Lam Research to acquire Novellus Systems for $3.3 bn
15 Dec 2011
Chip equipment maker Lam Research Corp is acquiring its smaller rival Novellus Systems Inc in order to better compete with market leader Applied Materials Inc
Intel’s revenue down to $13.7 bn
13 Dec 2011
Intel has become the latest technology firm to warn of reduced profits due to the Thai floods in October
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