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Its technology, called QuantumFilm, is four times more efficient at capturing light than traditional silicon-based image sensor chips, meaning the company's sensors will offer either higher sensitivity in low light or more megapixels in resolution.
CNET
SMIC, China's top contract chipmaker, is planning to raise up to US$500 million through a private equity placement or overseas convertible bond, two sources with knowledge of the issue told Reuters on Friday.
Reuters India
TriQuint Semiconductor, which provides chips for mobile gadgets such as Apple's iPhone, has hiked its profit forecast for the quarter, a sign that demand is improving.
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"Asia is a very strategic region for Spansion in the fast growing embedded electronics markets," said John Kispert, president and CEO of Spansion. "With the addition of SL Chan, we have strengthened our team with a veteran sales and marketing executive who will be a key asset for the company's new business strategy..."
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Renewable energy investment may rise by 23% this year as government stimulus funds mainly in the US and Europe are spent wind turbines and solar panels.
Business Week
Globalfoundries Fab 1 in Dresden, Germany is undergoing several major changes, including integration of separate modules into an integrated facility. With a steep 32nm MPU ramp underway that includes high-k/metal gate technology, the fab is also now running foundry wafers for non-AMD customers.
Semiconductor International
The Register
NEC Electronics has announced it plans to double production of its USB-IF certified SuperSpeed USB (USB 3.0) host controller, and is expecting to reach monthly production of two million units starting April 2010.
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Chosun Daily (USE The Chosun Ilbo)
Korean Times (USE The Korea Times)
The US Federal Reserve has repeated its pledge to keep interest rates at record lows in order to nurture the economic recovery.
BBC News
Representatives from GlobalFoundries and TSMC said their companies are focused on tighter cooperation with EDA and IP vendors. The comments were part of a panel discussion at the Design, Automation and Test in Europe (DATE) conference, held last week in Dresden, Germany.
Semiconductor International
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