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ARM and TSMC Celebrate Big.Little on FinFET

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The results of a silicon validation of ARM’s Big.Little chip architecture, showing performance improvements, have been announced. The validation used ‘Big’ Cortex-A57 and ‘Little’ Cortex-A53 processors on TSMC’s 16nm FinFET (16FF) process technology. The …

Sharp Surprises With MEMS-IGZO Tablet in 2015

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Last month (Display Monitor Vol 21 No 37), Sharp announced that it would begin mass-production of its MEMS-IGZO displays (Display Monitor Vol 20 No 22) in 2017. Much earlier than this date, however, the …

Intrinsyc Technologies, Stream TV Sign Strategic Agreement

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Intrinsyc Technologies and Stream TV Networks have signed a strategic agreement which will see Intrinsyc invest $1.5 million in Stream TV in the form of a secured convertible promissory note instrument bearing interest at …

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Subscribers Rise but Revenues Fall in Europe

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Revenues will fall for more than 40 European TV operators between 2013 and 2020, says Digital TV Research. Having risen from $33.7 billion in 2010 to $35.8 billion in 2013, the firm expects revenues …

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AMD Names New President and CEO

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AMD has chosen COO Lisa Su as the company’s new president and CEO to replace Rory Read, who has stepped down with immediate effect. Read will support the transition in an advisory role, remaining …

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Samsung Warns of 60% Fall in Profit

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Samsung says that it expects third quarter operating profit to be approximately KRW4.1 trillion ($3.8 billion), 60% lower than Q3 of last year and the fourth consecutive quarter of declines. Revenue for the period …

CEA Says US Tech Spending to Set Record This Year

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According to the CEA, total spending on technology in the USA this Christmas season will rise 2.5% YoY, to more than $33.7 billion. An improving macroeconomic environment is increasing consumers’ willingness to shop, said …

Samsung Keeps 14nm Details Close to Chest

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A 14nm FinFET device was shown by Samsung at ARM TechCon earlier this month. While the company was not sharing any information about the chip, a mobile application processor was shown decoding HD video …

Tablet Growth Shifts Away From Market Leaders

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Worldwide branded tablet shipments are set to remain below 200 million this year, with growth at a ‘disappointing’ 2.5% YoY, says ABI Research. Apple and Samsung led the market in the first six months …

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Lenovo, NEC Extend Joint Venture Agreement

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Lenovo and NEC have reached agreement to extend the term of their joint venture agreement to 2026. NEC Lenovo Japan Group, which sells NEC-branded PCs and tablets in the Japanese market through its subsidiary, …

Tricolor Reaches 15 Million Subscribers

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Russian DTH operator Tricolor TV signed its 15 millionth subscriber in Q3. It began the year with 15.17 million subscribers, but only 10.66 million were active. More than 99% of new subscribers elected to …

BenQ Hires New AV Manager

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BenQ in Germany has appointed Andr

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