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Tesla doesn’t need to hit the panic button over China heat wave disruptions just yet

Some parts of China are suffering from record high temperatures in the past few weeks, prompting local governments to halt industrial power use, including those of battery plants. When news reaches the West, it generates fear-mongering headlines like “China heat wave shuts Tesla suppliers” which have likely rattled investors (because Tesla is all we care about, right?). But is the EV giant really…

PM Modi At Semiconductor Conference

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the three-day SemiconIndia Conference, 2022, which will be held from April 29 to May 1. It’s a collective aim to establish India as one of the key partners in the global semiconductors supply chain, Modi said. India will provide support for companies looking to invest in semiconductor manufacturing, he addded. “We have shown that India means…

Analog Devices to acquire rival chipmaker Maxim Integrated for $21 billion

Analog Devices didn’t waste any time kicking off the week with a bang when it announced this morning it was acquiring rival chipmaker Maxim Integrated Products for $20.91 billion (according to multiple reports). The company had a market cap of $17.09 billion as of Friday’s close.

The deal, which has already been approved by both company’s boards, would create a chip making behemoth worth $68…

Will the industry headwinds dent Applied Materials Q1 results akin to its peers?

Applied Materials (NASDAQ: AMAT) is scheduled to announce its first quarter results for the fiscal 2019 period on February 14 after the bell. The chip equipment maker is announcing its results just weeks after Texas Instruments (TXN) came up with an earnings beat in its recently reported quarter. Investors seem to be more optimistic about the upcoming Applied Q1 earnings with the stock up above…

February 3, 2009: RAMBUS Patent infringement Postponed Indefinitely #history #podcast #technology

February 3, 2009 Rambus Patent Infringement

2009 – Judge Ronald M. Whyte of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order indefinitely postponing the coordinated patent-infringement cases filed by RAMBUS against rival memory chip makers. Hynix Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Nanya Technology and Samsung Electronics were plaintiffs on RAMBUS lawsuits.