64 PCB007 MAGAZINE I MAY 2018
NAND Flash Prices Continue to Decline as
the Slight Oversupply Continues in 2Q18 E
The NAND Flash market has witnessed a
slight oversupply in 1Q18. The growth mo-
mentum remains weak in 2Q18 although the
demand increases. It is expected that the slight
oversupply in NAND Flash market will remain
and the prices will continue to decline.
EPTE Newsletter: Consumer Electronics
in the Bathroom E
DKN Research is the world's leading engi-
neering firm specializing in microelectronics
and packaging. We review business trends, dis-
sect new electronic products, and provide state
of the art technology. Advancements in elec-
tronics now extend to the bathroom, in partic-
ular, the toilet.
Trump Administration Proposed to Apply a
25% Tariff on 1300 Chinese Products E
The Trump administration published a list on
April 4, 2018 of 1300 Chinese exports and pro-
posed to apply a 25% tariff on these products.
Breakthrough Made in Atomically
Thin Magnets E
Cornell researchers have become the first to
control atomically thin magnets with an elec-
tric field, a breakthrough that provides a blue-
print for producing exceptionally powerful
and efficient data storage in computer chips,
among other applications.
Scientists Discover a Link Between
Superconductivity and the
Periodic Table E
Scientists from Moscow Institute of Phys-
ics and Technology and Skoltech have demon-
strated the high-temperature superconductivi-
ty of actinium hydrides and discovered a gen-
eral principle for calculating the superconduc-
tivity of hydrides based on the periodic table
alone.
U.S. Trade Tensions with China
Hit Fever Pitch E
Following through on his 2016 campaign
promise, President Trump is implement-
ing trade policies that buck conventional
wisdom in Washington, D.C. and among U.S.
businesses.
OFFSET "Sprinters" to Pursue
State-of-the-art Solutions for
Second Swarm Sprint E
DARPA's OFFensive Swarm-Enabled Tac-
tics (OFFSET) program envisions future small-
unit infantry forces using small unmanned air-
craft systems (UASs) and/or small unmanned
ground systems (UGSs) in swarms of 250 ro-
bots or more to accomplish diverse missions in
complex urban environments.
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