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Gartner: semiconductor capital spending to grow 10.2% this year

Worldwide semiconductor capital spending is projected to increase 10.2% in 2017, to $77.7 billion, according to Gartner, Inc. (www.gartner.com). This growth rate is up from the previous quarter’s forecast of 1.4%, due to continued aggressive investment in memory and leading-edge logic which is driving spending in wafer-level equipment, notes the research group.

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Kool Tools: AC2600 EXO MU-MIMO Wi-Fi router

D-Link’s (www.dlink.com) $149.99 AC2600 MU-MIMO Wi-Fi Router (DIR-882) delivers premium performance for 4K HD streaming, gaming and multiple device usage. It boasts dual-band speeds of up to 2,533 Mbps, a high performance dual-core processor for powerful wired and wireless network speeds, and AC SmartBeam technology that tracks connected devices for enhanced Wi-Fi speed and range.

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