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Who Really Invented the Thumb Drive?

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In 2000, at a trade fair in Germany, an obscure Singapore company called Trek 2000 unveiled a solid-state memory chip encased in plastic and attached to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector. But Trek 2000 hardly became a household name. This was granted to Amir Ban, Dov Moran, and Oron Ogdan in November 2000.

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Study finds unprecedented urbanization and urban expansion in East-Southeast Asia from 2000 to 2010

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The study reveals that between 2000 and 2010, the population of East-Southeast Asia grew by 231 million people; if this were the population of a single country, it would be the fifth most populous country in the world. The study shows that at the same time, urban areas expanded by 34,000 km 2 —an area the size of Taiwan. Resources.

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The Godfather of South Korea’s Chip Industry

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During the third period, from 2000 on, industry seized the helm of semiconductor development. And in 2019, he was named a Person of Distinguished Service to Science and Technology, one of the nation’s highest honors. Since 2000, the country has been a major importer of South Korean chips. Legend and Legacy.