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HDR TV Shipments to Grow to 4.3M Units in 2016, IHS Markit Says (2016.10.13) |
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High dynamic range, also known as HDR, is a new category of 4K TVs that emerged in 2016. HDR TV shipments will reach more than 4 million units in 2016 and growth to more than 30 million units by 2020, according to IHS Markit.
The market for HDR compatible TVs, defined as any sets compatible with basic HDR formats but utilizing standard dynamic range displays, will be as much as four times larger... |
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Samsung's 7nm Process May Be Behind the Schedule (2016.10.12) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to news from Taiwan's Economic Daily News, progress on Samsung's 7nm production is behind schedule and mass production will be impossible for them next year. However, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will carry out risk trials for 7nm products in Q1 of next year and expect to do commercial production during Q4 of next year so that it will contribute to their revenue in 2018... |
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Inotera Announces the Share Swap Record Date with Micron Semiconductor Taiwan (2016.10.12) |
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TAOUYAN, Taiwan - Inotera's Board of Directors today approved the extension of the Outside Date of the Share Swap Agreement from November 30th, 2016 to December 31st, 2016 and determined the share swap record date to be December 6th, 2016 to conduct a share swap transaction with Micron Semiconductor Taiwan Co... |
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PC Shipments Declined 5.7% in Q3 of 2016, Gartner Reports (2016.10.12) |
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Worldwide PC shipments totaled 68.9 million units in the third quarter of 2016, a 5.7 percent decline from the third quarter of 2015, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. This was the eighth consecutive quarter of PC shipment decline, the longest duration of decline in the history of the PC industry... |
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Taiwan’s Mobile Market Penetration Declined to 128% in 2015 and 127% in 2016 (2016.10.12) |
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According to the Research and Markets, Taiwan’s annual market growth of the mobile subscriber market has been in low single digit figures from 2011 to 2014. Market penetration peaked in 2014 at 129. By 2015 the market saw a slight contraction due to a highly mature and saturated market... |
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3GPP’s 5G Standards Development Conference Hold in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (2016.10.11) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan – A 5G standards development international conference of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), a telecommunications standard development organization, was held by Taiwanese technology companies and government organizations on the October 10th in Kaohsiung, Taiwan... |
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NAND Flash Prices on Upswing in Q4,TrendForce Says (2016.10.11) |
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The supply shortage that persisted in the NAND Flash market during the third quarter will become more acute in the fourth quarter due to surging demand from clients in the smartphone and SSD industries, says DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce... |
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Nikken Lease Uses u-blox Positioning and Cellular Technologies for New Trackable Pallet (2016.10.11) |
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Nikken Lease has tapped into cutting-edge positioning and cellular technologies from u-blox for its new trackable pallet, Transeeker.
Transeeker is a pallet equipped with u-blox’s cellular and positioning technologies, the u-blox cellular UMTS/HSPA(+) module LISA-U200-62S and EVA-7M, u-blox 7 standalone GNSS module, for accurate tracking... |
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FPD Equipment Spending to Rise 89%, Hitting $12.9 billion in 2016 (2016.10.11) |
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Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment sales are expected to attain their highest sustained three-year level in the history of the industry. FPD equipment spending will rise 89 percent, hitting $12.9 billion in 2016. Increased spending levels will continue, reaching $13 billion in 2017, then declining slightly to $11... |
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TomTom and Bosch Jointly Showcase Autonomous Driving Demonstration (2016.10.10) |
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TomTom today announces a joint autonomous driving demonstration with Bosch. TomTom provided its HD Map and RoadDNA technology to setup a demonstration on the Australian F1 Grand Prix circuit at Albert Park.
TomTom HD Map and RoadDNA are two highly accurate digital map based products helping automated vehicles precisely locate themselves on the road and plan manoeuvres, even when traveling at high speeds... |
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China’s TCL Unveils Its Premium Sub-brand XESS (2016.10.10) |
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Multinational electronics company TCL Corporation unveiled its premium sub-brand XESS, as well as the X1 and X2 series of TVs and S1 series of big pads under the brand.
TCL chairman and CEO Tomson Li Dongsheng said, the XESS brand is expected to strengthen the stature of TCL's brand portfolio on the international stage... |
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MediaTek to Increase the Number of Employees in India to 1500 (2016.10.07) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan-based fabless semiconductor company MediaTek is going to increase its number of employees in India to 1,500 in the next three years, which is a growth of 200%, and the local financial investment will also expand simultaneously... |
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MediaTek Debuts Smartphone Design Training Program to Support ‘Make in India’ Initiative (2016.10.07) |
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HSINCHU, Taiwan – MediaTek today announced a Smartphone Design-Training program to foster and develop talent for India’s fast-growing handset industry.
The training program, created in collaboration with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), India, Indian Cellular Association (ICA) and the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), Taiwan, will propel the ‘Make in India’ initiative... |
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Wafer Size to Dominated by 300mm and to Continue Increasing Through 2020 (2016.10.07) |
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According to IC Insights’ Global Wafer Capacity 2016-2020 report that worldwide capacity by wafer size was dominated by 300mm wafers in 2015 and is forecast to continue increasing through 2020, the ambitious goals to put 450mm wafers to use have been scaled back due to enormous financial and technology hurdles... |
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