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TSMC Considers Expanding 28nm Capacity in China (2014.12.18) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan－ Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) CEO Morris Chang announced on Tuesday that due to gradually increasing market demand in China and Chinese government regulations, TSMC is currently evaluating expanding its 28nm production capacity in Mainland China... |
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ELAN Benefited from Chromebook Despites Disappointing Touch NB (2014.12.17) |
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Due to the penetration rate of Touch Notebook was lower than expected, touch solution provider ELAN Microelectronics Corp. (ELAN) turns to foucs on the Chromebook market. The company expected that the shipments of Chromebook touchpad will jump to 6... |
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Samsung, LG to Reach 40% Breakthrough Market Share in 2015 (2014.12.17) |
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According to WitsView, the 2014 all-year LCD TV shipment is projected to reach 215 million units, with an annual growth rate of 5.4%, which is more optimistic than the original forecasts.
“The 2015 forecasted TV shipment scale is expected to reach 223 million units, with a 3... |
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The Smart Robotic Arms Making ice Cream Extrusion More Easily (2014.12.17) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI) demonstrated a smart robotic arms on December 17, which consisted of visual sensors and inertial components that can operate the ice cream machine from both sides easily and precisely... |
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Synopsys and Imec Expand TCAD Collaboration to 5 nm and Beyond (2014.12.16) |
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Synopsys announced the expansion of its collaboration with nanoelectronics research center imec to nanowire and other devices (FinFETs, Tunnel-FETs) targeting the 5-nanometer (nm) technology node and beyond.
The agreement enables Synopsys to deliver accurate, process-calibrated models for its Sentaurus TCAD (technology computer aided design) tools to semiconductor manufacturers for use during 5-nm technology node research and development... |
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Samsung's Smartphone Share Declines in 4Q 2014 as iPhone Grow Stronger (2014.12.16) |
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TAIEPI,Taiwan－ Shipment volume of the global mobile phone industry has reached approximately 529 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, 373 million of which are smartphones. Smartphone shipments alone grew 12.7% compared to the third quarter of 2014, according to MIC... |
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2015 Panel Industry Shows Cautious but Optimistic Trend (2014.12.16) |
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According to WitsView, a research division of TrendForce, that the four major applications (TV, monitor, notebook and tablet) of panel reached a total panel shipment of 826.8 million units, showing a stellar performance of 2.2% annual growth rate in 2014... |
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Five Taiwanese Firms Play Crucial Roles in Intel IoT Platform (2014.12.16) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Intel announced the Intel Internet of Things (IoT) Platform, boosting its role in developing IoT. The company also introduced integrated hardware and software products based on the new platform and new relationships with an expanded ecosystem where Taiwanese firms play crucial roles in moving IoT from infancy to mass deployment... |
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Gartner: Sales of Smartphones Grew 20% in Q3 2014 (2014.12.15) |
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According to Gartner, worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users were flat in the third quarter of 2014, however, sales of smartphones to end users grew 20.3 percent to reach 301 million units.
“Sales of feature phones declined 25 percent in the third quarter of 2014 because the difference in price between feature phones and low-cost Android smartphones is reducing further,” said Roberta Cozza, research director at Gartner... |
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Infineon and UMC Announce Manufacturing Agreement for Automotive (2014.12.15) |
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HSINCHU, Taiwan –The semiconductor manufacturer Infineon Technologies AG and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) today announced the extension of their manufacturing partnership into power semiconductors for automotive applications... |
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Wintek to cut Employees and Transform into LED and Food Biotechnology (2014.12.15) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Touch panel maker Wintek was once one the main suppliers for Apple, but placed a bet that failed after the Cupertino-based group selected a rival touchscreen technology in late 2012, the company said on December 12, its board had agreed to lay off 2,360 employees in its latest restructuring, after cutting 610 jobs earlier this month... |
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TSMC and Samsung Keep Competing in the Advanced Process (2014.12.15) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — TSMC and Samsung keep competing in the advance process, manufacturing of Apple's A9 processor is reportedly underway in Samsung's Austin, Texas plant, according to Korea's ET News (via The Verge). Samsung is suggested to be handling the bulk of the orders for the A9 using its 14nm chip process, with rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) contributing a supplementary supply... |
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Wintek Announces Layoffs, Withdraws from Touch Business (2014.12.15) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan－Unable to sustain continued loses, Taiwanese touch panel company, Wintek, this week dismissed large numbers of employees. In the future, Wintek will only have 300 employees in Taiwan, which is only 6% of its former labor force... |
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Powerchip: Internet is the Driving Force of Semiconductor (2014.12.12) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Powerchip Technology held its 20th anniversary party on Thursday, the company's CEO Huang Chong-ren pointed out that the Internet of Things (IoT) and connected car will be the major driving force of semiconductor industry within five years... |
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Standard & Poor maintains its ratings on CHT (2014.12.12) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) announced on Friday that Standard & Poor's Ratings Services affirmed its “AA” long-term foreign currency corporate rating on the company. The outlook is stable.
Taiwan Ratings Corp... |
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China-Korea FTA Impact Less on Taiwan than Increasing 8.5G Lines (2014.12.12) |
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On November 10, Geun-hye China's President Xi Jinping and South Korean president Park signed a FTA (Free Trade Agreement), which is reportedly to eliminate tariffs on 90 percent of goods traded between the two countries. Presently, China still levies 5% import taxes for cell panels (32" or smaller LCD TV panels) of foreign entities... |
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Genesis Photonics' Flip Chip Applies in LED (2014.12.11) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Genesis Photonics has been devoted in developing and researching LED epitaxial wafer and chip technology for 10 years, has made great progress in flip-chip packaging. The company has fostered flip-chip and eutectic bonding technology, which are to improve reliability of LED lighting fixtures, making them to reach stringent outdoor lighting standards... |
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Career Technology Eyes on the Wearables (2014.12.11) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Wearables will be the driving force of Career Technology, said the company's spokesperson Wang Ji-hui, referring to the company has had planned on wearables' flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) earlier than its competitors that makes them start the limited production of wearables' FPCB on November... |
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By 2018, Over 50% Users to Use Tablet or Smartphone For Online Activities (2014.12.11) |
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According to Gartner, mobile devices are increasingly becoming the first go-to device for communications and content consumption.
In the emerging economies, users are adopting smartphones as their exclusive mobile devices while in developed economies, multi-device households are becoming the norm, with tablets growing at the fastest rate of any computing device... |
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Closer Cross-Strait Tech Industry Cooperation (2014.12.11) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan－ Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology Vice-Minister Su Bo this week led 62 people to visit Taiwan and participate in the “Seminar of Cross-Strait High-Tech Industrial Cooperation.” During the visit, there were also mutual exchanges with Taiwan’s technology industry and discussions about cross-strait technological cooperation... |
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