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Global TV Shipments Rebound, LCD Growth Significantly Improves (2014.11.27) |
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TV shipments improved 4% Y/Y in Q3’14, and LCD TV shipments alone rose nearly 9%, according to DisplaySearch.
Annual TV shipment growth averaged less than 1% on a unit and revenue basis in 1H’14, with LCD TV growth barely compensating for declining shipments of plasma and CRT TVs... |
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MIPS Teams Up With SELTECH To Feature Hypervisor to Its M-Class MCUs (2014.11.27) |
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MIPS announced today that have teamed up with SELTECH to port a fully featured hypervisor to its MIPS M-class microcontrollers.
SELTECH is a Japanese company that are well-known for creating hypervisors for NVIDIA Tegra and other high performance platforms... |
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Tablet Growth Expected to Slow to 7.2% in 2014 (2014.11.26) |
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The worldwide tablet market is expected to see a massive deceleration in 2014 with year-over-year growth slowing to 7.2%, down from 52.5% in 2013, according to IDC.
At the core of this slowdown is the expectation that 2014 will represent the first full year of decline in Apple iPad shipments... |
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PC Outlook Remains Cautious, Despite Modest Q3 Gains (2014.11.26) |
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According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), worldwide PC shipments are expected to fall by -2.7% in 2014, an improvement from the previous forecast of -3.7%. Although third quarter results were a few points ahead of forecast with shipments down only -0... |
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ASIX Launches Embedded Bluetooth Modules for the IoT (2014.11.26) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — ASIX Electronics, a fabless semiconductor company for embedded networking/bridging solutions, announced the expansion of its wireless modules product portfolio with five AXB series embedded Bluetooth modules, the AXB031/AXB033 for Internet of Things (IoT) applications and the AXB051/AXB052/AXB081 for wireless audio applications... |
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TV Panel Shipments Increase 10.2% on Year in October (2014.11.25) |
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According to WitsView, intense competition among TV panel brands buoyed global shipment growth in October, which increased at a 10.2% annual clip. Monthly growth was still positive, but more modest. In October, TV panel shipments grew at 0... |
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APLEX Showcases Industrial Embedded Computing Portfolio and Boards at SPS IPC Drives (2014.11.25) |
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Taipei, Taiwan – APLEX Technology announce that APLEX will be presenting a variety of industrial-grade embedded computing systems and board solutions at SPS IPC Drives, which is Europe’s leading exhibition for electric automation, and also will showcase the cutting edge technology for customized business at Hall 8, booth No... |
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ASMedia Teams Up with AMD in Developing Integrated Chipset (2014.11.25) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of ASUS teamed up with Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) in developing the integrated chipset. ASMedia Technology claimed that the company is actively in fostering the next-generation high integrated chipset after launching the USB3... |
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Foxconn Completes Its Robot Family (2014.11.24) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — The 2014 Electronic Intelligent Manufacturing Systems (IMS) Forum has just finished in Shenzhen, China. The company's General Manager at Automatic Committee Dai Jia-peng told Chinese media that Foxconn has completed the robot development and a robot family, which has been entitled with FOXBOT that only for the company's private usage, not for sale for the time being... |
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All Apple Watch’s FPCB to be Provided by Taiwan (2014.11.24) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mass production of the Apple Watch will begin in the first quarter of next year. Furthermore, a key component, the Flexible Print Circuit Board (FPCB), will be entirely supplied by the following three Taiwanese companies: Career, Zhen Ding Technology, and Flexium Interconnect Inc... |
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GIS to Exhibit Full-Suite Smart Touch Solutions at C-Touch (SZ) 2014 (2014.11.24) |
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GIS,a specialized touch display provider, will introduce full-suite smart touch products, including an 84” P-Cap multi-touch interactive white board (IWB), a 70” touch table, super-slim and narrow-border handheld devices, and many industry-leading touch technologies from Nov... |
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ITU Standards Will Enhance Television Viewing Experience (2014.11.21) |
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ITU is currently working on developing new standards that will dramatically enhance the television viewer’s experience, in terms of both visual and audio quality.
“ITU is developing industry-leading standards for the next generation of television that will be available in very high definition as well as high performance dynamic video streaming... |
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Samsung, LG Procurements Drive Rising TV Panel Prices in November (2014.11.21) |
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While the holiday season will fuel price growth in the short run and LG and Samsung will continue to place large panel orders, prices are likely to hit a ceiling relatively soon, according to WitsView.
Demand for Samsung TV panels produced by the company’s Samsung Visual Display division is resilient, said Eric Chiou, senior research director of WitsView... |
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Knowles Corporation Taiwan Celebrates its 40th Anniversary (2014.11.21) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Knowles Corporation announced its Taiwan facility is celebrating 40 years of dedication to leading acoustic technologies and superior customer service and will host a technical workshop to help mark the occasion... |
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MediaTek New IoT Solution Chipset MT2601 Is On The Go (2014.11.21) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — MediaTek new Internet of Things (IoT) solution chipset MT2601 is on the go! According to Chinese media report that after the company lauching the Aster MT2502 in the second quarter, the specs of the latest IoT wearable chipset MT2601 leaked out, which supports 3G communications... |
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iPhone 6 Models Strengthen Growth in HD and FHD Smartphone Displays (2014.11.20) |
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According to DisplaySearch, due in large part to robust consumer demand for Apple iPhone 6 models, adoption of HD and FHD smartphone displays is forecast to grow quickly.
With the rise of developing markets, and rapid increases in low-priced smartphone models, the growth of wide video graphics array (WVGA, 480 x 800) and full wide video graphics array (FWVGA, 480 x 854) is expected to slow in 2015... |
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Hon Hai and InnoLux Invests NT$ 80 Billion in LTPS (2014.11.20) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan- Hon Hai announced today a new investment project with InnoLux, will invest NT$ 80 billion to expend production capacity of Gen 6 of LTPS and Gen 8.5 factory in Kaohsiung, to apply for small and medium size panel to seize iPhone orders and expand InnoLux’s production capacity for large-scale size to fulfill the adoption of TV, is expected to put into operation in April 2016... |
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Big Data Helps TSMC in Improving Defect-free Rate (2014.11.20) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) illustrated how big data is going to play an important role in improving the defect-free rate of wafer production at the early test stage. The industry-academic cooperation findings could lower the defect rate 14 percent of TSMC's wafer production at the early test stage... |
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IEK: In 2016, 54% of Smart Phones Under US$200 (2014.11.20) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan- Taiwan Research Institute, Industrial Economics and Knowledge (IEK) announced that due to benefits from continual growth in new and developing markets, in 2015 global smart phone sales will continue to grow. At the same time, the product prices will become more fiercely competitive... |
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