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E-Life Mall, Lemel, and Intel Debuts a Pocket-sized Stick Computer (2014.10.09) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Another creative 3C product hit the market, E-Life Mall, a Taiwanese electronics retail chain teamed up with Lemel and Intel, began selling a pocket-sized stick computer using an Intel chipset that can turn any compatible display into a virtual PC... |
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iST Offers High-End Equipment for Material and Failure Analyses (2014.10.09) |
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HSINCHU, Taiwan－When wearable and mobile devices get more and more popular, electronic products are evolving into compact versions. Internal structure of products tends to be thinner and more compact, unprecedented limits are encountered for analyzing, measuring or observing product properties... |
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eMemory Receives TSMC IP Partner Award Five Years Straight (2014.10.09) |
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HSINCHU, Taiwan – eMemory, the global leader in embedded non-volatile memory (eNVM) announced today that it has received TSMC’s 2014 IP Partner of the Year Award from TSMC for the fifth year.
eMemory is the only eNVM Silicon Intellectual Property (SIP) supplier to receive the honor for five consecutive years... |
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Wi-Fi Alliance Introduces New Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint Features (2014.10.09) |
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Wi-Fi Alliance has expanded its important Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Passpoint program, provides a streamlined method to establish new user accounts and connect Wi-Fi-only devices such as tablets and notebooks. The new features in Passpoint expand the program’s strategic value to mobile and fixed operators, and open opportunities for other sectors as they invest in Wi-Fi to meet business challenges... |
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Holtek MCU Products Seize on IoT Trend (2014.10.08) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan－The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing ideas about home electronics design, and MCU plays a role in driving and connecting related applications. Taiwanese multipoint control unit (MCU) supplier, Holtek, is also seizing on this trend and launching MCU products for related applications... |
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AndroidOne Launch will Polarize the Smartphone Market in a Good Way for Google (2014.10.08) |
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According to IDC, AndroidOne is crucial for Google to execute on its strategy to leverage its Google services, including search, Maps, Google Now and others.
Google launched the first wave of AndroidOne devices in India in mid September, in collaboration with leading Indian device brands like Micromax, Karbonn and Spice... |
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Wu Jin-rong: Thread Comes at the Right Timing for IoT (2014.10.08) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Wu Jin-rong, General Manager of Explore Microelectronics, commented on the forming of Thread is at the right timing for the upcoming Internet of Things era. Thread is aiming at the Wireless Sensor Network and it is being constructed under the existing technology, which will be an important technology in smart home and IoT... |
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GT Advanced Files for Bankruptcy Results in Taiwanese Firms in Hot Water (2014.10.08) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — GT Advanced Technologies, a partner with Apple Inc in a sapphire glass plant in Arizona, USA, said it had filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection on October 6, which resulted in many related Taiwanese firms are in hot water, including Crystalwise Technology, Tera Xtal Technology, Procrystal Technology, Crystal Applied Technology, Rigidtech Microelectronics, and ACME Electronics... |
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New Line 18 Plant to Help Samsung Tighten Grip on Chip-Making Industry (2014.10.07) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan－Samsung Electronics plans to build a new semiconductor plant in South Korea at a cost of Won15.6tn ($14.7bn) to meet burgeoning demand for chips used in mobile devices.
Construction of the chip-making plant, which will be the largest of its kind globally, will begin in the first half of 2015 and be completed in the second half of 2017, Samsung said... |
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Taiwan's Desktop PC Industry Witnessing the Highest-ever Quarterly Shipment Volume (2014.10.07) |
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Shipment volume of the Taiwanese desktop PC industry is estimated to have reached approximately 17.4 million units in the third quarter of 2014, marking the highest-ever quarterly shipment performance, according to MIC.
"The growth has been mainly upheld partly by the back-to-school demand and the advanced purchase in anticipation of China's upcoming October long holiday," said Evelyn Chang, the industry analyst with MIC... |
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Quanta Hires Emergency Workers to Catch Up on Apple Watch (2014.10.07) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan－According to Taiwan media reports, OEM manufacturer, Quanta, is hiring emergency employees on a large-scale in response to upcoming production orders due to Apple’s imminent release of the Apple Watch.
In addition, components manufacturers are also sparing no efforts in preparing stock of various components, including panels, cases, batteries, and carrier boards... |
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Chu Xiang-sheng: Resources are Critical for HTC (2014.10.07) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chu Xiang-sheng, Chairperson of Hua Nan Securities Investment Management, commented on HTC's return to ODM business, he suggested that resources are critical for HTC.
Following an eight-year hiatus from the sector, HTC CEO and President Peter Chou recently announced the company's bid to return to the original design manufacturing (ODM) market in addition to its pursuits toward building a distinctive handset brand... |
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HTC Desire Eye Will Catch the eye on Wed. (2014.10.06) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — HTC is going to unveil its latest handset product HTC Desire Eye on Wednesday, which is boasting for its double exposure.
Desire Eye is mostly a mid-range handset, with a 5.2-inch 1080p display, quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 2GB of RAM and 32GB of on-board flash storage... |
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Chang Wah Electro is Expected on Q3 and Q4 (2014.10.06) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — The semiconductor packaging provider Chang Wah Electro and its subsidiary companies weren't do good in second and third quarters, however, Chang Wah Electro is expected on third and fourth quarters to sell more of the components of wearables and smartphones to help its performance... |
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Worldwide Semiconductor Sales to $338 Billion in 2014, 7.2% Increase from 2013 (2014.10.06) |
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Worldwide semiconductor revenue is on pace to reach $338 billion in 2014, a 7.2 percent increase from 2013, and up from the previous quarter's forecast of 6.7 percent growth, according to Gartner, Inc.
"Semiconductor revenue set an all-time record in the third quarter of 2014, fueled by a strong electronics build for the holiday season," said Jon Erensen, research director of Gartner... |
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Honda Uses NVIDIA’s Tegra Processor for Car Information System (2014.10.06) |
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NVIDIA announced that its NVIDIA Tegra mobile processor will power the new Honda Connect in-car audio and information system in the 2015 Honda Civic, Civic Tourer and CR-V, which will be launched in Europe next year.
By integrating the Tegra automotive-grade processor, Honda becomes the 19th global automaker to utilize NVIDIA technology for in-vehicle infotainment applications... |
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China, Japan to Fuel Solar Demand Surge in Q4 (2014.10.06) |
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Accroind to TrendForce, solar demand from China and Japan tusually rises sharply in the fourth quarter and carries through to the first quarter of the following year.
“From early September, the entire supply chain has been preparing for the imminent surge in demand from China and Japan that will come in the fourth quarter... |
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Compal Electronics Becomes the Biggest Shareholder of Avalue Technology (2014.10.03) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — In a bid to better the layout of Internet of Things (IoT), more and more technology firms seek for cooperation with each other. The board meeting of Avalue Technology was convened yesterday. A resolution of 2014 private placement to issue 14 million shares of common stock was reached during the meeting... |
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NCKU Research Team Develops new, Low-cost Battery Voltage Detector (2014.10.03) |
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TAIPEI, Taiwan — A Tainan-based National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) research team led by Prof. Liang Tsorng-juu from the Department of Electrical Engineering developed a new battery charger technology which can detect the necessary voltage for different electronic devices at a lower cost... |
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