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Renesas Expands RX130 MCU Lineup for Touch-Based Home Appliances and Industrial Automation (2018.01.30)
Renesas Electronics announced 38 new microcontrollers (MCUs) in its RX130 Group. The new MCUs extend flash memory size to 256 KB, 384 KB and 512 KB, and increase package size up to 100-pins to provide higher performance and compatibility with the RX231/RX230 Group of touch MCUs |
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Samsung Electronics Launches 800-Gigabyte Z-SSD for HPC Systems and AI Applications (2018.01.30)
Samsung Electronics today announced that it has launched an 800-gigabyte (GB) solid state storage drive—the SZ985 Z-SSD, for the most advanced enterprise applications including supercomputing for AI analysis.
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TVS Diode Arrays from Littelfuse Protect Sensitive Telecom Ports from ESD, Lightning-Induced Surges (2018.01.30)
Littelfuse introduced a series of AEC-Q101-qualified TVS Diode Arrays optimized to protect sensitive telecommunication ports against electrostatic discharge (ESD) and lightning-induced surge events. SP4208 Series TVS Diode Arrays (SPA Diodes) integrate low capacitance steering diodes with either one avalanche breakdown diode (for unidirectional protection) or two (for bidirectional protection) |
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Toshiba Electronic Releases Small Dual MOSFET for Relay Drivers (2018.01.29)
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation announced the launch of “SSM6N357R,” a new MOSFET with a built-in diode between the drain and gate terminals. The device is suited to driving inductive loads, such as mechanical relays |
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VR Area Becomes a Hot Spot at Taipei Game Show 2018 “INDIE HOUSE” (2018.01.29)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - On this weekend, kicked start, with indie games immediately receiving almost as much attention from players as do famous game publishers and developers on site. VR Area in particular became a hot spot where gamers enthusiastically interacted with game developers |
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Groundbreaking for TSMC 5nm Factory Estimated for 2020 (2018.01.29)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - TSMC on last Friday in Southern Taiwan Science Park held a groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of construction on their Fab 18 factory with CEO Morris Chang personally presiding over the ceremony. Construction and installation are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019 with mass production commencing early in 2020 |
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Mitsubishi Electric Develops Platform That Enables Smart Appliances to Cooperate (2018.01.29)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed an autonomous platform that enables networked smart appliances to use their sensors and functionalities to cooperate in new home services without the need for cloud computing or internet connection |
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Global Solar Market to Reach Over 106GW in 2018, TrendForce Forecasts (2018.01.29)
China’s solar market continued its explosive growth in 2017, pushing the size of global solar market to over 100GW for the first time. EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce estimates that the worldwide demand will increase further in 2018 to 106GW, but the distribution of demand by region will change |
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IDC Forecast Expects APEJ 3D Printing Spending to Reach USD 3.6 Billion by 2021 (2018.01.29)
The latest IDC forecast from the IDC Worldwide Semiannual 3D Printing Spending Guide expects Asia/Pacific spending on 3D printing (including hardware, material, software, and services) to reach $3.6 billion by 2021 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22 |
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1Q18 Mobile DRAM Prices to Rise by a Mere 3% on Weak Demand, TrendForce Says (2018.01.25)
Despite rollout of full-screen models by major smartphone brands in 4Q17 to stimulate market demand, consumers have been less willing to make purchases amid the saturating market, mobile phone sales have been lower than expected, according DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce |
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ITRI Named a 2017 Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global Innovator (2018.01.25)
HSIHCHU, Taiwan – The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) was named a 2017 Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global Innovator today (Jan. 25, 2018). The annual report highlights the most successful organizations in the world that are active in innovation through research and development, protection of their IP and the achievement of commercial success |
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Qeexo and STMicroelectronics Accelerate Adoption of Qeexo’s FingerSense by OEMs (2018.01.25)
Qeexo and STMicroelectronics today announced a collaboration to further accelerate integration of Qeexo’s FingerSense technology by OEMs.
Already, Qeexo’s FingerSense platform, which can differentiate between fingertip, knuckle, nail, and stylus-based touches, has been deployed on over 100 million devices worldwide |
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DTS Virtual:X Immersive Audio Technology Integrated in MStar’s TV SoC Platforms (2018.01.25)
HSINCHU, Taiwan - DTS, a global leader in high-definition audio solutions and a wholly owned subsidiary of Xperi Corporation, announced the integration of DTS Virtual:X post-processing technology in a wide range of MStar Semiconductor’s smart TV system-on-chip (SoC) platforms |
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Apple’s First Store in South Korea Opens Saturday (2018.01.25)
Apple Garosugil will open in Seoul on Saturday at 10 a.m., bringing Apple’s products, in-store programming and services together for South Korean customers to experience for the first time all in one place. South of the Han River, in the heart of the Gangnam area, the store’s 25-foot glass facade invites visitors in from the tree-lined street, where interior trees mirror those outside, blurring the lines between the street and store |
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Samsung Strengthens Its Foundry Customer Support With New SAFE Foundry Ecosystem Program (2018.01.25)
Samsung Electronics has announced today its continued commitment to first-pass silicon success for its foundry customers’ chip designs by launching the Samsung Advanced Foundry Ecosystem (SAFE) program.
The SAFE program ensures deep collaboration between the Samsung Foundry |
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TrendForce’s Comments on 30% Tariff on Imported Solar Cells in Section 201 U.S. Global Safeguard (2018.01.24)
The United States will impose 30% tariff on solar cell and module imports, according to the announcement made by U.S government on January 22. EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, makes the following notes regarding the impacts of this new decision on the industry |
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Wibu-Systems and Winbond to Highlight the Role of Trusted Computing at Embedded World (2018.01.24)
Trusted Computing Group (TCG), in partnership with OpenSystems Media (OSM), will demonstrate and discuss secure embedded and IoT devices and data at Embedded World 2018, Nuremberg, Germany, in Stand 3A-507, February 27 – March 1 |
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BIOSTAR Introduces H110MDE Affordable Performance M-ATX Motherboard (2018.01.24)
BIOSTAR presents another entry-level micro-ATX form factor motherboard – the BIOSTAR H110MDE. This motherboard sports the entry-level Intel H110 chipset that supports the Socket LGA 1151 7th and 6th generation Intel Core processors |
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Learn About the Key Production Bottleneck for Micro LED – Mass Transfer (2018.01.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - If you look at single technical specifications and concepts, Micro LED is undoubtedly the display technology with the greatest potential in the coming years. However, there are still a number of breakthroughs that need to be made in order to break through bottlenecks, and finding a method of entering into mass production is one of the main challenges |
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North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts December 2017 Billings of $2.39 Billion (2018.01.24)
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.39 billion in billings worldwide in December 2017 (three-month average basis), according to the November Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI |
The ACPI specification enables the operating system, the central processing unit and peripheral equipment to integrate and exchange power usage message, simple and more effective co-management power.