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MediaTek Launches 6nm Dimensity 1200 Flagship 5G SoC (2021.01.20)
HSINCHU, Taiwan – MediaTek today unveiled its new Dimensity 1200 and Dimensity 1100 5G smartphone chipsets with unrivaled AI, camera and multimedia features for powerful 5G experiences. The addition of the 6nm Dimensity 1200 and 1100 chipsets to MediaTek’s 5G portfolio gives device makers a growing suite of options to design highly capable 5G smartphones with top of the line camera features, graphics, connectivity enhancements and more |
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Renesas Launches New General-Purpose 64-Bit RZ/G2L Group of MPUs (2021.01.20)
Renesas Electronics announced the expansion of its RZ/G2 general-purpose 64-bit microprocessors (MPUs), delivering improved AI processing for a wide range of applications. The expanded product lineup includes three new entry-level MPU models built around the latest Arm Cortex-A55 core: The RZ/G2L, RZ/G2LC, and RZ/G2UL |
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u-blox SARA-R5 LTE-M Modules Distinguished as a CES Innovation Awards Honoree (2021.01.14)
u-blox has announced that its SARA-R5 LTE-M modules with IoT Security-as-a-Service have been distinguished as a CES 2021 Innovation Awards Honoree.
The CES Innovation Awards program, owned and produced by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), is an annual competition honoring outstanding design and engineering in consumer technology products across 28 product categories |
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Taiwan Government Leading 100 Startups For CES2021 (2021.01.14)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - In 2020, the global economy faced the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the US-China trade war. While the economies around the world were critically affected, Taiwan was able to break through the predicament and make extraordinary performances in foreign trade and industry development |
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TSMC to Kick off Mass Production of Intel CPUs in 2H21, Says TrendForce (2021.01.13)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Intel has outsourced the production of about 15-20% of its non-CPU chips, with most of the wafer starts for these products assigned to TSMC and UMC, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations. While the company is planning to kick off mass production of Core i3 CPUs at TSMC’s 5nm node in 2H21, Intel’s mid-range and high-end CPUs are projected to enter mass production using TSMC’s 3nm node in 2H22 |
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Toshiba Introduces 5 New Groups of TXZ+ Family Advanced Class MCUs (2021.01.13)
Toshiba introduces five groups of new microcontrollers, which belong to the TXZ+ family. The M4K, M4M, M4G, and M4N groups are based on the Arm Cortex-M4 core, and the M3H group is based on the Arm Cortex-M3 core. All groups offer low power consumption, suitable for a wide variety of applications such as motor control, connected IoT devices, leading-edge sensing functionalities, etc |
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Renesas Collaborates With Microsoft to Accelerate Connected Vehicle Development (2021.01.13)
Renesas Electronics announced its collaboration with Microsoft to accelerate the development of connected vehicles. Renesas’ R-Car Starter Kit, based on Renesas’ R-Car automotive system-on-chip (SoC), is now available as a development environment for the Microsoft Connected Vehicle Platform (MCVP) |
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EZconn Corporation Defeats PCT International’s Patent Challenge (2021.01.13)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - EZconn Corporation recently defeated a patent challenge brought by PCT International, Inc., a former customer with whom EZconn has done no business since March 2014. In an April 2019 press release, PCT noted that it had filed an action with the Taiwan Intellectual Property Office to cancel EZconn’s Patent No |
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Ennostar Inc., A Mini/Micro LED Display Joint Venture Officially Established in Taiwan (2021.01.10)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Ennostar Incorporation, a joint venture between Epistar Corporation and Lextar Electronics through share swap, is formally established in January 6, 2021 and listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange. The company strives to be the best transnational investment platform of the compound semiconductor industry |
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Renesas and Sequans Expand Their 5G Collaboration (2021.01.10)
Renesas Electronics and Sequans Communications announced an expansion of their collaboration to include development of 5G modules based on Sequans’ upcoming Taurus 5G platform. Renesas will gain non-exclusive technology access and licensing from Sequans |
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Wiwynn Works with Mr. Watt to Contract the First Renewable Power Purchase Agreement in Taiwan (2021.01.10)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Wiwynn announced the company have finalized the Renewable Power Purchase Agreement with Mr. Watt, the first renewable electricity retailer in Taiwan. This action marks Wiwynn as the first company in the information service industry to adopt renewable energy in Taiwan since the amendment of The Electricity Act |
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Acer Unveils Chromebook Spin 514 with AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors and Radeon Graphics (2021.01.10)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer unveiled its first Chromebook with new AMD Ryzen 3000 C-Series Mobile Processors and AMD Radeon graphics—the new Acer Chromebook Spin 514 (CP514-1H/ CP514-HH). This power combined with a durable, stylish design and long battery life make the Chromebook more than capable of handling all the applications consumers need as they work and learn from home |
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Samsung Display to Substantially Add to OLED Laptop Display Offerings in 2021 (2021.01.06)
Chief Executive Officer Joo Sun Choi announced today that Samsung Display Company will introduce more than a half dozen OLED laptop displays in 2021, a major expansion that is expected to invigorate the global laptop marketplace |
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MOST Assists Young Talents of Taiwan to Establish Global Influence (2021.01.06)
The Executive Yuan 11th National Science and Technology Conference ended successfully in December 2020. There are many important consensuses of topic in conclusion. In the aspect of "Talent and Value Creation", the consensus focus on to develop human capital and to cultivate the international talents in key fields |
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Global Smartphone Production Expected to Reach 1.36 Billion Units in 2021 (2021.01.06)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Owing to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, global smartphone production reached a mere 1.25 billion units in 2020, a record-breaking 11% YoY decrease, according to TrendForce’s latest investigations. The top six smartphone brands ranked by production volume for 2020, in order, are Samsung, Apple, Huawei, Xiaomi, OPPO, and Vivo |
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“The Sounds of Taiwan” 2021 New Year Concert Performs in Taiwan and Live to the World (2021.01.05)
Stan Shih, the Founder of Acer, co-producer, brings the third annual New Year Concert by the One Song Orchestra to music lovers in Taiwan as the island continues to implement stringent disease-prevention measures amid the ongoing pandemic |
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Wi-Fi 6 Connected Devices to Account for Over 50% of Global WLAN Market (2021.01.04)
Shipment volume of the global Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity) connected devices is estimated at 3.1 billion units in 2021, nearly 50% of which will be Wi-Fi 6 connected devices, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a government think tank and a leading research institute in Taiwan |
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Nuvoton Launches the New NuMicro M031BT series: Low-power BLE 5.0 and 2.4G Dual-Mode MCU (2021.01.04)
HSINCHU, Taiwan - Nuvoton Technology launches a new NuMicro M031BT series: An low-power BLE 5.0 and 2.4GHz dual-mode microcontroller series by Arm Cortex-M0 core operating up to 48 MHz, with up to 128 KB Flash and 16 KB SRAM |
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Wi-Fi 6 Connected Devices Will Account for Over 50% of Global WLAN Market by 2021 (2020.12.30)
Shipment volume of the global Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity) connected devices is estimated at 3.1 billion units in 2021, nearly 50% of which will be Wi-Fi 6 connected devices, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a government think tank and a leading research institute in Taiwan |
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AUO Heads Space4Money in Presenting DBS Taiwan with Digital Marketing Solutions (2020.12.30)
HSINCHU, Taiwan – AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) has leveraged its group’s profound software and hardware integration capacity in the financial sector, and teamed up with Space4Money, the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary specializing in smart retail integrated solutions, to implement a new digital marketing solution for DBS Bank (Taiwan) Songren Branch, a model branch for the bank’s bilingual service initiative |
