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Two ITRI Technologies Named CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honorees (2017.11.13) HSINCHU, Taiwan - The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) on November 9 (EST) announced that Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) had two of its technologies named CES 2018 Innovation Awards Honorees: Intelligent Vision System (IVS) for Companion Robots in the Robotics and Drones category, and Handheld Pesticide Residue Detector in Home Appliances |
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Wireless-Charging Chip from STMicroelectronics Enables Faster Charging of Smartphones and Tablets (2017.11.13) STMicroelectronics is powering up wireless charging for mobile devices by introducing one of the world's first chips to support the latest industry standard for faster charging.
Nowadays, people are using their smartphones and tablets so intensively that many need to top up battery power several times a day |
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Total Revenue of China’s IC Industry to Grow Above Global Average of 19.86% for 2018, Says TrendFor (2017.11.09) According to its latest report Breakdown Analysis of China’s Semiconductor Industry, TrendForce estimates that the total annual revenue generated by the country’s domestic IC industry for 2017 will come to RMB 517.6 billion, representing an increase of 19 |
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iPhone X Costs Apple $370 in Materials, IHS Markit Reveals (2017.11.09) Teardown engineers at IHS Markit have completed their preliminary physical dissection of the new Apple iPhone X and found that the model A1865 version of the smartphone with 64 gigabytes (GB) of NAND memory carries a bill of materials (BOM) of $370 |
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Alliance Memory Expands Its Lineup of Low-Power SRAMs With New 64Mb Device in TSOP-I Package (2017.11.09) To meet the demand for low-power SRAMs with higher densities, Alliance Memory today introduced a new 64Mb (4M x 16 bit) device in 48 pin, 12mm by 20mm TSOP-I and 48-ball TFBGA packages. Available from a very limited number of suppliers, the AS6C6416-55 operates from a single power supply of 2 |
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TI Offers 25 Functions for 25 Cents with New MSP430 MCUs (2017.11.09) Texas Instruments (TI) unveiled its lowest-cost ultra-low-power MSP430 microcontrollers (MCUs) for sensing applications. Developers can now implement simple sensing solutions through a variety of integrated mixed-signal features in this family of MSP430 value line sensing MCUs, available for as low as US$0 |
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Automotive Electronic Systems Growth Strongest Through 2021 (2017.11.09) Automotive electronic system sales are forecast to rise by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.4% from 2016 through 2021, which is the highest among six major end-use system categories, according to the IC Insights.
Demand is rising for electronic systems in new cars with increasing attention focused on self-driving (autonomous) vehicles |
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Acer Expands its Digital Signage Business by Participating in the Private Placement of AOPEN Shares (2017.11.09) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer announced today that its participation in AOPEN’s private placement of shares has been approved by its Board of Directors. The move is a part of Acer’s strategy to expand its digital signage business |
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Silicon Wafer Shipments Hit Another Quarterly Record in Q3 (2017.11.08) Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased during the third quarter 2017 when compared to second quarter 2017 area shipments according to the SEMI Silicon Manufacturers Group (SMG) in its quarterly analysis of the silicon wafer industry |
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Taiwanese LTE CPE Shipment Volume to Grow 18% in 2H 2017 (2017.11.08) Shipment volume of the Taiwanese LTE (Long Term Evolution) CPE (Customer Premises Equipment) industry - comprising of outdoor CPE, indoor CPE, USB (Universal Serial Bus) dongles, and Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity) routers - is estimated to top 5 |
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Ultra-low Power Pervasive Displays e-Paper Screen Added to IoT Development Board (2017.11.08) TAINAN CITY, Taiwan – Pervasive Displays (PDi) announced its ultra-low power displays have been incorporated into a pioneering Internet of Things (IoT) development board from Cypress Semiconductor Corp. that enables device designers to benefit from a human-readable screen requiring very low amounts of power |
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Samsung Introduces Chip-on-Board LED Packages Optimized for Commercial Lighting (2017.11.08) Samsung Electronics announced a new family of chip-on-board LED lighting packages, labeled the “Samsung D-series Special Color.” The packages are engineered to bring out the most desirable color tones of objects whose viewing is particularly color-sensitive, making them optimal for many commercial lighting applications |
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ITRI Releases Latest Version of Its OpenStack Distribution Featuring Hardware as a Service (2017.11.08) HSINCHU, Taiwan — The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) released its latest version of large scale data center management system, ITRI OpenStack Distribution (IOD), at OpenStack Summit in Sydney, Australia on November 7 |
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TSMC, Intel, ARM, and UMC Debut at Telematics Taiwan (2017.11.07) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan Telematics Industry Association (TTIA) on November 1 and 2 held the two-day sixth annual “Telematics Taiwan 2017” international Internet of Vehicles (IoV) summit forum at the Huanan Bank – HNBK International Convention Center |
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NEC and Libelium Partner to Develop IoT Solutions (2017.11.07) NEC Corporation today announced a strategic partnership in the field of Smart City solutions with Spain-based Libelium, a leading designer and producer of solutions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) technologies |
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Taiwanese IP Camera Shipment Volume to Grow 10% in 2017 (2017.11.07) Shipment volume of the Taiwanese IP (Internet Protocol) camera industry is estimated to top approximately 3.1 million units in 2017, up 10% compared to 2016, according to Taipei-based IT research institute MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) |
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Tablet Market Is at the Point of Recovery, TrendForce Says (2017.11.07) Latest analysis from TrendForce estimates that the global tablet shipments for 2017 will total around 148.9 million units, registering a more moderate drop of 5.4% compared with the 2016 result. Looking ahead to 2018, major tablet brands are expected to see their shipment declines ease |
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Telco Systems and NEXCOM Introduce First Arm and Intel Denverton uCPE Solutions (2017.11.06) TAIPEI, Taiwan — Telco Systems together with the Network & Communication Solutions Business Group of NEXCOM International today jointly announced that the two companies are collaborating to offer the first service-ready uCPE solutions based on both Arm and Intel Denverton architectures |
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Prices of LED Light Bulbs Continued to Drop in Octobe, Says TrendForce (2017.11.06) LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, reports that the global ASP of LED light bulbs continued its slide in October. Compared with September, the ASP of 40W equivalent LED light bulbs fell by 1.7% to US$6.2. The 60W equivalent counterparts also saw a 1 |
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Shipments of Oxide TFT LCD Mobile PC Panels to Grow 200% (2017.11.06) Oxide thin-film transistor (TFT) liquid crystal display (LCD) panels are increasingly adopted in mobile PCs due to their feature of high resolution while consuming low power. Global shipments of large oxide TFT LCD panels of 9 inches or larger are expected to grow from 20 million units in 2016 to 55 |