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SoftBank Announces Intention to Increase Stake in Sprint (2017.11.06)
SoftBank Group Corp. announced today that it intends to increase its stake in Sprint Corporation through open market transactions or otherwise, subject to market conditions and other factors. SBG does not intend to increase its ownership of Sprint outstanding common stock to 85% or more as a result of these purchases |
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Fujitsu, Lenovo and DBJ to Create a JV for PC Market (2017.11.06)
Fujitsu, Lenovo and Development Bank of Japan Inc. (DBJ) announced a strategic collaboration that creates a joint venture between the three companies. The joint venture will focus on the research, development, design, manufacturing and sales of Client Computing Devices (CCD) for the global PC market |
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D-Link Introduces New Generation DGS-3630 Series Layer 3 Stackable Managed Gigabit Switches (2017.11.06)
D-Link announced the new generation of Layer 3 Managed Gigabit Switches- the DGS-3630 series. The series now offers PoE models DGS-3630-28PC with 20 PoE GE + and DGS-3630-52PC with 40 PoE GE+ to provide a complete 10G managed switch portfolio |
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7 in 10 Singaporeans Believe Robots Will Take Jobs Away from Them (2017.11.06)
New data from YouGov Omnibus suggest that Singaporeans are cautiously optimistic about the impact of robots on society. Overall, three-quarters of Singaporeans believe that robots will make our lives easier and 8 in 10 agree that robots can do things humans don’t want to do |
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Costs of 55-inch OLED TV Display Production Catch Up to LCD TV Panels, IHS Markit Says (2017.11.02)
A major decrease in manufacturing cost gap between organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display and liquid crystal display (LCD) panel is expected to support the expansion of OLED TVs, according to new analysis from IHS Markit |
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Microsemi Introduces New Smart Storage HBAs and RAID Adapters for Data Centers (2017.11.02)
Microsemi Corporation announced the production release of its new Smart Storage SAS/SATA adapters. The addition of these advanced Smart Storage adapters advances Microsemi's Smart Storage offering for SAS/SATA server storage in data centers with full board-level solutions as well as silicon plus software for custom embedded solutions |
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Holtek New HT32FP2350/2450 USB Power Delivery Fast Charger MCU (2017.11.02)
Holtek announces the release of two new USB-PD (USB Power Delivery) Fast Charger MCUs, the HT32FP2350 and HT32FP2450. These devices can both implement PD 3.0 communication and can be integrated with power management circuitry and used in products such as car chargers, mobile power banks and many others |
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Total Amount of Global Solar Installations to Increase by 26% from 74GW in 2016 (2017.11.02)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Entering the fourth quarter of 2017, the global number of solar installations has changed significantly. Originally, this total was expected to fall to 70GW; however it currently looks like it will increase by 26% from 74GW to reach a total of 96-97GW |
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ercogener builds EMEA’s first Industry 4.0 modem using u blox LTE Cat M1 cellular technology (2017.11.02)
u blox announced that ercogener, a global leader in industrial modems, has developed its first Industry 4.0 modem using u blox LTE Cat M1 cellular technology. The modem – the first to provide LTE Cat M1 cellular connectivity in EMEA – is designed to meet the requirements of the recently announced Orange LTE Cat M1 network, which will be launched across Europe in 2018 |
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Security Industry Standards of Video Surveillance System to be Completed in December (2017.11.02)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Institute of Information Industry (III) held the Industry Security Standards of IPCAM Seminar in the NTU Second Student Activity Center, and announced 0.9 version of the security standards of IPCAM draft. III expects to complete the standard setting this December |
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Veeco and ALLOS Demonstrate 200mm GaN-on-Si Wafers for micro-LED Production (2017.11.02)
Veeco Instruments Inc. announced the completion of a strategic initiative with ALLOS Semiconductors (ALLOS) to demonstrate 200mm GaN-on-Si wafers for Blue/Green micro-LED production. Veeco teamed up with ALLOS to transfer their proprietary epitaxy technology onto the Propel Single-Wafer MOCVD System to enable micro-LED production on existing silicon production lines |
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Ultra-Low ICs With an Integrated Schottky Diode Bridge and LDO Regulator XCM414 Series (2017.11.01)
Torex Semiconductor Ltd. has launched multichip-module power ICs that integrate four Schottky diodes and an LDO regulator.
With the increase in recent years of smartcards and other products that are equipped with a thin lithium ion battery or super capacitor, a demand for simple wireless charging has emerged |
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Global Branded TV Shipments to Drop by 4.2% Annually for 2017, TrendForce Says (2017.11.01)
WitsView, a division of TrendForce, reports that the global shipments of branded TV sets for the third quarter of 2017 totaled 54.99 million units, showing an increase of 16% from the second quarter and a year-on-year decline of 4 |
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Sony Announces Its New "aibo" Autonomous Robot (2017.11.01)
Sony Corporation today announced "aibo" the evolution of its autonomous entertainment robot. aibo can form an emotional bond with members of the household while providing them with love, affection, and the joy of nurturing and raising a companion |
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Hikvision Introduces Its AI Cloud Platform (2017.11.01)
Hikvision held an Artificial Intelligence forum in Shenzhen, China on October 28, where Hikvision introduced its AI Cloud, the next level of AI technology development, and its comprehensive implementation in a variety of vertical applications |
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Renesas to Set Up New Energy Vehicle Solution Center to Accelerate Efforts in the Chinese EV Marke (2017.11.01)
Renesas Electronics Corporation today announced it will establish a “New Energy Vehicle Solution Center” on November 1, 2017, directly under the China Business Unit to accelerate engagement with the Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) market |
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TAICS and ARIB Jointly to Boost 5G-era Smartphone Services in Taiwan (2017.10.31)
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan Association of Information and Communication Standards (TAICS) and Association of Radio Industries and Businesses (ARIB) today organized jointly the “5G-era Smartphone Application and Service Workshop” in Taipei, Taiwan |
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Sensors, Actuators and Discretes IC to Set Record-high Annual Sales This Year (2017.10.31)
More than a dozen product categories in optoelectronics, sensors and actuators, and discretes semiconductors (O-S-D) are on track to set record-high annual sales this year, according to a new update of IC Insights’ 2017 O-S-D Report |
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U.S. Semiconductor Chemical Suppliers Lost Market Share Over Past Decade (2017.10.31)
U.S. semiconductor chemical suppliers lost market share to Japanese and European competitors in every major segment over the past decade, according to the Information Network, a New Tripoli, PA-based market research company.
“Despite a shift in semiconductor manufacturing from the U |
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USB Smart Hub ICs Enable Smartphone-Connected Automotive Infotainment (2017.10.31)
Microchip Technology provides unrivaled options with its five new USB 2.0 smart hub ICs. These devices, available in a variety of architectures, offer greatly increased flexibility to fit car manufacturers’ design needs and meet consumer demand for easy-to-use, intuitive systems |
