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Huge Wind Energy Potential in Taiwan (2017.10.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Chuan-Neng Lin, the director general of Ministry of Economic Affairs stated at the PV Taiwan Forum Last Friday (10/22) that Taiwan has great potentiality in developing wind Energy with being surrounded by the sea |
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Chinese LED Chip Suppliers to Represent 54% of Global Capacity in 2017 (2017.10.24)
Total global LED chip production capacity has entered a new peak expansionary phase in 2017, according to the latest LED market supply and demand analysis by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. This recent surge of capacity expansion for LED chips has been a response to the rising demand from Chinese LED package suppliers that had started raising their production capacities earlier in 2016 |
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Global AMOLED Panel Production Capacity Set to More Than Quadruple (2017.10.24)
The global production capacity of AMOLED panels -- including both red-green-blue (RGB) OLED and white OLED (WOLED) -- is forecast to surge 320 percent from 11.9 million square meters in 2017 to 50.1 million square meters in 2022, according to new analysis from IHS Markit |
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eMemory Unveils Auto-Grade EEPROM IP with over 500K Cycle Endurance (2017.10.24)
Hsinchu, Taiwan – eMemory has expanded its high-endurance NVM (No-volatile Memory) offerings with an upgraded EEPROM (Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory) which supports over 500,000 rewrite cycles and meets the automotive industry’s standards of 10-year data retention at 150°C operation |
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Starbreeze Partner Acer Steps Up Financing of the StarVR Joint Venture (2017.10.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Starbreeze AB and Acer Inc. announce today that a new capitalization plan has been agreed for the StarVR Corporation – the joint venture for marketing and sales of the StarVR Virtual Reality (VR) headset. Under the new agreement, Acer will inject USD 5 million into the joint venture and increase its interest to 66 |
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UL Taiwan IoT Lab Formally Opens in Hsinchu (2017.10.23)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Underwriters Laboratories' (UL) UL Taiwan Internet of things (IoT) science and technology laboratory in Hsinchu has formally opened. After UL added IoT safety testing services to their laboratories around the world, they expanded their investment in Taiwan and established a comprehensive IoT safety testing center |
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3Q17 Shipments of Branded LCD Monitors Rose 8% QoQ, Says TrendForce (2017.10.23)
The latest research on the LCD monitor market by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, finds that product shipments were fairly subdued in the first half of 2017. In the beginning of the year, prices were high for small-size TN panels that are generally used in products suited for driving shipments |
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Sony Releases the 7.42 Effective Megapixel Stacked CMOS Image Sensor for Automotive (2017.10.23)
Sony Corporation today announced the release of the IMX324, a new 1/1.7-type stacked CMOS image sensor equipped with the industry's highest resolution 7.42 effective megapixel RCCC filter for forward-sensing cameras in advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) |
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E Ink and LTS Develop Smart Patch to Improve Medical Management (2017.10.23)
E Ink Holdings and LTS Lohmann-Therapie Systeme AG, today announced their partnership to develop a “Smart Patch” prototype. The Smart Patch prototype is a transdermal therapeutic system (TTS) which delivers medication to patients in a convenient, controlled and comfortable manner and features an E Ink display to deliver and to convey relevant information about patch performance |
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Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello Establishes a New Company in Taiwan (2017.10.23)
Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Mitsui Chemicals Tohcello, Inc. has decided to establish a company in Taiwan that will manufacture and sell the ICROS Tape, a tape for semiconductor manufacturing |
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Chroma Invested Touch Cloud Inc. to Embrace AI (2017.10.23)
TAOYUAN, Taiwan - Chroma ATE Inc., is aggressively taking part in AI by investing in Touch Cloud Inc. pioneered in AI solutions, as its largest corporate shareholder. Implementing AI into Chroma's core technologies will make their instrumentation and turnkey solutions smarter and a higher value to their customers |
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Expedition of MIT Indie Teams to Singapore GameStart (2017.10.23)
Taipei Game Show brought 4 Taiwan indie teams to GameStart 2017 in Singapore for the 3rd time. Through meeting with and listening to the feedback from developers and gamers in Southeast Asia, the teams explored the opportunity of overseas launching in the future |
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North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts September 2017 Billings (2017.10.23)
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.03 billion in billings worldwide in September 2017 (three-month average basis), according to the September Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published by SEMI |
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Samsung Electronics Introduces Integrated Secure Element Solution for IoT Applications (2017.10.19)
Samsung Electronics introduced its integrated Secure Element (SE) solution for Internet of Things (IoT) applications that offers a turn-key service for both hardware and software needs.
As the benefits of IoT devices grow, so does the importance of security throughout the network that spans from cloud, servers and hubs to the individual connected devices |
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IC Insights Raises 2017 IC Market Forecast to +22% (2017.10.19)
IC Insights has raised its IC market growth rate forecast for 2017 to 22%, up six percentage points from the 16% increase shown in its Mid-Year Update. The IC unit volume shipment growth rate forecast has also been increased from 11% depicted in the Mid-Year Update to 14% currently |
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TrendForce Reports Prices of Lithium-Ion Battery Cells Enters a Slow Climb (2017.10.19)
The latest lithium-ion battery market report from EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, finds that the price upswing for battery cells has started to moderate since this third quarter. Although the price of cobalt reached a new high for the recent years during the third quarter, prices of battery cells have been climbing more slowly after the large hikes in the second quarter |
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Gaming Monitor Shipments Soar 350% Year-over-Year, IHS Markit Says (2017.10.19)
Global shipments of gaming monitors increased 350 percent to 1.1 million units in the first half of 2017 from the same period a year ago, according to IHS Markit.
Gaming is the hottest application for desktop monitors, invigorating a mature product category |
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Samsung Introduces New ARTIK Secure IoT Modules and Security Services (2017.10.19)
Samsung Electronics today announced ARTIK secure “s” systems-on-modules and services for the ARTIK IoT Platform to strengthen edge security. Samsung ARTIK IoT platform now delivers device-to-cloud security for companies to build, develop and manage secure, interoperable, and intelligent IoT products and services for everything from smart homes to high-tech factories |
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M31 and Corigine Launch the World's First 28nm USB-IF Certified Superspeed+ USB 3.1 Gen 2 IP (2017.10.19)
M31 Technology Corporation, a global Silicon Intellectual Property (IP) boutique, today announced that Corigine’s USB 3.1 Gen 2 PC host and device controller intellectual property (IP) with M31 28nm PHY is certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) and compliant with USB SuperSpeed+, the fastest USB speed standard |
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China Semiconductor Fab Equipment Spending Forecasted to Over Than $12 Billion (2017.10.18)
SEMI today announced its new China IC Industry Outlook Report. With an increasing presence in the global semiconductor manufacturing supply chain, the market opportunities in China are expanding dramatically.
China is the largest consumer of semiconductors in the world, but it currently relies mainly on semiconductor imports to drive its growth |
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