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Silicon Labs Introduces USB Type-C Rechargeable Battery Packs (2017.10.11) Silicon Labs has introduced a comprehensive reference design to simplify the development of USB Type-C rechargeable lithium ion battery packs used to power smartphones, tablets, laptops, headphones and other portable devices.
The reference design includes everything developers need to create dual-role port (DRP) applications with USB Type-C power delivery (PD) |
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TYAN Exhibits NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPU Powered Server Platforms for HPC and AI at GTC Europe 2017 (2017.10.11) TYAN, the subsidiary of MITAC Computing Technology Corporation, showcases their latest GPU-optimized platforms that target the high performance computing and artificial intelligence sectors at the GPU Technology Conference in Munich, Germany during Oct 10~12 |
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Toshiba Memory to Further Invest in Production Equipment for Fab 6 at Yokkaichi Operations (2017.10.11) Toshiba Corporation today announced that its board of directors has approved a further investment by Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC), a wholly-owned subsidiary that manufactures Flash memory, in manufacturing equipment for the Fab 6 clean room under construction at Yokkaichi Operations |
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Samsung Introduced New ISOCELL Image Sensors with Dual Pixel Technology (2017.10.11) Samsung Electronics introduced two new ISOCELL image sensors: 1.28-micrometer (μm) 12-megapixel (Mp) ISOCELL Fast 2L9 with Dual Pixel technology, and ultra-small 0.9μm 24Mp ISOCELL Slim 2X7 with Tetracell technology.
Samsung ISOCELL image sensors fall into four categories—Fast, Slim, Bright and Dual—depending on their key attributes |
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Traditional Promotions Are No Longer an Effective Growth Driver of PC (2017.10.11) Worldwide PC shipments totaled 67 million units in the third quarter of 2017, a 3.6 percent decline from the third quarter of 2016, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. This is the 12th consecutive quarter of declining PC shipments |
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PCB Material Prices May be Raised in October (2017.10.11) TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to Taiwan's Economic Daily News, prices for upstream PCB materials will begin to be raised after the extended National Holiday in Mainland China. This is mainly due to tight international raw material prices and terminal demand |
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NVIDIA Announces World's First AI Computer (2017.10.10) NVIDIA today unveiled the world's first artificial intelligence computer designed to drive fully autonomous robotaxis.
The new system, codenamed Pegasus, extends the NVIDIA DRIVE PX AI computing platform to handle Level 5 driverless vehicles |
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Microchip’s MPLAB Mindi Analog Simulator with SPICE and SIMPLIS Environments (2017.10.10) MPLAB Mindi analog simulation software, which was updated to include more models and features, is now available from Microchip Technology Inc.
The MPLAB Mindi Analog Simulator is a circuit simulation tool that now supports more than 300 Microchip analog products |
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New Cree XLamp High Current LEDs with CMA LED Arrays (2017.10.10) Cree, Inc. announces a new family of XLamp CMA High Current LED Arrays that provide the industry’s best lumen density and efficacy for metal-based chip-on-board (COB) LEDs.
Optimized for operation at high drive currents, the CMA LEDs deliver up to 2 ½ times the lumen density of Cree’s Standard Density CXA2 LEDs |
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100% Oversupply Of Smartphone OLED Displays By 2020 Is Looming, Information Network Says (2017.10.10) By the end of 2019, 499,500 OLED sheets will be in production, giving rise to a 100% oversupply of smartphone OLEDs by 2020, according to the Information Network, a New Tripoli, PA-based market research company.
Production of OLEDs for smartphones is proceeding at such a rapid pace that supply will outstrip demand by nearly a 2:1 ratio in 2020 |
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Zyxel to Show Managed WiFi Solution for Service Providers at Broadband World Forum 2017 (2017.10.10) HSINCHU Taiwan – Zyxel Communications will showcase the world’s leading Managed WiFi Solution – enabling service providers to deliver seamless whole-home WiFi with exceptional user experience quickly and cost-effectively – at this year’s Broadband World Forum |
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Crossbar to Showcase ReRAM in Action at SMIC Technology Symposium in Beijing (2017.10.10) Crossbar is exhibiting and presenting at the 2017 SMIC Technology Symposium in Beijing on Oct. 12, 2017.
Crossbar will present views on the current state of ReRAM technology and targeted applications for both embedded and stand-alone non-volatile memory products |
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Pure-play Foundry Sales in China Expected to Jump by 16% This Year (2017.10.06) According to IC Insights that with the rise of fabless IC companies in China, demand for foundry services in that country has also increased. Pure-play foundry sales in China are expected to jump by 16% this year to about $7.0 billion |
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WiseChip to Showcase In-Cell Touch OLED Display Technology at HK Electronics Fair (2017.10.06) TAIPEI, Taiwan - In-Cell Touch OLED Display technology- thin, light and easy. At the Hong Kong Electronics Fair 2017 from October 13th to 16th, at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. WiseChip's booth # is 5B-E01. The provider of In-Cell touch OLED Display solution, Wisechip, will be showcasing a series of In-Cell Touch Display products, centered on the advantages of PMOLED display technology |
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Morris Chang Proud of Ushering In New Model in the Semiconductor Industry (2017.10.05) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Limited (TSCM) Chairman Morris Chang announced his retirement a few days ago and stated that he will no longer assume any professional duties in the future. However |
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Posiflex Showcases Latest Kiosk, POS Terminal and Mobile POS at GITEX 2017 (2017.10.05) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Posiflex Technology, Inc. announced today that it will showcase its latest products at GITEX 2017, including KT Series Self-service kiosk, RT Series POS terminal and MT-4310W mobile POS.
Posiflex will introduce the 21 |
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HOLTEK new HT68F001 Small Package Flash MCU (2017.10.05) Holtek now announces the release of a new addition to its small package Flash MCU range, the HT68F001. Special features of the device include an excellent price/performance ratio, low voltage operation, low power consumption as well as an internal high accuracy Timer |
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Imec Creates Innovative Neural Probe Demonstrator with Unprecedented Electrode Density (2017.10.05) Imec announced at its Imec Technology Forum (ITF) Health event, that is has designed and fabricated a demonstrator of a neural probe with unprecedented electrode density within the framework Neuroseeker, a large-scale EU-project |
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TrendForce Finds x86 Processors Continues to Corner Server Market This Year (2017.10.05) DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, estimates that 96% of all server CPUs shipped worldwide this year will be based on the x86 architecture. On the other hand, the ARMv8 architecture is expected to represent only around 1% of the total annual shipments of server CPUs |
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Google Unveils New Chromebook and Pen: Pixelbook (2017.10.05) Google revealed its new Chromebook: Pixelbook, which equipped with 7th Generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors. Google also announced Pixelbook Pen.
Pixelbook is 10.3 mm thin, around 1 kg, and comes with a long-lasting battery |