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Power Semiconductor Sales Will Continue to Grow Through 2021, IHS Markit Says (2017.10.04)
Global power semiconductor revenues grew year-over-year by 3.9 percent in 2016, reversing a 4.8 percent decline in 2015, according to a recent report from business information provider IHS Markit.
All categories of power semiconductors (power discretes, power modules, and power integrated circuits) were up for the year, with the discretes market seeing the biggest jump |
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Acer’s Windows Mixed Reality Headset and Motion Controllers Available for Pre-Order in the US (2017.10.04)
Acer America announced its new Acer Windows Mixed Reality HMDs are now available for pre-order by consumers in the United States for $399.99 (MSRP). The headsets will ship Oct. 17th, come bundled with two wireless motion controllers and pair right out-of-the-box with Windows Mixed Reality-ready PCs |
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Prices of LED Light Bulbs Were on Decline in September, Says TrendForce (2017.10.03)
Prices of LED lightbulbs remained on the downtrend in September, reports LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. Compared with the prior month, the global average sales price (ASP) of 40-watt equivalent LED light bulbs fell by 2 |
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E-Paper Turns to Public Displays, Fashion, and Architecture Applications (2017.10.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The flexible and thin features of electronic paper have enabled it to jump out of the scope of traditional electronic tags and e-reader applications and be utilized in more large-scale applications while also manifesting its display characteristics in the development of large-sized applications |
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Toshiba Develops Next-Generation Lithium-ion Battery with New Anode Material (2017.10.03)
Toshiba Corporation today announced the development of its next-generation SCiB, which uses a new material to double the capacity of the battery anode. The new battery offers high- energy density and the ultra-rapid recharging required for automotive applications |
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Apple iPhone 7 Remained Top Smartphone Model in First Half of 2017, IHS Markit Says (2017.10.03)
The Apple iPhone 7 outsold all other smartphone models globally during the first six months of 2017, followed by the iPhone 7 Plus, according to a new report from IHS Markit. iPhone models remain the most popular smartphones, maintaining their bestseller positions since launching |
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IBASE UMT-7211 Medical Panel PC Wins Taiwan Excellence 2018 (2017.10.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan – IBASE Technology announced that its UMT-7211 medical panel PC has won the 2018 Taiwan Excellence award delivered by the Ministry of Economic Affairs in Taiwan. This is the second award for UMT-7211, following the recognition from COMPUTEX d&i awards 2017 |
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Silent Switcher, 42VIN, 2.5A µModule Regulator in 6.25mm x 6.25mm BGA Package (2017.10.03)
Analog Devices, Inc., announces the LTM8065, a µModule (power module) step-down regulator with up to 40V input voltage (42V abs max), which can safely operate from unregulated or fluctuating 12V to 36V input supplies in noisy environments such as industrial robotics, test and measurement, medical, factory automation and avionics systems |
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APeJ Hardcopy Peripherals Shipment Grow 4.9% YOY in 2017Q2; Becomes The No.1 Inkjet Market (2017.10.02)
According to the latest IDC Asia Pacific Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker, the total hardcopy peripherals shipment in 2017Q2 for the Asia Pacific region excluding Japan (APeJ) was 7.84 million units. Inkjet and laser unit shipments both expanded during the quarter, growing 2 |
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TSMC‘ｓ Morris Chang Announces Retirement; Dual leadership of Mark Liu and C.C. Wei. (2017.10.02)
TAIPEI, Taiwan – TSMC Chairman Morris Chang today announced his retirement in June 2018, and will not participate in any TSMC management activities. Meanwhile, TSMC also announced dual leadership of Dr. Mark Liu and Dr. C.C |
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Keysight Collaborates with Bluetest on NarrowBand-Internet of Things Over-the-Air Test Solution (2017.10.02)
Keysight Technologies announced the collaboration with Bluetest on the successful creation of a narrowband - internet of things (NB-IoT)) over-the-air (OTA) solution for use in Bluetest Reverberation Test Systems (bluetest.se/products/chambers) |
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TSMC Announces Its 3-nm Process Plant will Be Located in Taiwan (2017.09.29)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - TSMC today announced that its 3-nanometer process manufacturing plant will be located in Taiwan's Southern Taiwan Science Park, which is also the world's first 3-nanometer investment plan.
TSMC said that the industry cluster and supply chain of Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP) can fulfill all needs of its new 3nm plan; in addition to new 3nm plant, TSMC’s Fab 6 and Fab 14 are also located in the STSP |
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New Forces Join Popular Team Group Gaming T-FORCE Series (2017.09.29)
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Team Group announced today the addition of new products as to their prestigious T-FORCE gaming line of products. Announced today, the T-FORCE arsenal welcomes the T-FORCE CARDEA ZERO M.2 PCI-E solid-state drive and the T-FORCE FORCE SABLE gaming mouse pad |
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Lextar Electronics Released Iris and Facial Double Biometric IR LED Module (2017.09.29)
Lextar Electronics Corp released the PR88 IR LED packaging module that is used for iris and facial biometric functions, making it one of a few IR LED modules in the industry with double biometric functions. In addition, it also simultaneously released two IR LED modules with different beam angles that can be widely applied on security systems, access control systems, mobile phones, notebook PCs and other |
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N-channel MOSFET Driver ICs in Industry-Leading Small Package (2017.09.28)
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation today announced the launch of “TCK401G” (active-high) and “TCK402G” (active-low), N-channel MOSFET drivers that support an input voltage of up to 28V, making them suitable for quick-charging and other applications requiring high current supply |
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Avalue Wireless Intelligent Medical Cart: Geni-Cart (2017.09.28)
Aiming the rapid development of the medical market, the member of Avalue group, Bytec is introducing the intelligent medical cart Geni-Cart , with the smart wireless power system and medical certification, FDA 510(k).
This solution is capable to support various medical equipment, video and computing systems to create a variety of wireless systems for the usage in operation rooms, emergency rooms or other medical occasions |
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Taiwan Indie Teams Make Huge Waves at BIC FEST (2017.09.28)
After receiving enormous precious suggestions from Busan Indie Connect Festival (BIC FEST) last year, Taipei Game Show led Taiwan Indie teams, including “7QUARK”, “Erotes Studio”, “LiRise Games”, “Noxy Games” and “SIGONO”, to participate the exhibition again in this September |
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Monthly TV Panel Shipments Grew 8.2% for August, TrendForce Says (2017.09.28)
WitsView, a division of TrendForce, reports that global LCD TV panel shipments for August totaled 23.02 million units, showing an increase of 8.2% from July and a year-on-year drop of 2.5%. WitsView also says that the August shipments represent the highest monthly volume in the TV panel market for this year so far |
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Taiwan's Foldable AMOLED Display Technology is Approaching Commercial Standards (2017.09.28)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) is continuing to improve its foldable AMOLED display technology performance. Their newest version's performance is already rapidly approaching commercial standards with excellent display quality and the capacity to be integrated with touch functionality |
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Power Transistor Growth Returns After Volatile Period (2017.09.28)
After recovering from a 7% drop in 2015, power transistor sales grew 5% in 2016 to $12.9 billion and are forecast to set a new record high this year with worldwide revenues rising 6% to $13.6 billion, according to IC Insights |
ITU's main job is to develop a wireless transmission equipment specification, winged communications, maritime communications, such as cell phones, satellite communication systems, wireless transmission equipment, such as radio and television,