 |
TrendForce Says Pursuit of Wider Color Gamut Will Drive Up Production Costs of LCMs by 3% to 10% (2017.08.29)
In recent years, South Korean panel makers Samsung Display (SDC) and LG Display (LGD), along with their Taiwanese counterparts, have developed various technologies to enhance features such as wide color gamut (WCG) for their products |
|
Ayla Networks and China Unicom Form Strategic Partnership to Deploy IoT Products (2017.08.29)
Ayla Networks announced that it has signed an official strategic cooperation agreement with China Unicom, one of three major providers of telecommunications services in China, to develop solutions for smart home and other IoT markets |
 |
Intel Unveils Neural Compute Engine in Movidius Myriad X VPU for AI Applications (2017.08.28)
Intel today introduced its new Movidius Myriad X vision processing unit (VPU), advancing Intel’s end-to-end portfolio of artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to deliver more autonomous capabilities across a wide range of product categories including drones, robotics, smart cameras and virtual reality |
|
Panel Makers Forecast to Maintain High Fab Utilization Rates in Q3, IHS Markit Says (2017.08.28)
The overall utilization rate of display panel fabrication (fab) plants is expected to remain high in the third quarter of 2017, recording similar levels for the fifth consecutive quarter, according to IHS Markit.
According to IHS Markit, the overall fab utilization rate is expected to reach 91 percent in the third quarter, up 1 |
|
NOS, EDP Distribuição, Huawei, JANZ CE and U-blox Partner to Develop the First NB-IoT Smart Meter (2017.08.28)
Huawei, which has been one of the main contributors towards standardizing NB-IoT technology (4.5G technology), has developed the first NB-IoT Smart Meter in partnership with JANZ CE and u blox. EDP Distribuição is using this technology for a pilot project as part of the UPGRID project of the Horizon 2020 Program of the European Commission |
|
Ultra-Compact Low Profile 2-Color Chip LEDs (2017.08.28)
ROHM has recently announced the availability of the industry's smallest class (1608 size) of 2-color chip LEDs. In addition to their breakthrough size, the SML-D22MUW features a special design that improves reliability along with a backside electrode configuration that supports high-resolution displays |
|
Chinese Robot Market Enters Period of Rapid Growth (2017.08.28)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to the “Chinese Robot Industry Development Report (2017)”, the Chinese robot market is entering a period of rapid growth, with industrial robots becoming the largest application market for the next consecutive five years |
|
Nearly 80% of Smart Imaging Sensing Patents Focus on Computer Technology, MIC Says (2017.08.28)
According to the Strasbourg Agreement signed in 1971, the grouping of the technology sector and field is based on a concordance provided by IPC. Applying data mining techniques, Taipei-based research institute MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) compared and cross-examined 1 |
 |
UAV Patents Focus on "Navigation by More than One Navigational Value" and " Course in 3D" (2017.08.28)
Taipei-based IT research institute MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) compared and cross-examined 1,322 patents related to UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) to access R&D intensity of 20 key patent assignees. Several assessment criteria were taken into consideration such as the number of patents, citations, self-citations, inventors, the average age of patents, and years since the first patent was filed |
|
Samsung’s New Q-series LED Linear Modules Improving Indoor Lighting (2017.08.28)
Samsung Electronics announced the launch of the “Q-series,” a new line-up of LED linear modules for use in premium indoor luminaire applications where an exceptionally high level of light efficacy is required.
The Q-series features 200 lumens per watt (lm/W) of light efficacy, which is the highest efficacy level among current LED linear modules |
|
FCA Joines the BMW, Intel and Mobileye League to Develop Autonomous Driving Platform (2017.08.27)
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced that it joined the league combined with BMW, Intel (INTC-US) and Mobileye which dedicate to R&D and manufacture the autonomous cars, becoming the first automaker to join them in developing autonomous driving platform for global deployment |
|
55% of Respondents Will Not Ride in a Fully Autonomous Vehicle, Gartner Says (2017.08.25)
The Gartner Inc., conducted a online survey from April 2017 through May 2017, and polled 1,519 people in the U.S. and Germany, found that 55 percent of respondents will not consider riding in a fully autonomous vehicle, while 71 percent may consider riding in a partially autonomous vehicle |
|
Taiwan Issues Approval for First IoT Telecommunications Gateway Numbers to Far EasTone (2017.08.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese telecommunications company Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) yesterday passed the National Communications Commission's (NCC) Internet of Things Gateway review to become the first company to obtain approval for IoT gateway numbers, and they will be able to utilize three million gateway numbers for IoT services |
|
ASUSTOR Announces Official Launch of ADM 3.0 (2017.08.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan – ASUSTOR In has announced the official launch of ASUSTOR Data Master (ADM) 3.0. ADM 3.0 enhances the ASUSTOR NAS experience with a freshly redesigned interface that creates an intuitive tablet-like usage experience while also integrating Internet Passthrough functionality |
|
HOLTEK New 1T Architecture HT66FM5440 BLDC Flash MCU (2017.08.24)
Holtek announces its new HT8 core 1T Architecture BLDC Flash type MCU, the HT66FM5440. This new device fully supports square wave with Sensor-less or Hall Sensors as well as sinusoidal wave with Hall Sensor generation solutions |
|
Worldwide Wearable Device Sales to Grow 17% in 2017, Gartner Says (2017.08.24)
Gartner, Inc. forecasts that 310.4 million wearable devices will be sold worldwide in 2017, an increase of 16.7 percent from 2016. Sales of wearable devices will generate revenue of $30.5 billion in 2017. Of that, $9.3 billion will be from smartwatches |
|
TrendForce Raises Its Projection on the Share of In-Cell Solutions in the Smartphone Market to 32% (2017.08.24)
The share of In-Cell solutions in the global smartphone market is estimated to reach 31.9% by the end of 2017, according to the latest research on touch display solutions by WitsView, a division of TrendForce.
This latest share figure for In-Cell solutions, which is an upward revision from the earlier projection of 29 |
|
Portwell Releases the WEBS-21D0, a fan-less Embedded System Featuring Intel Atom E3900 series (2017.08.23)
Portwell announces the release of the WEBS-21D0, a fan-less embedded system featuring Intel Atom processor E3900 series (formerly Apollo Lake). Its rugged, compact design, plus low power consumption, make WEBS-21D0 a perfect solution for applications in kiosk, digital signage, in-vehicle mobile video surveillance, medical, and the harsh environments of factory automation |
|
Mobile DRAM Revenue Grew 14.8% Sequentially in Q2, TrendForce Says (2017.08.23)
DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports that the global mobile DRAM market experienced some recovery during the second quarter, though smartphone sales remained sluggish. Smartphone brands had lowered their annual production volume targets in the first quarter and in turn faced inventory pileup for memory components |
|
North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts July 2017 Billings (2017.08.23)
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.27 billion in billings worldwide in July 2017 (three-month average basis), according to the July Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI |
