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Microchip Unveils Next-Generation In-Circuit Debugger (2017.08.14)
Microchip Technology announced the MPLAB ICD 4, an in-circuit programming and debugging development tool for Microchip’s PIC microcontroller (MCU) and dsPIC digital signal controller portfolios. The MPLAB ICD 4 debugger includes all the features of the popular MPLAB ICD 3 tool while adding increased speed through a faster processor and increased RAM |
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Asia Pacific Robotics Spending to Grow by 25.2% CAGR from 2017-2021, says IDC (2017.08.14)
According to the IDC, Asia Pacific spending on robotics (including drones) and related services is estimated to reach $66 billion in 2017. IDC expects robotics spending to accelerate over the five-year forecast period of 2017-2021, reaching $162 billion in 2021 with a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25 |
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u blox and Atoll Solutions Give Easy Access to LPWA Technologies for Smart Cities in India (2017.08.11)
u blox and Atoll Solutions Pvt announce the availability of an IoT starter kit based on LTE Cat M1 and Narrowband IoT (NB-IoT) modules from u blox.
With an extensive Smart City program already announced, India’s infrastructure is moving towards low-power wide-area (LPWA) technologies to enable Smart Street Lighting and Smart Metering |
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Basler ace L Enters Series Production (2017.08.11)
Basler is starting the series production for all models in its new ace L product line. This expansion of the ace series includes twelve new cameras with the high-resolution CMOS sensors of the latest generation from Sony’s Pregius line |
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Longsys Introduces World-First 11.5x13mm NVMe BGA SSD Drives (2017.08.11)
Longsys announced expansion of its DRAM-less SSD product line from Serial ATA (SATA) interface to Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) interface. Boot Partitions, an NVMe revision 1.3 feature, integrates BIOS/UEFI system inside an SSD and gives the host an option to simplify system design without SPI Flash |
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Asia Pacific Retail Industry Tends to Use IT Technology to Generate more Sales (2017.08.10)
The Asia Pacific excluding Japan (or APeJ) retail industry is one of the most active in leveraging technology to improve customer experience and generate more sales, according to IDC.
Increasing demand for cross-border ecommerce, high internet penetration, and smartphone adoption in the region are driving retailers to adopt digital technologies and invest in infrastructure upgrades |
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Supports 4.35V and 4.40V charging Small and thin linear charging ICs, XC6808 Series (2017.08.10)
Torex Semiconductor has launched the “XC6808 Series” of charging ICs for single-cell lithium ion/polymer secondary batteries (“lithium batteries” below) that support a charge completion voltage of 4.35V or 4.40V.
In recent years, wearable devices and IoT devices have become thinner, smaller and have higher performance, and small-size, high energy density lithium batteries with a higher charge completion voltage are also released |
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Keysight, Ixia Solutions Group Announce Integrated Cellular + WiFi Protocol Verification Solution (2017.08.10)
Keysight Technologies announced a solution that supports simultaneous cellular and WiFi testing. The T5510S Cellular + WiFi Emulation System is a powerful, flexible platform enabled by the combination of Keysight’s UXM network emulator and the Ixia Solutions Group’s Wave Test System |
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Sony Develops System for Authentication, Sharing, and Rights Management Using Blockchain Technology (2017.08.09)
Sony Corporation and Sony Global Education (SGE) have developed a system that will apply block chain technology to the field of education. By using "technology that makes mutual use of educational achievements and activity records in an open and safe way," this reliable system centralizes the management of data from multiple educational institutions and makes it possible to record and reference educational data and digital transcripts |
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Taiwan IC Revenue Totaled US$18.9B in Q2, Up 0.2% QoQ and 4.8% Decrease YoY (2017.08.09)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The TSIA survey showed that Q2 2017 Taiwan IC revenue as a whole (including design, manufacturing, packaging and testing) totaled NT$572.6 billion(US$18.9B), up 0.2% on-quarter and 4.8% decrease on-year.
In design, was NT$150 |
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Oxford Instruments to Expand Its Asia-Pacific R&D Center at ITRI (2017.08.09)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Oxford Instruments plc, an internationally renowned precision instruments design and manufacturing conglomerate, announced today that it intends to increase personnel at its R&D base located at the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan |
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Fujitsu Releases 30 New Enterprise PC, Workstation, and Tablet Models (2017.08.08)
Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Client Computing Limited today announced the release of 30 new enterprise PC models across 15 product series, all equipped with the Windows 10 Creators Update, the latest version of the Windows 10 operating system |
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Bosch, Geo++, Mitsubishi Electric and u-blox to Establish JV to Bring High Precision GNSS Positionin (2017.08.08)
Bosch, Geo++, Mitsubishi Electric and u-blox today announced the creation of Sapcorda Services GmbH, a joint venture that will bring high precision GNSS positioning services to mass market applications. The four parties recognized that existing solutions for GNSS positioning services do not meet the needs of emerging high precision GNSS mass markets |
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Toshiba Memory Corporation Unveils World's First Enterprise SSDs Utilizing 64-Layer, 3D Flash Memory (2017.08.08)
Toshiba Memory Corporation unveiled the development of the world’s first enterprise SSDs utilizing 64-layer, 3D flash memory. The two new product lines, the PM5 12Gbit/s SAS series and the CM5 NVM Express (NVMe) series, utilize Toshiba Memory Corporation’s BiCS FLASH 3D flash memory, allowing today’s demanding storage environments to expand the use of flash memory with cost-optimized 3D flash memory |
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Intel Unveils New SSD Form Factor and Innovative Designs (2017.08.08)
Intel today announces major data center storage advances, new “ruler” form factor SSDs and dual port SSDs. The new technologies advance data center storage and deliver innovative solutions to meet the challenges presented by the growing reliance on data |
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Macronix Introduces New Ultra-High Performance OctaFlash Memory and Services (2017.08.08)
Macronix International announced the new Ultra-OctaFlash, following its initial launch in 2015. The new ultra-high performance OctaFlash Memory can perform at an operational frequency of 250MHz with 500MB/s read throughput, the fastest in the industry |
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Intel, Microsoft, Ericsson and Huawei to Deliver Keynotes at ECOC Exhibition (2017.08.08)
Some of the world’s leading technology companies will discuss the key issues and trends affecting the fibreoptics industry during this year’s European Conference on Optical Communications (ECOC) Exhibition’sMarket Focus |
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4.6% Sequential Monthly Gain for Average Contract Price of PC DRAM Modules in July (2017.08.07)
The average contract price of PC DRAM modules rose by nearly 40% sequentially in the first quarter to US$24 and then by more than 10% sequentially in the second quarter to US$27. Furthermore, the average contract price of PC DRAM modules increased by about 4 |
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NEC, SMUD and SpaceTime Partner to Deliver Smart Energy Solutions for Electric Power Companies (2017.08.07)
NEC Corporation , SMUD and SpaceTime Insight (SpaceTime) have announced a new co-innovation business model and started offering smart energy solutions for electric power companies.
NEC, SMUD and SpaceTime began their partnership (note 1) in 2015 |
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CHPT Next Year to Launch 7-nm Test Product (2017.08.07)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese semiconductor testing services provider Chunghwa Precision Test Tech. Co. (CHPT) yesterday announced that next year they well launch a 7-nm testing product and also develop a PCB testing product for specialized applications in satellite and communications industries |
