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Huawei Unveils New Smartphone with AI Capability at IFA 2017 (2017.09.04)
Huawei Consumer Business Group unveiled Huawei’s vision for the future of artificial intelligence with the launch of the Kirin 970 at IFA 2017.
“As we look to the future of smartphones, we’re at the threshold of an exciting new era,” said Richard Yu, CEO of Huawei Consumer Business Group |
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Most of 2017 Capital Spending Will Go to Foundry and Flash Memory, IC Insights Says (2017.09.01)
Following a substantial increase in semiconductor capital expenditures during the first half of this year, IC Insights raised its annual semiconductor capex forecast to a record high of $80.9 billion for 2017, a 20% increase from $67 |
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Sharp Releases the World's First 8K-Compatible TVs in Japan, China, Taiwan, and Europe (2017.08.31)
Sharp Corporation announces the release of the AQUOS 8K Series of 8K-compatible TVs and displays, a world first. These products will be released in China in October, in Japan in December, in Taiwan in February 2018, and in Europe in March 2018 |
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Nuvoton Announces Cortex-M0 M0564 MCU for Industrial Control and Smart Metering (2017.08.31)
Nuvoton Technology announced its brand new NuMicro M0564 series microcontrollers based on the Arm Cortex-M0 core, operating up to 72 MHz with 256 KB Flash and 20 KB SRAM. The M0564 series is pin to pin compatible with the M051 series and brings more competitive features to customers such as Voltage Adjustable Interface (VAI) for configurable serial interface connection |
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Robotics Ranks Top Priority for Technology Investment in 2017, IDC Says (2017.08.31)
IDC Manufacturing Insights reveals that robotics is ranked the highest priority for technology investment by companies surveyed from manufacturing, retail, health, and utilities sectors. The survey covered key robotics markets of China, Japan, the United States, German, France, Italy, Thailand, and Taiwan |
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New Extended Rail RM8 Transformers from Wurth Electronics Midcom (2017.08.31)
The new MID-OLRM extended rail RM8 transformer series for offline applications from Wurth Electronics Midcom is now available.
“For the past 30 years, the RM packages have required flying leads to meet reinforced insulation and creepage and clearance distances |
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u-blox Enables the World’s First Narrowband IoT Based Smart Street Lighting System (2017.08.31)
u blox announced that its SARA-N2 series of NB IoT (LTE Cat NB1) modules is enabling the world’s first Narrowband IoT (NB IoT) connected smart street lighting control system from Flashnet in Romania, inteliLIGHT. A pilot project is already deployed on the OTE (Telekom) network in Patras, Greece |
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Taiwan Will Spend Four Years Developing Core AI Supply Chain Technology (2017.08.30)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's government is currently actively promoting the development of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology in Taiwan, and with applications ranging from software to hardware they are hoping to create an innovative AI ecosystem |
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ASUS Unveils the Windows Mixed Reality Headset, ZenBook Flip 14/15 at IFA 2017 (2017.08.30)
ASUS Vice President Eric Chen today took the stage at The Edge of Beyond press event at IFA 2017 in Berlin to unveil the ASUS Windows Mixed Reality Headset, ZenBook Flip 14 and ZenBook Flip 15. Also featured onstage were ZenBook Flip S and VivoBook Flip 14 |
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TrendForce Says 2018 Will Mark the Official Start of the 5G Era (2017.08.30)
According to market intelligence firm TrendForce, major vertical markets such as manufacturing, transportation and healthcare will rapidly adopt 5G in addition to the consumer market. For mobile network operators, their traditional telephony and data services are bringing less average revenue per user than before |
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Acer Introduces Two Connected 360-Degree Cameras (2017.08.30)
Acer today announced two LTE-connected 360-degree cameras including the Holo360 all-in-one camera that allows users to capture, view, edit and share with just one device, and the Vision360 cloud-connected in-car camera, designed for peace-of-mind, and fun driving experiences |
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Hua Hong Semiconductor Announces 95nm eNVM Process Platform for 8-bit MCU (2017.08.30)
Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited today announced its latest 95nm Single Gate embedded Non-volatile Memory (95nm 5V SG eNVM) process platform for the 8-bit microcontroller unit (MCU) market.
With optimized cell structure and IP design, the 95nm 5V SG eNVM process enables smaller die size, lower write power (50uA/MHz), and a low static device power (Ioff) at 0 |
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Acer Launches New Chromebook 15 with Aluminum Design Featuring with 12 Hours Battery Life (2017.08.30)
Acer announced a new model in its award winning Chromebook 15 line – the only Chromebook in the industry with a 15.6-inch display – with a new stylish aluminum design and long battery life of up to 12 hours.
In addition to having a large Full HD IPS display available in touch-screen and non-touch configurations |
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Appier Announces Series C Investment Round with SoftBank, LINE, NAVER, EDBI and AMTD (2017.08.30)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Appier, a artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced that it has secured Series C investment of USD$33 million from SoftBank Group Corp., LINE Corporation, NAVER Corporation, Singapore-based EDBI and Hong Kong-based AMTD Group |
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MediaTek Introduces the Helio P23 and Helio P30 SoC (2017.08.29)
MediaTek introduced the newest members of the Helio chipset family, the Helio P23 and Helio P30 system-on-chips (SoCs). The new chipsets, designed to deliver performance and power efficiency, dual camera photography, dual SIM and dual 4G VoLTE capabilities, support the explosion of innovation in the mid market |
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Continued Interest in Premium Audio Technology in New Vehicles (2017.08.29)
Branded audio system volumes in new vehicles are expected to grow from just under 11 million units globally in 2016 to 14 million units in 2023, according to new vehicle production forecasts for these systems from IHS Markit.
A recent IHS Markit survey of consumers from five key regions confirms consumer demand for these systems remains high |
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EPD Market Expected to Grow At a Staggering CAGR of Almost 39% (2017.08.29)
According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global e-paper display (EPD) market is expected to grow at a staggering CAGR of almost 39% during the forecast period.
The EPD market is growing because of the wide applications of EPDs in e-readers, e-newspapers, public displays, mobile displays, and digital signage |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Transmission technology into the digital era, users and manufacturers are increasingly focusing on the quality requirements of the digital display, digital display interface standard combination of hardware graphics card, and therefore more subject to the attention of the progress of its development.