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TYAN Launches New Generation Server Platforms Based on Intel Xeon Scalable CPU (2017.07.12)
TYAN has announced their new generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor-based server platforms to the market. The new line-up of HPC, cloud computing and storage server platforms deliver workload-optimized performance, power efficiency, and hardware-enhanced features to enterprise, cloud and hyperscale datacenters |
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VIA Announces VIA Mobile360 ADAS Sample Kit (2017.07.11)
VIA Technologies announced the launch of the VIA Mobile360 ADAS Sample Kit to enable the rapid integration of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems in commercial vehicles.
The kit supports a complete range of ADAS features that enhance vehicle safety by keeping drivers alerted to constantly-changing road conditions |
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Nichia Remained Revenue Leader in China’s LED Package Market for 2016 (2017.07.11)
Steady growth in the LED lighting market supported the capacity expansion efforts of LED chip and package industries in 2016, says LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. Furthermore, the annual revenue of China’s LED package market grew by 6% for 2016 to reach US$8 |
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Immersion Files Lawsuits Against Fitbit (2017.07.11)
Immersion Corp. today announced that it has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Fitbit, Inc., alleging infringement of three Immersion U.S. patents. Immersion has also filed complaints against Fitbit and its Shanghai-based distributor in China, Runtong International Trade Co |
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GUC Opens New Korea Office (2017.07.11)
HSINCHU, Taiwan - Global Unichip Corp. (GUC) announced its facilities in Seoul, Korea. The company's new offices are located in AnnJay Tower at 3F, 208 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
GUC required new space to enhance both technical and business customer support |
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Prices of Lithium Battery Cells to Go Up in H2 Due to Seasonal Demand, TrendForce Reports (2017.07.10)
The global market for lithium batteries witnessed an average price increase of 15% to 25% for battery cells in the first half of 2017 compared with the second half of 2016, according to EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce.
This rise was mainly attributed to the cobalt price hitting a five-year high |
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Murata Launches Surface Mount Type Y1 Class Safety Certified Capacitor (2017.07.10)
Murata Manufacturing has launched a surface mount type IEC 60384-14 Y1 class safety certified ceramic capacitor for low-profile power supplies. This capacitor is ideal for all AC-DC switching power supplies where a low-profile is sought for compact AV equipment, LED illumination, or 1U rack mounted equipment |
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Equipment Damage at Micron's Taiwan Plant May Cause Temporarily Shortage of DRAM (2017.07.10)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to Taiwan's Economic Daily News, due to the destruction of nitrogen purification equipment at DRAM manufacturer Micron Technology, Inc's plant in Taoyuan, Taiwan, it will be necessary to halt production and replace the equipment, leading to an expected possible shortage of tens of thousands DRAM units |
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iST Becomes the VESA Authorized DisplayPort Lab (2017.07.10)
iST announced today that it has officially become a VESA authorized lab for test and certification of Displayport and DisplayPort over USB-C.
The Display Port (DP) is a digital video interface standard, defined by the Video Electronic Standard Association (VESA) |
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CL88020, a Next-Generation Device Designed for Offline Lighting (2017.07.10)
A next-generation sequential linear LED driver for offline lighting applications is now available from Microchip Technology. The CL88020, an extension of Microchip’s popular CL88XX family, is designed to drive a long string of low-cost LEDs directly from the 120 VAC line input |
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Toshiba to Start Mass Production of ApP Lite Processor Family IC for Wearable (2017.07.06)
Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation announced that mass production has commenced for TZ1201XBG, the latest addition to its line-up of ApP Lite application processors for IoT devices, including wearables.
The compact TZ1201XBG graphics processor is based on a high-performance 32-bit ARM Cortex-M4F processor capable of operating at 96MHz (up to 120MHz with overdriving) |
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UWin Nanotech and Delegation of Taiwanese Officials Visit Europe to Promote the Circular Economy (2017.07.06)
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese eco-friendly precious metals stripper provider UWin Nanotech together with the Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration and several other Taiwanese companies last week formed a delegation visited the European Union to observe the circular economy in Europe |
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Next-Generation Bluetooth Low Energy Chip from STM (2017.07.05)
The new-generation Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) System-on-Chip from STMicroelectronics is set to accelerate the spread of connected smart objects throughout homes, shopping areas, industry, toys and gaming, personal healthcare and infrastructure |
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Worldwide Device Shipments to Decline 0.3% in 2017 (2017.07.05)
Worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets and smartphones are expected to exceed 2.3 billion units in 2017, a decline of 0.3 percent from 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. The market is forecast to return to growth in 2018 with a 1.6 percent increase in shipments |
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TrendForce Forecasts 5.5% Reduction in Global DRAM Production Capacity in July (2017.07.05)
Inotera, which is also known as Micron Technology Taiwan, suspended the operation of Fab-2, one of its two fabrication plants in Taiwan’s Taoyuan City, on July 1. The malfunctioning of the nitrogen gas dispensing system led to the contamination of wafers and equipment in the facility |
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TomTom, Baidu Join Forces to Develop UHD Maps for Autonomous Driving (2017.07.05)
TomTom (TOM2) and Baidu (BIDU) announced today that they have joined forces to develop high definition (HD) maps for autonomous driving. Their collaboration on the development of a global HD map service combines TomTom and Baidu’s expertise in HD map-making and artificial intelligence (AI) |
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Floadia Completes Fundraising from 9 VCs in Japan and Taiwan for Embedded Flash Memory IP Business (2017.07.05)
Floadia Corporation announced today that it successfully closed "Series B" fundraising of 1.6 billion Japanese yen (US$14.5 million) to use the funds to continue the commercial supply of its embedded flash memory IP to major foundries |
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67,500 Attendees Visit MWC Shanghai 2017, A 27% Increase (2017.07.04)
The GSMA today reported that nearly 67,500 unique visitors from 104 countries and territories attended the 2017 GSMA Mobile World Congress Shanghai, held 28 June – 1 July in Shanghai. The four-day event attracted executives from the industry’s largest and most influential mobile operators, device makers, equipment providers, software companies and internet companies, as well as technology-savvy consumers |
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European Industry In Support of More Circular Economy Actions (2017.07.04)
Businesses and consumers all over the world will win from an inclusive circular economy. Europe is moving ahead.
BusinessEurope has now taken an important step in support of more circular economy actions and built the European Circular Economy Industry Platform www |
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AMOLED Penetration in Smartphone Market to Increase Nearly 50% by 2020, TrendForce Says (2017.07.03)
The latest display market forecast by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, finds that AMOLED is set to become mainstream in the global smartphone market in the near future with the penetration rate reaching to almost 50% by 2020 |
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