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Portwell Announces Highly Composable IoT Gateway - XM-1 (2017.04.18) Portwell empowering the Internet of Things (IoT) with intelligent gateways and edge devices, announces XM-1, the first IoT gateway to feature international patents of highly composable structure. XM-1 satisfies customers’ requests for an IoT gateway solution that can meet the requirements emerging from an extensive range of IoT applications |
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TrendForce Anticipates Global Server DRAM ASP in 2Q17 to Rise Over 10% (2017.04.18) DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports that demand continues to outpace supply in the server DRAM market. In this first quarter, memory suppliers saw their shipment fulfillment rates dropped for different groups of clients |
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Compal Becomes Another Assembly of Apple Watch (2017.04.18) TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to the Taiwan Economic Daily that Taiwan's majoy ODM company Compal will become the second assembly plant of the Apple’s Apple Watch this year, is expected to begin mass production in the second half of this year, and is expected to obtain 20% to 30% assembly orders of Apple Watch |
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Littelfuse's Three New Series of PolySwitch AEC-Q200 Qualified Resettable PPTC Devices for Automotiv (2017.04.18) Littelfuse introduced three series of PolySwitch AEC-Q200 qualified resettable Polymeric Positive Temperature Coefficient (PPTC) devices. These surface mount devices are designed for robust overcurrent protection in extremely harsh automotive environments |
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Buffered 18-Bit Octal ADC with Picoamp Inputs Shrinks Solution Size (2017.04.18) Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTC2358-18, an 18-bit, 8-channel simultaneous sampling successive approximation register (SAR) ADC featuring integrated picoamp input buffers |
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TSMC Will Not Join Toshiba Chip Bidding (2017.04.17) TAIPEI, Taiwan - TSMC said in its Q1 investor conference last week that it will not join the bidding For Toshiba chip unit and TSMC will never enter the standard DRAM market.
Currently, Japan's Toshiba corporation is looking for buyers to sell its chip unit |
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High-Voltage Multi-Channel Solenoid and Unipolar Motor Driver IC from Toshiba (2017.04.17) Toshiba Corporation's Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of “TB67S111PG,” a multi-channel solenoid and a unipolar motor driver IC that achieves high-voltage and low ON resistance drive |
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SII Semiconductor Introduces a New Hall Effect Switch IC with Magnet Polarity Discrimination (2017.04.17) SII Semiconductor Corporation, a subsidiary of Seiko Instruments Inc., introduces the S-5718 series of Hall effect switch ICs that allow switching between omnipolar detection, N pole detection and S pole detection on a single IC |
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Chinese Refrigerator, Air Conditioner, Washing Machine Industry Concentration Remains High in 2016 (2017.04.17) When it comes to shipment volume of four major home appliances in China from January to December in 2016 based on statistics by China's National Bureau of Statistics, the refrigerator industry topped 92.4 million units, up 4.6% year-on-year; the air conditioner industry reached 160 |
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Average Contract Price of 4GB DDR4 DRAM Modules to Increase 12.5% in 2Q17, TrendForce Estimates (2017.04.17) DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports the general price increase in the PC DRAM market is growing larger than anticipated as the already tight supply situation is compounded by quality problems with products made on the leading-edge processes |
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Toshiba Expands Line-up of ARM Cortex-M-Based MCUs (2017.04.15) Toshiba Corporation's Storage & Electronic Devices Solutions Company today announced the launch of “M3H group,” as the third product group in the TXZ Family of low-power, high-speed microcontrollers based on the ARM Cortex-M core |
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Huawei, Inspur, and Lenovo Account for 70% of the Server Market in China, Says MIC (2017.04.15) In the fourth quarter of 2016, shipment volume of the Taiwanese server system shipped at the full system/barebones levels totaled about 1.001 million units, representing a 9.1% sequential growth. Meanwhile, those shipped at the board level reached about 1 |
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Nintendo Switch Becomes the Fastest-Selling Video Game System in Nintendo History (2017.04.15) Nintendo Switch has sold faster in its launch month than any other video game system in Nintendo history. The Nintendo Switch system sold more than 906,000 units in March, according to the NPD Group, which tracks video game sales in the United States |
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DDR4 Set to Account for Largest Share of DRAM Market in 2017, IC Insights Says (2017.04.15) The new, higher-speed DDR4 DRAM generation gained significant marketshare in 2016, representing 45% of total DRAM sales. Previously, DDR3 DRAM, including low-power versions used in tablets, smartphones, and notebook PCs, accounted for 84% of total DRAM sales in 2014 and 76% in 2015, but in 2016, DDR4 price premiums evaporated and prices fell to nearly the same ASP as DDR3 DRAMs |
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Macroblock and ITRI Jointly Develop Micro-LED Technology (2017.04.13) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese LED driver IC supplier Macroblock Inc. and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) signed a joint development “Micro-LED Digital Display Cooperation” agreement to accelerate the development time of micro-LED driver ICs |
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TSMC Forecasts a Gloomy Second Quarter But a Hot Third Quarter (2017.04.13) TAIPEI, Taiwan - TSMC today announced its first quarter consolidated revenue of NT$233.91 billion, net income of NT$87.63 billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$3.38.
TSMC’s first quarter revenue increased 14.9% YoY while net income and diluted EPS both increased 35 |
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USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation Against Toshiba (2017.04.13) HSINCHU, Taiwan - Macronix International announced that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has instituted an investigation of the unfair trade practices committed by Toshiba Corporation and certain Toshiba subsidiaries based on their infringement of Macronix patents relating to memory products |
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New 1Gb, 2Gb, and 4Gb Mobile LPDDR2 SDRAMs From Alliance Memory (2017.04.13) Alliance Memory introduced a new line of high-speed CMOS mobile low-power DDR2 (LPDDR2) SDRAMs with densities of 1Gb, 2Gb, and 4Gb in the 134-ball FBGA package. The devices offer a variety of power-saving features, including 1 |
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60V, 3A Silent Switcher µModule Regulator in 6.25mm x 9mm BGA Package is CISPR 22 Class B Compliant (2017.04.13) Analog Devices, Inc., which recently acquired Linear Technology Corporation, announces the LTM8073, a µModule (power module) step-down regulator with up to 60V input voltage range (65V abs max).
The device can safely operate from unregulated or fluctuating 24V to 48V input supplies in noisy environments such as communication infrastructure, factory automation, industrial robotics and avionics systems |
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Avalue Technology’s Mini POS Wins iF DESIGN AWARD 2017 (2017.04.13) TAIPEI, Taiwan – Avalue Technology announced that its Mini POS (RiPac-10P1) won this year’s iF DESIGN AWARD. The winning product, Mini POS (RiPac-10P1) , won in the discipline Product , in the industry computer category.
Mini POS (RiPac-10P1) won over the 58-member jury |