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HOLTEK New HT67F86A A/D with LCD Flash MCU (2017.01.24)
Holtek announced the release of its new A/D with LCD Flash MCU, the HT67F86A. This new device provides an excellent MCU solution for those applications which require low standby power consumption and which have large pixel count LCDs, such as battery powered consumer products and token card readers, etc |
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Semiconductor Revenue Forecast to Grow 7.2% in 2017, Gartner Says (2017.01.23)
Worldwide semiconductor revenue is forecast to total $364.1 billion in 2017, an increase of 7.2 percent from 2016, according to Gartner, Inc. This represents a complete turnaround for the semiconductor industry as the market experienced 1 |
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Hon Hai Has Considered Setting Up LCD Panel Plants in USA, But Has Not Committed (2017.01.23)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. Ltd. Chairman Terry Gou last week stated to the media that he was definitely willing to bring investment to the United States with the LCD panel industry as the top priority; however, he has yet to fully commit |
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TV Panel Area Demand to Grow 8% in 2017, IHS Markit Says (2017.01.23)
Demand for TV panels in terms of area is forecast to reach 143 million square meters in 2017, up 8 percent from 2016, contributing to a 6 percent growth in the overall display market, according to IHS Markit.
“Owing to the increase in average TV screen sizes demanded by consumers |
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Quark IOE, Cumulocity Team up to Deliver IoT Solutions and Services in China and Taiwan (2017.01.23)
Quark IOE, a subsidiary of Guangdong Eastone Century Technology and Cumulocity, a Internet of Things (IoT) software platform provider, enter a strategic partnership to deliver IoT solutions in mainland China and Taiwan.
The partnership combines the capabilities of Cumulocity’s advanced IoT platform and Quark IOE’s extensive enterprise communications expertise to form the best of breed IoT solutions environment for China |
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HTC VIVE Launches $10 Million "VR For Impact" Program At World Economic Forum 2017 (2017.01.20)
HTC VIVE today announced VR For Impact, a $10 Million program to drive VR content and technologies that will create positive impact and change in support of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.
The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity |
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Gaming Big Names and VR Heating Up Taipei Game Show (2017.01.20)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taipei Game Show 2017 (TGS 2017), one of the largest gaming trade shows in Asia, was kick off from January 19 to 24 in Taipei, Taiwan. This exhibition is not only pulling in the general players, but also attracting business visitors who interesting in the gaming industry |
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Richtek Introduces Its New Li-Ion Charger Portfolio (2017.01.20)
In order to quickly charge large capacity batteries in portable devices with power-hungry processors inside, more powerful chargers are needed. To meet the customers’ needs, Richtek Technology introduced its new Li-Ion charger portfolio: RT9458 (1 |
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New SimpleLink Wireless MCUs with Bluetooth 5 Compatibility and Automotive Qualification (2017.01.20)
Delivering more available memory, Bluetooth 5-ready hardware, automotive qualification and a new ultra-small wafer-chip-scale package (WCSP) option, Texas Instruments (TI) announced two new devices in its scalable SimpleLink Bluetooth low energy wireless microcontroller (MCU) family |
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TSMC Settles Its 5nm Production Base Down (2017.01.19)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) yesterday passed an environmental assessment of TSMC's 5-nanometer production base in Tainan, Taiwan. TSMC said, in the best circumstance, the 5nm manufacturing base will start construction this year, and scheduled to enter mass production in the 2020 |
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Innodisk Introduces The World’s Smallest Embedded RAID 1 Solution (2017.01.19)
Innodisk has introduced the world’s smallest RAID 1 solution. As embedded systems and devices became smaller, there are more and smaller form factor storage devices that include 2.5”, mSATA and M.2 SSDs that can be used as boot-up disks or data disks in small systems |
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PERC Cell’s Global Production Capacity to Reach 25GW in 2017, TrendForce Reports (2017.01.19)
The latest PERC technology report from EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, states that PERC cell suppliers that began to expand their production capacity last year will be completing their works in the first half of 2017. Global PV cell production capacity on the whole will increase this year, while PERC cell capacity is forecast to reach 25GW by the year’s end |
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Market for Power Semiconductors in Automotive to Rev Up by $3 Billion by 2022 (2017.01.19)
The global market for power semiconductors used in cars and light passenger vehicles will grow by more in $3 billion USD in the next six years, according to new analysis released today by IHS Markit.
IHS forecasts the total market for power semiconductors (discretes, power modules and power ICs) to increase from $5 |
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More than Six Billion Smartphones by 2020 (2017.01.18)
The global smartphone installed base will grow from four billion in 2016 to more than six billion smartphones in use by 2020, according to new analysis released today by IHS Markit. Messaging and communications apps such as Line and Whatsapp will grow from five billion users in 2016 to 7 |
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DuPont to Showcase Advanced Wearable Electronics at the Wearable Expo Japan (2017.01.18)
DuPont Advanced Materials (DuPont) will feature its innovative suite of stretchable electronic inks for wearable electronics and showcase a number of industry collaborations at the upcoming Wearable Expo Japan.
With IOT (Internet of Things) penetrating both our workplace and life at home, DuPont bringd electrical printing solutions to enable the digitization of textiles and more |
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TI Releases New Reference Designs Featuring New Battery Management for Quadcopters and Drones (2017.01.18)
Texas Instruments (TI) introduced two circuit-based subsystem reference designs that will help manufacturers add flight time and extend battery life to quadcopters and other non-military consumer and industrial drones used to deliver packages, provide surveillance or communicate and assist at long distances |
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AVX Releases New Vertical Poke-Home Connector Carefully Tooled for 18AWG Applications (2017.01.18)
AVX Corporation has released the first vertical connector capable of successfully bridging the gap between inexpensive, but wildly inconsistent hand soldering processes and expensive, but exceedingly reliable two-piece connector systems in high volume, 18AWG applications with perpendicular terminations and limited board space, including: power supplies, LED drivers, and industrial and motor controls |
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AccelStor’s NeoSapphire All-Flash Arrays Now Certified DataCore Ready (2017.01.17)
AccelStor announced that its NeoSapphire 3605 and NeoSapphire 3611 have passed DataCore Ready certification. These Fibre Channel all-flash arrays achieved remarkable results under DataCore’s software-defined storage software platform SANsymphony |
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20% of Physical Access Cards Will Be Replaced By Smartphones By 2020 (2017.01.17)
In 2016, less than 5 percent of organizations used smartphones to enable access to offices and other premises. By 2020, Gartner, Inc. said that 20 percent of organizations will use smartphones in place of traditional physical access cards |
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Intel Unveils New Retail Platform and $100M Investment (2017.01.17)
Intel introduced a new retail solution named “Intel Responsive Retail Platform (Intel RRP)” at NRF 2017. In addition, the company announced to invest more than $100 million over the next five years in the retail industry.
The Intel Responsive Retail Platform (Intel RRP), a new horizontal platform, was introduced by Intel CEO Brian Krzanich |
