 |
Panasonic Demonstrates "Companion" Robot at CES 2017 (2017.01.05)
Panasonic Corporation of North America announced it has developed a “companion” robot with human-like movements and communication skills. The robot, developed as a proof of concept, debuts at the CES 2017 in Las Vegas.
The robot is equipped with a Wi-Fi network function that accesses artificial intelligence-based natural language processing technology |
|
ITRI to Showcase Autonomous Drone at CES 2017 (2017.01.05)
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan's largest high-tech applied research institutions, today announced it will introduce and demonstrate its ICT Solution for Drones at CES 2017.
ITRI’s ICT Solution for Drones delivers world-leading ability to control more than one LTE-connected drone from one fleet management system; to integrate the operation of multiple drones; and unlimited range even across continents via LTE |
|
Cadence and Dolby Collaborate to Enable the World's First TVs Featuring Dolby Atmos Technology (2017.01.05)
Cadence Design Systems today announced its collaboration with Dolby Laboratories to enable the world’s first TVs featuring Dolby Atmos technology based on the Dolby MS12 v2.0 Multistream Decoder. The MS12 v2.0 Multistream Decoder is an early adopter release for the Cadence Tensilica HiFi DSP core for System-on-Chip (SoC) designs |
 |
Bosch Launches Smallest High Performance Barometric Pressure Sensor (2017.01.05)
Bosch Sensortec launches the BMP380, the company’s smallest and best performing barometric pressure sensor, with a compact size of only 2.0 x 2.0 x 0.75 mm³.
The BMP380 is aimed at the growing markets of gaming, sports and health management, as well as indoor and outdoor navigation |
|
HDMI Forum Announces The Specification of HDMI 2.1 (2017.01.05)
HDMI Forum, Inc. today announced the upcoming release of Version 2.1 of the HDMI Specification. This latest HDMI Specification supports a range of Higher Video Resolutions and refresh rates including 8K60 and 4K120, Dynamic HDR, and increased bandwidth with a new 48G cable |
|
Contract Price of DDR3 4GB Modules Reaches Above US$25 in Q1 2017, TrendForce Reports (2017.01.04)
The latest analysis by DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, finds that average selling prices of various categories of DRAM products will increase significantly in the first quarter of 2017 as they continue to experience tight supply |
|
Tsinghua to Build the World's Largest 3D NAND Flash Factory in Wuhan (2017.01.04)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Mainland China's Tsinghua Unigroup formally announced a total investment of US$24 billion to construct the world's largest 3D NAND Flash factory in Wuhan. The first phase of the plan is to have the commissioning of the factory completed in 2018 and the construction completed in 2020 |
|
E Ink to Launch World’s Largest Electronic Paper Display at CES 2017 (2017.01.04)
E Ink Holdings today announced the debut of its 42” display, the largest commercially available active matrix ePaper module. The 42” display will meet the growing demand for large area displays across the digital signage market |
|
Advantech Acquires South Korea Medical Display Company Kostec (2017.01.04)
Advantech today announced it will acquire a 60% stake in South Korea's medical display company Kostec.
Advantech CEO KC Liu stated, “Though Advantech has product development capabilities and sales teams in medical nursing carts, medical tablets, and medical computing areas, we are still learning about professional-grade medical display product lines for the operating room |
|
STM Advances Single-Chip Telematics Processors to Support Connected-Driving Services (2017.01.04)
STMicroelectronics has boosted performance and security in its latest Telemaco processors tailored to support richer connected-driving services.
The Telemaco3 family comprises the STA1175, STA1185, and STA1195 ICs, which provide choices such as various numbers of CAN interfaces and the optional DSP subsystem, enabling users to scale their designs |
|
Acer Introduces Industry's First 21:9 Curved Monitor with Eye-Tracking Gaming Monitors (2017.01.04)
Acer today announced the availability of the CES 2017 Innovations Award-winning 30-inch Predator Z301CT, the world’s first 21:9 monitor with Tobii eye-tracking functionality. The company also unveiled two Predator XB2 Series models featuring 24 |
|
Delta to Showcase New Vivitek 4K Projector and FHD Ultra Short-Throw Laser Projector at CES (2017.01.03)
Delta today announced it will unveil new products at CES 2017, including Vivitek’s HK2288, a 4K Ultra HD DLP projector leveraging HDR (High Dynamic Range Imaging) for home entertainment, and Vivitek’s DH765Z-UST, a Full HD ultra-short-throw laser projector for business and education environments |
|
TrendForce Anticipates Demand for Large-Size LCD Panels Will Be Above Seasonal Norm in Q1 2017 (2017.01.03)
Demand for large-size LCD panels during the first half of 2017 will be above the level expected for the usual off season, according to WitsView, a division of TrendForce.
This latest forecast is attributed to the closure of Samsung Display’s L7-1 fab and Sharp’s decision to halt supplying TV panels to Samsung Electronics |
|
Imec and Besi Demonstrate Long-Term Reliability of Ni-Cu-Ag Plated Solar Modules (2017.01.03)
imec and BE Semiconductor Industries N.V. (Besi), a leading manufacturer of assembly equipment for the semiconductor industry, announced that they have demonstrated long-term reliability in five full size 60-cells Nickel/Copper/Silver (Ni/Cu/Ag) plated solar cell modules, confirming the industrial value of this metallization technology |
|
Asus’s Zenbo Robot Has a Good Start in Taiwan (2017.01.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Asus launched the first wave of preorder of its assistant robot “Zenbo” in the first day of 2017, and the limited 168 units was sold out in one day.
Zenbo is the first model of Asus’s robot products, which was introduced before Christmas holiday and opened to be preordered on January 1th 2017 |
|
New Static Scanning Type LCD Controller/Driver from HOLTEK (2017.01.02)
Static scanning type LCDs offer the advantages of excellent contrast ratio, larger viewing angles, no blinking effects as well as other benefits. As a result of these advantages this type of LCD is suitable for use in applications such as gas station fuel pump displays |
|
Hon Hai to Build a 10.5-gen 8K LCD Plant Line in China (2017.01.02)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Sakai Display Production (SDP), invested by Hon Hai Group, jointly announced last week with the Chinese Guangzhou municipal government that it will spend RMB$61 billion to build a 10.5-generation plant display park with the world’s highest yield rate and capacity, to develop 8K LCD panel, industrial display automation, smart home applications and high-end display technology |
|
Ericsson, Qualcomm Complete China's First Data Call on the eMTC/Cat-M1 Standard for Cellular IoT (2016.12.30)
Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, have completed China's first end-to-end data call using new cellular Internet of Things (IoT) eMTC/Cat-M1 technology.
The test was achieved in the lab of the research division of China Mobile - China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI) - on November 11 |
|
Share of In-Cell Solutions in Smartphone Display Market to Reach 29.6% in 2017, Says TrendForce (2016.12.29)
WitsView, a division of TrendForce, finds that the share of In-Cell products in the global smartphone display market will expand to 29.6% by the end of 2017. The recent rapid adoption of In-Cell solutions among panel makers is due to the increase in the supply of IC components related to Touch with Display Driver Integration (TDDI) |
|
Samsung to Introduce Latest Quantum Dot Curved Monitor at CES 2017 (2016.12.29)
At CES 2017, Samsung Electronics plans to demonstrate its new CH711 Quantum Dot Curved monitor. Additionally, Samsung will also showcase its recently launched CFG70 and CF791 Quantum Dot displays.
“Today’s multimedia consumers have heightened expectations; they demand an immersive experience that makes them feel like they’re part of the games they play and the content they view |
