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Taiwan's Mobile Payment User Base Expected to Grow Faster in 2017: MIC (2016.11.06)
According to a survey from MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a Taipei-based IT research institute, over 70% of mobile payment users in Taiwan show a positive attitude towards mobile payments.
After asking the respondents "Do you agree or not to continue using mobile payment to make transactions |
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WiseChip to Debut Its Latest Transparent and Flexible PMOLED Products at Electronica 2016 (2016.11.06)
TAIPEI, Taiwan – In a short period of time after exhibiting in the Hong Kong Electronics Fair, WiseChip Semiconductor, a professional manufacturer of PMOLED display based in Taiwan, had made another technology breakthrough and is going to head to Electronica 2016 in Munich, Germany, to showcase its latest transparent and flexible PMOLED Products including an upgraded version of flexible PMOLED display for wearables for the first time |
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ITRI Receives Five 2016 R&D 100 Awards (2016.11.04)
HSINCHU, TAIWAN – Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan's largest and one of the world's leading high-tech applied research institutions, received five 2016 R&D 100 Awards on November 3 in Oxon Hill, Maryland (Washington DC) |
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Precision Voltage Reference Drives Up to 200mA, Achieves 0.1ppm/mA Load Regulation & 10ppm/°C Drift (2016.11.04)
Linear Technology announces the LT6658, a precision voltage reference that incorporates two high current output buffers. Based on a 2.5V bandgap voltage reference, each output can be separately configured for any voltage between 2 |
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TI's New Unified Memory 16-bit Microcontrollers (2016.11.04)
Texas Instruments (TI) expanded its ultra-low-power MSP430 FRAM microcontroller (MCU) portfolio with two new low-power families targeting a wide range of sensing and measurement applications.
The new MCUs extend the portfolio from 2KB to 256KB of integrated ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM) technology, which is a non-volatile memory technology that offers unmatched flexibility and ultra-low power performance |
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Advanced BLDC Controller From STM with Embedded STM32 MCU (2016.11.04)
STMicroelectronics is accelerating smart industry, also known as smart manufacturing or Industry 4.0, with a powerful single-package device for intelligent motor control.
ST's new STSPIN32F0 motor-control system-in-package combines the power and flexibility of a microcontroller-based drive with ease of use and space efficiency |
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Intel to Acquire VR Startup VOKE for Immersive Sports (2016.11.04)
Intel yesterday announced that the company is acquiring VOKE, a startup in bringing live, virtual reality experiences to audiences, to accelerate its progress of building a broad portfolio of best-In-class solutions to deliver immersive sports experiences for users |
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Researchers Bring Eyewear-Free 3D to Small Screen (2016.11.03)
Convertible video displays that offer both 2D and 3D imaging without the need of any eyewear offer greater convenience to users who would otherwise have to keep track of yet another accessory.
Such autostereoscopic displays have already hit the TV market, but the underlying technology reveals its limitations at close viewing distances |
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Industry’s First Seven-Port USB 3.1 Gen1 SmartHub IC for Type-C (2016.11.03)
A next-generation hub integrated circuit (IC) for USB Type-C applications supporting seven ports is now available from Microchip Technology. The USB58xx and USB59xx next-generation families of SmartHubs are the first seven-port USB 3 |
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Acer Listed on Global Sustainability Indices: 2016 DJSI and MSCI (2016.11.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer has been listed on two global sustainability indices of 2016, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and MSCI’s Global Sustainability Indexes, which report on company contributions on environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors |
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Automotive Systems Forecast to Show Strongest Growth Through 2020, IC Insights Says (2016.11.03)
According to the IC Insights, the market for automotive electronic systems is expected to display the strongest cumulative average growth rate (CAGR) through 2020, at 4.9%, highest among the six main electronic system categories |
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Taiwan to Become One of 10 Largest PV Markets in 2017, Says TrendForce (2016.11.02)
Taiwan’s government has focused on expanding the island’s PV power generation as part of its plan to abandon nuclear power. In terms of targets, Taiwan aims to add 1.52GW of PV capacity between mid-2016 and mid-2018 and ultimately achieve a cumulative capacity of 20GW in 2025 |
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Broadcom Limited to Acquire Brocade Communications Systems for $5.9 Billion (2016.11.02)
Broadcom Limited and Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Broadcom will acquire Brocade for $12.75 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $5 |
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Middle East & North Africa Information Security Spending to Reach US$1.3B in 2016 (2016.11.02)
Middle East and North Africa (MENA) spending on information security technology and services is on pace to reach US$1.3 billion in 2016, an increase of 8 percent over 2015, according to Gartner, Inc.
Increased awareness about the business impact of security incidents is causing organizations to focus their security strategy on detection and response approaches, which is driving this strong growth in the security market |
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Moldex3D’s Advanced Hot Runner Module Helps Suppliers for In-depth Analysis with Time Efficiency (2016.11.02)
In recent years, hot runner systems are commonly used in plastic injection molding since it can help manufacture plastic parts quicker and bring in more profits. Coupling with multi-cavity mold designs at the same time, applying hot runner systems can further help reduce more energy and material consumptions in the production |
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Ixia Launches the First Software Solution Specifically Designed for Pre-silicon Testing (2016.11.02)
Ixia announced the availability of IxVerify, the first software solution specifically architected to work in an emulation-based verification flow. IxVerify, combined with the Veloce Virtual Network (VN) App, accelerates the pre-silicon verification of complex networking chips |
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Average PC DRAM Contract Price Jumped Over 20% Sequentially in October (2016.11.02)
DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports the average contract price of 4GB PC DRAM modules increased over 20% between September and October from US$14.5 to US$17.5 as DRAM suppliers completed their fourth-quarter contract negotiations with first-tier PC-OEMs |
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ASUS: Will Introduce AR, VR, and MR Products (2016.11.02)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Asus Chairman Jonny Shih yesterday said that Asus’ Virtual Reality (VR) product strategy will begin from gaming applications and later develop in the direction of Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) and then be integrated with robots |
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AURIX MCU TC3xx Family of Infineon for Automotive (2016.11.02)
Serving the requirements of automated cars and electric vehicles Infineon Technologies AG launched the next generation of its AURIX microcontroller family. The TC3xx microcontrollers offer the highest level of integration on the market and real-time performance that is three times higher than that available today |
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Microsemi Adds New Entry-Level RAID Solutions to Adaptec Series for Server Storage (2016.11.02)
Microsemi Corporation announced two new adapters in its award-winning Microsemi Adaptec Series 8 product family. The 8405E and 8805E offer server storage customers entry-level systems with redundant array of independent disks (RAID) devices that deliver accelerated performance with built-in cache and uncompromised reliability |
The ACPI specification enables the operating system, the central processing unit and peripheral equipment to integrate and exchange power usage message, simple and more effective co-management power.