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TSMC Increases Capital investments of US$3790M to Expand Advanced Technology Capacity (2016.08.03) HSINCHU, Taiwan – TSMC announced yesterday that the company will increase its capital investments of approximately US$3,790.4 million to expand advanced technology capacity and 2016 Q4 R&D capital expenditures.
TSMC yesterday held a meeting of the Board of Directors, which approved capital appropriations of approximately US$3,790 |
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Keysight, CMCC Demonstrate Latest Emerging Wireless Network Capabilities in Shanghai (2016.08.02) Keysight Technologies announced it exhibited with China Mobile Communications Corporation (CMCC) at the Global TD-LTE Initiative (GTI) Summit 2016, held June 27–28 in Shanghai. The six demonstration booths included test solutions for LTE-Advanced user equipment and Radio Remote Unit (RRU) |
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MediaTek’s Wearable SoC Adopted by Polar Electro, Taiwanese Media Says (2016.08.02) TAIPEI, Taiwan – According to Taiwan's Economic Daily News, MediaTek’s wearable Chips has adopted by Polar Electro, a manufacturer of sports training computers based in Kempele, Finland, and the new product is soon to be released |
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Inuitive and SK Telecom Collaborate to Introduce Advanced AR/VR for Mobile (2016.08.02) Inuitive and SK Telecom have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). This will cover the development and commercialization of an augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) use case and proof-of-concept in mobile environments |
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Macronix to Replace Cypress as Global NOR Flash Leader (2016.08.02) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese memory manufacturer Macronix International Co., Ltd last week at an investor conference stated that their NOR Flash market share has experienced rapid growth during the second half of the year, and they are confident that by the end of the year they will surpass Cypress to become the global leader |
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New USBXpress Controller from Silicon Labs Simplifies USB Connectivity (2016.08.02) Silicon Labs has added a smaller, lower-power member to its family of USBXpress bridge devices, providing a simpler, faster way to add Universal Serial Bus (USB) connectivity to new and legacy embedded designs.
Silicon Labs’ new CP2102N USB controller eliminates complex, time-consuming firmware development and provides advanced functionality in QFN packages as small as 3 mm x 3 mm |
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Chinese Security Industry Expected to Grow Over 18% in 2016, MIC Says (2016.08.01) The global security equipment and services industry has been growing at double-digit rates over the years and is estimated to top over USD170 billion by 2017, according to MIC (Market Intelligence and Consulting Institute).
Shipment value of the Chinese security industry is forecast to grow at 18 |
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Micro-LED Displays to Enter Mass Production in 2018 (2016.08.01) Increasing interests from electronics giants Apple and Sony during the recent period have encouraged further investments in micro-LED and accelerated the timetable for its commercialization. The latest analysis from LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, forecasts that micro-LED displays for smart wearable devices will enter the mass production stage in 2018 |
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UMC Qualifies 0.18um BCD Process for AEC-Q100 Grade-0 Automotive ICs (2016.08.01) HSINCHU, Taiwan- United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) today announced that it has verified on silicon its 0.18um Bipolar CMOS DMOS (BCD) process for the AEC Q100 grade-0 automotive ICs.
“Semiconductor content in vehicles continues to increase at a rapid pace as auto electronics such as ADAS, infotainment and navigation constantly evolve,” said SC Chien, senior vice president and head of corporate marketing at UMC |
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TSMC’s Q3 Revenue to Hit a New High By Shipping Its InFO Product (2016.08.01) TAIPEI, Taiwan – According to Taiwan's Economic Daily News, TSMC's 16 nm processors for Apple will be shipped in this quarter and its Integrated Fan Out (InFO) business began to generate revenue, third-quarter revenues of TSMC expected to reach a new high |
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Ultra-Wideband 6GHz Zero-IF I/Q Demodulator Delivers 60dB Sideband Suppression (2016.08.01) Linear Technology introduces a new high linearity I/Q demodulator, the LTC5586, with more than 1GHz, –1dB flatness bandwidth, supporting next-generation 5G wireless infrastructure equipment such as DPD (digital predistortion correction) receivers for base stations, microwave backhaul and software-defined radios (SDR), as well as other broadband receiver applications |
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HOLTEK New HT45F4830 Digital Servo Flash MCU (2016.08.01) Holtek’s new digital servo MCU, the HT45F4830, which is specifically designed for use in the brushed DC motor digital servo application area. Including an internal LDO and an H-Bridge driver, the HT45F4830 can provide full servo circuitry only requiring the addition of a few passive components thus greatly reducing required PCB area and component costs, and making it well suited for digital servo products below 9g |
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Taiwanese Branded Vendors Delaying New Product Shipments Until 2H 2016 (2016.07.31) The Taiwanese smartphone shipments reached around 86.0 million units in the first quarter of 2016, down 23.1% sequentially, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a Taipei-based ICT research institute.
MIC noted that the sequential decline was attributed to the sluggish iPhone shipments and the delayed launch of Taiwanese branded vendors` flagship products |
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Intel Extreme Masters Season 11 to Unfold on Predator Monitors (2016.07.31) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer’s Predator XB241H gaming monitor has been chosen as the official monitor of the Intel Extreme Masters (IEM) pro gaming tour, Season 11.
Providing a best-in-class gaming experience inside-and-out, the Predator XB241H builds on Acer’s industry-leading display technologies, which has been widely praised by gamers worldwide |
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OSRAM and MLS to Carve Out Their Positions in LED Lighting Market with LEDVANCE Deal (2016.07.28) German-based lighting manufacturer OSRAM has agreed to sell its lamp business unit LEDVANCE to a Chinese consortium that is led by IDG Capital Partners and includes LED manufacturer MLS and Yiwu State-Owned Assets Operation Center |
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FOVE to Debut Its Industrial Eye-tracking VR Headset (2016.07.28) FOVE Inc. announced today that they will be debuting the new industrial design for their eye-tracking VR headset this month in southern California.
Set to premier at both Comic-Con and SIGGRAPH2016, FOVE’s new design showcases the company’s continued emphasis on bringing eye-tracking to virtual reality while remaining a lightweight VR headset |
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Keysight Joins Next-Gen Mobile Networks Alliance to Advance 5G Technology (2016.07.28) Keysight Technologies today announced that it has joined the Next Generation Mobile Networks (NGMN) Alliance. As a member of NGMN, Keysight will work closely with the growing community of innovative global mobile network operators, manufacturers and research institutes involved with 5G development and deployment |
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ProAu, Protein for Gold Recovery (2016.07.28) To recover gold and other precious metals from industrial wastewater streams, researchers have been seeking solutions featuring high selectivity, low cost, and environmental friendliness, and those workable even at low metal concentrations |
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Mini-STX Motherboard Based on H110 Chipset : H110M-STX (2016.07.27) ASRock revealed its new Mini-STX motherboard based on Intel H110 chipset - H110M-STX.
ASRock H110M-STX is the world’s first Mini-STX motherboard that supports 5x5 building block chassis design and adds the flexibility to choose your own Intel LGA 1151 socket-based processors as well as standard Intel box fans |
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Qi-certified 15-W Wireless Power Transmitter (2016.07.27) Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the industry's first Wireless Power Consortium (WPC) v1.2 Qi-certified 15-W wireless power transmitter. The bq501210 enables 84 percent system efficiency with significantly less thermal dissipation than traditional wireless power devices |