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Broadcom First to Sample Industry-Standard NVMe over Fibre Channel HBA Solution (2016.07.19) Broadcom Limited announced the availability of the industry’s first Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) over Fibre Channel HBA solution. Broadcom is currently sampling this standards-based solution to OEMs on its Emulex Gen 6 Host Bus Adapters (HBAs) |
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MagnaChip to Host Annual Foundry Technology Symposium in Hsinchu, Taiwan (2016.07.19) MagnaChip Semiconductor Corporation, a Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products, announced today it will host its annual Foundry Technology Symposium at Sheraton Hsinchu Hotel, Taiwan, on September 27th, 2016 |
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The Industry's Fastest Isolated Gate Driver for High-voltage Applications (2016.07.19) Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the industry's fastest 5.7-kVRMS isolated dual-channel gate driver, the first of a new gate driver family in TI's isolation portfolio.
The UCC21520's flexible, universal compatibility enables its use as an isolated driver in low-side, high-side, high-side/low-side or half-bridge power management designs |
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New Qseven 2.1 Module with Intel Atom E3800 & Celeron Series CPU (2016.07.19) Advantech announced the release of SOM-3567, a new, low-power, fanless Qseven module, compliant with Qseven revision 2.1 specifications. Powered by an Intel Atom E3800 processor with native extended temperature support, SOM-3567 delivers superb graphics and processing performance in a compact (70 x 70 mm) ultra-low profile Qseven form factor |
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Imec Develops Wireless EEG Headset for Emergency Room with Nihon Kohden (2016.07.19) imec and Holst Centre (set up by imec and TNO) announced that they have collaborated with Nihon Kohden, a Japanese manufacturer, developer and distributor of medical electronic equipment, on the development of a wireless electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring device for clinical applications |
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Pokemon GO Drives Server, Lens, and Mobile Power Supply Market (2016.07.19) TAIPEI, Taiwan - As a global phenomenon, “Pokemon GO” is driving the growth of related components and industries, including servers, mobile power sources, GPS, bluetooth, and lens markets, all of which will continue to expand |
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AMOLED Penetration Rate in Smartphone to Exceed 20% in 2016, TrendForce Says (2016.07.18) Demand for AMOLED panels has taken off as there are strong indications that Apple will introduce AMOLED display to the iPhone series in 2017. The latest research from WitsView, a division of TrendForce, anticipates that the AMOLED penetration rate in the global smartphone market will surpass 20% by the end of this year and reach 40% in 2019 |
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Billion Electric Unveils Solar Powered Bicycle Station in New York Liberty Park (2016.07.18) Billion Electric collaborated with 10 leading Taiwanese green technology companies to complete Eco Power Station Project and build a self-efficient electric bicycle station - Skynergy. With the mission of reducing CO2 emission and slowing down the global warming crisis, Skynergy currently showcases in Liberty Park, New Jersey, bringing new “Green” vision to the city |
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SoftBank Offers to Acquire ARM for GBP 24.3 Billion in Cash (2016.07.18) The boards of directors of SoftBank Group Corp. and ARM Holdings plc announced today that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued share capital of ARM by SoftBank |
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Fanless EtherCAT Master Controller for Smart Factory (2016.07.18) Axiomtek introduced the eBOX671-885-FL-ECM, an intelligent real-time EtherCAT master controller which is qualified to meet the needs of high-performance and high-accuracy applications. The powerful 4-PoE fanless embedded box computer has been verified with IntervalZero EtherCAT Master middleware KingStar which is based on EtherCAT Master Stack (e |
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The Conservation Mentality of Smart Agriculture Systems (2016.07.18) Wisdom agriculture to environmental control technology to replace the plant growth environment of traditional agriculture, and environmental control system requires a lot of power, particularly electricity costs artificial light, accounted for more plant factory cost ratio of more than half, so how energy efficiency will be the construction of the wisdom of Agriculture the most important issue |
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TSMC: 10nm Will Be Mass Produced this Year as Scheduled (2016.07.16) TAIPEI, Taiwan- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company today held their second quarter investor conference and stated that smart phones will still continue to be the main growth driver for their operations during the next five years |
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Cellular Handset IC Market CAGR Forecast at 6.7% Through 2019 (2016.07.15) The increasing value of the average IC content in cellular handsets along with the increasing percentage of smartphones sold as a percent of total cellular handsets will help drive the cellphone IC market to $94.3 billion in 2019 |
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Toshiba and WD Celebrate the Opening of New Fab 2 in Japan (2016.07.15) Toshiba Corporation and Western Digital Corporation today celebrated the opening of the New Fab 2 semiconductor fabrication facility located in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan.
Expanded use of flash memory in smartphones, SSDs, and other applications is driving continued growth of the global flash memory market |
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Industry’s First All-in-One Software for Evaluating 5G Candidate Waveform (2016.07.15) Keysight Technologies introduced its Signal Optimizer software—the industry’s first and only all-in-one software for calibration, signal creation and signal analysis of 5G candidate waveforms. By simplifying calibration and the critical design tasks related to 5G signal creation and analysis, the software enables R&D engineers to focus more time on being first-to-market with their own designs |
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ITRI Showcases Value-Added Technologies for Smartphone (2016.07.15) The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) held the first ITRI ICT TechDay, an all-day forum and technology demonstration, directed at Cloud OS, FinTech, 5G and Connected Vehicle fields today (July 15). Heavyweight speakers shared the latest tech trends and R&D achievements |
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Foldable Screens for Tablets Have to Wait, TrendForce Says (2016.07.14) The penetration rate of AMOLED-equipped products in the total tablet shipments worldwide for 2015 was 2.5%, according to the latest research by WitsView, a division of TrendForce. Manufacturers of AMOLED panels are expected to continue prioritize their capacity utilization in favor of making displays for smartphones and VR devices |
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New Monolithic High-Speed, Low-Voltage 1G x 8 CMOS DDR3L SDRAM (2016.07.14) Alliance Memory introduced a new monolithic high-speed, low-voltage CMOS double data rate 3 synchronous DRAM (DDR3L SDRAM) with an 8-Gb density in the 78-ball, 9-mm by 13.2-mm, lead (Pb)-free FBGA package.
Delivering increased power efficiency for high-end computer and storage systems, the 1G x 8 AS4C1G8MD3L offers a double data rate architecture for extremely fast transfer rates of up to 1600 Mbps/pin and clock rates of 800 MHz |
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Wacom Pen Tablets Installed in Citibank Korea for Electronic Document Processing (2016.07.14) Wacom Co., Ltd. announced today that 317 units of its DTU-1141 have been installed in branches of Citibank Korea Inc. for electronic document processing including digital signatures.
Citibank Korea Inc. is now offering "Citi Remote Application Service", a paperless service in which customers can apply for a new account and card issuance before visiting a Citibank branch |
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WEBS-35C3, a High Performance Fan-less Box PC (2016.07.14) Portwell announces WEBS-35C3, a high performance fan-less Box PC. Powered by the 6th generation Intel Core processor (formerly codenamed Skylake-S) with integrated Intel Gen9 graphics engine, the WEBS-35C3 system supports high-resolution triple-display output, serving as an ideal platform for performance and graphics-demanding applications |