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Falling Prices Caused Global DRAM Revenue to Drop 16.6% in Q1, TrendForce Reports (2016.05.17)
DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, reports that the global DRAM industry posted US$8.56 billion in revenue in this first quarter, down 16.6% from the previous quarter. Market oversupply and sliding average selling price were the main culprits behind the revenue decline |
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Imec Expands its Silicon Platform for Quantum Computing Applications (2016.05.17)
At the Quantum Europe conference, taking place in Amsterdam, Belgian’s nanoelectronincs research center imec announced today that imec will implement qubits and supporting nanoelectronic functionality for quantum computing, leveraging its advanced silicon (Si) platform that was established within the framework of its industrial affiliation program with additional support from the EU through e |
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AAEON Rolls out the High Performing FWS-8500 Network Security Appliance (2016.05.17)
AAEON releases the FWS-8500, a high performance enterprise-level network security appliance.
Powered by two Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 V3 (codenamed Haswell-EP) and the Intel 8925 chipset (codenamed Coleto Creek), the FWS-8500 features enhanced hardware performance that empowers WAN optimization |
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Acer Receives Seven Red Dot Product Design Awards in 2016 (2016.05.17)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Seven Acer products have received the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2016, including the ultra-slim Aspire S 13 notebook, convertible Aspire R 15 notebook with 360-degree versatility, flagship TravelMate P6 series commercial notebooks, modular Revo Build mini PC, compact Veriton N series commercial desktops, curved Acer XR342CK gaming monitor, and full-functioned abTouchPhone touchscreen IP desk phone |
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HTC Plans to Buy Back Its Common Stocks (2016.05.17)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － The resolution of HTC Board of Directors on 14th May, that will repurchase HTC share to arrange for the cancellation of shares.
According to the HTC, Taiwanese smartphone maker, announcement, this movement is aim to maintain the Company's credit and protect the interest of shareholders |
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'Tough' MCUs Optimized for Rechargeable NiMH Applications (2016.05.16)
ROHM Group Company LAPIS Semiconductor has announced the development of the ML620130 family of 16bit low power MCUs, optimized for compact industrial equipment requiring battery drive in noisy environments, featuring superior processing capability with low power consumption |
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Small- and Mid-Size AMOLED Panel Capacity to Grow at CAGR of 30% in 2015~2019 (2016.05.16)
The global production capacity of small- and mid-size AMOLED panels by area is projected to grow 16.5% annually to 5.9 million square meters in 2016, according to the latest data from WitsView, a division of TrendForce. The total capacity of small- and mid-size AMOLED panels will continue to expand to 14 |
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Mobile DRAM to be Mainstream Throughout 2016 with Over 40% Shipment Share (2016.05.16)
Mobile DRAM for smartphones has taken over 40% of the overall shipments since the second quarter of 2015, according to MIC (Market Intelligence and Consulting Institute).
"Apple and Samsung both increased the DRAM capacity in their flagship products |
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China Smartphone Market Shifting to Replacement Users, says IDC (2016.05.16)
According to International Data Corporation (IDC), 102.6 million smartphones were shipped to China in 2016Q1. This is a mere 2% year-on-year growth in 2016Q1 that saw the China smartphone market becoming increasingly saturated and driven mostly by replacement users |
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Acer and Starbreeze Team Up to Explore Virtual Reality (2016.05.16)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer Inc. and Starbreeze AB yesterday signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture for the StarVR Virtual Reality (VR) Head-Mounted Display (HMD).
Acer, Taiwan’s PC company, and Starbreeze, Sweden video game development studio, announced their partnership on 15th May |
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Foxconn Recruitment Drive in China’s iPhone manufacturing complex (2016.05.16)
According to Taiwan’s Economic Daily that Foxconn's Zhengzhou Technology Park in China's Henan Province has opened a massive recruitment to meet orders for Apple iPhone 7.
After China’s week-long Labor holiday, Foxconn just released recruit news on the Zhengzhou Technology Park website, Foxconn’s main iPhone manufacturing complex in China |
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Seagate Partners with China’s Sugon to Tap Fast Expanding Data Center Market (2016.05.13)
Seagate Technology plc today announced an important breakthrough partnership with Sugon, China’s leading information system integrated service provider, whereby the computer maker will incorporate Seagate’s latest 4TB Enterprise Performance 3 |
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Taiwan IC Revenue Totaled US$17.1B, 3.4% Declines On-quarter (2016.05.13)
According to WSTS, Q1 2016 worldwide semiconductor revenue reached US$78.3 billion, a year-to-year decline of 5.8% and down 5.5% on-quarter. Sales quantity reached 193.7 billion ICs, a 1.1% increase on-year and down 0.6% on-quarter |
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5 Taiwan Indie Developers with Taipei Game Show Land in Casual Connect Asia 2016 (2016.05.13)
As the iconic Asia game exhibit Taipei Game Show rounded off in early February, it has not only reaches record-breaking scale in visitors and exhibitors, but also shaken hand with Casual Connect Asia 2016, promised to bring 5 Taiwan indie game developers to Singapore for the upcoming event held in mid-May |
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Sharp Making Layoff Decision to Reform (2016.05.13)
According to Reuters, Foxconn plans to reduce Sharp’s workforce because of the inefficient company’s operation.
After Sharp reported its annual report and named the new CEO, Terry Gou, founder of Foxconn, wrote an open letter to all Sharp employees |
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The Digital Power Explorer Kit of Infineon and Würth Elektronik (2016.05.12)
Infineon Technologies AG and Würth Elektronik eiSos present an easy and affordable entry into digital power control applications. The Digital Power Explorer Kit was developed for analog power supply designers and embedded software programmers to help them better understand and implement the capabilities of digital power control based on standard microcontrollers |
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Enhanced Voice Services Codec to IMS SIP Network Emulator Software (2016.05.12)
Keysight Technologies announced support for the new 3GPP Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) codec with the Keysight E6966B IMS-SIP network emulator software. In addition, Keysight also has enhanced its UXM wireless test set with more IMS/VoLTE controls in its LTE/LTE-A test application software |
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Ingenu Partners with Compal to Deliver Robust IoT Device Ecosystem (2016.05.12)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Ingenu, the pioneer in delivering connectivity exclusively to machines, and Compal Electronics today announced a strategic partnership that will bring the next generation of Ingenu’s patented RPMA (Random Phase Multiple Access) hardware to the market to meet growing demand for IoT connectivity worldwide |
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PLC Software Market Expected to Reach Over 484 Million in Revenue by 2020 (2016.05.12)
According to the latest research study released by Technavio, the global programmable logic controller (PLC) software market is expected to reach more than 484 million in revenue by 2020.
“Traditionally, industrial robots, motion controllers, and PLCs were programmed separately |
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TrendForce Expects Over 50% of LCD Panels for TVs to Adopt GOA Design in H2 (2016.05.12)
To improve their margins, panel makers are developing solutions to simplify product design. Gate-on-Array (GOA) is a thin-film transistor (TFT) technology that is gradually being adopted in place of the conventional backplane design for LCD panels |
