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Taiwan’s ICs Foundries Are at Full Capacity After Severe Earthquake (2016.03.01)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Taiwan's Economic Daily News reported that Taiwan’s IC foundries were fully loaded. Including TSMC, UMC and VIS(Vanguard International Semiconductor Corporation), had greatly increased their orders since the severe earthquake in February |
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HOLTEK New HT7M2126/2136/2156/2176 PIR Modules (2016.03.01)
HOLTEK announced its new PIR module series, the HT7M21x6, specifically designed for PIR product applications. These all new PIR modules come complete with a fully integrate PIR sensor, Fresnel lens, DSP algorithms and other features |
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New FCC Certified RN2903 Wireless Modem for 915 MHz Band (2016.03.01)
Microchip Technology announced an addition to its LoRa technology product line. The new RN2903 wireless modem works with North American Low-Power Wide-Area Networks (LPWAN) and is FCC certified for use in the 915 MHz band.
The RN2903 modem is designed to be an efficient way to add long-range LoRaWAN network capability to any embedded design by integrating a proven LoRaWAN protocol stack running on a low-power PIC® microcontroller |
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ASUS Breaks Record with 13 Wins at 2016 iF Design Awards (2016.03.01)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — ASUS won 13 2016 iF Product Design Awards, setting a new record number of wins for the company in a single iF Design Award competition. Spanning four product design categories — Computer, TV/Camera, Telecommunication, and Sports/Leisure |
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Taiwan Passes South Korea to Become NO.1 in IC Wafer Fab Capacity (2016.03.01)
IC Insights reported that Taiwan led all regions/countries in wafer capacity with nearly 22% of worldwide IC capacity installed in the country in the Dec-2015. And Taiwan surpassed South Korea in 2015 to become the largest capacity holder after having passed Japan in 2011 |
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Mizuho Bank to Develop Customer Service-oriented Robots with IBM Research (2016.03.01)
Mizuho Bank, Ltd. today announced plans to use a new common robotics platform using research developed by IBM (NYSE: IBM) Research-Tokyo for the bank’s customer service-oriented robots.
Most existing robots operate on commercially available technology platforms that can limit customization and prevent companies from applying robots to new tasks or activities |
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xCommerce will Be a US$17 Trillion Industry in Asia by 2019, IDC Says (2016.02.29)
International Data Corporation (IDC) predicts that the xCommerce market will grow rapidly in the Asia-Pacific ex-Japan (APeJ) region, rising from nearly $7 trillion in 2015 to nearly US$17 trillion in 2019.
This represents a strong double-digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 19% within the 2015–2019 period |
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PHITECH, Axiros Partner to Bring TR-069 Advanced IoT Solutions to Taiwan (2016.02.29)
Axiros today announced that it has partnered with PHITECH Corporation , the Taiwanese communications and network integration solutions provider, to bring TR-069 advanced device management to service providers and device manufacturers in Taiwan |
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Industry’s Highest Efficiency 15 W Wireless Power Transmitter and Receiver (2016.02.29)
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) introduced two new devices that deliver a complete high-efficiency wireless charging solution for electronics demanding up to 15 W of output power.
Supporting wireless charging for new categories of consumer products and infrastructure |
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65V, 3.5A/5A Peak (IOUT), Synchronous Step-Down Silent Switcher Delivers 94% Efficiency (2016.02.29)
Linear Technology Corporation announces the LT8641, a 3.5A, 65V input capable synchronous step-down switching regulator. A unique Silent Switcher architecture, combined with spread spectrum frequency modulation, reduces EMI/EMC emissions by more than 25dB even with switching frequencies in excess of 2MHz, enabling it to easily pass the automotive CISPR25 class 5 peak and average limits |
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ZTE Joins the GSMA NB-IoT Forum As A Major Member at MWC (2016.02.29)
ZTE today announced that it officially joined the GSMA NB-IoT (Narrow Band-IoT) Forum as a major member, at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona.
The NB-IoT forum mainly comprises mainstream operators, major equipment manufacturers, chip providers and terminal module manufacturers around the world |
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Large-Size LCD Panel Shipments Declines Over 10% in January (2016.02.26)
WitsView, a division of TrendForce, reports that large-size LCD panel shipments for this January totaled 57.47 million units, down 16.8% from a month ago. Most panel makers posted declining results, but Panasonic LCD and Sharp were able to grow their shipments against market headwinds because they had shorter base periods |
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Advantech to Focus on the Development of Industry 4.0 and Smart City in 2016 (2016.02.26)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Advantech, a Taiwan's intelligent systems supplier, said at its investor conference yesterday that Internet of Things(IoT) is the undoubted industrial trend, and Advantech will continue to focus on the field of industry 4 |
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Foxconn to Enter a New Phase of Vertical Integration in Panel Markets with the Acquisition of Sharp, (2016.02.26)
WitsView, a division of TrendForce, said today that the acquisition between Foxconn and Sharp has been a trending topic within the global technology sector, will have a major and long-term impact on the display industry and the related panel application markets |
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GUC Works Jointly with A Major Japanese IDM Partner to Develop USB3.1 PHY/Controller IP (2016.02.26)
Global Unichip Corp. (GUC) announced that the company worked jointly with a major Japanese IDM partner to develop USB3.1 PHY/Controller IP by using GUC’s PHY and partner’s Controller.
The combined USB 3.1 IP is compliant with both USB 3 |
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Frey M1, A High Performance Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 Based Core Module From BitaTek (2016.02.26)
With rich experiences accumulated over 15 years in the AIDC (Automatic Identification & Data Capture )and Mobile Devices industry, BitaTek has entered into an agreement with Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated |
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HP Collaborates with iPass to Give Wi-Fi Access to Customers Around the World (2016.02.26)
HP announced it is extending its collaboration with iPass Inc. to bring iPass’ global Wi-Fi network to HP customers on select HP notebook and tablet PCs worldwide.
Customers who purchase new select HP notebooks, hybrid PCs, phablets and tablets with the iPass option will be able to access millions of hotspots on the iPass global Wi-Fi network for one, two, or three years at no additional cost starting in 2016 |
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2kVAC Isolated µModule Converters, 2.8Vin to 40Vin Meet UL60950 (2016.02.26)
Linear Technology introduces the LTM8067 and LTM8068, DC/DC µModule regulators with 2kVAC galvanic isolation.
The LTM8067 and LTM8068 include an isolating transformer, control circuitry, power switches and other supporting components in a 9mm x 11 |
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Visitors to the MWC 2016 Surpass the 100,000 Mark for the First Time (2016.02.26)
Visitors to the MWC 2016 surpassed the 100,000 mark for the first time in the event’s history, with nearly 101,000 attendees, an increase of more than six per cent over last year, the GSMA reported today. Additionally, nearly 4,000 people participated in the ESL Expo Barcelona, which took place the weekend prior to Mobile World Congress |
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1TB M.2 SSD from Transcend for Ultra-thin Computing Systems (2016.02.25)
Transcend Information, Inc., a manufacturer of storage and multimedia products, announces the availability of 1 Terabyte M.2 Solid State Drive coming with 2280 form factor for ultra-thin computing devices, such as Ultrabook, tablet computers and laptops |
