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TrendForce: Annual Sales of Smartphones in Russia Grow By 22% YoY (2016.01.18)
More consumers in Russia have shifted to online and mobile platforms due to the rapid expansion of the 4G network and the maturation of mobile payment services in the country.
According to the latest research by the global market research firm TrendForce, annual sales of smartphones in Russia grew by 22% year on year from 21 |
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Commercial Drone Sales to Rise by More Than 80% in 2016 (2016.01.18)
According to Juniper Research, the annual revenues from commercial drones sales are expected to reach $481 million this year, up by 84% on last year’s figure of $261 million.
Juniper Research found that a low price point had significantly reduced the barrier to entry in many sectors, with high performance models now available for less than $3,000 |
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Toshiba’s 15W Wireless Power Transmitter IC (2016.01.18)
Toshiba Corporation's Semiconductor & Storage Products Company today announced the launch of “TC7718FTG”, a wireless power transmitter IC with a 15W transmission capability. Sample shipments start today with mass production slated to begin in spring |
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Jonney Shih: Asus Robots Will be Unveiled in 2016 (2016.01.18)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Jonney Shih, Chairperson of Asus, stated that the company has a lot of goals in the new year, including smartphones ranking in the top ten list, PC competing with the high-end competitors and its robots will be unveiled in 2016 |
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Hon Hai Eyeing India Expansion (2016.01.15)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. (Foxconn), the world’s largest contract electronics maker, is planning to expand its production facilities in India in the next six months in an attempt to turn its production base into a global hub, Indian media reported on Thursday |
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4G Initiative Boosts Asus: MOEA (2016.01.15)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Asus is the biggest beneficiary of a government initiative aimed at boosting consumption by incentivizing mobile phone users to upgrade to 4G from 2G networks. According to Ministry of Economic Affairs data, purchases of Asus-brand smartphones have captured 43 |
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Delta Completes First Proprietary Solar Plant (4.6MW) in Ako City, Japan (2016.01.15)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Delta’s first proprietary large-scale solar plant, Delta Ako Energy Park, was completed and put in service today. This power plant is located in a mountainous area of Ako City in Hyogo, Japan.
The new plant is equipped with a capacity of 4 |
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InnoSwitch-CP ICs with an Adaptive-voltage Protocol (2016.01.14)
Power Integrations announced its InnoSwitch-CP family of off-line CV/CC flyback switching ICs. The new devices incorporate a constant power output profile which, when paired with an adaptive-voltage protocol such as Qualcomm Quick Charge 3 |
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TrendForce: Huawei Led the Global Rise of Chinese Smartphone Brands in 2015 (2016.01.14)
Global smartphone shipments for 2015 grew 10.3% year on year to 1.293 billion units, among which 539 million units came from Chinese vendors, according to the latest reporting from the global market research firm TrendForce.
TrendForce reported that Chinese smartphone brands made big gains worldwide in 2015, with their market share reaching a new high of over 40% and their combined annual shipments growing above the global average |
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TSMC Forecasts 2016 Boom, Smartphones Market to Revive (2016.01.14)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The world’s leading foundry, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), has forecast that it is going to enjoy a sales boom in 2016, a year that the company reckons will only show modest growth for the overall semiconductor market |
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Self-Driving Cars to be a Highlight in 2016 (2016.01.14)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in the United States and Institute for Information Industry (III) in Taiwan recently jointly demonstrated Taiwan’s first type of lightweight driverless smart car, the Persuasive Electric Vehicle (PEV), which will undergo test trials at the end of this year at earliest |
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iST Debuts Its CTIA-Authorized OTA Wireless Signal Testing Lab in Taipei (2016.01.14)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － iST announced today that the company launched its over-the-air (OTA) wireless signal testing lab in Taipei, which recently certified by TAF (Taiwan Accreditation Foundation) specific to the quality management system certification of ISO17025 |
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Acer’s Revo Build mini PC Nominated Gold Awards of Taiwan Excellence 2016 (2016.01.14)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Acer has received fourteen Taiwan Excellence 2016 awards for products across its portfolio, including notebooks, desktops, smartphones, monitors, and projectors.
The winning products were selected among 1,180 entries from 202 companies, and evaluated against criteria including R&D, design, quality, and marketing strategy, by a panel of 88 industry professionals |
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eMemory Announces Tape-out of NeoFuse Silicon IP for Automotive Panel Driver IC (2016.01.14)
Hsinchu, TAIWAN – eMemory has announced the tape-out of NeoFuse silicon IP for automotive panel driver IC with high reliability and it is ready for mass production in an international foundry.
The reliability of NeoFuse silicon IP can meet the criteria of AEC-Q100 Grade 1 and the design of NeoFuse silicon IP completely changes the traditional dual-voltage operation by using core device only to access data under single low-voltage |
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Turnkey Industrial Grade Motion Tracking Module with Embedded Sensor Fusion (2016.01.14)
Fairchild launched the FMT1000-series of highly accurate Motion Tracking modules, which enables the fast integration of motion intelligence into any system, including drones, autonomous vehicles, unmanned systems, heavy industry, construction, agriculture, VR headsets, and camera and platform stabilization |
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Advantech to Showcase Latest Telemedicine Solutions at Arab Health 2016 (2016.01.14)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Advantech plans to showcase its latest telemedicine solutions at Arab Health 2016. With the maturation of virtual consultation technology,telehealth is expected to transform healthcare delivery and reduce costs while increasing patient engagement |
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Pulse Oximeter and Heart Rate Integrated Sensor Module (2016.01.13)
System designers can speed time to market for wearable and healthcare products with the MAX30102 pulse oximeter and heart rate integrated sensor module from Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
The integrated pulse oximetry and heart rate monitor module is an ultra-low power solution providing a complete system to save space and ease the design-in process for mobile and wearable devices |
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TrendForce: Sony’s PlayStation VR to Lead in VR Device Shipments in 2016 (2016.01.13)
TrendForce said that CES and Mobile World Congress (MWC) are two important events for VR device developers to showcase their products in 2016. And Sony’s PlayStation VR to lead in VR device shipments this year. Shipments of HTC VIVE and Oculus Rift will not pick up significantly until 2017 |
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Foxconn Works an Extra Shift for Xiaomi Mi5 (2016.01.13)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Xiaomi Redmi 3 smartphone was launched on Tuesday, the phone comes with a 5-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720 pixels by 1280 pixels. However, the highly anticipated Xiaomi Mi5 is scheduled to hit the market after the Lunar New Year |
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AUO Declines to Comment on the Speculation about Apple (2016.01.13)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) shares on Tuesday gained 5.65 percent to reach NT$9.53 amid speculation that Apple Inc. plans to help finance the construction of an LCD production line with the island’s No. 2 LCD-panel maker |
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