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Asus Debuts 12 Eye-Catching new Products at CES 2016 (2016.01.07)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Asus on Wednesday showcased its latest 12 eye-catching new products ranging from its dual product lines—smart home and gaming PC at the CES 2106. The highlight is the line-up of gaming motherboards, displays, desktops, laptops, and peripherals, making their debut at the annual show are three brand-new gaming motherboards with Aura RGB lighting for more flexible color and customization options |
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SoftBank Robotics’ Pepper to Enlighten by IBM Watcon (2016.01.07)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The latest batch of “Pepper” robots developed by Japanese telecom giant Softbank Corp and Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. are going to be enlightened by IBM Watson. The joint venture named Soft Bank Robotics Holdings Corp |
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0.67-inch 4K UHD Chip for Home Theater, Business and Education Projection (2016.01.07)
Texas Instruments (TI) announced its 0.67-inch 4K UHD chip for home theater, business and education projection displays. Based on proven DLP Cinema technology, the imaging choice for more than eight of ten digital theatre screens worldwide, the DLP 4K UHD chipset combines the fast switching speed of the digital micromirror device (DMD) with advanced image processing |
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Apple HomeKit-enabled WACIO Platform SDK (2016.01.07)
Phytrex, the MFi design services company and solution provider, announced its Apple HomeKit-enabled WACIO Platform SDK is now available for hardware accessory makers.
With the WACIO SDK, Phytrex is now able to offer smart appliance and IoT hardware makers a full HomeKit implementation as well as feature and design guidance for their app |
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Advanced Heart Rate Monitoring Sensor Solution (2016.01.07)
Silicon Labs has introduced an optical heart rate sensing solution designed to reduce the cost and complexity of wrist-based heart rate monitoring (HRM) applications. The new Si1144 HRM solution includes a low-power optical sensor module paired with an energy-friendly EFM32 Gecko microcontroller (MCU) running Silicon Labs’ advanced HRM algorithm |
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World's First Turnkey Merchant SATA Controller for 3D NAND (2016.01.07)
Silicon Motion Technology announced today the release of the world's first turnkey merchant SATA SSD controller solution supporting 3D NAND from multiple vendors.
The enhanced controller solution will accelerate the adoption of the most competitive high-performance SSDs in the market |
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COMPUTEX Uncovers Its New Position, Exhibits at CES (2016.01.07)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － COMPUTEX TAIPEI is set to open in Taipei, Taiwan, from May 31 to June 4th, 2016. The organizers, TAITRA and TCA, held a press conference at CES and announced its New position, new themes and new exhibits, in order to catch up with the transformation of ICT industry |
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Samsung, TSMC Remain Tops in Available Wafer Fab Capacity, IC Insights Says (2016.01.07)
According to IC Insights, the world’s top five wafer fab capacity leaders in 2015 were Samsung, TSMC, Micron, Toshiba and SK Hinix. And GlobalFoundries had the largest YoY growth of 18%.
IC Insights has released its Global Wafer Capacity 2016-2020 report |
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Imec, Cloudtag Launch Next-Generation Health and Fitness Tracker at CES (2016.01.07)
Cloudtag and imec presented the first results of their collaboration on accurate frictionless wearable health solutions. Cloudtag TrackTM , a new wearable fitness tracker, that was launched at CES 2016.
It combines fitness and health monitoring with design, to pave the way to innovation in fitness wearables as well as in the care, cure and prevention cycle by providing immediate access to accurate medical data and personalized feedback |
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IBM Watson to Power SoftBank Robotics’ Pepper (2016.01.07)
IBM and SoftBank Robotics Holdings Corp. today announced plans to offer a version of Watson for SoftBank Robotics’ Pepper robots, aimed at global enterprise customers.
IBM and SBRH will tap into data and knowledge across the “Internet of Things” to enable Watson-powered Pepper to make sense of the hidden meaning in data that traditional computers cannot comprehend – including social media, video, images and text |
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LG Display Showcases World’s First 30R 18-inch Rollable Display (2016.01.06)
Korean display solutions provider LG Display is showcasing its latest products and highlight its OLED and LCD technology at CES 2016 in Las Vegas.
The company will exhibit 65-inch and 77-inch UHD OLED TV panels that offer the ultimate picture performance in terms of contrast, color accuracy, and viewing angle |
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MediaTek at CES Announces New Chips for Smart Home, Wearables (2016.01.06)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － MediaTek at CES announced three types of new chips for UHD Blu-ray players, smart watches, and home IoT applications, which will begin to be mass produced in the early, middle and late parts of the year.
Aimed at smart home applications, MediaTek launched the MT7697 chip for use with all types of small smart devices and home electronics and which can be connected to tablet computers, smart phones, and cloud applications |
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Flexible USB Type-C Port Controller (2016.01.06)
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation announced that the company’s flexible USB Type-C port controller, the LIF-UC device, is now integrated into Salcomp’s SPEEDY power adapter. Salcomp will continue to use Lattice’s upgradable port controller for future USB Type-C accessories that intelligently deliver higher wattage to mobile devices |
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Intel Announces Several Collaborations to Benefit People's Health, Fitness and Athletic Performance (2016.01.06)
Intel Corporation today announced a number of collaborations, products and innovative technologies to benefit people's overall health, fitness and athletic performance.
Transforming the way people train, view and compete in sports, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced a series of collaborations with industry brands that will use technology and data analytics to benefit people's overall health, fitness and athletic performance |
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Low Power Combo Chip for Mobile Platforms and Accessories (2016.01.06)
Broadcom Corporation announced its latest and lowest power Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combo chip for mobile platforms and accessories. The BCM43012 delivers up to 3X longer battery life compared to Broadcom's previous combo chips, enabling OEMs to design a new wave of high-performance connected devices |
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New Time-of-Flight Ranging Sensor Revolutionizes Mobile-Camera Performance and Unlocks New Applicati (2016.01.06)
STMicroelectronics has released its second-generation laser-ranging sensor based on its highly successful FlightSense technology. The new sensor, the VL53L0, can range faster, over longer distances, and more accurately, significantly improving smartphone- and tablet-camera performance and opening new possibilities and features in robotics, user detection, drones, IoT, and wearables |
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World’s Smallest Sized DC/DC Converters with Integrated Coil (2016.01.06)
Torex Semiconductor Ltd. has launched the XCL223/XCL224 series of “micro DC/DC” converters with an integrated coil and control IC. These are the world’s smallest class of 0.4A/0.7A type converters.
The XCL223/XCL224 series are ultra-small (outer dimensions: 2 |
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Realtek to Demonstrate Smart Home and 4K HDR Solutions at CES (2016.01.06)
HSINCHU, Taiwan – Realtek Semiconductor Corp., a Taiwanese network and multimedia IC provider, announced that the company will be demonstrating a full range of connectivity, multimedia, and consumer electronics solutions at 2016 CES |
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Atmel Launches Low Power Connected Platform for IoT and Wearables at CES (2016.01.06)
Atmel Corporation today launched a ultra-low-power connected platform for cost-optimized applications for the Internet of Things (IoT) and wearable markets. The new platform features the world’s lowest power ARM Cortex-M0+, the Atmel | SMART SAM L21, and BTLC1000 Bluetooth SMART solution |
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HTC And Uunder Armour Unveil UA HealthBox, A Fitness System (2016.01.06)
HTC and Under Armour unveiled UA HealthBox, the world's first connected fitness system that measures, monitors, and manages the most important drivers of health and fitness — sleep, fitness, activity and nutrition.
Designed and manufactured by HTC and powered by UA Record |
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