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Pegatron: We Are Very Care About Labor Rights (2015.10.23)
TAIEPEI, Taiwan － In response to China Labor Watch (CLW) alleged labor abuses, Pegatron said that they pay much attention to the interest of employees and will make any required improvement.
A report compiled by CLW, says that Pegatron, a Apple's supplier Pegatron’s factory in Shanghai, accused of labor abuse |
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Delta Americas Opens New HQ to meet LEED Platinum and Net Zero (2015.10.23)
Delta today announces the opening of its new Americas headquarters in the City of Fremont that is designed to meet LEED Platinum and net zero standards. This new 180,000 square foot facility stands as a testament to Delta’s commitment to the Americas market |
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Apple and Foxconn Pushes Green Power in China (2015.10.23)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Apple has launched two new programs designed to bring down the environmental costs of manufacturing in China, to build solar power plants and encourage its manufacturing suppliers to use more renewable energy is the solution |
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China Government Approves Seagate’s Acquisition of Samsung HDD Business (2015.10.23)
Seagate Technology plc today announced a decision from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), allowing the Company to now integrate Samsung’s hard disk drive business (Samsung) completely into Seagate, free from any restrictions |
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BIOSTAR’s Gaming H170T Mainboard (2015.10.23)
BIOSTAR’s latest mainboard, the Gaming H170T is based on Intel’s H170 chipset which is a single-chip design that supports Intel 6th generation socket 1151 Intel Core processors.
The Gaming H170T comes with Hi-Fi Technology built inside, delivering Blu-Ray audio, Puro Hi-Fi features an integrated independent audio power design with a built-in amplifier |
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North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts September BB Ratio of 1.07 (2015.10.23)
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.60 billion in orders worldwide in September 2015 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.07, according to the September EMDS Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI |
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HOLTEK New HT66FB542 Full Speed USB Flash MCU (2015.10.23)
Holtek is pleased to announce the release of a new Full Speed USB Flash MCU in the form of its A/D type HT66FB542 device. The device is suitable for applications such as Gaming Mouse, Gamepads, TV game peripherals, USB download remote controllers, USB Keys as well as a host of other consumer product applications |
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First Zero-drift, 36-V Instrumentation Amplifier (2015.10.23)
Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the industry's first zero-drift, 36-V instrumentation amplifier. The INA188 delivers high accuracy for precise DC and low-frequency measurements in applications such as test and measurement, medical, and industrial process control equipment |
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Chinese Smartphones Shipment Increases 20.1% in The Q2 of 2015 (2015.10.22)
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "The Chinese Smartphone Industry, 2Q 2015" report. According to the report, Chinese smartphone industry's shipment volume reached around 113.4 million units in the second quarter of 2015, up 20 |
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WD Acquires SanDisk, Smaller SSD Manufacturers Face More Pressure: Research Firm (2015.10.22)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Western Digital (WD) and SanDisk have agreed that WD will acquire SanDisk for a total equity value of $19 billion dollars in cash and stock. According to the companies, the acquisition will make WD the largest digital storage company by revenue |
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Advantech Teams with Microsoft to Build an Open IoTs Platform (2015.10.22)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － In order to accelerate the development of the Internet of The Things(IoTs), Advantech and Microsoft jointly built WISE-PaaS platform, a software platform services for IoTs related companies. This platform combines Advantech’s software solutions of IoTs and Microsoft's Azure cloud services, proposed SRP (Solution Ready Package) application service solutions for different industries |
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First Rad Tolerant megaAVR MCU for Space Applications (2015.10.22)
Atmel announced it is shipping the Atmel ATmegaS128 MCU targeting next-generation space applications. In addition to all the popular features of the megaAVR family, the new ATmegaS128--the first uC Rad Tolerant device for Atmel--delivers full wafer lot traceability, 64-lead ceramic package (CQFP), space screening, space qualification according to QML and ESCC flow and total ionizing dose up to 30 Krad (Si) for space applications |
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Synopsys Demonstrates MIPI D-PHY IP Operating at 2.5 Gbps per Lane on TSMC 16FF+ (2015.10.22)
Synopsys announced the demonstration of MIPI D-PHY IP on TSMC's 16-nanometer (nm) FinFET Plus (16FF+) process operating at 2.5 Gbps per lane. The demonstration shows the DesignWare D-PHY receiver (Rx) lane connected to Keysight Technologies' test equipment, which provided burst-mode stimulus for stressed eye testing and the transmitter (Tx) lane connected to the Keysight oscilloscope displaying the transmitter's performance |
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TrendForce: Intel’s Upgrade of Dalian Fab Will Bring China’s Thriving Memory Market to a New Level (2015.10.22)
The latest data from DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, show that China is set to consume US$6.67 billion worth of NAND Flash in 2015, accounting for 29.1% of the industry’s revenue for this year. The country is also projected to consume a third of the global NAND Flash demand in 2016, representing a giant leap in growth |
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IC Insights Lowers its 2015 IC Market Forecast From +1% to -1% (2015.10.22)
IC Insights recently released its October Update to The McClean Report, which examined the effects of slowing worldwide GDP growth and a stronger U.S. dollar on the 2015 IC market forecast.
Since all of IC Insights’ figures are presented in U |
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Apple Launches New Clean Energy Programs in China To Reduce the Carbon Footprint (2015.10.22)
Apple today announced two new programs aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of its manufacturing partners in China. The programs will avoid over 20 million metric tons of greenhouse gas pollution in the country between now and 2020, equivalent to taking nearly 4 million passenger vehicles off the road for one year |
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Xiaomi’s New 60-inch 4K TV to Undermine Market Prices (2015.10.22)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Mainland Chinese brand name company Xiaomi will launch the 60-inch 4K Mi TV 3, priced at 4,999 RMB, which is just half the price of current 4K television prices. This is expected to kick off a 4K television price war and cause 4K television prices to slide further |
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Acer Subsidiary MPS Energy, Studio X-Gene Announce New Electric All-Terrain Vehicle (2015.10.21)
Acer subsidiary MPS Energy Inc. and BYOC ecosystem partner Studio X-Gene jointly announced a new eATV (electric all-terrain vehicle) at eCarTec Munich 2015. The eATV “X Terran” is designed by Studio X-Gene, and utilizes MPS Energy’s BMS (battery management system) technology, demonstrating Acer BYOC’s (Build Your Own Cloud) latest research and development efforts in the connected car field |
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HTC’s A9, a Good Alternative or bad Copy to the iPhone? (2015.10.21)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — HTC wants to be successful again, Cher Wang, CEO of HTC, HTC’s CEO, has notably stepped up to the plate by telling her employees that the One A9 would be a good alternative to the iPhone 6, citing that it “strikes a balance between beauty, performance and simplicity |
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HTC’s One A9 Smartphone in the Limelight (2015.10.21)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The struggling HTC staged a press conference in Taipei on October 21 in a bid to promote it’s latest flagship HTC One A9. The company said that the A9 would be a good alternative to the iPhone, citing that it “strikes a balance between beauty, performance and simplicity |
