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TSMC: Fabless Inventory May Back to Seasonal Level in This Year (2015.10.20) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. (TSMC) at an investor update announced that although global semiconductor inventory reserves in the third quarter remained higher than normal for about 10 days and the market is still digesting the inventory, it is possible that they will return to normal levels at the end of the year |
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Groundbreaking for Powerchip 12-inch Fab In China Tomorrow (2015.10.19) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Powerchip Technology Corporation and Hefei City government of Anhui Provence have sealed a joint venture to Jinghe IC 12-inch Fab, which is going to start building tomorrow and likely kick off massive production in 2017 |
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Taiwan D-School Opens to Educate Innovative Talents (2015.10.19) TAIPEI, Taiwan - D-School, a new educational institution of National Taiwan University, last week was officially opened. The new institution will set up innovations related courses to educate Taiwan students to have the professional abilities of cooperation and implement |
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Analogix Expand The SlimPort Adopters Program to Include USB Type-C (2015.10.19) CALIFORNIA, USA — Analogix Semiconductor, Inc. and Granite River Labs (GRL) on October 17 announced the expansion of the SlimPort Adopters Program (SAP) to include the USB Type-C connector. Available to any USB Type-C device manufacturer |
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ITU Approves Standards for Advanced Audio Broadcasting Technology (2015.10.19) ITU membership unanimously approved open standards, Recommendation ITU-R BS.2088-0, aimed at delivering advanced sound for broadcasting services that will create a listening experience that is closer to real life.
The new global standards will facilitate the production and exchange of advanced audio files by allowing a single file to carry a complete audio programme containing audio samples as well as metadata for any combination of object |
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Mentor Graphics: VirtualLAB Moves Emulation from lab to Data Center (2015.10.19) CALIFORNIA, USA — Consumer of today’s networking services are exhausting bandwidths, driven by high-performance computing and more content-focused applications. Therefore, Ethernet and related networking standards are addressing these needs |
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ASRock Sponsors Philippine TNC Pro Gaming Team (2015.10.19) TAIPEI, Taiwan —ASRock announced a new sponsorship with Philippine professional gaming team TNC Pro Team today.
TNC Pro Team was formed in January 2015 through the initiative of TheNet.Com (TNC), by organizing a DOTA2 tournament that will determine the next gaming team to be handled by the company |
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TinyPower Low Dropout Regulator Series, the HT73xx-1/-2/-3 with 30mA Output (2015.10.19) Holtek announced its new ultra low quiescent current TinyPower low dropout regulator series, the HT73xx-1/-2/-3. In comparison with the 30mA output current of the HT71xx series and 100mA output current of the HT75xx series, the maximum output current of these new devices is 250mA and the maximum input voltage is 30V |
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Intel, Arduino Unveils First Maker Development Board based on the Intel Curie (2015.10.17) Intel along with the founders of Arduino, unveiled Arduino 101 (U.S.) and Genuino 101 (outside the U.S.) the first maker development board based on the tiny, low power Intel Curie module.
Arduino 101 is affordable and easy-to-use for both foundational learning exercises and prototyping smart, connected devices making it ideal for entry-level makers and education environments |
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India Chipset Market Dominated by MediaTek and Qualcomm (2015.10.16) India chipset market is projected to grow at a CAGR of over 26% during 2015-2020, and majorly dominated by global players such as MediaTek and Qualcomm, according to Research and Markets.
Northern and Southern parts of India are the leading regional markets for chipsets in India, due to presence of various IT hubs and Special Economic Zones in these regions |
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Shipments of Touch Panel for Notebook PC Down 7% QoQ in 2Q 2015 (2015.10.16) Shipments of touch panels for notebook PCs totaled about 4.6 million in the second quarter of 2015 in terms of unit, down 7% from about 4.9 million in the previous quarter, accprding to IHS.
Total shipments in notebook PC-use touch panel category for the first half reached about 9 |
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Mouser and Imahara Unveil New Driverless Cars Series (2015.10.16) TEXAS, USA — Driverless car is not fantasy anymore. Mouser Electronics, Inc. is teaming up with celebrity engineer Grant Imahara and a group of visionaries in autonomous vehicle technology to make it a reality, an exciting new driverless cars series |
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No.1 Timing for Wireless Power Penetration: IDT (2015.10.16) CALIFORNIA, USA — Wireless power is one of the next big things in terms of Samsung, Ikea, and LG have recently introduced wireless charging into their line of products. Graham Robertson, Vice President of product marketing for wireless power at IDT claimed that it is No |
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IDT’s Wireless Power Kits Makes is Accessible to the Mass Market (2015.10.16) CALIFORNIA, USA — Wireless charging seems all the rages every once in a while, Samsung, Ikea, and LG have recently introduced wireless charging into their line of products. Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) introduced groundbreaking turnkey, 5-Watt and 5-Volt solution wireless power kits that make integrating wireless charging easy, affordable and practical for a broad range of consumer electronics |
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DRAM, NAND Flash Consumption in China to Reach US$12B and $6.67B in 2015 (2015.10.16) According to the latest research from DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, server and smartphone shipment demand continues to grow in the immense Chinese memory market. The latest forecast indicates that China will consume US$12 billion worth of DRAM and US$6 |
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Dell, HP, Intel, Lenovo and Microsoft Unite to Launch Joint Ad Campaign Showcasing PC Innovation (2015.10.16) Dell, HP, Intel, Lenovo and Microsoft are collaborating for the first time on a joint advertising campaign that showcases the exciting innovation in today's newest personal computers (PCs).
The combination of Intel's best processors ever – 6th Generation Intel Core processors – Microsoft's latest Windows operating system – Windows 10 – and some of the thinnest and most innovative designs ever from Dell |
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TSMC: 10nm and 7nm Are Well on Track (2015.10.15) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co.(TSMC) said today its 10nm and 7nm process technology developed smoothly, will launch as scheduled. The new generation of products will not only improve the performance, but also further reduce power consumption |
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IoT Market is Still in its Infancy with a Huge Opportunity: Broadcom (2015.10.15) SAN JOSE, USA — Estimates for Internet of Things (IoT) are astounding. According to many research firms, by 2020 there will be more than 50 billion connected devices. How to enable the IoT development community and what’s needed to turn the possibilities into reality have become a frequently-asked question in the industry |
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SPIL’s Shareholders Reject The Alliance Motion of Foxconn (2015.10.15) TAIPEI, Taiwan - The capital increase proposal was been rejected by the shareholders of Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd. (SPIL) today at its interim board of shareholders with a slight gap between the number of votes, which means convertible strategy alliance with Foxconn will not to go |
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TSMC Announces Q3 Consolidated Revenue of NT$212.51 Billion, Increases 1.7% of YoY (2015.10.15) TAIPEI, Taiwan - TSMC today announced consolidated revenue of NT$212.51 billion, net income of NT$75.33 billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$2.91 (US$0.46 per ADR unit) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015 |