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Smartphone Production to Drop by 16.5% YoY in 2Q20, Setting Historical Record (2020.05.03)
According to the latest investigations by TrendForce, the global spread of COVID-19 in 2020 has brought about the greatest magnitude of declines in the smartphone market in recent years. Global smartphone production for 1Q20 fell by 10% YoY to around 280 million units |
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Taiwan-Thailand Medical Technology Collaborating Center to Ease the COVID-19 Pandemic (2020.05.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has been promoting the New Southbound Policy and funding local institutions to establish “Science and Technology Innovation Center (STIC).” MOST subsidized Pingtung Christian Hospital to establish the Taiwan-Thailand Medical Tech |
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Synopsys Introduces Its New 3DIC Compiler Soultion (2020.05.03)
Synopsys introduced its 3DIC Compiler platform to transform the design and integration of complex 2.5 and 3D multi-die system in a package. It provides an unprecedented fully integrated, high-performance, and easy-to-use environment, offering architectural exploration, design, implementation, and signoff with signal, power, and thermal integrity optimizations, all in one solution |
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Keysight Launches New 5G Core Network Test Solution - LoadCore (2020.04.29)
Keysight Technologies announced LoadCore 5G Core (5GC) Testing software – and China Mobile Research Institute (CMRI) has selected LoadCore to validate performance using 5GC network equipment provided by major infrastructure vendors |
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Total Foundry Revenue to Undergo Single-Digit Growth in 2020, Owing to COVID-19 (2020.04.29)
According to the latest investigations by TrendForce, if the COVID-19 pandemic were to cause a break in the semiconductor supply chain, the industry would then be confronted with operational difficulties; the pandemic-induced decline in commercial and social activities may also potentially push back or even lower the traditional strong seasonality, thus affecting the foundry industry’s magnitude of revenue growth in 2020 |
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AAEON BOXER-8120AI: AI Monitoring for Fever and PPE Compliance (2020.04.28)
In light of the ongoing pandemic, nations around the world are putting into place various practices to help curtail the spread of COVID-19. One common rule among these is the requirement to wear masks or personal protective equipment (PPE) out in public, as well as barring anyone with a fever |
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HOLTEK New HT45F0058 Induction Cooker MCU (2020.04.27)
With a focus in the induction cooker application area, Holtek announces the release of its new induction cooker MCU, the HT45F0058. The device includes an internal hardware frequency jittering function, which can effectively reduce the IGBT VCE voltage and therefore reduce any generated electromagnetic interference (EMI) when the induction cooker operates in a high power condition |
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MOST and SmartLabs Cooperate Together to Fight COVID-19 (2020.04.27)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) cooperates with SmartLabs to kick-off the “SmartLabs Global Launch” program. SmartLabs is an international biomedical accelerator based on the Taiwan Hsinchu Biomedical Science Park |
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Financial Services Sector to Benefit from Southeast Asia and Taiwan 4.3% GDP Growth Amidst COVID-19 (2020.04.27)
Despite the numerous economic challenges the region is facing in 2020, the digital financial services industry is in an extremely strong position to offer highly relevant products which sufficiently meets the social and physical restrictions enforced on most of the population |
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IC Unit Shipments Forecast to Display First-Ever Back-to-Back Decline (2020.04.23)
IC Insights forecasts that worldwide IC unit shipments will register their first-ever back-to-back annual decline in 2020.
From 2013 through 2018, IC unit shipments were on a respectable growth path with an 8% increase logged in 2013, a 9% jump registered in 2014, a 5% increase displayed in 2015, a 7% increase shown in 2016, a double-digit growth rate of 15% in 2017, and a 10% increase in 2018 |
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Competition in NAND Flash Market to Intensify in 2021 as YMTC Unveils 128L Products on Schedule (2020.04.22)
According to the DRAMeXchange research division of TrendForce, Chinese NAND Flash manufacturer YMTC submitted samples of its 128L 3D NAND products to storage controller chip suppliers in 1Q20. The company is aiming to begin wafer input in 3Q20 and start mass production by the end of the year |
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SiPearl Signs a Major Licensing Agreement with Arm for Its First-gen of Microprocessors (2020.04.22)
SiPearl, the company that is designing the high-performance, low-power microprocessor for the European exascale supercomputer, has signed a major technological licensing agreement with Arm, the global semiconductor IP provider |
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Machine Vision key for Industry 4.0 Growth in Asia-Pacific, Says GlobalData (2020.04.22)
The outbreak of coronavirus (Covid-19) could prove to be an important catalyst in the adoption of Industry 4.0 initiatives and machine vision in the Asia-Pacific region, as manufacturers strive to resume production. With Asia being the world’s hub of manufacturing, machine vision will see a strong growth in the region over the next five years, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company |
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HOLTEK New BS83B04L Ultra-Low Power I/O Touch MCU (2020.04.22)
Holtek announced the release of a new generation ultra-low power I/O Touch Flash MCU, the BS83B04L. This device has the special characteristic of ultra-low power having a single touch key standby current of less than 150nA at a voltage of 3V/25℃ |
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AAEON Unveils AI and Edge Computing Solutions Powered by NVIDIA (2020.04.22)
AAEON announced it is unveiling several new rugged embedded platforms—augmenting an already extensive lineup of AAEON AI edge-computing solutions powered by the NVIDIA Jetson platform.
The new AAEON products provide key interfaces needed for edge computing in a small form factor, making it easier to build applications for all levels of users, from makers to more advanced developers for deployments in the field |
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AUO Teams Up with PlayNitride to Develop High Resolution Flexible Micro LED Display Technology (2020.04.21)
HSINCHU, Taiwan – AU Optronics Corp. has consistently invested in the research and development of next-generation advanced display technologies, strengthened its competitive edge, and partnered with PlayNitride Inc. to announce the world’s leading high resolution flexible micro LED display technology |
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Faraday Releases Licensable Gigabit Ethernet PHY on UMC 40LP Platform (2020.04.21)
HSINCHU, Taiwan - Faraday Technology and United Microelectronics Corporation today announced that Faraday’s Gigabit Ethernet PHY IP is now licensable on UMC’s 40LP process. This silicon-proven Gigabit Ethernet solution is designed to meet the increasing SoC integration demands for Ethernet-enabled devices and industrial automation systems with shorter lead time |
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International Virtual Forum on COVID-19, Sharing Taiwan's Success Story (2020.04.21)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - At present, many countries in the world are slowing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, Taiwan continues to be one of the few that has successfully curbed the spread of the virus, all the while allowing its citizens to maintain their normal lives |
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Renesas Electronics Creates Open-Source Ventilator System Reference Design to Fight COVID-19 Pandemi (2020.04.19)
Renesas Electronics introduced a new open-source ventilator system reference design that customers can use to swiftly design ready-to-assemble boards for medical ventilators. Many regions are experiencing a critical shortage of ventilators as COVID-19 infections continue to rise and hospital demand exceeds supply |
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Global Semiconductor Capex Forecast to Drop 3% Again This Year (2020.04.19)
Using its “baseline” assumptions shown in the soon-to-be-released April Update to the 2020 edition of The McClean Report—A Complete Analysis and Forecast of the Integrated Circuit Industry (MR20), IC Insights is not lowering its current -3% 2020 semiconductor industry capital spending forecast due to the Covid-19 outbreak |
