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World’s First superMHL Solutions for USB Type-C (2015.08.04)
Lattice Semiconductor announced the world’s first superMHL products for USB Type-C to deliver 4K 60fps RGB/4:4:4 video with concurrent USB 3.1 Gen 1 or Gen 2 data. The SiI8630 and SiI9396 are a low-power superMHL transmitter and receiver pair that can deliver and receive 4K 60fps over a single lane, enabling a PC experience with USB Type-C devices |
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High-Current PMBus Converters with Frequency Synchronization (2015.08.03)
Texas Instruments (TI) introduced the industry's first 20-A and 30-A synchronous DC/DC buck converters with frequency synchronization for low-noise and reduced EMI/EMC and a PMBus interface for adaptive voltage scaling (AVS).
TI's SWIFT 20-A TPS544B25 and 30-A TPS544C25 converters integrate MOSFETs and feature small PowerStack QFN packages to drive ASICs in space-constrained and power-dense applications in various markets |
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Samsung Reduces Standard DRAM 30%, Shifts to Mobile DRAM (2015.08.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － According to Taiwan’s Economic Daily News, Samsung Electronics is planning to reduce its standard DRAM production by 30% and shift towards the production of Mobile DRAM in response to shipments of Applies new phones |
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Delta Electronics’ Golden Eagle Wins 2015 Red Dot Award (2015.08.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Delta Electronics has just received a Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015 for Golden Eagle, a 600W 48VDC power supply for telecom applications.
As stated by the Jury, “This power supply unit captivates with its self-contained design |
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TPK Revenues Slip Results From Handset Touch Panel Display Shipments (2015.08.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — TPK Holding Co. has stated on July 31 its 22.7 percent year-on-year decline in revenues for the second quarter of 2015 was largely due to an 18 percent shipment decline for handset applications, which held a 51 percent share of the company’s overall revenues |
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VIA Announces VIA Telecom to Sell Part of its Assets (2015.08.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — VIA Technologies, Inc. announced that VIA Telecom has reached a definitive agreement to sell part of its assets to an undisclosed buyer. Assuming satisfactory customary closing conditions, the company anticipates that the transaction will be completed by the end of the third quarter |
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IBM Inventors Have Received More Than 400 Cloud Patents in 2015 (2015.08.03)
IBM announced that its inventors have received more than 400 new cloud patents in 2015. Furthermore, over the last 18 months, IBM has secured nearly 1,200 cloud patents, bolstering the company’s ability to deliver innovative new cloud services, solutions and capabilities to clients across all industries |
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Foxconn Keeps Investing Startup Light for Next-Gen Smartphone Camera (2015.08.01)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Foxconn Group continued to invest smartphone camera technology. The company joined another round of Light's investment which was led by Formation 8, totaled $25 million, to fund a technology that can allow smartphones to have DSLR-like function and quality |
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Wide Input Voltage Range DC/DC for Industrial, Automotive and LED lighting (2015.08.01)
Richtek offers comprehensive power conversion solutions for input voltages ranging from 1.4V up to 80V, suitable for a wide range of applications in the industrial, automotive, and professional lighting field.
Key features for these parts are: Robust control architectures for coping with noisy environments |
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User Adoption of 3G and 4G Exceeds 50% in China (2015.07.31)
According to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a Taipei-based ICT research institute, in the first quarter of 2015, the number of Chinese mobile phone users reached around 1.3 billion, of which 654.1 million were 3G and 4G users, representing a penetration rate of 50 |
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Ali Co. Will Showcase Optimized STB Chipsets in Sao Paulo (2015.07.31)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Integrated circuit designer Ali Co. will showcase optimized STB chipsets at the ABTA 2015 in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 4 to 6. The company’s booth is J7, which will present cost effective and performance optimized STB chipsets, that can assist users to deliver fast time-to-market solutions to targeted market segments |
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ASE: Excess inventory Is Going To End (2015.07.31)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), the world’s biggest provider of independent semiconductor manufacturing services in assembly and test, said that the inventory issue of semiconductor market was gradually released, and will end in this quarter |
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Hisense Acquires Sharp ‘s TV Factory in Mexico (2015.07.31)
Hisense Group and Sharp announced that Hisense will be purchasing all equity and assets of Sharp's TV factory in Mexico for $23.7 million with rights to use the "Sharp" brand name and all its channel resources in both North and South American regions |
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Playphone Partners With GASH to Accelerate Expansion Into Asia Including Taiwan (2015.07.31)
Playphone, a mobile social gaming and recently acquired by game developer GungHo, announced today a partnership with Gamania Digital Entertainment(GASH), a Asian online game publisher based in New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Playphone and GASH are partnering to offer Asian gamers a revolutionary new social gaming experience with the world’s most popular games |
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SoftBank Launches New Founding Program to Seek Innovative Solutions and Tech (2015.07.31)
SoftBank Corp., a subsidiary of SoftBank Group Corp., today announced that it launched the ‘SoftBank Innovation Program’, a program that seeks a wide range of innovative solutions and technologies from outside the company for joint consideration and commercialization |
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Driver IC for 30W~150W High Output Power LED Lighting (2015.07.31)
The HT7L5821 is a Power Factor corrected Quasi-Resonant PWM controller for two stage LED power supply systems. Suitable applications could be LED lamps for outdoor street lighting and ceiling lamps for indoor illumination.
The device meets the usual LED lighting requirements for high power, high efficiency and safety |
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EOS Platform, the World's Most Advanced Sensor Processing SoC (2015.07.31)
QuickLogic Corporation announced its new EOS S3 sensor processing platform. The EOS platform incorporates a revolutionary architecture that enables the industry's most advanced and computationally intensive sensor-driven applications at a fraction of the power consumption of competing technologies |
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HP Launches Enterprise Services for Windows 10 (2015.07.31)
HP today announced the availability of a full suite of Windows 10 services designed to help enterprises control costs while expediting the move to the new Microsoft operating system.
“HP’s unique relationship with Microsoft allows us to offer Windows 10 in a controlled manner integrated into the client’s world – giving both IT and the User the chance to experience the new operating system |
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New Range of LED Filaments with MaGIC Die (2015.07.30)
Plessey announced the launch of its range of LED filaments, manufactured with the company's MaGIC GaN-on-Silicon LEDs. The filaments are designed for the surging filament bulb market where these replacement lamps have far better performance, but still maintain the physical appearance of incandescent lamps |
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Win10 and Gaming Boost Taiwan’s Summer PC Market (2015.07.30)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － The “Taipei Computer Application Show 2015” is held at Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1 from 30th July to 3rd August. Global primary PC manufacturers will unveil their new Winodows 10 products, including desktop,notebook,tablet and AI0 |
