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Mission Impossible－ Electronic Paper Displays (2015.08.25)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － To have a movie-liked “Paper computer” is definitely a cool thing, however, in real life, your needs always overloaded for a paper. This is surely a Mission Impossible circumstances to Electronic Paper Displays(EPD) technology, too blank to accomplish everything |
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China Drives RF Power ICs Device Sales for Wireless Infrastructure Grew to over $1B in 2014 (2015.08.25)
According to ABI Research, China and the Asia-Pacific region in general continues to be the main driver for the RF Power Semiconductor devices that are sold into the mobile wireless infrastructure segment.
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Cima NanoTech Joint Venture with Foxconn to Produce Projected Capacitive Touch Modules (2015.08.25)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Cima NanoTech, a developer and manufacturer of transparent conductive film solutions, announced today that it has entered into a joint venture with Foxconn, to deliver the industry’s first cost-competitive, projected capacitive (pro-cap) solution for large format touch screens |
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UTC-300P Series POS System with 16:9 Widescreen Display for Diverse Applications (2015.08.25)
Advantech introduced the new UTC-300P series point-of-sale (POS) system, a multi-purpose all-in-one computing system. Equipped with an IP65-certified 15.6”/18.5” 16:9 widescreen display, this bezel-free, fanless, and slim POS system provides the ideal solution for various retail and hospitality applications and functions |
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SEMI to Hold South America Semiconductor Strategy Summit in Rio (2015.08.25)
SEMI today announced the second annual SEMI South America Semiconductor Strategy Summit (SA SSS) at the Sheraton Rio on November 10-12 in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Unitec Semiconductor, ABI SEMI, and the Brazil Development Bank BNDES are making the event possible |
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e-Transactions to Reach $125B Annually by 2018, as China Overtakes US (2015.08.24)
New data from Juniper Research has revealed that the number of annual purchases made via mobiles, tablets, desktops and other connected devices should reach 125 billion annually by 2018, up by more than 60% on this year’s total |
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Apple Announces Replacing Some iPhone 6 Plus Cameras (2015.08.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Are you an iPhone 6 Plus user, have you been experienced blurry photos out of your iPhone 6 Plus. It might not be your fault. Apple announced replacing some iPhone 6 Plus cameras. Apple is recalling a batch of iPhone 6 Plus devices sold between the handset’s release date in September 2014 and January 2015, according to a statement on the company’s website |
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AUO to Exhibit Special-Sized AMOLED Displays for Wearables (2015.08.24)
HSINCHU, Taiwan, – AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) today announced that the company is going to showcase its latest AMOLED technolgy in terms of wearable applications at Touch Taiwan 2015.
AUO leverages the features of AMOLED and transflective LCD technologies to develop various ultra slim and light displays with low power consumption for wearable devices |
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Latest Family of eXtreme Low Power PIC MCUs (2015.08.24)
Microchip Technology announced the expansion of its eXtreme Low Power (XLP) PIC microcontroller (MCU) portfolio. Features of the new PIC24F “GB4” family include an integrated hardware crypto engine with both OTP and Key RAM options for secure key storage, up to 256 KB of Flash memory and a direct drive for segmented LCD displays, in 64-, 100- or 121-pin packages |
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Imec and Holst Centre Launch New EEG Headset for Consumer Applications (2015.08.24)
Today, imec, Holst Centre (set up by imec and The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, TNO), and the Industrial Design Engineering (IDE) faculty of Delft University of Technology (TU Delft), announced the introduction of a new wireless electroencephalogram (EEG) headset that can be worn comfortably and achieves a high-quality EEG signal |
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ASUS: The New Taiwanese Smartphone Tycoon (2015.08.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － HTC might collapse, but this does not mean that Taiwan's smartphone industry also followed down. Instead, another new gaint has stood up. It is Asus, only second to Apple in market share in Taiwan of about 25%, its monthly shipments reached 0 |
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ASE Abruptly Announces 25% Stake Purchase of SPIL (2015.08.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Taiwan’s Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc. (ASE) has a plan to purchase a 25% share in Siliconware Precision Industries Co., Ltd (SPIL), which will be further specified this week. If this stock purchasing plan progresses smoothly, it will solidify ASE’s position as the leading company in the chip-packing market |
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You Must Know About “3D NAND SSDs” In 2016 (2015.08.21)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － The memory market seems still struggling now, however its progressed technology is thrilling really. Especially the NAND flash memory which using the new 3D stocking technology, will be listed in the market next year, to be expected to create a new growth momentum for flash memory market |
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HTC Vive Won Best Hardware of 2015 Gamescom (2015.08.21)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — HTC Vive won the best hardware of 2015 Gamescom. HTC Vive is an upcoming virtual reality head-mounted display being developed in co-production between HTC and Valve Corporation. It is also part of Valve Corporation’s SteamVR project |
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Tsinghua-Micron Acquisition May Change the Landscape of Global Memory Industry (2015.08.21)
In a report by Wall Street Journal on July 14, 2015, China`s Tsinghua Unigroup is alleged to acquire the largest US memory company Micron. While the news has yet to be confirmed by both companies, it has already aroused considerable interest in the worldwide semiconductor industry and evoked heated discussions in China as well as overseas |
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Romteck Australia Collaborates with u-blox to Upgrade Remote Monitoring Systems (2015.08.21)
Romteck Australia collaborates with u-blox to upgrade its product portfolio. One of Romteck’s flagship products, Romteck ASE (Alarm Signaling Equipment), is part of the collaboration.
Designed to overcome the shortcomings of more traditional fire alarm systems |
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ASUS Introduces ZenFone 2 Deluxe with 256GB Built-in Storage in Brazil (2015.08.21)
ASUS CEO Jerry Shen today announced the pricing and availability of ZenFone 2, ZenFone 2 Deluxe, ZenFone 2 Laser and ZenFone Selfie for users in Brazil. The announcements were made at the iconic Ibirapuera Auditorium in São Paulo, designed by the world-famous architect Oscar Niemeyer |
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Semiconductor Equipment B/B Ratio Bounce to Positive Level of 1.02 (2015.08.21)
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.59 billion in orders worldwide in July 2015 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.02, according to the July EMDS Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI |
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New Widescreen Ultra-sensitive Touch-Panel Computer for Wide Range of Temperatures (2015.08.20)
To satisfy an ever increasing demand for widescreen panel computers Advantech announced the release of its new 10.1” and 15.6” TPC-1051WP and 1551WP ultra-sensitive ouch-panel computers. These models are the latest of their type to use the Intel Atom E3827 1 |
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HTC Considers Factory Sale in Shanghai (2015.08.20)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It is widely circulated that the struggling HTC Corp. is in talks to sell its smartphone manufacturing factory in Shanghai to an unidentified Chinese company to address its mounting financial woes. The company withheld comment on this |
