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Technology, R&D and IP to be Key Challenges as China to Implement Its DRAM Strategy (2015.06.17)
China’s massive efforts to develop a domestic DRAM industry have become more apparent since the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced the establishment of the National Integrated Circuitry Industry Investment Fund on October 14, 2014 |
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Renesas Electronics Delivers Game-Changing IoT Platform (2015.06.17)
Renesas Electronics announced the Renesas Synergy Platform, a new, easy-to-use, qualified platform designed to accelerate time to market, reduce total cost of ownership and remove many of the obstacles engineers face as they develop products for the growing Internet of Things (IoT) and industrial markets |
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HomeKit solution for nRF51 Series Bluetooth Smart SoCs (2015.06.17)
Nordic Semiconductor ASA announced the availability of its HomeKit solution for the nRF51 Series Bluetooth Smart SoCs. Meeting the HomeKit technical specifications the complete solution offers simplified development and accelerated time to market for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch enabled connected home products |
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NFC Forum Publishes New and Updated Technical Specifications (2015.06.17)
The NFC Forum today announced the public availability of technical specifications following approval by the Board of Directors. Tthe specifications deliver new capabilities that support improved RF communication, device identification, greater security in peer-to-peer (P2P) messaging, and new RF Interface extensions for optimized and scalable P2P and memory tag communications |
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Acer Appoints Dr. RC Chang to Lead the Design Center (2015.06.17)
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer announces that its chief technology officer (CTO), Dr. RC Chang, shall lead Acer’s Design Center as Jackson Lin, current president of the Design Center, retires. The appointment takes effect on July 1, 2015 |
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Acquisition of HTC is a Naive Thought: Acer (2015.06.16)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Besides Asus, it’s speculated that Acer is one of the potential buyers of HTC. However, Jason Chen, Acer Corporate President and CEO said that acquisition of HTC is a naive thought, the company clarified it has no current investment plans in HTC |
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Industry’s First Single-Chip Clock IC (2015.06.15)
Silicon Labs introduced the industry’s most highly integrated clock IC for wireless infrastructure applications including small cell and macro cell base stations. Silicon Labs’ new Si5380 clock generator is the industry’s first clock IC capable of replacing a low phase noise integer-N clock, voltage-controlled crystal oscillator (VCXO), discrete loop filters and voltage regulator components with one single-chip device |
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4K TV Panel Shipments Hits a Monthly Record of 3 Million Units in April 2015 (2015.06.15)
4K LCD TV panel shipments continue to rise, driven by forces on both the supply side and the demand side. Shipments of 4K TV panels in April 2015 exceeded 3 million units for the first time, comprising 14 percent of all TV panels shipped globally during the month, according to IHS Inc |
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Information Security Demands to Drive IR LED Market Growth in Handheld Device (2015.06.15)
The latest research by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, sees a significant growth for the infrared (IR) LED market in the near future. “Handheld devices in particular constitute a very promising market because IR LEDs can bring many value-added features to these products, including information security and personal health management,” said LEDinside’s Assistant Research Manager Joanne Wu |
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Epistar Continues to Make Best use of Technologies to Build a Wall Between Taiwan and China (2015.06.15)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Biing-jye Lee, Chairman of Epistar Co., a high brightness LED epiwafer and chip manufacturer, based in Hsinchu, Taiwan said that depite the emerging red supply chain, as Taiwanese LED companies maintain their technical leading status, there’s a chance in smart lighting of the island |
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HTC Denies Asus Acquisition and Internal Feud Rumours (2015.06.15)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It is widely circulated that Asus is considering purchasing HTC, the latter has denied the news on June 15, saying that it is not interested in getting acquired. Besides, in response to rumors that there’s an internal feud within top managers of HTC, the company’s Head of Future Development Lab Peter Chou shot down the rumors by stating that he never had issues with Chia-Lin Chang |
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World’s First Immersive Computer to Provide 3D Scanning (2015.06.12)
HP today announced that Sprout by HP, the world’s first immersive computer, will deliver 3D scanning capability. As the first fully integrated desktop 3D scanning solution, it provides users a simple, quick and affordable way to create 3D content |
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MIC: Huawei’s ROADS Strategy Boosts IoT and Big Data Innovation (2015.06.12)
Huawei held the 11th Annual Global Analyst Summit on April 23, attracting over 500 analysts and business leaders from world-class companies such as BT, Intel and Volvo. Huawei's CEO announced the ROADS strategy, which stands for Real-time, On-demand, All-online, DIY (Do It Yourself) and Social |
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ASUS Aims at Providing Robots for Senior Citizens (2015.06.12)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — ASUS held investor conference on June 12, its Chairman Johnny Shih stated that the company has already penetrated into cloud software, wearables, network device and robot. However, ASUS is looking to robot’s booming market for senior citizens |
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Johnny Shih: ASUS is Considering Acquisition of HTC (2015.06.12)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — ASUS held its investor conference on June 12, the company’s Chairman Johnny Shih expressed considering acquisition of struggling HTC. “We have unofficially discussed this issue within our company, to leave the door open |
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Samsung SDI Unveils New Energy Storage Products (2015.06.11)
Samsung SDI unveiled two residential energy storage systems (ESS) at Intersolar Europe 2015 in Munich, Germany. New products that Samsung SDI introduced at this time, 5.5kWh and 8.0kWh, were designed in addition to the existing 3 |
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Kirk Yang: 5 Taiwanese Component Product Lines are in Worrying Situation (2015.06.11)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The emerging red supply chain from China has been posing threats to Taiwanese companies, especially for component manufacturers. Take the Apple supply chain into account, it was only six Chinese firms in 2011 |
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MOE’s Fab Truck is in Chiayi Senior High School (2015.06.11)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — 3D printing begins at school, Ministry of Education aims at promoting 3D printing among its youth and to solidify the country’s reputation as a talent pool for 3D printing, the Executive Yuan has just announced the development of mobile digital fabrication laboratory, known as Fab Truck |
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CoB LED Packages with Small LES and Advanced Color (2015.06.11)
Samsung Electronics has introduced new chip-on-board (COB) LED package lineups, including small LES (light-emitting surface) COB packages, high CRI (color rendering index) COBs, and vivid COBs. The new COB packages with their outstanding color quality and scaled-down light emitting space, will provide a major design alternative for LED lighting makers |
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New Thermistors Deliver Industry-High Energy Ratings to 12 J and Current to 4A (2015.06.11)
Ametherm today released a new series of UL-approved circuit protection thermistors with industry-high energy and steady state current ratings for inrush current limiting in power supplies from 50 W to 200 W, 1/8 HP motors and small pumps, lighting, and audio charging stations for portable consumer devices |
Transmission technology into the digital era, users and manufacturers are increasingly focusing on the quality requirements of the digital display, digital display interface standard combination of hardware graphics card, and therefore more subject to the attention of the progress of its development.