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India’s Smartphone Market Soars in The Q2, Chinese Vendors Triple shipments (2015.08.11)
According to International Data Corporation’s (IDC), 26.5 million smartphones were shipped to India in the second quarter of 2015, up 44% from 18.4 million units for the same period last year. This strong second quarter performance saw smartphone shipments grow by 19% following a sluggish first quarter this 2015 |
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DS-270 with OPS Design and 4K Streamlines Digital Signage Deployment (2015.08.11)
Advantech released its first 4K Ultra HD OPS signage player DS-270. DS-270 is powered by an Intel Celeron J1900 quad-core processor with integrated NVIDIA GeForce GT 730M graphic module, which provides premium computing performance and allows 4K Ultra HD and Full HD playback |
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Acer Tops Chrome Sales in Market Share in U.S. (2015.08.10)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Acer has secured the #1 market share position in the U.S. Chrome sales during Q2 2015 across three channels: commercial, distribution, and retailers, according to the latest data from The NPD Group.
In the final month of Q2 in June, Acer improved to 47% unit share of Chrome OS notebooks in the commercial channel, making it a dominant #1 player in the Chromebook category |
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New Flash MCUs for 1.8V Low Voltage and LCD Display (2015.08.10)
Holtek announces the release of two new TinyPower LCD Flash MCUs, the HT69F350 and HT69F360, which can operate with operating voltages as low as 1.8V. The devices meet with full industrial specification requirements of -40°C~ 85°C operating temperature, have high noise immunity and are supplied in three package types namely 48/64/80-LQFP |
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Q2 Global shipments of LCD TVs Totaled 48.25M sets, Down 6.4% (2015.08.10)
According to the latest report from WitsView, a division of TrendForce, that the global shipments of LCD TVs in this second quarter totaled 48.25M sets, down 6.4% from the prior quarter.
WitsView noted that due to the slowdown in the Chinese economy, sales figures from events related the Chinese Labor Day and the Dragon Boat Festival fell below expectations |
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iST, Changan and Unicore Jointly Announce First AEC-Q100 Compliant Car Navigation Chip (2015.08.10)
iST (Integrated Service Technology, Inc.), together with China’s dominating car manufacturer, Changan Automobile (Changan) and Unicore Communication (Unicore), a navigation chip supplier, announce today the BDS (BeiDou Navigation Satellite System) based car navigation chip UC220, is now certified compliant with the reliability quality specification of Automotive Electronics Council (AEC) |
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Intel Xeon Processors to Be Available in Notebook This Fall (2015.08.10)
Intel said that Intel is bringing the Intel Xeon processors to notebook PCs in a perfect balance between power and mobility this fall.
Intel noted that Intel Xeon processor E3-1500M v5 product family, based on architecture code-named Skylake, brings high precision computing horsepower to a notebook and supports key features like error-correcting code memory for enhanced reliability while running critical workstation applications |
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SMIC Announces 28nm Process Technology Has Been Adopted Into Smartphones. (2015.08.10)
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's largest semiconductor foundry, today announced its 28nm process technology that is used for manufacturing Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processors, has been successfully adopted into mainstream smartphones |
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Wearables Urge Samsung to Expand Its OLED Capacity (2015.08.10)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Samsung Display is planning to invest US$3 billion to increase its AMOLED production capacity in Vietnam. This will expand the influence of the rapidly growing wearable device and flexible display markets.
Samsung Display last year invested US$1 billion to set up an OLED panel module factory in Bac Ninh Province, Vietnam, which began operations in the first quarter of this year |
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Faraday Announces President Change and Income Falls 6.5% (2015.08.07)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Faraday Technology Co., a fabless ASIC and silicon IP provider on August 6 said net income last quarter dropped by 6.5 percent quarter-on-quarter and 13 percent year-on-year to NT$179 million, or NT$0.43 per share, as clients’ inventory adjustments dragged down its gross margin, which fell to 44 |
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Precision Silicon to Merge Episil Semiconductor (2015.08.07)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Precision Silicon Group, a major supplier of silicon epitaxial used in semiconductor chips and solar cells, on August 6 said its board approved a merger with Episil Semiconductor Wafer Inc. through a share swap |
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Taiwan 4G+ Experimental Network Take Root for 5G Era (2015.08.07)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － 4G+ experimental network is officially opened yesterday at the opening ceremony held by Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affair (MOEA). The experimental network provides the interoperability testing for smartphone, chips, terminal, small cells and Wi-Fi products, meanwhile, telecom companies would use it to test emerging 4G services |
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ASUS Announces Availability of Latest ZenFone and ZenPad in New Delhi (2015.08.07)
ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih today announced the pricing and availability of ZenFone 2 Deluxe, ZenFone 2 Laser, ZenFone Selfie, ASUS ZenPad 7.0 and ASUS ZenPad 8.0 for users in India, at ZenFestival event held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India |
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End-User Applications in Transport Services and Special Machinery Remain Unchartered Territory (2015.08.07)
In the face of an aging population and the rise of chronic diseases, governments around the world have been looking for solutions to reducing health care expenditures while maintaining medical service quality. eHealth, which provides electronic, digital, and automated medical services, is one of such solutions |
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World's First 1.8'' microSATA SSD Ejector (2015.08.07)
Waitan, Inc., announced its patent pending 1.8" microSATA SSD ejector product. The ejector is the first and the only available in the market of the same kind. The ejector is designed to operator over -40 ~+85C ambient temperature with high resistance against shock and vibrations, which is ideal for military and industrial computing applications where 1 |
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ASRock Announces Z170 Motherboard Product Lines (2015.08.07)
Intel’s 100 Series, otherwise known as Skylake, the successor of Intel’s Broadwell chips, has finally arrived. The Z170 chipset are the first to make an appearance. This year, ASRock continues its three motherboard product lines, the Extreme Series, ASRock Gaming Series and OC Formula Series |
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Acer Appoints Gregg Prendergast to Co-head Pan American Management Team (2015.08.07)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Acer announces the appointment of Gregg Prendergast to co-head the Acer Pan America regional office with President Sumit Agnihotry, effective September 1st. Prendergast’s title will become Co-President of Acer Pan America |
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AMiS-30i Medical Cart for General Medical Applications (2015.08.06)
Advantech announced the latest addition to its AMiS product line - the AMiS-30i medical cart with iPS-M210S power system. Ergonomically designed for stress-free use, the AMiS-30i medical cart provides great flexibility for accessory customization |
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Adata XPG Z1 Dual-Channel DDR4 Hits 4605MHz on Intel Skylake (2015.08.06)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Adata Technology, a manufacturer of highperformance DRAM modules and NAND Flash products, is proud to announce that XPG Z1 DDR4 dual-channel memory has been overclocked to 4605MHz together with an Intel Skylake processor on an MSI Z170A, proving its suitability for competitive overclocking, high-end gaming, and readiness for the new generation of Intel processors |
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CPT Cooperates with ITRI in Key Technologies of Flexible AMOLED (2015.08.06)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) signed a contract with ITRI in key technologies of flexible AMOLED in an attempt to make it go mass production as soon as possible. Lin Sheng-chang, President of CPT stated that ITRI has been the most important partner of the company for years |
