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New Approach to Pave the Way for Advanced Interconnects (2015.05.20) During the IEEE IITC conference in Grenoble, the nanoelectronics research center imec and Lam Research Corporation today presented a novel bottom-up prefill technique for vias and contacts. The technique, based on Electroless Deposition (ELD) of Cobalt (Co) is a highly selective method resulting in void-free filling of via and contact holes |
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Virtualized 3D Graphics of Data Center Are Moving to GPUs (2015.05.20) NVIDIA pointed on its blog that virtual delivery of 3D graphics is moving from the CPU to the GPU.
On last week at Citrix Synergy, a conference for virtualization, mobility, networking and cloud solutions, virtualization experts Rachel Berry, Thomas Poppelgaard and Dane Young each featured NVIDIA GRID vGPU graphics acceleration |
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Rumor: China Capital Attempting to Buy Taiwan Memory Companies (2015.05.19) TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to a report from Taiwan’s Economic Daily News, China “SUMMITVIEW Capital” Investment Corporation may be shiftinging direction and buying Taiwanese memory suppliers Macronix and Winbon, after failing to buy Integrated Silicon Solution Inc |
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CvLux to Showcase its Apple-Compatible Peripherals at the CES Asia 2015 (2015.05.19) XINBEI, Taiwan — The CES Asia 2015 will be held in Shanghai, China on May 25 to 27, CviLux Group is a Taiwanese connectors, FFC, and wire harnesses provider and an Apple MFi Manufacturer that will also made their debut at the event by showcasing its Apple-Compatible Peripherals |
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ITU Raises International Alliance to Help e-Waste Management in Latin America (2015.05.19) A study undertaken by ITU in collaboration with other international and regional organizations has concluded with the release of a report outlining the state of e-waste management in Latin America. The report offers guidance to the region on the steps to be taken towards environmentally sustainable e-waste management |
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0.6mm Thinline Supercapacitors for Wearable, Ultra-Portable and Connected IoT Devices (2015.05.19) CAP-XX today launched its Thinline series of single-cell supercapacitors. The world's thinnest at 0.6mm thick, and with prices starting at less than US$1 in large volumes, Thinline was developed to address the size, weight and cost challenges of designing thin, sometimes disposable electronic devices for the Internet of Things (IoT) |
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Altera Speeds IEC 61508-compliant Designs with Certified 28nm FPGAs, SoCs, and Toolflows (2015.05.19) Altera Corporation announced the availability of the latest version of its Industrial Functional Safety Data Package (Ver. 3), for systems designers using Altera field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). The safety pack provides TÜV Rheinland-certified toolflows, IP and devices including Cyclone V FPGAs, enabling faster time for market for industrial safety solutions to IEC 61508 up to Safety Integrity Level 3 (SIL3) |
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HOLTEK BS83B04A-4 New Touch Key Flash MCU (2015.05.19) Following the successful release of the BS83A04A-3/-4, Holtek is now delighted to announce the release of a new Touch Key Flash MCU, the BS83B04A-4. In addition t to having the advantages of its predecessor devices, this new MCU also consumes less power, has a higher touch switch detection update rate as well as improved anti-power interference abilities |
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Latest Version of Java SE 8 Now Available for MIPS (2015.05.19) Imagination Technologies announces the availability of Java SE 8 for the MIPS architecture. This new release is part of an ongoing collaboration between Imagination and Oracle intended to enhance Java for embedded and Internet of Things (IoT) applications and optimize Java for the MIPS CPU architecture |
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ASUS Announces Availability of ZenFone 2 in North America (2015.05.19) ASUS Chairman Jonney Shih today introduced ZenFone 2 and the latest ZenBook models to the United States and Canada at the Incredible Comes to New York press event. Hosted at the sophisticated and stylish Gotham Hall in Manhattan, the event showcased a line-up of meticulously-crafted products in their North American debut |
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What Should We Do About Industry 4.0? (2015.05.18) Industry 4.0 is a German-government-sponsored vision for advanced manufacturing. However, the scope of coverage and increasing awareness in other regions spurs confusion. Today Gartner released some materials for thoes who need to know about it |
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Interview:Taiwan Home Broadband Supply Chain (2015.05.18) Interview:Taiwan Home Broadband Providers
TAIPEI, Taiwan — People hook up the Internet through a single computer in a bid to access online in the past, however, as Internet of Things (IoT) is coming as an inevitable trend and rising like what the founder of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co |
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iPhone 6S Will be a Boost to Taiwanese Supply Chains (2015.05.18) TAIPEI, Taiwan — The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus are going to be released in the second half of the season, a massive iPhone 6S features referring to the handset will be powered by a faster processor, and come in a more compact size |
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ChipSiP to Launch a New SiME Smart Headphones at COMPUTEX 2015 (2015.05.18) TAIPEI, Taiwan - ChipSiP Technology said today that the company will be displaying an entertainment version of “SiME Smart Headphones” at Computex during June 2nd - June 6th. Visitors can experience the unique features of SiME Smart Headphones for both enjoying wearable entertainment and sharing real-time information at TWTC Hall1, A0517a |
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Teen Engineer Invents System to Improve Air Quality on Airplanes (2015.05.18) Raymond Wang, 17, of Canada was awarded first place for engineering a new air inlet system for airplane cabins to improve air quality and curb disease transmission at this year's Intel International Science and Engineering Fair, a program of Society for Science & the Public |
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Middle East and Africa IT Infrastructure Spending to Reach US$3.4B in 2015 (2015.05.18) According to Gartner, Inc. IT infrastructure spending in the Middle East and Africa is forecast to reach $3.48 billion, a 0.9 percent increase from 2014, IT infrastructure market includes storage, server, and enterprise networking equipment |
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US Companies Seize Greater Control over Key Technologies in Robot-Assisted Surgery (2015.05.18) According to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), US and European vendors both have great R&D capabilities in medical robot. Out of the top 30 vendors who have relatively strong R&D intensity, 21 are based in the United States, four in Europe and five in the rest of the world |
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International CES Asia Announces Industry Partners and Allied Associations (2015.05.15) TAIPEI, Taiwan — The International CES AsiaTM announced on May 15, more than 30 Industry Partners and Allied Associations participating in the inaugural event, representing all facets of the global consumer technology industry, from media outlets to financial and cultural groups |
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The Digital Butler Assists Guests of the Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel (2015.05.15) TAIPEI, Taiwan — No more time wasting in searching for power switches, and simply to draw the curtains open and close by a Tablet or smartphone at hand. Docceo, a new Taiwanese startup developed a digital butler App entitled with “DigiJames”, which is functioned under the Azure IoT Suite of Microsoft |
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Micron Climbs to Fifth in Chip Manufacturing Market (2015.05.15) According to MIC, Micron has emerged as the fifth largest chip manufacturer in the world. In 2014, Micron earned US$16.4 billion and climbed all the way from tenth to fifth place, only next to Intel, Samsung, TSMC and Qualcomm |