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Toshiba Develops Two New Process Technologies for MCUs and Wireless ICs (2015.07.06)
Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has developed a flash memory embedded process based on 65nm logic process that uses less power than current mainstream technology, and a single-poly non-volatile memory (NVM) process based on 130nm logic and analog power process |
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New PMOLED Driver IC For Wearables (2015.07.06)
Solomon Systech announced the expansion of her PMOLED driver family with a new product, SSD1317, which targets the rapidly growing wearables market.
The wearables market has been expanding exponentially in recent years, with increasing demand for wearables of larger display size, and higher resolution, DPI and brightness |
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1,000 More Peppers Will go on Sale on July 31 (2015.07.06)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — With the first batch of Pepper robots were selling like hotcakes, launched on June 20, and sold out within one minute. 1,000 more Pepper robots developed by Japanese telecom giant Softbank Corp. and Foxconn Technology’s subsidiary Hon Hai Precision Industry Co |
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iPhone 6S to Feature Force Touch Display (2015.07.06)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Rumors circulating that Apple iPhone 6S is all set to be announced on September 18, citing the internal Vodafone email, which is leaked now. In addition, one of the special features of the phone is Force Touch display |
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eMemory Offers Logic NVM Solutions to Enhance IC Performance for Camera Modules (2015.07.06)
HSINCHU, Taiwan – eMemory announced today that its Logic NVM solutions, One-Time Programmable (OTP) and Multiple-Time Programmable (MTP) silicon IPs feature low operating power, 125-150°C/10-year high-temperature data retention, and high security protection advantages |
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Winners of d&i awards: iSG’s Hot Swap Trayless Chassis (2015.07.04)
In recent years there are some instances in which aesthetics and design breathe new life into old products. iSG Industrial is one example; however, iSG is unique in terms of their close attention to products’ details. Their products give people very positive first impressions, and people praise their products even more after coming into contact with them and using them |
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IBM, NVIDIA and Mellanox Launch Design Center for Big Data and HPC (2015.07.03)
IBM, in collaboration with NVIDIA and Mellanox, today announced the establishment of a POWER Acceleration and Design Center in Montpellier, France to advance the development of data-intensive research, industrial, and commercial applications |
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Lowers LCD Monitor and Notebook Shipment Forecasts (2015.07.03)
WitsView, a division of TrendForce, has made downward revisions to shipment forecasts of monitors and notebooks for this year’s second and third quarters according to its latest research. The revision is based on the depreciation of the euro and the emerging markets’ currencies as well as other factors |
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Jump into the 2016 Election? Morris Chang: Ridiculous (2015.07.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Morris Chang, Chairperson of TSMC attended the 42nd anniversary of Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan on July 3, when asked about whether he would jump into the crucial 2016 presidential race, he turned down by saying ridiculous, twice |
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Taiwan Projectors Shipments Dropped by an Annual 11.4 % in Q1 (2015.07.03)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Can projectors really replace the LED display? The answer seems to be negative in terms of the shipment. Shipments of projectors in Taiwan dropped by an annual 11.4 percent in the first quarter due to delays in supply contracts to schools, according to data compiled by research group International Data Corp (IDC) |
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European Collaboration Accelerates Silicon Photonics Prototyping Services (2015.07.03)
Imec and its partners announced today that they have successfully completed a three-year program (2012 - 2015) to leverage a variety of silicon photonics technologies by making them accessible for industry and academia worldwide |
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Rafael Microelectronics Celebrating Its 1 Millionth Shipment of R848 RF product (2015.07.03)
In recent years governments world wide have replaced analog terrestrial television with digital terrestrial broadcasts to enable efficient use of the RF spectrum. This has made it possible to combine a terrestrial digital TV receiver and a satellite receiver on the same chip, resulting in significant cost reductions |
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Micro DC/DC Converters with 0.5μA quiescent current (2015.07.02)
Torex Semiconductor has developed theXCL210 series, a new product in our lineup of step-down "micro DC/DC" converters with integrated control IC and coil. The XCL210 series is ideal for applications that require a low quiescent current such as wearable devices, healthcare devices, Bluetooth Low Energy devices, and energy harvesting |
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BeneGear to Apply ADI’s HRV Application into Wearables (2015.07.02)
HSINCHU, Taiwan — BeneGear Inc., a healthcare wearables startup, which applied ADI’s HRV application into its HRV wearables. Mike Lee, CEO of BeneGear, emphasized that heart rate variability (HRV) is the most crucial healthcare wearable |
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ADI is Ready for the Healthcare era to Come (2015.07.02)
HSINCHU, Taiwan — Analog Devices (ADI) designs and manufactures semiconductor products and solutions in an attempt to celebrate its 50th anniversary in Taiwan this year, and to commend the special occasion, the company held a “The Design Trends for Healthcare Wearables” press conference on July 2 in Hsinchu, Taiwan |
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Xilinx's New Programmable Multi-Processor SoC Using TSMC's 16nm FF+ (2015.07.02)
Xilinx announced it has taped out the industry's first All Programmable Multi-Processor SoC (MPSoC) using TSMC's 16FF+ process, targeting embedded vision, including ADAS and the path to autonomous vehicles, Industrial Internet of Things (I-IoT), and 5G wireless systems |
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New Technology to Fabricate Silver for Printed Electronics (2015.07.02)
Engineers at Oregon State University have invented a way to fabricate silver, a highly conductive metal, for printed electronics that are produced at room temperature.
There may be broad applications in microelectronics, sensors, energy devices, low emissivity coatings and even transparent displays |
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Smartphones Remain an Important IC Market Driver, Chinese Play Bigger (2015.07.02)
According to IC Insights’ newly report , in 4Q15, smartphones are forecast to reach 435 million units or 80% of total cellphones shipped. On an annual basis, smartphones first surpassed the 50% penetration level in 2013 (54%) and are forecast to represent 93% of total cellphone shipments in 2018 |
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MediaTek Denies Acquisition of Nvidia (2015.07.02)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It is widely circulated that MediaTek is considering purchasing Nvidia in a bid to get benefit from automobile market, which has become a story on July 1 on the Economic Daily News. However, MediaTek’s Spokesperson David Ku denied the news later on July 1, clarifying that the newspaper gave an incorrect account |
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Acquisition of IBM’s Semiconductor Business by GLOBALFOUNDRIES is Completed (2015.07.01)
IBM today announced that the acquisition of the company’s global commercial semiconductor technology business by GLOBALFOUNDRIES has been completed.
With the closing of this transaction, GLOBALFOUNDRIES becomes IBM's exclusive semiconductor processor technology provider for the next 10 years, ensuring a long-term supply of semiconductors for IBM systems |
