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64-Bit, Quad-core, ARM Cortex-A72 Tablet SoC for Heavy Content Android Users (2015.03.02)
MediaTek today announced the first tablet system-on-chip (SoC) in a family that features an ARM Cortex-A72 processor, the industry’s highest-performing mobile CPU. The Quad-core MT8173 is designed to maximize the benefits of the new processor and greatly increase tablet performance, while extending battery life to ensure a premium tablet experience |
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MediaTek’s MT3188 Wireless Charging IC Enters Mass Production (2015.03.02)
BARCELONA, Spain, –MediaTek today announced that its, is now commercially available to customers. The reference design, which includes the power electronics, supervisory circuit, and resonator has already passed three certifications including the A4WP, WPC and PMA standards groups |
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HOLTEK 24-bit Delta-Sigma A/D and LCD Flash MCU (2015.03.02)
Holtek is delighted to reveal the release of its new Flash MCU, the HT67F5630, whose special features include a 24-bit Delta-Sigma A/D and an LCD driver. The internal Delta-Sigma A/D converter has an effective number of bits (ENOB) of up to 18 bits |
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MCU for Wearables and IoT Will Make Record High Profit in 2015 (2015.03.02)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — There is a great diversity of applications of Microcontroller Unit (MCU), MCU providers Sonix Technology, Nuvoton, Holtek, and Generalplus are looking for new applications respectively. In addition to footing the 32-bit MCU, Nuvoton also rolled out its M4 product lines |
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Delta's Motor Drive Passes Volkswagen Certification (2015.03.02)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Delta Electronics has been footing automotive components, the company said in a statement that after three years waiting, its motor drive has passed Volkswagen Certification, and it will start contributing to its revenue |
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New Embedded SIM Controllers Enable Secure and Reliable Cellular M2M (2015.03.02)
Infineon Technologies AG announced its new SLM 97 and SLI 97 security controller families. The new products stand out with unique features required for M2M communication in industrial as well as automotive applications such as emergency Call (eCall) and Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communication |
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Microchip LoRa Technology Wireless Module Enables IoT (2015.03.02)
Microchip Technology announced the first in a series of modules for the LoRa technology low-data-rate wireless networking standard, which enables Internet of Things (IoT) and Machine-to-Machine (M2M) wireless communication with a range of more than 10 miles (suburban), a battery life of greater than 10 years, and the ability to connect millions of wireless sensor nodes to LoRa technology gateways |
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Imec Demonstrates Compact Wavelength-Division Multiplexing CMOS Silicon Photonics Transceiver (2015.03.02)
At the 2015 International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), nanoelectronics research center imec, in collaboration with Tyndall National Institute, the University of Leuven (KULeuven) and the Ghent University, demonstrated a 4x20Gb/s wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) hybrid CMOS silicon photonics transceiver, paving the way to cost-effective, high-density single-mode optical fiber links |
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MediaTek Announced New High Order Chip Product Name – helio (2015.03.02)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － MediaTek on Sunday at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) announced the new generation of high order cellphone chips named “helio.” Furthermore, the first product that uses “helio” is expected to be the high order 64-bit 4G cellphone chip “MT6795 |
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First Acer Windows 8.1 Phone Launched at MWC 2015 (2015.03.01)
BARCELONA, Spain – Acer today unveils the Liquid M220 smartphone, first ever Liquid smartphone to run on the Windows Phone 8.1 operating system.
Featuring Windows Phone 8.1, the Liquid M220 is easy to use and customize and fully supports Microsoft applications and services such as OneDrive, Skype, Office and Cortana |
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Acer and BYOC Alliance Partners Showcase New Cloud Solutions (2015.03.01)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Acer is showcasing its latest Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) developments at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona, which extend beyond applications to connecting the Internet of Things (IoT) devices with cloud computing |
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Hon Hai Is Moving Toward Industry 4.0 (2015.02.27)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Hon Hai on Thursday, the fifth day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, held a traditional Chinese resume business operations ceremony in Tucheng headquarters, Taiwan. chairman Terry Gou personally presided, stressed that Hon Hai will accelerate the development of automation, to replace 70% of manpowers with robotics in three years |
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Quantum Dot Technology to Grow Rapidly in Display Market (2015.02.27)
IHS reported that Quantum dot technology will grow rapidly in 2015, to bring more benefits to LCD display, including a wider color gamut and higher display quality.
IHS pointed, white light emitting diode (LED)-based liquid crystal display (LCD) cannot match organic light emitting diode (OLED) in terms of wide color gamut |
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Atmel Launches Xplained Extension Board with Bosch BNO055 Sensor For IoT and Wearable (2015.02.26)
Atmel Corporation launched a new extension board for the company’s popular Xplained platform at Embedded World Nuremberg. Featuring a Bosch Sensortec BNO055 intelligent 9-axis absolute orientation sensor, the new extension board connects directly to Atmel’s Xplained board making it ideal for prototyping projects for the Internet of Things (IoT) |
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Microchip’s New Motion Module Makes Motion Monitoring Easy (2015.02.26)
Microchip Technology announced from the Embedded World conference in Germany the MM7150 Motion Module—which combines Microchip’s SSC7150 motion co-processor combined with 9-axis sensors, including accelerometer, magnetometer and gyroscope in a small, easy to use form factor |
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New Platform’s Mobile GPU Clustering Enables Big Data Analytics at Local Base Stations (2015.02.26)
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT) announced that it has developed with NVIDIA and Orange Silicon Valley a supercomputing platform that can analyze 4G to 5G base station bandwidth data in real time, enabling network operators to monetize the voluminous data flowing through their communications systems |
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Holtek Semiconductor to Penetrate the UAV Market in China (2015.02.26)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Holtek Semiconductor, a professional IC design house having its major business activities focused in the area of microcontroller and peripheral component design and marketing. The company suggested that its 8-bit MCU has been applied to the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) quadcopters in China, which also can be seen in fan motor products |
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Chunghwa Telecom Speeds Up Research of 5G Technology (2015.02.26)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Taiwan telecommunications company Chunghwa Telecom stated that it has already begun to research and develop fifth generation mobile telecommunications (5G) technology. In the future, it will collaborate with overseas telecommunications companies and equipment operators and expects to be able to quickly launch 5G mobile services in Taiwan |
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Imec and Panasonic Present breakthrough in CMOS-based Transceivers (2015.02.26)
At the 2015 International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC), imec and Panasonic presented a transceiver chip for phase-modulated continuous-wave radar at 79GHz. This achievement demonstrates the potential of downscaled CMOS for cheap millimeter-wave (mm-wave) radar systems that can be used for accurate presence and motion detection |
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Lattice Realeases USB Type-C Implementation in Consumer and Industrial Devices (2015.02.26)
Lattice Semiconductor announced three new, freely-downloadable reference designs that enable designers working in consumer, industrial and other sectors to quickly implement the cable detect and power delivery functions required to unlock the new capabilities of Type-C including 100W power, 20Gbps bandwidth, reversibility and flexibility |
