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Digital UV Sensor for Mobile, Wearable, and IoT Applications (2015.02.25)
STMicroelectronics (STM) has expanded its portfolio of environmental sensors with the introduction of the UVIS25, the world's first sensor to provide a direct digital output of the Ultraviolet Index (UVI), the international measurement of the strength of ultraviolet (UV) radiation, primarily from the sun, at a given place and time |
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Silicon Labs Rolls out Next-Generation 8-Bit Microcontrollers for the IoT (2015.02.25)
Silicon Labs introduced the company’s next-generation 8-bit MCU portfolio designed for today’s ultra-low-power, small-footprint IoT applications. Silicon Labs’ new EFM8 MCU family includes three lines of highly integrated, peripheral-rich MCUs optimized for exceptional price/performance value, ultra-low-power capacitive touch control and streamlined USB connectivity |
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Foxlink May to Acquire Japanese Automation Technology Provider in 2015 (2015.02.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － According to Taiwan media reported, Guo Tai-Qiang, chairman of Foxlink, a Taiwanese connector firm, said that Foxlink might to pursuit the acquisition of Japanese automation companies this year, to improve its ability of automation and precision mold for the robotics market |
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ASUSTOR Launches Surveillance Center 2.2 (2015.02.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — ASUSTOR, an innovator and provider of network storage solutions, has announced that Surveillance Center has officially upgraded to version 2.2. All ASUSTOR NAS users with surveillance needs are welcome to download and experience this new version firsthand |
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Dayeh University Provides 3D Printing Service for Teachers and Students (2015.02.24)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Dayeh University Computer Center provides 3D printing service for teachers and students from this new semester, which allows them to print out their designs as toy figures.
Zhgn Gu-yao, Director of Dayeh University Computer Center, said that there are lots of 3D printing applications that can be applied into Industry, Manufacturing, and Medical Services |
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HOLTEK New HT45F56 Vibration Detection MCU (2015.02.24)
Holtek wishes to announce the release of its new cost-effective vibration detection MCU, the HT45F56. The device includes a fully integrated 8MHz RC oscillator for MCU system operation.
It can adjust the vibration sensitivity by adjusting the internal OPA gain or setting the DAC comparator threshold value, and can also program the output signal timing of its detected state according to different product requirements |
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32-Bit Automotive MCUs Specialized for Instrument Clusters in Entry Level (2015.02.24)
Renesas Electronics announced the RH850/D1x Series of 32-bit automotive microcontrollers (MCUs) specialized for instrument clusters that deliver easy-to-access information to support a safer and rich driving experience.
The connected car is generating amount of information from the automotive networks, cameras and multimedia systems |
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Imec, Murata, and Huawei Introduce Breakthrough Solution for TX-to-RX Isolation for Mobile Phones (2015.02.24)
imec, Murata and Huawei will present a stand-alone multiband electrical-balance duplexer in 0.18µm SOI CMOS at MWC2015. This type of duplexer is a promising alternative to the fixed frequency surface-acoustic wave (SAW) filters implemented in mobile phones providing transmit-to-receive (TX-to-RX) isolation |
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Blue Gecko Modules, SoCs, Development Kit and Software (2015.02.24)
Silicon Labs unveiled a complete Bluetooth Smart solutions portfolio designed to help developers minimize the energy consumption, cost and complexity of wireless IoT designs. Silicon Labs’ recent acquisition of Bluegiga, a leading supplier of wireless modules and software, accelerates the company’s ability to deliver comprehensive Bluetooth Smart solutions |
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Semiconductor Unit Shipments to Exceed One Trillion Devices in 2017 (2015.02.19)
According to IC Insights’ forecast that total semiconductor unit shipments (integrated circuits and opto-sensor-discrete, or O-S-D, devices) are forecast to continue their upward march through the current cyclical period and top one trillion units for the first time in 2017 |
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Higher Power Versions of its RailQor DC-DC Converters for Rail Transportation (2015.02.19)
SynQor announces the addition of two higher power DC-DC Converters to its RailQor line of products. These new converters triple the usable power in the Quarter Brick footprint to 150W. In the Half Brick package the power capability is increased to 252W, five times the level that was previously available |
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ASUS VivoWatch said to be Unveiled at MWC (2015.02.17)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — It is widely circulated that ASUS is going to unveil its latest smartwatch VivoWatch at Mobile World Congress (MWC) on March 2, but ASUS withhold comment on it. The company's CEO Jerry Shen revealed that the next-generation smartwatch will be released after the second quarter of this year, in favor of better performance and less power consumption |
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The China Smartphone Market Picks Up Slightly in 2014Q4 (2015.02.17)
According to the International Data Corporation (IDC), 107.5 million smartphones were shipped to China in 2014Q4, representing a 2% Quarter-on-Quarter (QoQ) growth. This culminates to 420.7 million smartphones being shipped to China in 2014 |
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2014 Top Search Products in CTIMES English (2015.02.17)
Every Chinese New Year, CTIMES will be announced the popular products that ranked by the keywords search of users. In 2014, the most popular product is a pressure sensors from STMicroelectronics(STM)－lps25h; The second, is |
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Ghent University and Imec Demonstrate Interaction Between Light and Sound (2015.02.17)
Scientists from Ghent University and imec announce today that they demonstrated interaction between light and sound in a nanoscale area. Their findings elucidate the physics of light-matter coupling at these scales – and pave the way for enhanced signal processing on mass-producible silicon photonic chips |
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ASRock X99/Z97 Motherboards to Feature USB 3.1 Type-A and Type-C Connectors (2015.02.16)
Besides the traditional Type-A connectors, ASRock’s X99 and Z97 are going to be the first in the world to carry the Type-C 10 Gb/s SuperSpeed+ USB 3.1, which supports next generation mobile devices.
The main attraction of the next generation SuperSpeed+ USB 3 |
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Full Environmental Gold Brings New Value for Cultural and Creative Industries (2015.02.16)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -Gold has from ancient time symbolized honor and extraordinariness, and it is the most important element is many artistic designs. Nowadays, UWin Nanotech makes use of exclusive environmental recycling technology, refines full environmental gold, and makes the refining process have greater significance |
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Facebook Unveils Networking Switch to Cost Down (2015.02.16)
TAIPEI, Taiwan — “Cost down” is a widely accepted business management motto, even for Facebook Inc. The company rolled out a new networking equpment system to replace products from Cisco System Inc. And Juniper Network Inc |
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IEK: IoT to Create New Economy in 2015 (2015.02.16)
TAIPEI, Taiwan － Taiwanese market research institute IEK said that with the infrastructure of cloud and 4K network has been completed, the upper and innovative applications will begin to emerge and the information economy will rise |
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Nuvoton's First Cortex-M0 Audio SoC with 98MHz (2015.02.13)
Following the success of the ISD9100 Series Audio SoC, Nuvoton Technology Corp., a leading worldwide provider of semiconductors for consumer and computing applications, today launched the ISD9300 series, the industry first 32-bit audio microcontroller powered by ARM Cortex-M0 with the speed up to 98MHz |
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