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Covestro Cooperates with GAC Group for Innovative Lightweight Seat Backs (2020.01.22) Covestro has partnered with the Research and Development Center of Guangzhou Automobile Group Co Ltd. (GAC R&D Center) to develop a lightweight composite seat back for the Chinese car manufacturer's latest electric concept car, the ENO |
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Flex Power Designer Broadens Support and Adds New Features (2020.01.22) Flex Power Modules has added new features to make its Flex Power Designer software even easier to use for digital power system design, as well as broadening the products it supports. The new version 3.2 will save engineers time when developing their power systems, as well as reducing the risk of any problems with their design |
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Over $11 Billion Has Been Hacked from Crypto Exchanges, New Timeline Reveals (2020.01.22) Data calculated by InsideBitcoins shows that over $11 billion worth of cryptocurrencies has been stolen in different exchange hackings. From 2011, hackings have mainly affected cryptocurrency exchanges, wallets, and mining platforms |
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STMicroelectronics Joins Zigbee Alliance Board of Directors (2020.01.22) The Zigbee Alliance, an organization of hundreds of companies creating, maintaining, and delivering open, global standards for the Internet of Things (IoT), today announced that STMicroelectronics has joined its Board of Directors |
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Worldwide PC Shipments Grew 2.3% in 4Q19 and 0.6% for the Year (2020.01.21) Worldwide PC shipments totaled 70.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2019, a 2.3% increase from the fourth quarter of 2018, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. For the year, 2019 PC shipments surpassed 261 million units, showing 0 |
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Nuvoton Technology Joins the Amazon Web Services Partner Network (2020.01.21) HSINCHU, Taiwan - Nuvoton Technology joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN) as a Select Technology Partner. In order to fulfill the multi-segment requirement of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, Nuvoton provides IoT platform reference designs targeted on IoT node devices and IoT gateways that combine the microcontroller or microprocessor |
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Acer Launches High-Performance, Durable 12-Inch Chromebook Designed for Education (2020.01.21) Acer today debuted its new 12-inch Chromebook, the Acer Chromebook 712, designed specifically for the education environment. The new Chromebook features a premium and durable design, a 12-inch display with 3:2 aspect ratio for better vertical viewing and productivity, and the latest 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors for first-rate performance |
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Launch of SiPearl, Designing the Microprocessor for the European Supercomputer (2020.01.21) SiPearl, the company that will enable Europe to set out its technological sovereignty for high-performance microprocessors, announced that the company is moving into its operational phase. It is now the 27th member of the European Processor Initiative (EPI) consortium, alongside research institutes, universities, supercomputing centres and leading names from the IT, electronics and automotive sectors |
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Taiwanese Mobile Payment Users Aged 46-55 Grow by Over 30% in 2018-2019 (2020.01.20) TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taipei-based government-backed IT research institute MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) conducted an online-questionnaire survey in September 2019 on Taiwan’s smartphone users aged 18-65 and the findings reveal that the popularity of mobile payments in the consumer group aged 46-55 increased 31 |
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TrendForce Celebrates Its 20 Years of Continued Excellence (2020.01.20) Global market intelligence firm TrendForce announced its 20th anniversary in 2020. In addition to offering enterprise consultation services, TrendForce specializes in the comprehensive market analysis of the global technology sector |
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eMemory and UMC Qualify NeoFuse IP on the Foundry’s 28nm High Voltage Process (2020.01.20) HSINCHU, Taiwan – eMemory and United Microelectronics Corporation today announced that eMemory’s NeoFuse IP has been qualified on UMC’s 28nm High Voltage (HV) platform to target the fast-growing OLED market.
Key customers have completed successful product tape outs using this IP and process, which are ready for mass production |
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STMicroelectronics Reveales the World’s First LoRa SoC for Connecting Smart Devices (2020.01.20) STMicroelectronics STM32 System-on-Chip Accelerates Creation of Smart Devices with LoRa IoT Connections
Powering the search for sustainability through smart infrastructure and logistics, smart industry and smart living, STMicroelectronics has revealed the world’s first LoRa system-on-chip (SoC) for connecting smart devices to the Internet of Things (IoT) using long-distance wireless connections |
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Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Declined 11.9% in 2019, Gartner Says (2020.01.17) Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $418.3 billion in 2019, down 11.9% from 2018, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Intel regained the No. 1 position in the market as the downturn in the memory market negatively impacted many of the top vendors, including Samsung Electronics, the No |
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TSMC Reports Fourth Quarter EPS of NT$4.47; Projects a Strong Outlook of 2020 (2020.01.16) HSINCHU, Taiwan – TSMC today announced consolidated revenue of NT$317.24 billion, net income of NT$116.04 billion, and diluted earnings per share of NT$4.47 (US$0.73 per ADR unit) for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2019 |
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TTA Sets New Record for Taiwan’s Achievements at CES 2020 (2020.01.16) TAIPEI, Taiwan - In order to pave the way for Taiwan’s startups to enter international market, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) organizes a delegation with 82 teams which led by TTA (Taiwan Tech Arena) to attend CES 2020 (Consumer Electronics Show), and build national pavilion at Eureka Park in January this year |
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VIVOTEK and CyberLink Announce Strategic Partnership in Facial Recognition (2020.01.16) TAIPEI, Taiwan - VIVOTEK and CyberLink today announced they have entered into a strategic partnership, which will integrate CyberLink’s FaceMe AI facial recognition engine into VIVOTEK’s IP surveillance solutions.
“Founded in 2000, VIVOTEK has been dedicated to the IP surveillance industry for 20 years |
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ROHM’s SiCrystal and STMicroelectronics Announce Multi-Year SiC Wafer Supply Agreement (2020.01.15) ROHM and STMicroelectronics today announced it signed a multi-year silicon carbide (SiC) wafers supply agreement with SiCrystal, a ROHM group company having a top share of SiC wafers in Europe. The agreement governs the supply of over 120 million dollars of advanced 150mm silicon carbide wafers by SiCrystal to STMicroelectronics during this period of demand ramp-up for silicon carbide power devices |
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Holtek New BA45F5220 Smoke Detector MCU (2020.01.15) In the area of fire prevention products, Holtek announces a new smoke detector dedicated MCU, the BA45F5220. This new device includes a fully integrated smoke detector AFE, a dual channel IR LED constant current driving circuit and with its low-pin-count package types it should find excellent use in streamlined smoke detection products |
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Asia-Pacific Scientists Join Forces for the First Comprehensive Map of a Human Brain (2020.01.15) Scientists from Taiwan initiated an international coalition that will produce the first comprehensive map of the neuron network of a human brain, with ultra-high resolution and in three dimensions. The coalition now grows to a network involves over 1,000 researchers from Singapore, Australia, China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan |
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Samsung Acquires TeleWorld Solutions to Accelerate U.S. 5G Network Expansion (2020.01.14) Samsung Electronics today announced the completion of an agreement to acquire TeleWorld Solutions (TWS), a network services provider headquartered in Chantilly, VA. TWS provides network design, testing and optimization services to mobile service and cable operators, equipment OEMs and other companies across the U |