Groundbreaking for TSMC 5nm Factory Estimated for 2020
TAIPEI, Taiwan - TSMC on last Friday in Southern Taiwan Science Park held a groundbreaking ceremony for the first phase of construction on their Fab 18 factory with CEO Morris Chang personally presiding over the ceremony. Construction and installation are expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2019 with mass production commencing early in 2020...
Mitsubishi Electric Develops Platform That Enables Smart Appliances to Cooperate
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed an autonomous platform that enables networked smart appliances to use their sensors and functionalities to cooperate in new home services without the need for cloud computing or internet connection...
Global Solar Market to Reach Over 106GW in 2018, TrendForce Forecasts
China’s solar market continued its explosive growth in 2017, pushing the size of global solar market to over 100GW for the first time. EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce estimates that the worldwide demand will increase further in 2018 to 106GW, but the distribution of demand by region will change...
IDC Forecast Expects APEJ 3D Printing Spending to Reach USD 3.6 Billion by 2021
The latest IDC forecast from the IDC Worldwide Semiannual 3D Printing Spending Guide expects Asia/Pacific spending on 3D printing (including hardware, material, software, and services) to reach $3.6 billion by 2021 with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22...
1Q18 Mobile DRAM Prices to Rise by a Mere 3% on Weak Demand, TrendForce Says
Despite rollout of full-screen models by major smartphone brands in 4Q17 to stimulate market demand, consumers have been less willing to make purchases amid the saturating market, mobile phone sales have been lower than expected, according DRAMeXchange, a research division of TrendForce...
ITRI Named a 2017 Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global Innovator
HSIHCHU, Taiwan – The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) was named a 2017 Clarivate Analytics Top 100 Global Innovator today (Jan. 25, 2018). The annual report highlights the most successful organizations in the world that are active in innovation through research and development, protection of their IP and the achievement of commercial success...