Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 22.2% in 2017; Samsung Takes Over No. 1 Position
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $419.7 billion in 2017, a 22.2 percent increase from 2016, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Undersupply helped drive 64 percent revenue growth in the memory market, which accounted for 31 percent of total semiconductor revenue in 2017...
ITRI’s Robot to Play SCRABBLE With North American SCRABBLE Champion at CES 2018
The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), Taiwan's largest high-tech applied research institutions, today announced its robot powered by ITRI’s Intelligent Vision System for Companion Robots will play SCRABBLE with 2017 North American SCRABBLE Champion Will Anderson at CES 2018...
Global Smartphone Production Growth to Drop to 5% in 2018, Says TrendForce
According to the latest research by TrendForce, Chinese smartphone brands have continued the prior year’s strong growth momentum in 2017, bringing the global smartphone production to 1.46 billion units, an increase of 6.5% compared with 2016...
SEMI Data Projects New Highs in Fab Equipment Spending; Samsung to Increase 128%
The year-end update to the SEMI World Fab Forecast report reveals 2017 spending on fab equipment investments will reach an all-time high of $57 billion. High chip demand, strong pricing for memory, and fierce competition are driving the high-level of fab investments, with many companies investing at previously unseen levels for new fab construction and fab equipment...
The Top 10 Key ICT Trends to Observe in 2018
TAIPEI, Taiwan - While the ICT industry will move towards new aspects of intelligence, openness, service, and integration, 10 key trends are to reshape the landscape of the industry in 2018, according to Taipei-based and government-backed IT research institute MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute)...
Macronix to Increase Its Advanced Process Manufacturing Capacity Next Year
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwanese memory solution provider Macronix announced today that its board of directors had approved its capital expenditure budget for next year, totaled NT$ 3.89 billion yuan, an increase of more than 60% over this year...