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North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts $2.18B in Billings in August
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Published: Sep 25,2017
Over 30% of Smartphones Shipped in 2018 to Carry OLED Panel as iPhone X Revealed, TrendForce Says
WitsView, a division of TrendForce, anticipates OLED’s representation in the smartphone market will increase substantially following the release of iPhone X. With Apple expected to support this display technology in the future, the percentage of OLED models in the total annual smartphone shipments worldwide is projected to climb from 28% this year to 33% in 2018...
ASUS Announces ZenFone 4 Family in Europe
Today, in Rome, ASUS CEO Jerry Shen unveiled the ZenFone 4 smartphones — ZenFone 4 Pro with gigabit connectivity, ZenFone 4, ZenFone 4 Selfie Pro, ZenFone 4 Selfie and ZenFone 4 Max — during the We Love Photo press event. ZenFone 4 is the first family of smartphones to all feature dual rear or dual front cameras, enabling users to capture the best photos in any scenario, at any distance, and in any lighting conditions...
Toshiba Machine Opens New Technical Center for Machine Tools in Gotemba Plant
Toshiba Machine announced the opening of a new technical center for machine tools in its Gotemba plant in Japan that incorporates numerous features for developing machine tool businesses. The Technical Center conducts test ma...
Mitsubishi Electric Develops SiC Power Device with Record Power Efficienc
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced that it has developed a silicon carbide (SiC) power device with what is believed to be the world’s highest power efficiency in a device of its type. The newly-developed unit is designed to be installed in power modules, and does not require a high-speed protection circuit to interrupt supply when excess current is detected...
New Camera and Display Mirrors Enhance Vehicle Safety and Fuel Efficiency, IHS Markit Says
Rear-view and side-view mirrors on new vehicles will begin to see major changes over the next decade, according to new analysis from business information provider IHS Markit. Combining high-definition cameras and displays in place of – or to complement – traditional mirror designs offers a compelling case for automakers to improve on fuel efficiency and battery range...
Toshiba Memory to Focus on Catching Up to Samsung in 3D-NAND Production Capacity
According to DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, the Toshiba Memory Corporation (TMC) deal will start to have a notable impact on the NAND Flash market in the first half of 2018 as the negotiations took longer than expected...