Immersion Files Lawsuits Against Fitbit
Immersion Corp. today announced that it has filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Fitbit, Inc., alleging infringement of three Immersion U.S. patents. Immersion has also filed complaints against Fitbit and its Shanghai-based distributor in China, Runtong International Trade Co...
Over 70% of Business Intelligence Patents are Used for Computer Technology and IT Methods for Manage
The research institute MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute) used the IPC code to describe field and found that the field distribution share of BI (Business Intelligence) patents held by international assignees concentrate mainly on Compute Technology and IT Methods for Management...
GUC Opens New Korea Office
HSINCHU, Taiwan - Global Unichip Corp. (GUC) announced its facilities in Seoul, Korea. The company's new offices are located in AnnJay Tower at 3F, 208 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul. GUC required new space to enhance both technical and business customer support...
Prices of Lithium Battery Cells to Go Up in H2 Due to Seasonal Demand, TrendForce Reports
The global market for lithium batteries witnessed an average price increase of 15% to 25% for battery cells in the first half of 2017 compared with the second half of 2016, according to EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce. This rise was mainly attributed to the cobalt price hitting a five-year high...
Equipment Damage at Micron's Taiwan Plant May Cause Temporarily Shortage of DRAM
TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to Taiwan's Economic Daily News, due to the destruction of nitrogen purification equipment at DRAM manufacturer Micron Technology, Inc's plant in Taoyuan, Taiwan, it will be necessary to halt production and replace the equipment, leading to an expected possible shortage of tens of thousands DRAM units...
iST Becomes the VESA Authorized DisplayPort Lab
iST announced today that it has officially become a VESA authorized lab for test and certification of Displayport and DisplayPort over USB-C. The Display Port (DP) is a digital video interface standard, defined by the Video Electronic Standard Association (VESA)...