Expanding Chinese Branded Smartphones Led to 17.2% Increase in Mobile DRAM Revenue
The latest research from DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce, finds that the global mobile DRAM revenue grew 17.2% sequentially in the second quarter, benefitting all top three DRAM suppliers. Expanding Chinese branded smartphone shipments, driven by Huawei, OPPO and Vivo, as well as bit supply growth in the mobile DRAM market, attributed to this revenue increase...
Continued Service Innovation and Diversification Bolstering Global Server Demand in 2H
Shipment volume of the server systems industry at full system and barebones levels is estimated at 960 units, up 8.1% sequentially, while of those at the board level is anticipated to have reached 1,179 units, up 1.2% sequentially in the second quarter of 2016, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute)...
Innolux to Showcase a Series of Panel Products at Touch Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan –Innolux Corporation (INX) will showcase highly efficient, highly integrated, performance-optimized smart phone panel and tablet panel products at the Touch Taiwan 2016 – International Smart Display & Touch Panel Exhibition to be held from August 24 to 26 at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall...
Wistron Announces H1 of 2016 Financial Results and the Transition of CEO
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Wistron announced that its Board of Directors approved the financial results for first half of 2016. The total revenue in the first half of 2016 was NT$281,323 million, operating income was NT$2,476 million, profit before tax (PBT) was NT$1,517 million and profit after tax (PAT) was NT$999 million, with EPS of NT$0...
SDK to Expand VGCF Production Capacity for Use in Automotive LIBs
Showa Denko has decided to expand production capacity for VGCF(TM), carbon nanofiber added to cathodes and anodes of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) to improve electrical conductivity. Specifically, SDK will gradually increase its VGCF production capacity at Kawasaki Plant, Kanagawa Prefecture, from 200t/y at present to 300t/y by the end of 2017, to meet growing demand for large LIBs used in cars...
IBM Researchers Use Grocery Scanner Data to Avoid Foodborne Illness Outbreaks
IBM Research announced its scientists have discovered that analyzing retail-scanner data from grocery stores against maps of confirmed cases of foodborne illness can speed early investigations. In the study, researchers demonstrated that with as few as 10 medical-examination reports of foodborne illness they can narrow down the investigation to 12 suspected food products in just a few hours...