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ST Surpasses 2 Billion Unit Sales of STM8 MCU, Particularly Strong success in China
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Published: Apr 06,2016

Chinese IC companies Account for Just 3% of Total IC Sales in 2015
According to IC Insights’ latest report that U.S. companies held a 54% share of the total worldwide IC market in 2015, which includes sales from IDMs and fabless IC companies. The total does not include foundry sales. South Korean companies captured a 20% share of total IC sales and Japanese companies placed third with only an 8% share...

4K Penetration Rate to Rise Significantly to 23.8% This Year
Large-size LCD TVs are more affordable than ever and have become the main choice for first-time buyers and families looking to replace their older TV sets. The market for small-size LCD TVs on the other hand is on the wane. “As LCD TVs get larger in size...

Microsemi, D-Link Collaborate to Provide mydlink, an IoTs-Enabled Smart Alarm Detector
Microsemi Corporation and D-Link today announced their collaboration to develop D-Link's mydlink Smart Alarm Detector (DCH-S165). The Wi-Fi based detector monitors and identifies the sounds of standard UL-certified smoke or carbon monoxide alarms using Microsemi's ZL38062 sound classifier audio processor as the primary integrated circuit of the device...

Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Declined 2.3% in 2015
Worldwide semiconductor revenue totaled $334.8 billion in 2015, a 2.3 percent decline from 2014, according to final results by Gartner, Inc. The combined revenue of the top 25 semiconductor vendors fell by 0.5 percent during 2015...

Qualcomm, Ricardo Sign Commercial Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging License Agreement
Qualcomm Incorporated and Ricardo today announced they have entered into a Wireless Electric Vehicle Charging (WEVC) technology license agreement. Ricardo has licensed Qualcomm Halo technology to commercialize WEVC systems for Plug-In Hybrid (PHEVs) and Electric Vehicles (EVs)...

The World's First Ghost-Catching Device, from Sony
Sony announced today that it has successfully perfected the Proton Pack, a product designed to capture content from a parallel dimension. The Proton Pack is equipped with a miniaturized superconducting synchrotron, which accelerates injected protons from a hydrogen plasma cell...