
Microchip Offers Low-cost, Renewable Monthly Subscription License of Its MPLAB XC PRO Compilers
Microchip Technology today announced a flexible, low-cost, renewable monthly subscription license for the PRO editions of its MPLAB XC line of C compilers. The MPLAB XC8, XC16 and XC32 compilers offer reduced complexity, and provide the best execution speed and code size for all ~1,400 PIC microcontrollers (MCUs) and dsPIC Digital Signal Controllers (DSCs), and are available with three optimization levels—Free, Standard and PRO...

Plug-in Cars with Self-Driving Capability Becomes Dominant Trend at CES 2016, TrendForce Says
According to TrendForce, auto industry is driven by the race to develop autonomous driving technology and plug-in vehicles. Future vehicles will therefore incorporate intelligent features and fulfill the zero emission requirement...

Fujitsu and NIMS Develop World's Largest-Scale Magnetic-Reversal Simulator
Fujitsu Limited today announced that, in joint research with the National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS) and Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., it has developed the world's largest magnetic-reversal simulator, using a mesh covering more than 300 million micro-regions...

Advantech Builds the Smart Factory for Everest Textile
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Industry 4.0 is a good business, Adantech builds smart factory for Everest Textile in Tainan, penetrating into the textile industry. Chaney Ho, President of Advantech Taiwan stated that high-tech industry can learn from the traditional industries, “In the sense of initiative to welcome another Spring of the industry, and face the challenges from the rise of a ‘Red Supply Chain’ in China...

Asus Fully-loaded Gaming PCs and Display with Powerful Features
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Asus is arguably invincible in the gaming notebooks industry this decade because of making efforts to innovate. The company unveiled two Gaming notebooks ROG GX700, ROG G752 and a gaming display ROG Swift PG348Q on Tuesday...

Taiwanese Engineers Invent a Foldable Multi-Function Transforming Instruments
TAIPEI, Taiwan - A group of music-loving engineers from Taiwan is breaking the mold of traditional keyboard instruments with a new, foldable multi- function instrument: the EU-ONE. Played in the same way as a ukulele or a guitar, the EU-ONE comes with 10 different preset tones and to choose between, six different play modes, and four different drum rhythms sets...