China Spreadtrum to Launch Quad-core 4G Chip Using TSMC's 16nm
TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to Taiwan's Economic Daily reported that China mobile CPU supplier Spreadtrum will launch a new quad-core smartphone processor- “whale 2” which will be produced in s TSMC's 16 nanometer process, scheduled to tape out this month and enter mass production in second quarter of next year...
Force Touch Will Not Be Popular Next Year
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Apple’s touch components supplier TPK said yesterday that despite been used in the new iPhone 6s, the force touch technology will remain at the introducing stage and there will be no bigger market scale in 2016...
TSMC is Extremely Possible the Exclusive Manufacturer for Apple A10 in 2016
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The ‘Chipgate’ is nothing but a providential or a magically lucky to TSMC. The company is set to become the exclusive manufacturer of an Apple A10 processor for next-generation iPhones, cutting Samsung out of the loop, according to Guo Ming-qi, an Analyst of Taiwan KGI...
Acer Forecast Subsidy Boost
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Acer Inc. is optimistic that its smartphone sales in Taiwan would rise at least 25 percent to more than 100,000 units next year from this year’s 80,000, it is believed due to the company to cash in on a government short-term stimulus package aimed at boosting the local economy...
Biodynamo, a Korean Start-up, Develops a Dementia Prevention Smart Watch
Biodynamo Co. Ltd, a start-up developing medical and health solutions in Korea, announced that it developed a smart watch, ‘Demenice’ that prevents dementia and supports daily life of patients with dementia. ‘Demenice’ smart watch helps seniors in ages above 60 who have risks of dementia and its patients in early stage prevent and manage the disease by wearing it...
Tablets Vendors to Against Market Headwinds in Q4, TrendForce Says
Growth in the tablet market slowed down in the third quarter due to market saturation. Global market research firm TrendForce’s latest tablet shipment report reveals shipments worldwide during this period totaled 39.3 million units, up slightly by 6...