Prices of Sapphire Market Drops of 30% YoY in September
The average monthly price of sapphire has fallen by more than 30% year on year this September, according to the LEDinside, a division of TrendForce. This decline is the result of suppliers expanding their production capacities despite the weaker-than-expected demand...
Xilinx Ships 16nm FinFET All Programmable MPSoC Ahead of Schedule
Xilinx today announced first customer shipment of the industry's first 16nm multiprocessor SoC (MPSoC) a quarter ahead of schedule. The early release of the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC enables Xilinx customers to begin designing and delivering MPSoC-based systems today...
Andes Technology Teams up with Acer in BYOC and More
TAIPEI, Taiwan — In an attempt to better the data storage of Internet of Things (IoT) and the business opportunity of cloud computing, Andes Technology Co. teamed up with Acer Inc. in Acer’s Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) to develop cloud service solutions...
TI Collaborates with Microsoft to Release IoT Development Kits
Texas Instruments (TI) today announced three low-cost evaluation kits based on its embedded processors supporting Microsoft Azure Certified for Internet of Things. The Microsoft Azure IoT Suite's agent code has been pre-ported to TI's low-power SimpleLink Wi-Fi CC3200 wireless MCU LaunchPad kit and Sitara AM335x processor-based BeagleBone Black and BeagleBoard Green kits...
ASE Insists SPIL Refrain from Stock Exchange with Foxconn
TAIPEI, Taiwan - The shareholder competition between ASE and SPIL is gradually intensifying. ASE yesterday released a statement demanding that the SPIL Management Team refrain from engaging in a second share swap with Foxconn or any other specified party...
Cambridge CMOS Sensors Opens Taiwan Office
Cambridge CMOS Sensors (CCS), a manufacturer of sensor solutions for monitoring air quality, today announced that the company has opened its first regional office in Taiwan to support its expanding supply chain and growing customer base in Asia...