Imec to Present Successors to FinFET for 7nm and Beyond
At this week’s VLSI 2015 Symposium in Kyoto (Japan), imec reported new results on nanowire FETs and quantum-well FinFETs towards post-FinFET multi-gate device solutions. As the major portion of the industry adopts FinFETs as the workhorse transistor for 16nm and 14nm, researchers worldwide are looking into the limits of FinFETs and potential device solutions for the 7nm node and beyond...
Pegatron Expands Recruitment of Chinese Manufacturing Laborers
TAIPEI, Taiwan- Pegatron General Director Tong Zi-xian at a shareholders’ meeting stated that due to pressures making shipments during the second half of this year, which includes the traditional high season as well as new client products for the second half of the year, Pegatron is currently hiring personnel for their Chinese factories...
Foxconn, Softbank to Open Robot Joint Venture
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Foxconn Technology Group and Japan’s telecom services supplier Softbank Corp. are planning to set up a joint venture to produce humanoid robots, according to Japan’s Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported on front page on June 17...
Technology, R&D and IP to be Key Challenges as China to Implement Its DRAM Strategy
China’s massive efforts to develop a domestic DRAM industry have become more apparent since the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced the establishment of the National Integrated Circuitry Industry Investment Fund on October 14, 2014...
NFC Forum Publishes New and Updated Technical Specifications
The NFC Forum today announced the public availability of technical specifications following approval by the Board of Directors. Tthe specifications deliver new capabilities that support improved RF communication, device identification, greater security in peer-to-peer (P2P) messaging, and new RF Interface extensions for optimized and scalable P2P and memory tag communications...
Acer Appoints Dr. RC Chang to Lead the Design Center
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Acer announces that its chief technology officer (CTO), Dr. RC Chang, shall lead Acer’s Design Center as Jackson Lin, current president of the Design Center, retires. The appointment takes effect on July 1, 2015...