FB to use the White box Switches Benefit Quanta Computer
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Rumor has it that one of the invest plans of Facebook (FB)'s data center is to faster the use of white box network switches. Quanta Computer has the close relationship with FB so that it will be the biggest beneficiary out of it...
ARM Cortex-A72 is the Growth Driver of TSMC
TAIPEI, Taiwan — The global processor IP developer ARM launched the latest processor architecture ARM Cortex-A72, providing the better experience of high-end handset devices, which is 3.5x faster than 2014's 32-bit Cortex-A15 and consumes 75 percent less power...
ARM Launches 4K-Supporting Cortex-A72 Processor Using TSMC 16nm FF+
TAIPEI, Taiwan - ARM released its Cortex-A72 64 bit mobile processor architecture Yesterday in Beijing, the processor can support 4K2k UHD resolution, and be adopted by MediaTek, Hass, Rockchip and other 10 customers, and used TSMC's FinFET Plus(16FF+) technology...
Largan Begins Construction of Taichung Factory in Q1
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Optical lens supplier, Largan Precision Co., Ltd. on Tuesday announced that it had already signed the construction contract for its new Taichung factory, which will cost NT$4.147 billion and be the company’s largest expenditure...
Smartphone Display Manufacturers Facing Prices-Reducing Pressure in 2015
According to a forecast report from IHS, another double-digit fall for smartphone display prices in 2015, resulting in a blended ASP of about $17. IHS pointed in the report that total mobile phone display shipments are estimated to reach a new record high of 2 billion units in 2014...
IBM Launches the Middle East and Africa Digital Sales Center in Cairo
IBM today launched the IBM Middle East and Africa Digital Sales Center in Cairo. The center, which represents a $3 million investment by IBM, is part of a broader three year agreement with the Egyptian government in which IBM will create jobs and work with clients to transform using cloud, Big Data and analytics, mobile and social technologies...