
G4 and Collaborative Partners Exhibit Smart Vision Technology
TAIPEI, Taiwan - G4 Technology on March 23 held a seminar on the topic of smart vision with one hundred semiconductor industry and academic research institute technical personnel in attendance. In addition to sharing basic knowledge of key machine vision products, G4 also introduced technologies which are indispensable to smart vision, including 2D/3D sensors, infrared sensors, high-speed cameras, and artificial intelligence software...

North American Semiconductor Equipment Industry Posts February 2018 Billings
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $2.41 billion in billings worldwide in February 2018 (three-month average basis), according to the February Equipment Market Data Subscription (EMDS) Billings Report published today by SEMI...

Third Generation Semiconductor Materials Show Market Potential Due to 5G and Automotive
5G is expected to enter commercial operation in 2020, while vehicles become more intelligent, networked and electric, driving the development of SiC and GaN, the third-generation semiconductor materials. TrendForce estimates that the revenue for SiC substrates and GaN substrates will be US$180 million and US$3 million respectively in 2018...

ITRI Collaborates with Merck to Enhance New Drug Manufacturing
HSINCHU, Taiwan - ITRI and international pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck signed an MOU today (Mar. 26), announcing the establishment of Taiwan-Merck Biopharma R&D & Training Collaboration Program at ITRI Guangfu Innovation Campus in Hsinchu...

Taiwan Captured 16% Share of Total Fabless Company IC Sales in 2017
Research included in the March Update to the 2018 edition of IC Insights’ McClean Report shows that fabless IC suppliers accounted for 27% of the world’s IC sales in 2017—an increase from 18% ten years earlier in 2007. As the name implies, fabless IC companies do not operate an IC fabrication facility of their own...

Gartner Says Worldwide IoT Security Spending Will Reach $1.5B in 2018
Gartner, Inc. forecasts that worldwide spending on IoT security will reach $1.5 billion in 2018, a 28 percent increase from 2017 spending of $1.2 billion. "In IoT initiatives, organizations often don't have control over the source and nature of the software and hardware being utilized by smart connected devices," said Ruggero Contu, research director at Gartner...