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Sony Develops a Back-Illuminated CMOS Image Sensor with Pixel-Parallel A/D Converter
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Published: Feb 13,2018


Imec Introduces CMOS Chip With 16,384 Micro-electrodes and 1,024 Channels
Imec has designed and fabricated a 16,384-electrode, 1,024-channel micro-electrode array (MEA) for high-throughput multi-modal cell interfacing. The chip offers intracellular and extracellular recording, voltage- and current-controlled stimulation, impedance monitoring and spectroscopy functionalities thereby packing the most cell-interfacing modalities on a single chip, and being the only one to enable multi-well assays...

STMicroelectronics Named a “2018 Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Technology Leader”
STMicroelectronics was recognized as among the world’s most innovative companies in being named a “2018 Thomson Reuters Top 100 Global Technology Leader”. Based on a proprietary methodology that holistically assesses organizations to determine those at the forefront of the tech industry...

Q4 2017 Taiwan IC Revenue Totaled NT$675.5 Billion, 4.9% Increase On-year
The TSIA survey showed that Q4 2017 Taiwan IC revenue as a whole (including design, manufacturing, packaging and testing) totaled NT$675.5 billion(US$22.2B) (up 5.1% on-quarter and 4.9% increase on-year). The revenue wad with NT$160...

NEC Succeeds in Simultaneous Digital Beamforming that Supports 28 GHz Band for 5G Communications
NEC Corporation today announced the successful transmission of digital beamforming with a massive-element active antenna base station system that supports a 28 GHz band for 5G communications. This is the first time simultaneous beamforming transmission (four multi-user MIMO) from a single massive-element active antenna system (AAS) to four terminals has succeeded(1)...

ASML Increases its Dominance of Semiconductor Lithography Market in 2017
ASML’s dominance in the semiconductor equipment market continued in 2017, according to the report “Sub-100nm Lithography: Market Analysis and Strategic Issues,” recently published by The Information Network, a New Tripoli, PA-based market research company...

Apple Surpassed ASUS in 2017 Global Notebook Market
Market research firm TrendForce reports that the global notebook shipments for 2017 registered 164.7 million units, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%, higher than previous expectation of 0.7%. “The global notebook market has benefited from biddings for notebook contracts in North America and regional economic recovery,” says Kou-Han Tseng, TrendForce notebook analyst...