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Published: Oct 18,2017


Samsung Completes Qualification of 8nm LPP Process
Samsung Electronics announced today that 8-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology, 8LPP (Low Power Plus), has been qualified and is ready for production. The newest process node, 8LPP provides up to 10-percent lower power consumption with up to 10-percent area reduction from 10LPP through narrower metal pitch...

Merger of Gintech, NSP and Solartech Will Contribute to Taiwan’s Solar Industry, Says TrendForce
Three solar companies Gintech, Neo Solar Power (NSP) and Solartech signed an MOU on October 16 announcing their intention to merge as one single corporate entity by the third quarter of 2018. According to EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce, the combined production capacity for photovoltaic (PV) cells of these three companies is projected to reach 5 gigawatts (GW)...

Worldwide Device Shipments to Increase 2.0% in 2018, Gartner Says
Worldwide shipments of PCs, tablets and smartphones are predicted to exceed 2.35 billion units in 2018, an increase of 2.0 percent from 2017, according to Gartner, Inc. This would be the highest year-over-year growth since 2015...

TrendForce Maintains 4Q17 NAND Flash Market Outlook After Toshiba’s Capacity Rumors
Despite lower-than-expected output caused by certain problems in production lines, Toshiba will be able to deliver its NAND Flash shipments as per the dates and volumes in its fourth-quarter contracts, says DRAMeXchange, a division of TrendForce...

Mitsubishi Electric Field Testing xAUTO Autonomous-Driving Test Vehicle
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that it has been conducting expressway-based field testing of its xAUTO vehicle and related autonomous-driving technologies for self-sensing and network-based driving, since May 2016...

AUO Delivers All-Round Solar Power Plants Ranging from Rooftop, Ground Mount and Floating Types
HSINCHU, Taiwan – In response to the Taiwan government’s “2-Year Solar Power Promotion Plan", AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) has been continuously accelerating its pace in developing solar power systems in recent years. In addition to focusing on rooftop solar power plants, the Company has extended its reach to the ground mount and floating solar power markets to demonstrate its comprehensive capability for solar power plant development...