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After a Strong Finish Last Year, Global LCD TV Shipment Growth Slowing in 2015
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Published: Apr 13,2015


Semiconductor Foundry Market Grew 16.1% in 2014; TSMC Tops All
According to final results by Gartner, the worldwide semiconductor foundry market grew 16.1 percent in 2014 to achieve $46.9 billion in revenue. TSMC, the leader, gained market share to reach 53.7 percent, up from 49.8 percent in 2013...

IoT Market Will Be Valued Around US$65 Billion in 2015
According to Kelly Hsieh, senior research manager for Topology, a division of TrendForce, the 2015 IoT market will be valued around US$65 billion. In the future, IoT-based solutions will be available for a wide range of applications, such as manufacturing, healthcare, smart home, education, and more...

TI Collaborates with Taiwanese Firms on IoV Driver Platform
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Texas Instruments (TI) and The Automotive Research & Testing Center (ATRC) at Taiwan Network Information Center have jointly established “The Next Generation Internet of Vehicles Driver Platform Research and Development Alliance,” which integrates Taiwanese enterprises, such as CMC Motor, Young Optics, Autoequips, and MCLOUDWARE TECHNOLOGY CO...

TSMC, Altera Rolls out First UBM-Free Packaging for MAX 10 FPGAs
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) on April 7 announced the first UBM-free (under-bump metallization-free) WLCSP (wafer-level chip scale package) technology with Altera Co. that provides enhanced quality, reliability and integration for Altera’s MAX10 FPGA products...

Samsung Predicts the Sell of S6 Will Hit a Record High
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Samsung Electronics predicted that the shipment of its latest flagship, Galaxy S6 will hit a record high, the company said that they will do their best in keeping up with the strong demand in a light to double the sell of S6...

Chinese Smartphone Vendors Maintain Leading Positions despite Apple's Strong Sales
According to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), Chinese smartphone vendors, Xiaomi, Huawei, and Lenovo, managed to keep their footing in the fourth-quarter smartphone market share, despite Apple making a great leap forward to reach 9...