ELAN Benefited from Chromebook Despites Disappointing Touch NB
Due to the penetration rate of Touch Notebook was lower than expected, touch solution provider ELAN Microelectronics Corp. (ELAN) turns to foucs on the Chromebook market. The company expected that the shipments of Chromebook touchpad will jump to 6...
Samsung, LG to Reach 40% Breakthrough Market Share in 2015
According to WitsView, the 2014 all-year LCD TV shipment is projected to reach 215 million units, with an annual growth rate of 5.4%, which is more optimistic than the original forecasts. “The 2015 forecasted TV shipment scale is expected to reach 223 million units, with a 3...
The Smart Robotic Arms Making ice Cream Extrusion More Easily
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Industrial Technology Research Institute of Taiwan (ITRI) demonstrated a smart robotic arms on December 17, which consisted of visual sensors and inertial components that can operate the ice cream machine from both sides easily and precisely...
Synopsys and Imec Expand TCAD Collaboration to 5 nm and Beyond
Synopsys announced the expansion of its collaboration with nanoelectronics research center imec to nanowire and other devices (FinFETs, Tunnel-FETs) targeting the 5-nanometer (nm) technology node and beyond. The agreement enables Synopsys to deliver accurate, process-calibrated models for its Sentaurus TCAD (technology computer aided design) tools to semiconductor manufacturers for use during 5-nm technology node research and development...
Samsung's Smartphone Share Declines in 4Q 2014 as iPhone Grow Stronger
TAIEPI,Taiwan- Shipment volume of the global mobile phone industry has reached approximately 529 million units in the fourth quarter of 2014, 373 million of which are smartphones. Smartphone shipments alone grew 12.7% compared to the third quarter of 2014, according to MIC...
2015 Panel Industry Shows Cautious but Optimistic Trend
According to WitsView, a research division of TrendForce, that the four major applications (TV, monitor, notebook and tablet) of panel reached a total panel shipment of 826.8 million units, showing a stellar performance of 2.2% annual growth rate in 2014...