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ARM, Cadence Expand Collaboration for IoT and Wearable Targeting TSMC’s Ultra-Low Power Platform
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Published: Sep 30,2014

UWin Nanotech Wins Gold Medal in INST
TAIPEI, Taiwan — UWin Nanotech Co. is one of the participants and a supplier of Green Alchemy in IT industry. It independently conducts research and development in order to carry out environmentally friendly gold stripping. UW-700, an electrolyte gold stripper, is their secret weapon, and won the gold medal in the 2014 Taipei International Invention Show and Technomart (Taipei INST)...

Taiwan and UMich Collaborate on Connected Vehicle Research
TAIPEI, Taiwan-The Automotive Research and Testing Center (ARTC) won the Intelligent Transportation System’s (ITS) World Congress Best Paper Award. In addition, it has co-signed a letter of intent with University of Michigan to conduct connected vehicle research...

Lenovo Set to Close Acquisition of IBM Server Business
Lenovo and IBM announced today that conditions for Lenovo’s acquisition of IBM’s x86 server business have been satisfied and the parties anticipate they will begin closing the transaction effective on October 1, 2014. The acquisition will make Lenovo the third-largest player in the $42...

UMC Expanding 8-inch Production Capacity to Satisfy IoT IC Demands
TAIPEI,Taiwan- According to Taiwan media reports, United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is speeding up its expansion of 8-inch production capacities. Its Mainland China, Suzhou, Hejian factory will next year expand its monthly production capacity from the current 50,000 chips to 60,000 chips in order to satisfy the demand for parts and components brought about by wearable devices and the Internet of Things...

Philips Lighting Business Restructure Signals Challenges from Asian Manufacturers
TAIPEI, Taiwan- According to TrendForce, Global lighting giant Philips’s earnings before interest, taxes and amortization (EBITA) have long been less than 10 percent for. The Dutch company recently announced it would split off its lighting business into a stand-alone company on September 23...

TSMC Rolls out First 16FinFET Networking Processor
TAIPEI, Taiwan — TSMC announced the collaboration with HiSilicon Technologies has produced the foundry segment's first fully functional ARM-based networking processor with FinFET technology. The 16FinFET process has twice the gate density of TSMC's 28HPM process, and operates more than 40 percent faster at the same total power, or reduces total power over 60 percent at the same speed...