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...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — MediaTek launched MediaTek Labs (http://labs.mediatek.com), a global initiative that allows developers of any background or skill level to create wearable and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. The new program provides developers, makers and service providers with software development kits (SDKs), hardware development kits (HDKs), and technical documentation, as well as technical and business support...

The latest forecast from the world’s largest telecom analyst firm projects that the cellular M2M market will bring in a total of US$252bn for the 2015–19 period, presenting an attractive revenue opportunity for operators that choose to invest in their existing capabilities...

Wearable technologies will boost Smart Mobile Government (Smart mGovt) projects and consequently, pave the way for public sector Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystems, says IDC Government Insights. An IDC Government Insights report...

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Paul Peng, General Manger of AU Optronics made a keynote speech at Touch Taiwan under the topic: Trends & Changes in Display Industry. He who is not only unfolding the devices used for decades being replaced by clear examples, but also pointed out that market changing from replacement-driven to application-oriented innovation...

Imagination Technologies announces the new Ensigma Series4 ‘Whisper’ low-power radio processing unit (RPU) architecture, designed to drive a new generation of wearables, IoT and other connected devices where ultra-low power consumption and low cost points are key...

TAIPEI, Taiwan－ Google Taiwan’s General Manager Jian Li-feng on Wednesday stated that with the new era being brought about by the Internet of Things, the market scope for networking devices will grow twenty to two hundred times its former size during the PC era, reaching tens of billions of units sold yearly...