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Value of Semiconductor Industry M&A Deals Slows Dramatically in 1H17, says IC Insights
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Published: Jul 26,2017


Average Size of TV Panels Grew to 44.7” in H2 2017, TrendForce Reports
The latest research by WitsView, a division of TrendForce, finds the global shipments of LCD TV panels totaled 123.35 million units for the first half of 2017, amounting to a tiny dip of 0.1% compared with the same period a year ago...

Tecno Enjoying Steady Growth in the African Smartphone Market, MIC Says
Though not listed in the world’s top 10 smartphone brands, Tecno has made outstanding achievements, securing the second place in the African smartphone market in 2016, according to Taipei-based research institute MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute)...

IBM and University of Alberta Publish New Data on Machine Learning Algorithms to Help Predict Schizo
IBM scientists and the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, have published new data in Nature's partner journal, Schizophrenia1, demonstrating that AI and machine learning algorithms helped predict instances of schizophrenia with 74% accuracy...

Macronix Launches AEC-Q100 Full Compliant NAND Flash Memory
Macronix announced its AEC-Q100 Grade 2/3 compliant NAND Flash memory product. The NAND Flash memory has passed all the AEC-Q100 reliability standards, and becomes the AEC-Q100 full compliant NAND Flash product for automotive applications...

Intel Democratizes Deep Learning Application Development with Launch of Movidius Neural Compute Stic
Intel launched the Movidius Neural Compute Stick, the USB-based deep learning inference kit and self-contained artificial intelligence (AI) accelerator that delivers dedicated deep neural network processing capabilities to a wide range of host devices at the edge...

Bluetooth SIG Announces Mesh Networking Capability
The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced that Bluetooth technology secure wireless connectivity now supports mesh networking. The new mesh capability enables many-to-many (m:m) device communications and is optimized for creating large-scale device networks...