
Prices of Lithium Battery Cells to Go Up in H2 Due to Seasonal Demand, TrendForce Reports
The global market for lithium batteries witnessed an average price increase of 15% to 25% for battery cells in the first half of 2017 compared with the second half of 2016, according to EnergyTrend, a division of TrendForce. This rise was mainly attributed to the cobalt price hitting a five-year high...

Equipment Damage at Micron's Taiwan Plant May Cause Temporarily Shortage of DRAM
TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to Taiwan's Economic Daily News, due to the destruction of nitrogen purification equipment at DRAM manufacturer Micron Technology, Inc's plant in Taoyuan, Taiwan, it will be necessary to halt production and replace the equipment, leading to an expected possible shortage of tens of thousands DRAM units...

iST Becomes the VESA Authorized DisplayPort Lab
iST announced today that it has officially become a VESA authorized lab for test and certification of Displayport and DisplayPort over USB-C. The Display Port (DP) is a digital video interface standard, defined by the Video Electronic Standard Association (VESA)...

Global Market for AI-Powered Financial Robo-Advisors to Expand by a CAGR of 75% From 2016 to 2020
The financial industry, which has been labor intensive and data driven, is one of the sectors most affected by the transformative changes brought about by artificial intelligence (AI). The latest AI market analysis by TrendForce finds that the fastest application growth for AI within the financial industry is taking place in the field of investment consultation services...

GlobalData: 5G Networks Will Become Mainstream by 2020
GlobalData’s report forecasts that while over half of all mobile subscriptions will be 5G-capable in South Korea by 2022, compared only around 7% in Europe. Upin Dattani, Senior Manager – Europe for GlobalData Technology, says: “Some mobile markets, such as South Korea and Japan, are well-suited to 5G, with widespread fiber availability, small cell deployments, advanced 4G networks and supportive regulators...

UWin Nanotech and Delegation of Taiwanese Officials Visit Europe to Promote the Circular Economy
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwanese eco-friendly precious metals stripper provider UWin Nanotech together with the Taiwanese Environmental Protection Administration and several other Taiwanese companies last week formed a delegation visited the European Union to observe the circular economy in Europe...