
Yahoo Japan and The VR Fund Partner to Grow the Global AR and VR Ecosystems
The Venture Reality Fund (“The VR Fund”) and Yahoo! Japan Corporation announced a joint effort to inspire innovation and accelerate growth in the AR and VR industries. “Yahoo! Japan and its leadership team are known for their commitment to continuous innovation and enriching services for their users and community,” said Marco DeMiroz, co-founder and general partner of The VR Fund...

First-time Demonstration of a Plastic 12-bit RFID Tag and Read-out System
Quad Industries, Agfa, imec and TNO announced today that they have demonstrated a plastic 12-bit RFID tag and read-out system with screen-printed circuitry. The system integrates, for the first time, a screen-printed antenna and printed touch-based user interface, allowing implementation of the reader on curved surfaces...

Taiwanese Communications Shipment Value to Reach Over US$90B
Shipment value of the Taiwanese communications industry is estimated to score about NTD 2.96 trillion (USD 98.3 billion; USD1 = NTD 30.1) in 2017, down 4% year-on-year, according to Taipei-based research institute Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute)...

Keysight Technologies to Help RDA Microelectronics Accelerate NB-IoT Chipset Tests
Keysight Technologies today announced that its industry leading Narrow Band Internet of Thing (NB-IoT) RF performance test solution was selected by RDA Microelectronics (RDA) to help accelerate its NB-IoT chipset testing. NB-IoT is a narrowband cellular radio technology designed for the IoT by 3GPP...

Toshiba Materials and Kyocera to Collaborate on Development of Nitride Ceramic Components
Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd. and Kyocera Corporation today announced that the two companies have agreed to start full-scale collaboration on development and production of nitride ceramic components. Used as heat-dissipating and insulating parts in power semiconductors...

Automotive Has Become the Second Largest Application Market for Power Transistors, Says TrendForce
According to TrendForce’s analysis, the global average value of analog ICs and power transistors for power management will come to US$209 per vehicle in 2017, an increase of 11% from US$188 in 2016. Furthermore, the automotive industry is projected to account for 23% of the total worldwide demand for power transistors this year...