
Sierra Wireless Acquires GNSS Embedded Module Assets of GlobalTop Technology
Sierra Wireless today announced it has completed the acquisition of substantially all of the assets of GlobalTop Technology’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) embedded module business for total cash consideration of approximately $3...

ASUS Wins Nine Prestigious 2017 Red Dot Design Awards
ASUS today announced that it has been awarded nine prestigious 2017 Red Dot Design Awards for outstanding product design. The award-winning products underscore the ASUS commitment to designing and building innovative products that deliver an incredible consumer experience...

Traditional Pen Drives are Still Hot Selling Items
TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) pointed out that although there is a wide variety of portable pen drive styles, the traditionally shaped basic pen drive is the biggest seller. In Taiwan, there are very diverse shapes and styles of portable pen drives, such as sports cars, pandas, and animated characters and even shapes representing local Taiwanese folk beliefs, such as the God of Wealth and animals in the Chinese zodiac...

Micro-LED Market Could Reach US$30~40 Billion, TrendForce Says
The latest research from LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, finds that the potential scale of the future micro-LED market – one that would replace the entire current LCD display chain including BLU, polarizer and other components – could reach US$30~40 billion...

Samsung Joins HEVC Advance
HEVC Advance, an independent licensing administrator, today announced that Samsung Electronics has become both a Licensor and Licensee of the HEVC Advance HEVC/H.265 Licensing Program. As a Licensor, Samsung will make its essential patents available through the HEVC Advance patent pool, which provides a transparent and efficient licensing program for HEVC/H...

Combined Sales for Optoelectronics, Sensors and Actuators, Discrete ICs Increase 2% in 2016
Combined sales for optoelectronics, sensors and actuators, and discrete semiconductors increased 2% in 2016 to reach a seventh consecutive record-high level of $67.9 billion, but growth rates in the three market segments were all over the map last year...