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Sony Develops 3-Layer Stacked CMOS Image Sensor with DRAM for Smartphones
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Published: Feb 07,2017


Panasonic, UMC to Develop Mass Production Process for New ReRAM
Panasonic Semiconductor Solutions has reached an agreement with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) on the joint development of mass production process for next generation 40nm ReRAM. The agreed cooperative project will enable the integration of 40nm ReRAM process technologies developed by PSCS with UMC's high-reliability CMOS process technologies...

OPPO, Huawei, and vivo Lead Other Smartphone Brands in China in 2016
According to IDC, the smartphone market in China saw a 19% YoY growth and 17% QoQ growth in 2016Q4. For the full year of 2016, the market grew by 9% with top Chinese smartphone vendors taking up a larger share of the market. The 4 Chinese vendors in the top five were the same in 2015, and their share grew from 46% in 2015 to 57% in 2016...

COMPUTEX's InnoVEX 2017 to Focus on AI and IoT
TAIPEI, Taiwan- Taipei Computer Association (TCA), one of organizers of COMPUTEX, said that the InnoVEX 2017 startup exhibition will start from May 30 to June 1 at COMPUTEX at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) for a period of three days...

In-store Shopping Is Still Mainstream for Buying Apparel in APAC, YouGov Says
For consumers across the Asia Pacific, shopping in-store is still the dominant means of purchasing apparel; more than three-quarters of those polled (79%) have shopped in-store in the past year. Shopping in-store is particularly prevalent for shoppers in Hong Kong, Australia, and Malaysia, where 88%, 85% and 84% have done so, according to YouGov...

Qualcomm and TDK Announce Launch of Joint Venture
Qualcomm Incorporated and TDK Corporation announced the completion of the previously announced joint venture under the name RF360 Holdings Singapore PTE. Ltd. (RF360 Holdings). The joint venture will enable Qualcomm’s RFFE Business Unit to deliver RF front-end (RFFE) modules and RF filters into fully integrated systems for mobile devices and fast-growing business segments...

LCD TV Shipments Grew 1.6% Annually in 2016
Global shipments of LCD TV sets for 2016 increased 1.6% annually to reach 219.2 million units, according to WitsView, a division of TrendForce. Shipment growth was attributed to the strong sales in North America’s distribution channels during the busy season, the increasing affordability of large-size TVs and the robust housing market in China...