
18% Production Decline for Taiwan's Precision Optical Components in 2016 1H
TAIPEI, Taiwan - According to a Taiwan's Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA) report, due to market saturation in the smart phone market, a 25% decline in revenue for Taiwan's leading optical lens company, Largan Precision Co...

UMC Partners with APM to Enhance MEMS Service Capabilities
HSINCHU, Taiwan - United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and MEMS foundry Asia Pacific Microsystems, Inc. (APM), today announced a collaboration to provide enhanced MEMS manufacturing services for mutual customers. UMC wil...

A Medical Assistance Robot from Taiwan’s iCeiRA
TAIPEI, Taiwan - In 2016 Taiwan Automation Intelligence and Robot show, NTU-iCeiRA demonstrated a medical assistance robot “Renbo”, which is a humanoid robot with very delicate joint structure, can help medical personnel to handle the work of labor...

TSMC and Renesas Collaborates on 28nm MCU for Autonomous Vehicles
HSINCHU, Taiwan — TSMC announced today that the company are collaborating with Renesas Electronics Corporation on 28nm embedded flash (eFlash) process technology for manufacturing microcontrollers (MCUs) targeted at next-generation green and autonomous vehicles...

GE Lighting Exits Asian Market to Ensure Its Survival, Says TrendForce
GE Lighting’s decision to leave the Asian lighting market has sent another shock wave within the global lighting industry. LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, pointed out that less than 10% of GE Lighting’s total lighting revenue comes from China...

HDMI Releases Alternate Mode for USB Type-C Connector
HDMI Licensing, LLC today announced that it is releasing the HDMI Alternate Mode developed by the HDMI Founders for the USB Type-C Specification. This will allow HDMI-enabled source devices to utilize a USB Type-C connector to directly connect to HDMI-enabled displays, and deliver native HDMI signals over a simple cable without the need for cumbersome protocol and connector adapters or dongles...