
Shipment of MCU Chips of Hua Hong Semiconductor Hits Historical Record
Hua Hong Semiconductor Limited, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group", a pure-play 200mm foundry, announced that its shipment of microcontroller (MCU) chips in the first half of 2016 grew to 1.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 50%, breaking the historical record...

Toshiba to Implement "Eyefi Connected" Features in Its Wireless SD Card
Toshiba Corporation today announced that future generations of its FlashAir, an SD memory card supporting embedded wireless LAN communications, will implement “Eyefi Connected” features that the company has been granted the license from US-based Eyefi...

Low-price and Android Phones Continuing on the Rise
It is forecast market volume of Android smartphones will reach 1.27 billion units, with a share of 84.7%, in 2016, according to MIC (Market Intelligence & Consulting Institute), a Taipei-based IT research institute. "Most of smartphones priced at USD300 or less run on Android...

LED Specialty Lighting Market to Post 30% CAGR in 2016~2020, Says TrendForce
According to the 2016 Global Lighting Market Report by LEDinside, a division of TrendForce, four LED specialty lighting applications that are attracting growing interests include horticultural lighting, surgical lighting, marine/harbor lighting and smart lighting...

Pokemon Go Keeps Getting Crazier and Crazier in Taiwan
TAIPEI, Taiwan - In Taiwan at Beitou Hot Springs Park because a rare monster often appears, many people take advantage of the weekend and go there to catch Pokemon. Nearly a thousand people gather on a short road causing a kilometer-long traffic jam, and it is so crowded that there is no longer any cell phone signal...

AUO to Display World’s First 120Hz QHD Gaming NB Panel
HSINCHU, Taiwan – AU Optronics Corp. (AUO) today announced numerous mobile device displays and technologies, which will make their appearance at Touch Taiwan 2016 between August 24 to 26. Exhibition highlights include the world’s first 120Hz ultra high refresh rate QHD gaming notebook PC panel in the exhibition’s Gaming Displays Zone; high resolution...