
TSMC: 10nm Will Be Mass Produced this Year as Scheduled
TAIPEI, Taiwan- Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company today held their second quarter investor conference and stated that smart phones will still continue to be the main growth driver for their operations during the next five years...

Cellular Handset IC Market CAGR Forecast at 6.7% Through 2019
The increasing value of the average IC content in cellular handsets along with the increasing percentage of smartphones sold as a percent of total cellular handsets will help drive the cellphone IC market to $94.3 billion in 2019...

Toshiba and WD Celebrate the Opening of New Fab 2 in Japan
Toshiba Corporation and Western Digital Corporation today celebrated the opening of the New Fab 2 semiconductor fabrication facility located in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture, Japan. Expanded use of flash memory in smartphones, SSDs, and other applications is driving continued growth of the global flash memory market...

ITRI Showcases Value-Added Technologies for Smartphone
The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) held the first ITRI ICT TechDay, an all-day forum and technology demonstration, directed at Cloud OS, FinTech, 5G and Connected Vehicle fields today (July 15). Heavyweight speakers shared the latest tech trends and R&D achievements...

Foldable Screens for Tablets Have to Wait, TrendForce Says
The penetration rate of AMOLED-equipped products in the total tablet shipments worldwide for 2015 was 2.5%, according to the latest research by WitsView, a division of TrendForce. Manufacturers of AMOLED panels are expected to continue prioritize their capacity utilization in favor of making displays for smartphones and VR devices...

Wacom Pen Tablets Installed in Citibank Korea for Electronic Document Processing
Wacom Co., Ltd. announced today that 317 units of its DTU-1141 have been installed in branches of Citibank Korea Inc. for electronic document processing including digital signatures. Citibank Korea Inc. is now offering "Citi Remote Application Service", a paperless service in which customers can apply for a new account and card issuance before visiting a Citibank branch...