Low-cost 32-Bit MCUs Shipments Surge But Falling Prices
Microcontrollers are in the middle of an incredible wave of unit growth, but unprecedented price erosion is keeping a lid on the increase of revenues, according to IC Insights. The market intelligence firm forecasts microcontroller shipments rising 33% in 2015 to 25...
Compal More Likely Than Wistron to Generate Earnings Growth in Apple’s Supply Chain
TAIPEI, Taiwan — Compal Electronics Inc. said on August 18 it expects tablets and televisions to be its main growth drivers in this quarter, while notebooks and handsets come in second. However, as the company become an assembler of iPad, which is also a plus...
Chile Announces Acer as Official Notebook for “Connected for Learning” Program
Acer America has announced that its Aspire E Series notebooks have been selected by the Junta Nacional de Auxilio Escolar y Becas (JUNAEB) in collaboration with the Chile Education Ministry to be the sole provider of notebooks for “Connected for Learning” this year...
China Is the Fastest-Growing Small-Customer ICs Market
According to Gartner, startups and small electronics companies spent US$78.3 billion on semiconductors in 2014, representing 23 percent of the total semiconductor market. Gartner noted that semiconductor companies need to diversify their sales strategy to focus on the large number of smaller organizations that offer fast and stable growth, rather than relying on big deals from large customers that are in a constant state of flux...
ASMedia’s USB 3.1 Host Controller Chip Certificated by USB-IF
TAIPEI, Taiwan - ASMedia’s USB 3.1 Host Controller chip ASM1352R has certificated by USB-IF, which make it to be the world’s first USB-IF licensed USB 3.1 Host Controller chip., ASMedia Technology, a Taiwanese USB3.0 PCIE bridge and Switch IC provider, stressed that ASM1352R is an USB Host Controller chip specially designed for bridging USB 3...
Intel to Release Super SSDs in 2016
Intel announced in the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) that the company scheduled to release a new SSDs line which is based on the 3D XPoint non-volatile memory technology beginning in 2016. The newsly SSDs line will use Intel Optane technology, which is based on the revolutionary 3D XPoint non-volatile memory media and combined with the company's advanced system memory controller, interface hardware and software IP...