The global memory price slump has been ongoing for years resulting from continuously shrinking PC shipment volumes. A considerable number of Taiwan-based memory makers do not have their own brands and lack the ability to develop critical technologies and therefore are having difficulty making ends meet. In comparison, AVEXIR Technologies, founded in 2006, has secured its position in the high-end memory market with robust R&D capabilities and marketing strategies.

In an interview with Machina Research during Mobile World Congress, Patrick Kuo, CEO of ThroughTek, shares his thoughts on the mobile industry and addresses challenges in developing IoT devices for surveillance and smart home market.

Starting out as an OEM subcontracting jobs to laborers working at home 40 years ago, Conquer has now become the leader in fuse components. In the 1970s and 1980s when home appliances were being manufactured for exports, the production of traditional fuses generated considerable revenue for Conquer. Now half of the notebook PCs around the world use Conquer fuses.

Embedded systems are ubiquitous and have long become an integral part of our life in various aspects. The performance of these systems is crucial to the smooth running of various functions of society. Clientron was established in 1983 and has been focusing on thin client, point of sales (POS), and car PC solutions. It is dedicated to providing the most reliable and secure embedded system solutions. With years of professional experience in the embedded system sector, Clientron is making headway into the Internet of Things (IoT) market to expand the product portfolio and business scope.

Smart devices such as smartphones and wearables have changed the way we communicate and are transforming the cultural and social lives of just about everyone on the planet.

Looking at the world's fabless IC design sector, there have been various acquisition and business consolidation cases this year. The world's semiconductor industry is undergoing structural change due to the rises of South Korea and Taiwan, and China has also invested a great deal in this field already. Aiming for the global development of Japan's system LSI industry, with support by Development Bank of Japan, Socionext has merged with Fujitsu Semiconductor and Panasonic System LSI business and operates independently. For developing diverse system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, Socionext also appointed Mr. Yasuo Nishiguchi, the former CEO of Kyocera Corporation, to take the leadership. In a recent interview, he explained the company's vision and overall outlook for the SoC market in addition to the development of digital TV applications.

We are constantly bombarded with electromagnetic waves of all kinds of radio frequencies (RF), many of them have been encoded with specific information, whether it is a voice, a tone, or various digital data streams. Electronics devices such as wireless router (Access Point), cordless phone, baby monitor and garage gate remote control are all counted on radio frequency wireless technology.

The number of IoT (Internet of Things) devices worldwide is estimated to rapidly grow from 900 million in 2009 to 26 billion in 2020, an increase by more than 30 times, driven by the prevalence of network infrastructure and continuing advances in sensor technology. Seeing the vast unprecedented opportunities, businesses around the globe are gearing up to grab a share of the market and trying to secure a leading position in the IoT industry.

Sales of handsets in the India market reached 61.07 million units in the first quarter of 2014, with smartphones accounting for 17.59 million units or 28.8%. Notably, smartphone sales showed a 186% on-year growth in the first quarter compared to a 31% growth recorded in China, indicating rising growth momentum in India, according to IDC. The market research firm expects smartphone sales in India to top 80.57 million units in 2014, with a CAGR of over 40% in the next five years.

Walking into Computex 2014 at Nangang Exhibition Hall 1F, a constant crowd of attendees surround an eye-catching stage, featuring a massive leader board and a half dozen five-foot tall liquid nitrogen tanks. White clouds of nitrogen billow across the stage, timers count down on the overhead TV screens, and the audience buzzes in anticipation and excitement. This is G.SKILL International Enterprise Co., Ltd. hosting two spectacular and awe-inspiring global overclocking events during Computex week - the 1st Annual OC World Cup and the 3rd Annual OC World Record Stage.