
Internet of Things (IoT) is promising a market with explosive growths.
Renesas, Sequans expand collaboration on 5G
Friday 8 January 2021Renesas Electronics and Sequans Communications have jointly announced an expansion of their collaboration to include development of 5G modules based on the latter's upcoming Taurus...
Samsung to unveil 5G handsets featuring own ToF sensors in 2H21
Monday 4 January 2021Samsung Electronics is expected to incorporate in-house-developed ToF sensors into its own handsets in second-half 2021 at the earliest, as part of its efforts to sustain handset...
Taiwan quartz vendors see 5G small cells, IoT devices as new outlets in 2021
Monday 4 January 2021Taiwan makers of quartz crystal components are set to embrace new growth momentum in 2021 from segments of 5G small cells and diverse IoT devices that are expected to proliferate,...
Aces to fully acquire US-based Genesis
Friday 18 December 2020Taiwan-based connector and cable maker Aces Electronics will acquire a 100% stake in US-based Genesis Technology USA and Genesis Holding each at US$26.9 million, with the transaction...
MediaTek posts increased November revenue
Friday 11 December 2020MediaTek has reported consolidated revenue of NT$33.54 billion (US$1.19 billion) for November 2020, up 10.2% sequentially and 62.7% on year.
Compatibility necessary for IoT development, says Advantech chairman
Thursday 3 December 2020IoT development is expected to bottom out in 2020, with demand likely to grow fast over the next five years, hinging on compatibility among different platforms and apps, according...
Advantech beefs up IoT solutions marketing in China
Tuesday 1 December 2020Industrial computing solution developer Advantech has enhanced marketing of IoT solutions in the China market, according to president Miller Chang for the company's embedded IoT bu...
New ASIL-D certificate boost safety and security credentials of Winbond's W75F Secure Memory Element
Tuesday 24 November 2020Winbond Electronics Corporation, a leading global supplier of semiconductor memory solutions, has announced that its W75F, the industry's first Secure Flash memory device with Common...
Dialog intros SmartServer IoT partner ecosystem for edge solutions
Friday 20 November 2020Dialog Semiconductor has announced the launch of its SmartServer IoT partner program, which gives system integrators and OEM solutions providers access to the company's edge server...
Taiwan to head for smart digital economy, says science minister
Friday 13 November 2020Taiwan will focus its next wave of technology development on materializing smart healthcare, precision medicine, smart city and digital data governance by leveraging its robust semiconductor...
IoT Service Hub drives IoT products from ideas to mass production
Thursday 12 November 2020IoT application has an enormous impact in different industries nowadays. Since the pandemic COVID-19 outbreak in 2020, IoT technology becomes a necessary tool for everything. However,...
Apacer, Innodisk post profit drops
Monday 9 November 2020Memory module makers Apacer Technology and Innodisk, which focus more on industrial applications than mass-market market segments, both saw profits decline in the third quarter of...
Insyde report strong 2Q20 profits
Friday 30 October 2020Taiwan-based BIOS designer Insyde Software's second-quarter 2020 profits reached the highest level since fourth-quarter 2011 thanks to strong demand from the stay-at-home economy...
Digi-Key and Machinechat announce global availability of ready-to-use IoT data management solution for BeagleBone
Thursday 29 October 2020Digi-Key Electronics, who offers the world's largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, announced that it will be the exclusive global distributor...
Diode maker TSC to partner with UMC for SGT MOSFET chips
Wednesday 28 October 2020Diode maker Taiwan Semiconductor Company (TSC) will team up with foundry house UMC to develop and manufacture SGT (split-gate) MOSFET chips for automotive and industrial applications,...
How new secure Flash devices promise comprehensive security for IoT devices' code and data
Wednesday 28 October 2020No embedded device manufacturers would claim that the exposure of connected devices to security threats is due to vulnerabilities in the security components available on the market...
GlobalPlatform engaging Taiwan eco-system for global collaboration on IoT cybersecurity standard
Tuesday 27 October 2020GlobalPlatform, together with Winbond Electronics Corporation, Arm and Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), hosted the first technology forum in Taiwan. With a mix of...
Driver ICs tight supply: Q&A with Chipbond chairman FJ Wu
Monday 26 October 2020The supply of display driver ICs has fallen short of demand, while capacities at 8-inch foundries stay tight. Backend houses are mulling raising their quotes to reflect the tight...
Fashion Intelligence strengthens applications for rural healthcare and epidemic prevention with IoT positioning services
Thursday 22 October 2020In operation for a decade, Fashion Intelligence has been developing smart services on the basis of IoT positioning technologies in recent years. For example, Fashion Intelligence...
Dialog licenses non-volatile ReRAM technology to Globalfoundries for 22FDX platform
Tuesday 20 October 2020Dialog Semiconductor and Globalfoundries have entered into an agreement in which Dialog licenses its conductive bridging RAM (CBRAM) technology to Globalfoundries, according to the...
TSMC expects 2020 revenue to rise 30%
Thursday 15 October 2020TSMC expects to post revenues of between US$12.4 billion and US$12.7 billion in the fourth quarter of 2020, which is a 3.4% sequential increase at the midpoint. Gross margin and operating...
Memory spot prices to rally through end-October, says Adata chairman
Monday 12 October 2020Memory spot prices have been rising with the rally set to continue until at least the end of October 2020, according to Simon Chen, chairman for memory module house Adata technolog...
Intel unveils IoT-enhanced processors to increase performance, AI, security
Wednesday 30 September 2020Intel has announced new enhanced Internet of Things (IoT) capabilities. The 11th Gen Intel Core processors, Intel Atom x6000E series, and Intel Pentium and Celeron N and J series...
Globalfoundries announces new 22FDX+ platform
Friday 25 September 2020Globalfoundries has announced the next generation of its FDX platform, 22FDX+, designed to meet the ever-growing need for higher performance and ultra-low power requirements of connected...
Next-gen smart IoT gateways shipments to surpass 21 million by 2025, says ABI Research
Thursday 24 September 2020The Internet of Things (IoT) gateways are becoming an increasingly important link in the IoT security and device authentication value chain and emerging as a crucial conduit for intelligent...