05/03/2018  Emboldened by advances in self-driving and Internet of Vehicles (IoV) technologies, Taiwan’s microelectronics sector is investing heavily in manufacturing processes and equipment as engines of innovation and growth for autonomous driving, the world’s next market goldmine. But breaking into the self-driving vehicle industry can be an uphill struggle.

05/02/2018  EV Group today announced that it has started construction work for the next expansion phase of its corporate headquarters.

04/26/2018  The latest LPDDR4X features high performance and energy efficiency while significantly raising the thermal endurance level for automotive applications that often need to operate in extreme environments.

04/26/2018  Tuning the graphene embedded in a photonic crystal by varying the external temperature can transform it into a light-sensitive sensor.

04/26/2018  STMicroelectronics and Jorjin Technologies Inc. announced the certification of the dual-radio modules that combine Sigfox wireless-network technology with Bluetooth low energy (BLE).

04/25/2018  Most key countries/regions saw a slowdown in growth in March based on their respective Purchasing Managers Indices. And in one case – South Korea – manufacturing moved into contraction.

04/24/2018  Sensera Inc. (MicroDevices) has acquired and qualified a SPTS ASE-HRM etch platform. This etcher adds capability to the fab that was previously outsourced to partners.

04/23/2018  Johan Lodenius is joining the Board of JonDeTech, a Swedish company that develops and markets IR sensor technology based on nanotechnology aimed at consumer electronics and mobile phone mass markets.

04/18/2018  Imec, a research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics, energy and digital technologies and partner in EnergyVille, has been named the coordinator of an ambitious 3-year European Union (EU) funded project, "ESPResSo" that gathers known leaders in the field of perovskite PV technology to revolutionize Europe's photovoltaics (PV) industry.

04/17/2018  In a new paper published by Nano Energy, experts from the Advanced Technology Institute (ATI) at the University of Surrey detail a new methodology that allows designers of smart-wearables to better understand and predict how their products would perform once manufactured and in use.

04/16/2018  Amkor Technology, Inc. today announced that multiple factories have passed certification audits for IATF 16949:2016, a key certification required for manufacturers who supply products to the automotive market

04/12/2018  Global MEMS market for mobile devices to grow at a CAGR of 10.55% during the period 2017-2021.

04/12/2018  Worldwide PC shipments totaled 61.7 million units in the first quarter of 2018, a 1.4 percent decline from the first quarter of 2017, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc.

04/11/2018  What makes the Vivo X20 Plus UD smartphone so important is that it is the first smartphone to use Synaptics' under-display fingerprint sensor, and it has the potential to bite into Apple's face recognition technology, announced the Teardowns service of ABI Research.

04/11/2018  With its leading research and development hubs, materials and equipment companies and chipmakers, the EU is in a strategic position in the global electronics value chain to support the growth of emerging applications such as autonomous driving, internet of things, artificial intelligence and deep learning.

04/09/2018  The first five-year cumulative revenue (2017-2021) is projected to be US$ 7,760.8 billion, which is expected to increase rather significantly over the latter part of the five-year forecast period.

04/09/2018  The 2018 Symposia on VLSI Technology & Circuits will deliver a unique perspective into the technological ecosystem of converging industry trends – machine learning, IoT, artificial intelligence, wearable/implantable biomedical applications, big data, and cloud computing – the emerging technologies needed for 'smart living.'

04/09/2018  The partnership is expected to accelerate the path to commercial production of the Optical Interposer, which will enable optical engines for single-mode transceiver modules and other high bandwidth devices

04/06/2018  Although many months past due, Congress on March 23 finalized the federal spending for the remainder of fiscal year (FY) 2018, only hours before a what would have been the third government shutdown of the year.

04/04/2018  The Fraunhofer researchers achieved the high conversion efficiency of the silicon-based multi-junction solar cell with extremely thin 0.002 mm semiconductor layers of III-V compound semiconductors, bonding them to a silicon solar cell.