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TOUCH TECHNOLOGIES ARTICLES

SMiT makes further investment in a US advanced touch solution company

11/28/2018 Upon completion of the Stock Purchase, SMiT HK held approximately 9.22% interest in Sensel on fully diluted basis.

Global demand and supply for automotive display systems expected to maintain healthy growth in 2018

06/18/2018 The global demand for automotive display systems is expected to continue a strong growth path in 2018, according to recent analysis from business information provider IHS Markit.

Memory device packaging: From leadframe to TSV

05/22/2018 Memory devices employ a wide range of packaging technology from wire-bond leadframe and BGA to TSV.

AMOLED panel demand in smartphone market expected to grow much slower than expected

04/16/2018 After showing triple-digit growth in 2017, flexible AMOLED panel is only expected to grow 34 percent in 2018 compared to the previous year.

ABI Research's Teardowns service finds first hidden under-display fingerprint sensor bites into Apple's face recognition technology

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.

Samsung Electronics diversifies its 8-inch foundry offerings with new RF/IoT and fingerprint technology solutions

03/21/2018 Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced more value added 8-inch (200mm) technology solutions for its foundry customers.

Immersion files lawsuits against Samsung in U.S. and China

03/09/2018 The complaint seeks to stop further infringement by Samsung and to recover damages.

Driven by size migration and high-end products, large TFT display market continued to grow in 2017

02/16/2018 Despite slower demand from end market and panel price erosion, the large thin-film transistor (TFT) display market expanded in 2017 in all three aspects -- unit shipments, area shipments and revenue.

Rutgers-led innovation could spur faster, cheaper, nano-based manufacturing

02/14/2018 Scalable and cost-effective manufacturing of thin film devices.

Chinese panel makers catching up fast in LTPS LCD panel shipments for mobile phones

02/12/2018 Total shipments of mobile phone displays, including thin-film transistor liquid crystal display (TFT LCD) and active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) panels, reached 2.01 billion units in 2017, up 3 percent from 2016.

NXP unveils breakthrough tech for payment cards

10/27/2017 NXP Semiconductors N.V. (NASDAQ:NXPI) today debuted two significant technology breakthroughs at the largest fintech innovation event, Money 20/20, October 22-25, 2017, in Las Vegas.

Global AMOLED panel production capacity set to more than quadruple over next five years

10/27/2017 Samsung Display and LG Display to remain as market leaders.

NVIDIA, Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology to accelerate Taiwan AI revolution with NVIDIA AI computing platform

10/26/2017 NVIDIA today announced that it is collaborating with Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence across Taiwan's commercial sector in support of its recently announced AI Grand Plan to help foster domestic AI-related industries.

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The semiconductor industry is an acknowledged global leader in promoting environmental sustainability in the design, manufacture, and use of its products, as well as the health and safety of its operations and impacts on workers in semiconductor facilities (fabs). We will examine trends and concerns related to emissions, chemical use, energy consumption and worker safety and health.