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Thursday 6 September 2018
Himax teams up with MediaTek, Megvii for 3D sensing solutions
Himax Technologies has announced it is teaming up with fellow IC design company MediaTek and Megvii, a China-based facial recognition start-up, to offer active stereo camera (ASC)...
Wednesday 29 August 2018
Arbor presents Super Cap UPS with LoRa sensor nodes
Sudden power failure or unstable electricity supply, even just for one minute, can result in damage to expensive production machinery. As such, uninterruptible power supplies (UPS)...
Tuesday 28 August 2018
ShunSin to step up diversification efforts
Backend house ShunSin Technology, a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) specializing in system-in-package (SiP) modules, will be stepping up its diversification...
Monday 27 August 2018
National alliance needed to help Taiwan firms better tap IoT opportunities, says ITRI executive
As IoT and AI applications will enter a substantive growth period amid the imminent advent of the 5G era, Taiwan's government-funded Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI)...
Friday 10 August 2018
In-display fingerprint sensor shipments growing
Global shipments of in-display fingerprint sensors are expected to top 42 million units in 2018 thanks to increasing adoption of fingerprint recognition technology by smartphone vendors,...
Thursday 2 August 2018
IoT applications driving sensor tech upgrades, says AMS Taiwan chief
As a front-tier device of an IoT (Internet of Things) system, sensor plays a crucial role in data collection and transmission to determine the performance of the system, and the rapid...
Wednesday 18 July 2018
GIS lands ultrasonic in-display sensor module orders from Samsung, says report
Touch panel supplier General Interface Solution (GIS) has reportedly landed ultrasonic in-display sensor module orders from Samsung Electronics with shipments to begin in the second...
Tuesday 17 July 2018
Taiwan CIS suppliers put increased focus on niche-market applications
Taiwan-based CMOS image sensor (CIS) suppliers including related backend service providers have put increased focus on niche-market applications such as automotive and medical, as...
Monday 16 July 2018
Compound IC makers see bright 2H18 on robust Apple demand for 3D sensors
As Apple is expected to mass incorporate 3D sensors into its new portable devices to power face ID, Taiwan suppliers of III-V compound semiconductors and 3D sensing components and...
Wednesday 11 July 2018
Opto Tech, Tyntek rely on silicon sensor chips for growth
LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Opto Tech and Tyntek expect silicon sensor chips to be the main source of business growth in the future and therefore have expanded production...
Tuesday 10 July 2018
Sensor solutions supplier AMS brings face recognition to Android phones
Austria-based sensor solutions supplier AMS has announced that its low-power IR VCSEL laser emitter, the PMSIL, is enabling the world's first implementation of user face recognition...
Friday 6 July 2018
Win Semi 2Q18 revenues meet guidance
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors saw its second-quarter revenues increase 2.3% sequentially to NT$4.57 billion (US$149.5 million) which met its guidance of a low single-digit sequential...
Wednesday 4 July 2018
Global image sensor shipments to top US$15 billion in 2020, says Digitimes Research
Global shipments of CMOS as well as CCD image sensors will exceed US$15 billion in value in 2020, Digitimes Research estimates. The shipment value increased by over 15% on year to...
Wednesday 27 June 2018
Taiwan maker offers smart mattresses to detect sleep quality
Sleep quality detection entails big business potentials, prompting Taiwan makers to develop smart mattresses or wearable devices installed with sleep sensing systems to collect relevant...
Monday 25 June 2018
Magnetic sensor market sees growing adoption of xMR technologies, says Yole
Magnetic sensors have been historically dominated by Hall-effect technology. However, this situation has evolved over time, with increasing penetration of xMR technologies, namely...