CONNECT WITH US
Virtual reality on the rise
Virtual reality has become the latest topic of the PC industry with players such as Samsung, HTC, Google and Sony, all aggressively pushing into.
IN THE NEWS
Friday 20 October 2017
White-box smartphone players adopting new innovations to enhance competitiveness
Facing fierce competitions from first-tier vendors, white-box smartphone vendors have been incorporating the latest technologies such as all-screen high-resolution displays, fingerprint...
Thursday 19 October 2017
Digitimes Research: Global AR/VR HMD device shipments to grow at 41.6% CAGR in 2017-2022
Global shipments of AR/VR head-mounted display (HMD) devices, including standalone models, are expected to grow by a CAGR of 41.6% during the period from 2017 to 2022, Digitimes Research...
Friday 6 October 2017
Catcher reports over 30% growth in September revenues
Catcher Technology has registered consolidated revenues of NT$11.45 billion (US$374.19 million) for September, a new monthly record with growths of 34.8% on month and 48.2% on year...
Thursday 5 October 2017
Low yield rates for 3D sensing modules to blame for smartphone shipment delays
Low yield rates during production for 3D sensing modules to be incorporated into Apple's iPhone X and other Android-based smartphone brands have forced major global vendors to postpone...
Monday 2 October 2017
VR headsets to drive near-term growth, but AR headsets to gain momentum by 2020, says IDC
IDC is forecasting the combined augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset market to reach 13.7 million units in 2017, growing to 81.2 million units by 2021 with a compound...
Tuesday 26 September 2017
Digitimes Research: Apple outraces Google for on-device AI development
Google has been regarded as the leading force for the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technology thanks to its AlphaGo AI computer program. While Google still holds the...
Friday 22 September 2017
Globalfoundries to roll out 12nm FinFET technology for high-performance devices
Globalfoundries has announced plans to introduce a new 12nm leading-performance (12LP) FinFET semiconductor manufacturing process. The technology is expected to deliver better density...
Monday 11 September 2017
Global AR/VR headset shipments maintain solid growth in 2Q17, says IDC
Global shipments of augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headset shipments, excluding Google Cardboard and other Cardboard-like devices, grew 25.5% on year to 2.1 million...
Thursday 7 September 2017
IoT applications steal spotlight at 2017 Cross-Strait Startup Contest
IoT (Internet of Things) applications took center stage at the 2017 Cross-Strait Startup Competition that just wound up its three-month run in late August at Shanghai Jinshan Cross-Strait...
Tuesday 5 September 2017
Acer seeking niche consumer groups in gaming market
Acer's president of IT products business Jerry Kao, commenting on the gaming product business, has pointed out that the competition in the market is extremely fierce and it will be...
Friday 1 September 2017
Acer pushing multi-brand business model, says chairman
Acer has been pushing for business transformation and is looking to expand into emerging markets including those for gaming PC, virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI),...
Friday 1 September 2017
Acer to supply VR equipment for Dubai theme park
Acer has recently formed a partnership with a virtual reality (VR) theme park in Dubai, the UAE with the construction to be completed by the end of 2017 or in early 2018, according...
Thursday 31 August 2017
Advantest obtains ramp-up of orders for memory production
Semiconductor testing equipment supplier Advantest has landed a ramp-up of orders from Korea- and Taiwan-based memory chipmakers, according to CH Wu, chairman of Advantest Taiwan.
Thursday 31 August 2017
Taiwan market: JPW to open 8 VR arcades in September
JPW International Technology, a VR motion and arcade solution provider, will open a total of eight JoyLand VR arcades in five cities around Taiwan in September, according to company...
Wednesday 30 August 2017
Qualcomm, Himax jointly develop 3D depth sensing solution
Qualcomm and Himax Technologies have jointly announced a collaboration to accelerate the development and commercialization of a high-resolution, low-power active 3D depth sensing...