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The Dell G2723H is released with a 280Hz refresh rate, 27″ FHD Fast IPS display
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Aug
ITRI, Tron-e co-develop lane-keeping assistance system for electric buses
Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and electric bus maker Tron Energy Technology (Tron-e) have co-developed a lane-keeping assistance system (LKAS) for use in electric buses, which will be promoted to Southeast Asia markets apart from being incorporated into Taiwan-made vehicles, according to ITRI sources.
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Aug
Samsung 3nm node progresses as S Korea evaluates China exposure
Samsung Electronics officially began chip production using its latest 3nm Gate-All-Around (GAA) process node on June 30, and went on to celebrate the first shipment of GAA-based chips in July. Now, rumors have surfaced that Samsung’s second-generation GAA process, 3GAP (3nm Gate-All-Around Plus), will begin volume production in 2023-2024.
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Aug
China smartphone industry – 2Q 2022
According to Digitimes Research’s statistics and analyses, with sales in China remaining sluggish and rising inflation dampening consumer spending in overseas markets, China-based smartphone vendors’ channel inventory levels ran high and their shipments continued to decline in second-quarter 2022, amounting to 150 million units, down 5.2% from a quarter ago and 4.6% from a year ago.
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Aug
PCB drill bit maker Topoint sees flat performance for 3Q22
Taiwan-based Topoint Technology, dedicated to supplying PCB drill bits and drilling services, expects its third-quarter revenues to see a flat sequential growth at best, as most of its clients continue to adjust inventories amid sluggish terminal market demand and remain conservative about sales prospects in the peak season, according to company sources.
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Aug
Samsung cuts TV panel procurement target for 2022
Samsung Electronics reportedly has lowered its LCD TV panel procurement target for this year to 35 million units from the previous amount of 47 million units and has stepped up efforts to cut panel inventories, according to industry sources.
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Aug
NXP, Inventec team up for automotive electronics ecosystem in Taiwan
Automotive IC vendor NXP Semiconductors and ODM Inventec have announced they are teaming up to create an industry ecosystem locally in Taiwan for automotive electronics products.
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Aug
Thailand PTT Group exits coal mining business with a nine-figure
Thai oil and gas conglomerate, PTT Group’s board of directors gave the go-ahead for PTT Mining of Hong Kong (PTTML), a coal mining business, to be transferred to Indonesia-based PT Astrindo Nusantara Infrastruktur Tbk (Astrindo), an investment company focused on integrated energy infrastructure, for US$ 471 million on August 2, 2022.
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Aug
Taiwan has abundant offshore wind resources, says vice president
Of the world’s top 20 offshore wind farms, 16 are in Taiwan Strait, making the development of offshore wind farms essential to Taiwan’s energy tranformation, said Vice President Lai Ching-te at a new energy international forum hosted by Business Today magazine.