23 May 13 | The Straits Times by Melissa Tan
TAIWANESE semiconductor powerhouse United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) is pumping US$110 million (S$138 million) into setting up a research centre in Singapore, it said yesterday. The wafer foundry said in a statement that its new research centre would work on "advanced speciality process technologies" such as embedded memory and high voltage applications. Developing such speciality...
20 May 13 | The Business Times by ng sai ying
HOW would you like to unlock your smartphone by tilting it? Or work out with a "smart" dumbbell that can detect the angle of your swing?These were some of the entries to the Singapore Area University iNEMO Design Contest 2013 which aimed to showcase creative application ideas for ST s iNEMO MEMS sensor fusion modules.The competition was organised by STMicroelectronics (STM), the world s top MEMS...
10 May 13 | The Straits Times
TOKYO Struggling Japanese electronics giant Sony booked its first annual net profit in five years, offering a glimmer of hope for the former market leader. However, Sony s jump back into the black was largely due to fluctuations in the yen s value and a string of asset sales, including unloading its Manhattan office building for more than US$1 billion (S$1.23 billion). The firm s chief...