Electronic core news Morning Post: Taiwan plans to solve the ban on land investment in semiconductors

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On the afternoon of November 23, according to the "Financial Times" report, the Taiwan authorities are considering canceling the mainland's investment ban on Taiwan's semiconductor design industry. For more information on technology, please pay attention to the daily electronic core morning newspaper.

First, the semiconductor

1. Taiwan seeks to lift the ban on mainland investment in the semiconductor industry. On the afternoon of November 23, according to the "Financial Times" report, the Taiwan authorities are considering canceling the mainland's investment ban on Taiwan's semiconductor design industry. Deng Zhenzhong, head of Taiwan's economic department, said that due to fierce competition from the mainland, Taiwan has no choice but to open up to the mainland companies to support the semiconductor industry. He pointed out that in the face of the large-scale industrial development plan in the Mainland, Taiwan's semiconductor industry is facing a difficult situation. In the third quarter of this year, the industry experienced the first shrinkage in the past six years. However, Deng Zhenzhong also said that such reforms need to be "carefully managed" to protect Taiwan's job market and technology. But there is no doubt that Taiwan's semiconductor industry needs to allow more investment in the mainland, otherwise the industry will face the risk of being marginalized.

Second, communication news

1. Google finally compromised! Officially returned to China in February 2016. On November 23rd, since Google launched China in 2010, the news about Google’s return to China has not stopped, and this time Google will officially return to China. It is reported that Google plans to launch the Chinese version of the Google Play app store next year. And will be specially designed for Chinese users. In addition, the new Chinese version of the Google Play app store will not be able to connect to the overseas version of Google Play. Google said it will strictly abide by Chinese laws, filter out relevant sensitive information, and store the data of the app store in China. Google CEO Sundar Pichai told the media that Google has always hoped to return to the Chinese market as soon as possible, and they have maintained the Chinese operations team.

2. Connect LTE with 4G and 5G, and name it “LTE-Advanced Pro”. The name of the connection technology between LTE-Advnced, which is currently providing services for large mobile operators in Japan, and 5th generation mobile communication (5G) in 2020 has been confirmed, called "LTE-Advanced Pro". This name will be used to refer to the LTE technology that is currently developing the standard Release 13 and later. The goal of LTE-Advanced Pro is to maintain backward compatibility with LTE/LTE-Advanced, while further increasing speed, reducing latency, and improving IoT device connectivity than LTE-Advanced.

Third, intelligent hardware

1. The iPhone is expected to use OLED screens in 2018, manufactured by Samsung. South Korean media quoted an unnamed Samsung Samsung Display executive as saying that Apple is considering working with Samsung on OLED displays. The executive also said that the first iPhone with a Samsung Display OLED display was released in 2018.

2, next year the market is very lively, Nubian Z11 with Snapdragon 820. According to sources, Nubian's next generation flagship model will be named nubia Z11, and will be the first new aircraft equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor. Judging from the figures that the source broke the news, the nubia Z11 will be designed with a metal body and a frameless design, but it will be directly used on the curved screen. The broketer pointed out that the Z11 will also adopt a new version of the FiT edge interaction technology that is fully upgraded. The back of the fuselage has a fingerprint recognition module, and the camera still maintains a "red circle" design. As for the hardware, nubia Z11 will be equipped with Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB memory, 128GB body storage, 13 megapixel front camera, 20.7 megapixel rear camera, 5.2-inch screen (unknown resolution), running Android 6.0 The new version of nubia UI.

Nubia Z11 related pictures were exposed (picture from ithome)

Fourth, the robot

1. The robot industry will become a highland in the “Made in China 2025”. According to the Voice of China report, the 2015 World Robotics Conference opened in Beijing yesterday. In the National Convention Center, “Dabai”, “WELL-E” and “Transformers” were unveiled. The service robot that can run and jump can speak out of the "science fiction world" station to the door of ordinary people. China is now the world's largest industrial robot market. It is estimated that the annual demand for industrial robots will reach 150,000 units at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan. The robot industry has been defined as the highland that must be occupied by "Made in China 2025", and it will surely drive all walks of life to move forward.

Fifth, automotive electronics

1. The industrial transformation has given Apple and Google the opportunity to lead the automotive industry. According to the "Fortune" website, companies that rely on the production of smart phone parts "get rich" are preparing for "the next extremely successful product." "Fortune" said that in an investment report released on Monday, local time, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said that Asian electronic component suppliers saw their future, but not 3D virtual reality helmet - at least not now. Huberti wrote in the report, “As component suppliers seek the next growth engine, they turn their attention to cars, which include both existing brands and rookies. Suppliers have found many uses to accumulate through the production of smartphone parts. Opportunities for expertise, such as cameras, sensors, batteries and displays. Given the shift in the focus of the automotive industry's development from transmission to electronics, we see technology companies including Apple and Google leading the automotive industry. Opportunities. Component suppliers see new wearable devices such as head-mounted displays as an opportunity farther than the automotive industry."

2. Uber invests in Google to develop unmanned driving. Unmanned cars are on the rise, and Internet taxi company Uber has been very good. At a recent summit, company CEO Kalanick said that Uber will take this route once the era of unmanned cars really comes. In fact, Kalanick said earlier that he is very optimistic about driverless cars. When people are no longer needed in the car, using Uber is actually more cost-effective than buying a car. Uber is also developing its own driverless car technology. At the same time, Uber investor Google is also creating its own driverless car model.