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25 Sep 2009: |  | Taiwan renewable energy feed-in tariffs not final: Q&A with Huey-ching Yeh, director general of the Bureau of Energy At a September 24 public hearing held by the Bureau of Energy (BE) under Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to discuss its recently announced tentative feed-in tariff rates for renewable energy, representatives of Taiwan-based companies engaged in photovoltaic and wind power generation all criticized the pricing as too low to be attractive. Digitimes had the opportunity to discuss the reaction with BE director general Huey-ching Yeh, who presided over the public hearing.
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10 Sep 2009: |  | Telecom equipment demand to pick up in 4Q09: Q&A with Alcatel-Lucent North Asia president Alain Biston Demand for telecom equipment in the North Asia region is expected to stage a major upturn in the fourth quarter of 2009 as carriers in the region are beginning to deploy their LTE (Long Term Evolution) and GPON (Gigabit passive optical network) infrastructure, said Alain Biston, president of North Asia at Alcatel-Lucent, in a recent interview with Digitimes. Biston also believe that the emerging demand will last into 2010.
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31 Jul 2009: |  | Acer aims to be top-five smartphone vendor: Q&A with Aymar de Lencquesaing, president of SHBG at Acer Acer aims to ship 2-2.5 million own-brand smartphones in 2010 and the company expects its annual shipments to increase to 20 million units by 2012-2014, making the company a top-five global smartphone vendor with a 6-7% market share. Aymar de Lencquesaing, president of Acer's Smart Handheld Business Group (SHBG), recently provided insight to the company's view of the smartphone industry and Acer's strategy to succeed in the segment during an interview with Digitimes.
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30 Jun 2009: |  | Chipbond gearing up 12-inch wafer bumping output: Q&A with chairman Fei-Jain Wu Gold bumping service provider, Chipbond Technology, which also offers COF/COG (chip-on-film/chip-on glass) turnkey services, has identified outsourcing of LCD driver-IC bumping and packaging for 12-inch wafers from Japan-based IDMs as a contributing factor to its future growth. In addition, more South Korea-based driver IC design houses are likely to seek OEM partners due to insufficient backend capacity.
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11 Jun 2009: |  | ACM Research finding strength in megasonic cleaning tool: Q&A with CEO David Wang ACM Research has developed a 300mm single-wafer megasonic cleaning tool, which has been adopted by several leading foundry houses, according to company founder and CEO David Wang. Its megasonic technology, dubbed space-alternated phase shift (SAPS), delivers a particle removal efficiency (PRE) of over 99% without damaging the patterned wafer, said Wang during a recent interview with Digitimes.
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4 Jun 2009: |  | Killer app for the networked TV: Broadcom talks up OTT video While the traditional WLAN market has been sluggish due to a slump in the economy, chip specialist Broadcom recently noted that the company has seen a rebound in its traditional WLAN businesses for PCs, notebooks and routers in the second quarter. In addition, the company is seeing strong growth in its mobile and media businesses. So despite a weaker economy, Broadcom expects its networking business to see growth this year.
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2 Jun 2009: |  | Smartbooks vs netbooks: Q&A with Qualcomm senior VP Luis Pineda While US-based Qualcomm has been a major player driving growth in the wireless handset market over the past 20 years, the company is now looking to expand its market scope into mobile computing with its Snapdragon processor and smartbook platform. Recently, buzz about the smartbook platform has ratcheted up and Qualcomm is expected to make some announcements during Computex about its progress with smartbooks and Snapdragon.
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28 Apr 2009: |  | Applied Materials optimistic about a-Si thin-film PV Declining polysilicon prices may impact demand for amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules, but Applied Materials is confident of the development of thin-film PV modules because of their advantage in large-scale power generation, as well as building-integrated applications such as electrochromic glass used as curtain walls, according to Mark Pinto, the company's senior vice president and CTO as well as general manager for Energy and Environmental Solutions Group (EES), during a recent interview by Digitimes.
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23 Mar 2009: |  | MEMS microphone market continues growing: Q&A with Akustica founder Michael E Elchik MEMS microphone supplier Akustica in the third quarter of 2008 appointed Joe Jacobson, then company Akustica CFO, as its new CEO. Since then market watchers have been eager to see where the new CEO is taking the company. Digitimes recently had the opportunity to interview Akustica founder Michael E Elchik, currently the company's VP of sales, to find out its outlook for 2009.
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2 Mar 2009: |  | Gearing up for 28nm FPGA: Q&A with Altera CEO John Daane Although the global semiconductor industry will continue to decline this year, Altera is confident of its performance in 2009. The company will maintain strong relationships with foundries for development of next-generation 28nm FPGA chips this year, John Daane, CEO of Altera, noted in a recent interview with Digitimes.
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4 Feb 2009: |  | Expanding through acquisitions: Q&A with STMicro CEO Carlo Bozotti STMicroelectronics has made four major acquisitions since 2007 – Genesis Microchip, Nokia's 3G and 3.5G R&D team, NXP Semiconductors and Ericsson Mobile Platform (EMP). Digitimes recently had an opportunity to talk to STMicroelectronics CEO Carlo Bozotti about the company's strategy and development.
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21 Jan 2009: |  | Timing crucial to DRAM consolidation, says A-Data chairman Simon Chen Digitimes recently talked to Simon Chen, chairman of A-Data Technology, about the Taiwan government's bailout program for the island's fragile DRAM industry. According to Chen, the Taiwan government should speed up its bailout efforts, and in the process push for some consolidation among makers from Japan, Taiwan and the US.
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26 Dec 2008: |  | No gains can be expected from DRAM monopoly, says Kingston co-founder David Sun Digitimes recently talked to David Sun, co-founder of US-based memory module maker Kingston Technology, about the DRAM industry and his advice for Taiwan's money-losing DRAM players. Sun said that no one could expect any gains from a monopoly in DRAM supply, and that Taiwan's struggling DRAM makers may recover only when the world recovers from the financial "tsunami." The following is a summary of Sun's views on the DRAM woes.
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22 Dec 2008: |  | Industry consolidation key to DRAM recovery: Q&A with PSC chairman Frank Huang Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has urged Taiwan's DRAM makers to forge partnerships with local, Japanese or US so as to counter Korea's dominance in the global DRAM market. Frank Huang, chairman of PSC, noted in a recent interview with Digitimes that PSC has partnered with Japan's Elpida Memory and local counterparts ProMOS Technologies and Winbond Electronics are also welcomed to join them.
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19 Dec 2008: |  | Taiwan DRAM deserves rescue: Q&A with ProMOS chairman ML Chen The Taiwan DRAM industry has been constructed and developed progressively for over 10 years, playing a decisive role in the global semiconductor market, according to ML Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies. Digitimes had a chance to sit down with Chen to discuss why government-backed investment should pour into Taiwan's DRAM industry, as well as outlining ProMOS's approach to sustainable development.
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15 Dec 2008: |  | Learning from Taiwan IC industry's marketing sensitivity: Q&A with China-based VeriSilicon CEO Wayne Dai VeriSilicon, a China-based provider of silicon IP services, has been drawing much attention for two reasons. Though VeriSilicon currently has no plan for an initial public offering (IPO), the IC design service provider is supported by a strong investor base that includes Austin Ventures (AV), IDG Technology Venture Investment, Sierra Ventures, the WI Harper Group, Intel Capital, and Legend Capital. Besides, VeriSilicon targets its home country, one of the world's largest consumer markets.
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26 Nov 2008: |  | Staying focused on wireless connectivity: Q&A with CSR CEO Joep van Beurden Despite unsatisfactory 2008 financial results, UK-based CSR, which has over 50% market share of built-in Bluetooth chips for handsets, is still diversifying its products and increasing research investment during the economic downturn. Digitimes had the opportunity to interview CSR CEO Joep van Beurden on the company's future strategies as well as development of Bluetooth technology.
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13 Nov 2008: |  | Opportunity is always present in the midst of crisis: Q&A with Freescale CEO Rich Beyer Rich Beyer, CEO of Freescale Semiconductor, was attending a technology seminar held in Beijing early this month, providing his insights into the current economic conditions and particularly the prospects of the technology industry. Digitimes took the opportunity to interview Beyer on Freescale's future investment strategy and its deployments in other segments with growth potentials.
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12 Nov 2008: |  | MEMS-based digital micro shutters as an alternative to LCD: Q&A with display start-up Pixtronix founder Nesbitt Hagood Pixtronix, a US-based start-up with a staff size of about 45, claims it has been doing what everyone else in the flat panel display industry has been trying to achieve: low-cost and energy-saving solutions without trading off picture quality. After three years of product development since the company's establishment in 2005, Pixtronix is now looking for manufacturing partners to produce its MEMS-based display using its own Digital Micro Shutter (DMS) technology. The display has a similar architecture to that of an LCD panel, but it uses micro shutters instead of liquid crystals. And unlike LCDs, DMS displays do not need polarizers or color filters. Pixtronix founder, CTO and president Nesbitt Hagood stresses that DMS displays have better light transmission efficiency than LCDs, hence lower power consumption. He claims that the manufacturing costs of DMS displays will be 10% less than those for LCDs.
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5 Nov 2008: |  | The future of network video: Q&A with Tim Chen of Lanner Electronics Network video shows potential in a growing range of industries, from surveillance and security, to health care, industrial automation, and transportation. This is largely thanks to the boom in image sensor technology and the ability to capture high-resolution, high-fidelity audio/video. But at the same time the trend to higher quality has put pressure on other elements of the ecosystem, in particular how to effectively cater to the increasing bandwidth demands of these video streams, and how to store, manage and archive cost effectively. Digitimes recently had a chance to talk with Tim Chen, Senior Vice President for Video Communications at Lanner Electronics, about Lanner's move into the network video market and its recent release of a 16-channel all-in-one H.264 video encoding motherboard.
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23 Oct 2008: |  | Solar energy market to grow at a very aggressive rate: Q&A with Gilad Almogy, senior vice president, Applied Materials Despite the rapid decline of oil prices and a slowdown in the semiconductor and FPD (flat-panel display) industries recently, global investment in solar energy has continued to build – a trend that has helped bring in a backlog of orders for thin-film solar products at Applied Materials. Digitimes recently had an opportunity to talk with Gilad Almogy, senior vice president and general manager of display and thin-film solar business group at Applied Materials, on the prospects of the global photovoltaic market.
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9 Oct 2008: |  | Shrunken 65nm process is more competitive: Q&A with Kumi Higuchi, vice president of Elpida Memory Japan-based Elpida Memory has recently come out with a shrunken 65nm process for the production of DRAM chips, which the company claims will be able to compete effectively with the 50nm-class processes currently being developed by rivals in South Korea. Elpida vice president for investment and public relations, Kumi Higuchi, discussed the company's deployment plans for the shrunken 65nm node, as well as her view of the prospects for the DRAM industry in a recent interview with Digitimes.
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|  | Product difference and virtual localization: E-ton general manager talks about Taiwan's PV industry His eyes sparkle when Chin-Yao Tsai, general manager of E-ton Solar Tech, talks fervently about solar energy and in particular the photovoltaic (PV) industry in Taiwan. He has confidence in the sector and firmly believes that solar energy will be another star industry driving Taiwan's economy and propelling Taiwan to the top among its competitors in the worldwide PV sector. "Strength, confidence, and perseverance: with these we can achieve something unglaublich." That is the "DNA" that Tsai is trying to instill in all of E-ton's workforce. With a strong commitment to doing the right thing, Tsai has helped E-ton carve out a place in the PV industry. Now he hopes to enlist the resources available through SEMI to create a blue ocean for Taiwan's PV industry.
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11 Sep 2008: |  | Economic and technology challenges moving to 32nm: Q&A with ATMI As the semiconductor industry addresses the move to 32nm, it is important for players in the industry to acknowledge that the macro market environment it serves is rapidly changing. The successful growth of the industry has happened through incredible gains in efficiency and functionality driven by continuous innovation and process improvement. This has enabled the adoption of low-cost, high-utility semiconductor functionality into nearly every segment of government, industrial and consumer markets. However, the semiconductor industry growth rate has slowed, which, when combined with the high variation in market applications, causes a very different economic dynamic than it has faced before.
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9 Sep 2008: |  | KLA Tencor sees the capex glass as half full Although a global economic recession has cast a cloud over the entire semiconductor industry, leading inspection and metrology tool supplier KLA Tencor expects that the soft capital expenditure (capex) trend in 2008 foretells of a recovery in 2009. Therefore, the company is taking advantage of the present industry trough to continue its R&D on cutting-edge technology.
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23 Jun 2008: |  | Dennis Chen, chairman of LED chipmaker Huga Optotech While upstream LED companies did not see their revenues grow as much as expected in the first half of this year, LED chipmaker Huga, founded by Inventec and Yulon, maintained growth and the company set a revenue record in May of this year with sales of NT$230 million. Its accumulated revenues thorough the first five months of this year reached NT$923 million, up 56.39% on year, and the company estimates its EPS will reach NT$3 for the year.
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18 Jun 2008: |  | No plan for 450mm wafer migration yet: Q&A with Chartered CEO Song-Hwee Chia With Intel, Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) having recently reached an agreement on 450mm wafer production, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, as a leading foundry, said it would not follow suit yet. The company will also follow its own pricing mechanism, despite an announcement by number-one pure-play foundry TSMC that it will adjust prices for high-end process nodes.
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10 Jun 2008: |  | Own brand strategy: Q&A with TPV Group vice president CH Tuan TPV Technology's own monitor brand AOC overtook Samsung Electronics as the number one monitor brand in China in the first quarter of 2008 and TPV aims to ship a total of 11.5 million units of its own-brand monitors worldwide in 2008. Digitimes spoke with TPV Group vice president CH Tuan about the TPV's own-brand development strategy.
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| Daily silicon: Q&A with Gary Homan, VP of Hemlock Semiconductor What is going on in the polysilicon industry? It is common knowledge that silicon is the second most abundant element in the Earth's crust (after oxygen) and the third in the planet's mantle (behind oxygen and magnesium), so any sort of silicon shortage may sound like nonsense. However, this is the situation.
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|  | Dr. Chii-Ming Yiin, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs Digitimes recently had the opportunity to interview Taiwan's new Economics Minister Dr. Chii-Ming Yiin, to discuss current issues being handled by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), including regulations on investments in China, planned infrastructure projects in Taiwan and the effect of rising oil prices on Taiwan's economy.
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9 Jun 2008: |  | Trends in storage, the economy and network: Comments from LSI CEO Abhi Talwalkar LSI was founded in 1981 as an ASIC company that did service functions, which meant basically it turned others companies' IP into silicon. The company did that for more than 20 years, but in the years from 2000-2005 it seems that the company sort of lost its way. It had great technology but it was participating in a lot of different markets and there was no clear corporate strategy.
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21 May 2008: |  | A focused CMOS image sensor maker: Q&A with OmniVision sales VP Ray Cisneros Despite the CMOS image sensor market undergoing a structural change, as evident in Micron Technology spinning off its CMOS image sensor unit as Aptina Imaging, as well as the rising roles of smaller-scale players, OmniVision, which has regained its throne in the industry, recently stressed the importance of being a "focused" fabless company.
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14 May 2008: |  | Pursuit of a 100% on-year sales growth in 2008: Q&A with PTMD general manager Tom Lei Despite the price plunge in NAND flash dragging PTMD, a joint-venture between ProMOS Technologies and China Potevio Company on memory card sales, into losses in the first quarter of 2008, company general manager Tom Lei stated that the company aims for a 100% on-year sales growth in 2008 on substantial potential from a new China ATM card.
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12 May 2008: |  | From ASIC to CSSP: Q&A with QuickLogic Greater China sales director David Kuo David Kuo, sales director for QuickLogic in Greater China, emphasized that QuickLogic will shift its focus from field-programmable gate array (FPGA) to customer specific standard products (CSSPs) in the future. Through the transition, the company expects to have an extended presence beyond military and industrial applications.
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29 Apr 2008: |  | Pegatron needs more time: Q&A with Denese Yao, spokesperson for Pegatron and Unihan A quarter has passed since Asustek Computer spun-off its ODM business, however, there are still many questions surrounding the roles the two spun-off companies will play in the market – Pegatron Technology (in charge of PC OEM) and Unihan Technology (in charge of non-PC OEM) – and their relationship with Asustek. Digitimes recently had a chance to talk to Denese Yao, spokesperson for Pegatron and Unihan to discuss the current status of the companies.
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24 Apr 2008: |  | A "Renaissance" in IC testing and packaging: Q&A with ASE R&D chief officer Ho-Ming Tong Already holding a secure foothold in the flip-chip (FC) IC packaging sector, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) believes that a Renaissance in the testing and packaging industry has arrived, with a wide array of new packages to hit the market at a more rapid pace. When the different forms of IC packaging grow, strong partnerships from all sectors will be highlighted.
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|  | Taiwan WiMAX deal with Intel a new beginning: Q&A with Ho Mei-yueh, chairperson of CEPD Ho Mei-yueh, chairperson of Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD), helped initiate the development of the WiMAX industry in Taiwan in 2002. Ho played an important role in the recent signing of a new MOU (memorandum of understanding) between Taiwan's government and Intel for further promotion of the WiMAX industry in Taiwan. Ho spoke about the blueprint of Taiwan's WiMAX industry during an interview with Digitimes.
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23 Apr 2008: |  | Fair business environment necessary: Q&A with Tessera COO Mike Bereziuk Starting from the second half of 2007, Tessera Technologies filed a series of lawsuits with leading semiconductor companies, including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), ChipMOS Technologies, Siliconware Precision Industries Limited (SPIL), STATS ChipPAC, and DRAM makers and some IDMs.
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17 Apr 2008: |  | Hello Mr Chips: Q&A with former Korean Minister of Information amd Communication, Chin Dae-je Few people have enjoyed the success in both the private and public sector that IT maverick Chin Dae-je has had over the past 20 years. After returning to his native South Korea two decades ago – after PhD studies at Stanford and a stint at IBM – Chin worked his way up to the executive suites at Samsung Electronics before moving on to become Minister of Korea's Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC).
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27 Mar 2008: |  | Handset demand growth in China promising: Q&A with NXP Greater China VP Stephen Lin Having an early presence in the China TD-SCDMA chip solution market, NXP Semiconductors reiterates its confidence about the penetration of the TD-SCDMA standard in China in 2008 amid anticipated positive catalysts stemming from the upcoming Beijing Olympics. While projecting positive handset demand growth this year, however, uncertainties still exist.
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18 Mar 2008: |  | The prospects for medium-size-panels: Q&A with HannStar Display president David Joe HannStar Display, whose second 3G LCD panel plant has just been taken over by Wintek, has recently been dogged by rumors that it is also seeking to sell off its 5G plant (or 5.3G as the company describes it). But HannStar president David Joe has told Digitimes that he cannot understand the rationale behind the rumors, as the company's finances are in good health. He detailed the company's expansion into the medium-size segment and talked about the prospects for building a next-generation plant.
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| Merger as key to growth: Q&A with GM of analog IC design house GMT The announcement at the end of February that Taiwan analog IC designer Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) had reached a merger agreement with Aimtron Technology shook Taiwan's IC design industry, as it was the first-ever merger between Taiwan-based listed or over-the-counter (OTC) analog IC design houses.
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12 Mar 2008: |  | China domestic demand still strong: Q&A with NXP regional executive for Greater China, Mike Yeh While seeing demand for electronics in China not being dampen by heavy snows that fell there, NXP Semiconductors has a positive outlook for demand prior to the Olympics Games and sees several directions for potential business. Digitimes recently had the opportunity to talk with the company's regional executive for Greater China, Mike Yeh, about his outlook for China and the global industry in 2008.
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22 Feb 2008: |  | Configurability, differentiation and margin: Q&A with ARC CEO Carl Schlachte Silicon can today only command value if it contributes directly to a compelling consumer experience - this statement could be categorized as the fundamental principle of ARC International. In line with such a sentiment, the British intellectual property (IP) vendor continues holding its ConfigCon series of conferences, where it makes its case for how silicon providers can use ARC processor cores to differentiate their products without sacrificing time-to-market schedules.
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15 Feb 2008: |  | Nvidia talks smartphone plans: Q&A with Michael Rayfield, general manager, mobile business unit Nvidia's recent introduction of the APX 2500 applications processor indicates that the company is getting serious about its offerings in the smartphone market. However, the company faces stiff competition from established players, including Texas Instrument (TI), Broadcom and Qualcomm, and so will need to leverage its strengths in graphics chip development to carve its own niche in the market. Digitimes recently had a chance to talk to Michael Rayfield, general manager of Nvidia's mobile business unit, to discuss Nvidia's outlook and plans for the smartphone market.
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13 Feb 2008: |  | TPO Displays aiming for record performance in 2008: Q&A with company CEO William Chang Digitimes recently had the opportunity to interview William Chang, CEO and president of Taiwan-based small- to medium-size panel maker TPO Displays, during which he talked about the company's goal and capacity expansion plan for this year, the development roadmap for AM OLED products and the forecast for the worldwide LCD panel industry in 2008.
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15 Jan 2008: |  | Providing a start-up platform for equipment localization: Q&A with Applied Materials While the Taiwan government has recently been pushing to increase the localization of semiconductor equipment and component procurement, the world's number-one equipment supplier, Applied Materials, has looked into such deployment for years. Digitimes recently has the opportunity to meet with company general manager for Taiwan and China global services, George Yi, who shared his thoughts about equipment localization in Taiwan.
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10 Jan 2008: |  | Persistent technology advancement to enable growth to beat industry average: Q&A with KLA-Tencor Taiwan GM With the semiconductor industry seeing a slowing of growth in recent years, equipment suppliers are being exposed to challenges stemming from capital expenditure (capex) trims by customers. KLA-Tencor, as a leading process control and yield management tool supplier in the industry, anticipates its performance will beat the industry average regardless of industry trends. Digitimes recently had the opportunity to talk with the company's Taiwan branch general manager, Shuei-Rong Chang, about his thoughts about the industry and the company's sales outlook.
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25 Dec 2007: |  | Braving the storm in the NAND flash market: Q&A with 3S general manager Hu Ting-chung For Solid State System (3S), a relatively late comer to the NAND flash controller IC sector, it may be the worst of times to list on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market when the NAND flash market is at a low. But 3S, which has solid ties with Toshiba, and has received orders from Kingston Technology, started trading on Taiwan's OTC market on December 24. Hu Ting-chun, general manager of 3S, recently talked to Digitimes about the prospects of the company and the market.
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12 Dec 2007: |  | Eyeing the China market: Q&A with David Sheu, chairman of equipment supplier Spirox David Sheu, chairman and CEO of Taiwan-based equipment supplier Spirox, expects spending by Taiwan's semiconductor players for 2008 to fall, chiefly because of reduced investment from the DRAM sector. Sheu, who has just returned to Taiwan from a trip to the United States, claims that US demand during the end-of-year shopping season is being dampened by the subprime woes, but the demand in China may be very strong ahead of the Lunar New Year in February. Digitimes has talked to Sheu about the prospects of the semiconductor market.
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11 Dec 2007: |  | Penetrating the Japan network-equipment market: Q&A with Toru Okubo, managing director of D-Link Japan Taiwan-based network-equipment vendor D-Link has been promoting its own-brand products worldwide for over 10 years. It now holds a 23.8% share in the SOHO and SMB (small and medium business) segments of the global network-equipment market. However, due to the unique ecosystem of the Japanese market and to avoid conflicts with its OEM clients in Japan, D-Link has refrained from making inroads into Japan until 2006 when it reentered the market there. Toru Okubo, managing director of D-Link Japan, spoke about D-Link Japan's strategy as well as its goals during a recent interview with Digitimes.
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5 Dec 2007: |  | Gearing up for PV industry: Q&A with Applied Materials SVP Mark Pinto Applied Materials on December 4 held a forum in Taipei on the photovoltaic (PV) industry during which Digitimes had the opportunity to interview Mark Pinto, the company's senior vice president, chief technology officer and general manager for energy and environmental solutions.
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4 Dec 2007: |  | Freeing your phone: Q&A with Sean Moss-Pultz, president of OpenMoko, Part I Google's announcement of Android in early November brought a lot of press to the idea of an open handset platform. Such an idea, however, is not new and OpenMoko is one company that has been publicly pursuing such a goal for more than a year. Digitimes had the opportunity to talk with Sean Moss-Pultz, president of OpenMoko, about the latest developments at the company and what effect Android will have on the project.
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27 Nov 2007: |  | LED refrigeration lighting: Q&A with Ledtech chairman Frank Liu Taiwan's LED production value will reach NT$93.2 billion by 2010, and the region will account for 14% of the global LED market, according to Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). While a number of LED makers are targeting flat-panel and handset applications, LED maker Ledtech Electronics has been active in downstream lighting applications, such as for refrigeration units.
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26 Nov 2007: |  | Solar energy business an imperative: Q&A with CMO president Jau-Yang Ho Apart from continuously growing its core business, Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), a Taiwan-based LCD panel maker, now is expanding into the solar energy market and expects to volume produce thin-film solar energy products in 2009. Digitimes had the chance to talk with CMO president Jau-Yang Ho about the outlook for the LCD industry, the company's business strategy in the solar power market, CMO's next-generation LCD plant as well as LCM deployment. Ho also spoke about his plan for retirement in 2009.
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22 Nov 2007: |  | Talking LCD TVs: Q&A with ViewSonic America president Matt Milne Although LCD monitor demand remains strong, with global shipments expected to increase 30% this year, annual growth will begin to drop off starting next year, with DisplaySearch forecasting that growth in the global LCD monitor market will total 12% and 9% for 2008 and 2009, respectively, and yearly growth in 2010 and 2011 will fall to 7% per year.
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