Last update: Friday 7 June 2013 [159 news items]
Servers with 64-bit ARM processor to become popular at the end of 2013
Jun 7, 10:13
Although Intel platforms are still the mainstream in the server industry, since 64-bit products have a broader range of applications, and ARM has been aggressively promoting related...
Make good products and growth will come naturally: Q&A with Gigabyte notebook team
Jun 5, 11:56
Despite being one of the market leaders in the motherboard and graphics card industries, Gigabyte Technology is relatively unknown as a notebook player. Digitimes recently sat down...

LGE accelerates in-house mobile AP development
May 28, 11:04
LG Electronics is set to develop its own mobile application processors, accelerating the in-house development of ARM-based chips for mobile devices.
AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
May 21, 15:54
A slowdown in notebook and desktop PC purchases coupled with strong growth in smartphones and tablets knocked AMD down to fourth place in microprocessor (MPU) sales in 2012 from second,...
TSMC tapes out first 16nm FinFET test chips
Apr 2, 15:13
ARM and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have jointly announced the first tape-out of a Cortex-A57 processor on FinFET process technology.
ARM processor competition to fire up
Apr 1, 22:58
Competition between ARM-based processors is expected to become fiercer as Samsung turns aggressive pushing its chip business, while China-based white-box ARM chipmakers as well as...

Intel, ARM to developing financial security platforms
Apr 1, 14:38
To push their shares in the mobile device market, Intel and ARM have both recently started strengthening the mobile transaction functions of their platforms.
ARM Greater China to enjoy double-digit shipment growth across several product lines
Mar 18, 12:50
ARM's Greater China president Allen Wu expects the company's shipments of products such as application processors, embedded applications and micro controller units (MCU) in the Greater...

ARM to help second-tier IC designers catch up with Qualcomm, Nvidia in 2014, say Taiwan makers
Mar 15, 14:14
ARM is reportedly considering plans to provide complete platform solutions to help second-tier ARM-architecture IC design houses, mainly Taiwan-based MediaTek and China-based Allwinner...

First-tier ARM chipmakers reportedly planning measures to link up with Allwinner
Mar 11, 15:48
Seeing that China-based ARM chipmakers, in particular Allwinner, are gaining an upper hand in the entry-level processor segment, some first-tier chipmakers are reportedly looking...
China ARM chipmakers gaining attention from first-tier vendors
Mar 6, 22:42
With their success in the white-box tablet market, China-based ARM chipmakers Rockchip and Allwinner Technology have started gaining attention from brand vendors worldwide with some...
Linaro to extend Linux reach to networking equipment
Feb 21, 10:50
Linaro, the not-for-profit engineering organization developing open source software for the ARM architecture, has announced the formation of the Linaro Networking Group (LNG) with...
Lenovo plans to roll out Intel- or ARM-based Android notebook/tablet convertibles in 1H13
Jan 14, 12:58
Having unveiled its IdeaPad Yoga 11S notebook/tablet convertible mobile device at CES 2013, Lenovo reportedly plans to expand its IdeaPad Yoga family by also launching Intel- or ARM-based...
Samsung delivers 14nm FinFET logic process and design infrastructure
Dec 24, 11:20
Samsung Electronics has announced that it reached another milestone in the development of 14-nanometer (nm) FinFET process technology with the successful tape-out of multiple development...
Asustek refutes rumors about adopting ARM platform from VIA
Dec 10, 22:27
Commenting on a recent market rumor that Asustek Computer considers to adopt entry-level ARM-based platform from WonderMedia, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies, for an US$99 7-inch...
Cortex M0+ 32-bit MCUs to grab market share from 8- and 16-bit solutions, says NXP executive
Nov 16, 15:37
The ARM Cortex M0+-based 32-bit MCUs will penetrate further into the 8- and 16-bit MCU segments with the unit price of the 32-bit models likely to drop to below US$0.39, according...
ARM to host Technology Symposium in Taiwan on November 22-23
Nov 16, 14:39
ARM is set to host its Technology Symposium in Taipei and Hsinchu, Taiwan on November 22-23 with company's partners including Microsoft, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company...

More firms join Linaro to accelerate software ecosystem for ARM servers
Nov 2, 10:37
AMD, Applied Micro Circuits, Calxeda, Canonical, Cavium Networks, Facebook, Hewlett-Packard (HP), Marvell Technology and Red Hat have joined Linaro, a not-for-profit open company...
AMD to bridge x86 and ARM processors for data centers
Oct 30, 11:05
AMD has announced that it will design 64-bit ARM technology-based processors in addition to its x86 processors for multiple markets, starting with cloud and data center servers. AMD's...
Oct 30, 10:03
Wireless communication chipset solutions provider HiSilicon Technologies has joined Linaro, the not-for-profit engineering organization developing open source software for the ARM...
Nuvoton ships over 20 million ARM Cortex M0 32-bit MCUs thus far in 2012
Oct 18, 11:00
IC design house Nuvoton Technology has shipped over 20 million units of ARM Cortex M0-based 32-bit MCUs so far in 2012, doubling from 10 million units shipped in the entire year of...

ARM architecture expected to have market potential for use in servers, say Taiwan makers
Sep 27, 01:30
ARM architecture, due to its advantages in low power consumption, is expected to have potential for applications in servers. In particular, China-based operators of Internet services...
Intel Medfield struggling against ARM platforms, say Taiwan makers
Sep 19, 01:00
Although Intel's smartphone platform, Medfield, and has won adoption from several vendors including Orange, Motorola Mobility, Lenovo, ZTE and Lava International, it is struggling...
Sep 7, 14:07
As Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) platform is gradually becoming the next BIOS structure standard, the competition between BIOS designers is also becoming fiercer, and...

Intel has long road to catch up in handset processor segment, says ARM vice president
Sep 7, 01:15
While Intel has been making efforts to tap the handset processor market, the company still has a long way to go to catch up with ARM in terms of power consumption, according to Noel...
As Wintel dominance wanes, the Microsoft/Intel alliance frays, says IHS
Sep 5, 14:54
After a generation of setting the pace and calling the shots in the computer market, the Microsoft/Intel cartel known as Wintel now finds itself playing catch-up in the new era of...
Software players start taking leadership in product development
Aug 17, 16:20
Software players are gradually taking over the leadership in the development of IT products, and hardware performance is no longer the key to driver of new trends, according to sources...
ARM, TSMC team up to deliver ARM cores on FinFET transistors
Jul 24, 14:06
TSMC and ARM have announced a multi-year agreement extending their collaboration beyond 20nm technology to deliver ARM processors on FinFET transistors, enabling the fabless industry...
ECS passes 2011 finance report with growth of more than 7%
Jun 26, 01:10
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) hosted a shareholder meeting on June 25, passing its finance report for 2011 with consolidated revenues reaching NT$72.7 billion (US$2.43 billion),...
ARM gaining traction in GPU IP market
Jun 22, 13:19
ARM has in recent years grown its graphics IP business. The firm recently added a new series to its Mali GPUs for smartphone, tablet and smart TV applications. The vendor indicated...

Taiwan makers capable of developing and producing ARM-based servers
Jun 22, 13:14
Taiwan-based makers, including Mitac International and Wistron, are technologically able to develop and produce ARM-architecture servers featuring low power consumption and could...
Microsoft-made hardware to be available starting with release of Windows 8 and Windows RT
Jun 19, 13:35
At an event in Hollywood, Microsoft unveiled Surface: PCs built to be the ultimate stage for Windows. Company executives showed two Windows tablets and accessories that feature significant...

AMD, ARM, Imagination, MediaTek and Texas Instruments unleash the next era of computing innovation
Jun 14, 01:35
At the AMD Fusion Developer Summit (AFDS), global technology leaders came together to announce the formation of the Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA) Foundation. The HSA Foundation...
Division of work still common in industry supply chain: Q&A with Simon Segars of ARM
Jun 5, 15:01
Digitimes recently had the opportunity to talk with Simon Segars, executive VP and GM of ARM's physical IP division, about market trends and development, and how ARM responds...

HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Newswatch - May 23, 11:22
China-based HiSilicon and ARM have jointly announced that HiSilicon has licensed a range of ARM's Mali graphics processing units (GPUs) including the market leading Mali-400 MP GPU...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.


























