Last update: Wednesday 21 November 2012 [16 news items]
Kionix turning focus to gyros, sensor fusion
Nov 21, 14:45
MEMS accelerometer specialist Kionix has expanded its product line to include gyroscopes, magnetometers, combo and sensor fusion solutions. Acknowledging huge demand for mobile device...

Sensor fusion powers next-generation smartphones and tablets, says IHS
Sep 28, 10:18
Motion sensing capabilities in products like the iPhone and iPad now are set to move to the next level with the advent of sensor "fusion," a more sophisticated approach...
AMD expands desktop lineup of AMD Fusion APUs
Sep 8, 16:48
CPU maker AMD has announced availability of its new A-series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) A4-3300 and A4-3400 desktop processors, bringing the entry-level desktop APU price down...
AMD boosts its AMD Fusion APUs for notebooks and desktops
Aug 23, 13:50
AMD has updated its C- and E-series accelerated processing units (APUs) for ultra-thin and value notebooks, netbooks, all-in-ones and desktop PCs.
AMD to launch desktop Fusion APU Llano, say Taiwan motherboard makers
May 31, 01:50
AMD will launch Llano, its new desktop-platform quad-core Fusion APU (accelerated processing unit) model, and chipsets A75 and A55 supporting SATA 3 and USB 3.0 in July 2011, with...
Graphics-enabled microprocessor usage surges in 2011, says IHS iSuppli
Mar 17, 12:25
The year 2011 will be the biggest period yet for graphics-enabled microprocessors (GEM), as the penetration of GEMs reaches 50% in notebooks and 45% in desktops, according to the...
AMD introduces Fusion APU in China
Mar 2, 16:49
AMD on March 1 held a press conference in Beijing, China, to introduce its Fusion APU and unveil more than 30 new products with local executives from brands Hewlett-Packard (HP),...
CES 2011: AMD Fusion APU era begins
Jan 4, 16:01
AMD, at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2011, launched a new class of accelerated processor that combines with strong compute capabilities - the AMD Fusion family of accelerated processing...
AMD global market share expected to rise to 15% for notebooks, 25% for all platforms in 2011
Dec 22, 16:06
Mainly because AMD's Fusion series APUs to be launched in early 2011 have strong graphics capabilities and high performance/cost ratios, AMD is expected to see its global market share...
AMD Llano APU mass production reportedly delays to 2H11
Nov 9, 02:20
AMD reportedly may delay the production of its latest Fusion accelerate processing unit (APU) codenamed Llano from the company's original schedule of the first half 2011 to July of...
Orders for AMD Fusion to buoy TSMC revenues in 2H10, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 20, 17:06
Orders for AMD's Ontario chips, which will be the first Fusion APU the vendor brings to market, are expected to play a key contributor for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's...
Computex 2010: AMD demonstrates Fusion APU
Jun 2, 15:29
At Computex 2010, AMD has delivered the first public demonstration of an AMD Fusion processor, initiating the accelerated processing era. The AMD Fusion family of accelerated processing...

AMD said to use bulk 40nm at TSMC for Fusion chips
May 13, 12:12
AMD reportedly plans to outsource wafer starts for its Fusion CPUs with integrated graphics to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) using bulk 40nm process technology,...
AMD Fusion Partner Program may help improve profitability, says channel
Oct 1, 16:30
Channel retailers are optimistic about AMD's Fusion Partner Program and believe the strategy could improve their profits as both AMD and Intel will start providing more bundling choices...
Integrated graphics chip market to disappear by 2012, says Jon Peddie Research
Mar 6, 10:29
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced a new study that indicates the end of the market for IGPs.
AMD global notebook market share might drop below 10% next year due to netbooks
Dec 5, 16:32
As Intel Atom processor shipments continue to increase, while AMD has yet to come up with an official netbook platform of its own, AMD's share of the global notebook market might...
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:16
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:03
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- 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
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















