Last update: Wednesday 19 June 2013 [345 news items]
Computex 2011: ARM-based server market to see growth before 2015, says ARM president
May 31, 01:55
Tudor Brown, president of ARM, at the company's pre-Computex press conference, pointed out that ARM-based server market in the future will have a great development opportunity as...
The general view of the solar market is too pessimistic: Q&A with LDK president Xingxue Tong
May 27, 16:37
The current contraction of the solar market has affected solar firms worldwide. President and COO of China-based LDK, Xingxue Tong, thinks it is an imbalance before the transformation...
May 27, 01:15
Rexchip Electronics has budgeted NT$9 billion (US$311 million) in capex for 2011 to ramp a new 12-inch DRAM fab and upgrade to 30nm-class process technology, according to company...
Taiwan president holds solar forum with Taiwan-based firms
May 24, 17:08
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou held a forum with Taiwan-based solar firms to discuss the future of the solar industry. Many firms analyzed Taiwan-based companies' strengths and weaknesses...
Incoming Avnet CEO stresses continuity and new ideas
May 24, 10:40
Rick Hamada, who will become CEO of Avnet come July this year, stresses continuity while trying to inject new energies and ideas into one of the world's biggest distributors of electronic...
Intel, AMD, Nvidia, ARM ready for Computex 2011
May 17, 01:30
Global first-tier CPU and GPU makers and designers Intel, AMD, Nvidia and ARM are all set to participate Computex 2011, which will be hosted from May 31 to June 4 with about 1,800...
Passive component demand to grow 18-20% in 2011, says Walsin president
May 13, 14:17
Walsin Technology Company (WTC) expects demand for its passive components to top 45-46 million units in 2011, increasing 18-20% from a year earlier, according to company president...
LCD driver IC firm Ilitek sees slow May, June orders
May 13, 12:08
LCD driver IC maker ILI Technology (Ilitek) expects to see sequential drops in May and June 2011 revenues as handset clients in China have slowed down orders due to low season effects,...
Taiwan president meets Yahoo CEO Bartz
Apr 29, 16:36
Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou, at an April 28 meeting with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, invited Yahoo to increase investment in Taiwan and set up its East Asia operational center in Taiwan,...
Darfon sees sequential drop in 1Q11 revenues
Apr 28, 01:40
Taiwan-based PC accessory maker Darfon Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.12 billion (US$212.21 million), down 8.7% sequentially with gross margin of 9.9% down...
Pegatron sees net losses in 1Q11
Apr 28, 01:20
Pegatron Technology has announced net losses of NT$559 million (US$19.38 million) for the first quarter of 2011 with EPS of negative NT$0.25 and gross margin of only 1.8%, all historical...
Ardentec sees chip demand rebound in 2H11
Apr 22, 16:16
There will be a rebound in demand for semiconductors during the second half of 2011, according to Chi-Ming Chang, president of Taiwan-based test company Ardentec. The impact of Japan's...
Acer appoints new president, adjusts corporate organization
Apr 20, 01:25
Acer on April 19 announced the appointment of Jim Wong, originally corporate senior vice president and IT Products Group president, as new corporate president effective immediately...
China Unicom to procure over one million tablet PCs, develop own-brand smartphones, says president
Apr 12, 11:58
China United Telecommunications (China Unicom), the only WCDMA operator in China, plans to procure more than one million tablet PCs and develop own-brand smartphone series, WoPhone,...
MediaTek 3Q11 sales to show substantial rebound, says president
Apr 7, 11:55
MediaTek stands a better chance of generating a substantial rebound in revenues and profits in the third quarter of 2011, company president Hsieh Chin-chiang said at a recent analysts...
Acer expects component shortages for tablet PCs and smartphones
Apr 7, 01:15
Commenting about the tablet PC market, Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin pointed out that the company is currently working aggressively over its tablet PCs and is doing a marvelous...
Taiwan market: Acer announces new Timeline notebooks; aims to sell 6 million units
Apr 7, 01:10
Acer has announced its third-generation Timeline notebooks featuring Intel's Sandy Bridge processor and ultra-thin industrial design in Taiwan and the company is aiming to sell six...
Mar 31, 16:33
Acer has announced the appointment of deputy president of Acer EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Walter Deppeler as the new Acer EMEA president, with immediate effect.
Acer CEO and president Gianfranco Lanci resigns
Mar 31, 16:05
Acer CEO and president Gianfranco Lanci has resigned from the company, with immediate effect. Acer Chairman JT Wang takes acting role in the interim. The company has commenced with...
ARM cooperating with Microsoft, says ARM Taiwan president
Mar 23, 01:40
ARM has been cooperating with Microsoft according to ARM Taiwan at a March 22 press conference in Taipei. ARM did not release further information due to confidentiality, but many...
PC supply chain still has up to 3 months of inventory, says Acer Taiwan president
Mar 17, 01:10
Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin has pointed out that the PC industry's upstream supply chain still has an inventory level of about 2.5-3 months, and therefore will only see limited...
Glass substrate demand growth for mobile PCs exceeds LCD TVs, says CDTT president
Mar 11, 01:30
Corning Display Technologies Taiwan (CDTT) president Alan Eusden has indicated that glass substrate demand growth for the mobile PC segment will reach 18% in 2010-2014, exceeding...
Memoright gearing up for tablet storage, says president
Mar 9, 16:23
In the face of rising tablet PC demand, Memoright will certainly not be absent from the tablet storage market, according to company president Alex Kuo. Initially Memoright will cooperate...
Acer takes less than 2 weeks to restock Intel Sandy Bridge notebooks
Mar 3, 01:00
Acer took less than two weeks to re-produce notebooks with fixed Intel Sandy Bridge chipsets and ship them to retail channels worldwide; leading all other global brands, mainly due...
Rexchip to volume produce mobile DRAM for Elpida in 3Q11
Feb 25, 12:00
Rexchip Electronics will start trial production of mobile DRAM products employing Elpida Memory's designs in May 2011, with sample shipments to follow shortly afterward, Elpida president...
Elpida looking to team up with Taiwan counterparts, says CEO
Feb 25, 01:50
Elpida Memory president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto has admitted that the company is approaching Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies with a view of forming a competitive...
Elpida mulls price hike on improved demand
Feb 25, 01:10
Elpida Memory is planning to raise prices of its PC DRAM in early March 2011, as demand and supply will be more balanced, according to company president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto speaking...
China Unicom to focus support on non-iPhone smartphones in 2011, says president
Feb 17, 01:25
China Unicom will focus its smartphone business on models other than iPhone in 2011 to reduce the unfavorable influence on its overall business operation due to heavy reliance on...
E Ink to triple EPD capacity in 2011
Feb 16, 01:50
Amid increasing demand for e-paper, as well as FFS panels for tablet PCs and smartphones, electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) plans to expand its EPD capacity...
Elpida CEO positive about PC DRAM demand after March
Feb 10, 02:00
Supply for DDR3 memory will become tight in April or May after reaching a balance point in March 2011, according to Elpida Memory president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto. DRAM inventory...
AUO to start mass shipments of tablet PC panels with touch solution in 1Q11
Jan 28, 01:35
AU Optronics (AUO) started small volume shipments of tablet PC panels in the fourth quarter of 2010 and expects to start mass volume shipments with touch panel solutions in the first...
AUO losses to continue in 1Q11, says executive VP
Jan 28, 01:30
AU Optronics (AUO) expects to continue to see losses in the first quarter of 2011, but the extent will be less significant as prices for large-size panels will start to increase in...
AUO expects mass production of AMOLED panels at 3.5G plant in 2H11
Jan 28, 01:25
AU Optronics (AUO) is currently installing equipment for AMOLED production at its 3.5G line and is scheduled to start mass production in the second half of 2011, according to executive...
Novatek sees touch IC as main growth driver in 2011
Jan 28, 01:00
IC design house Novatek Microelectronics expects touch panel ICs to be the main revenue growth driver in 2011. Touch IC demand will be buoyed by booming smartphone and tablet PC sales,...
Asustek expects a slight drop in 1Q11 revenues
Jan 25, 01:10
Asustek Computer CFO David Chang recently pointed out that the company's revenues in the fourth quarter of 2010 met expectation though total was not a record as hoped. As for the...
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 22:09
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 21:51
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 20:47
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 20:21
Colley Hwang, president of Digitimes, speaking at Microsoft's 20 years anniversary
Colley Hwang, president of Digitimes, said during his speech at Microsoft's 20 years anniversary event that Taiwan IT players are one of the most important parts of the IT industry...
Photo: Terry Ku, Digitimes, Jan 5.
IDF San Francisco: Intel CEO displayed a silicon wafer built on 22nm process
Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini has displayed a silicon wafer containing its first working chips built on 22nm process technology. The 22nm test circuits include both SRAM memory...
Photo: Monica Chen, Sep 24.
Focused on mobile storage and peripherals: Q&A with Carry Tech president Taron Chang
Once chiefly known as an OEM for PC card readers and memory modules, Carry Technology has expanded its product portfolio to include Wi-Fi products and other peripherals for mobile...
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 market, Broadcom's mobile solutions have found their way into the supply...
Touchscreen offers new opportunity for PC brands: An interview with Acer president
The PC industry saw several major developments in 2012, such as the rise of ARM-based products that greatly weakened the influence of the Wintel platform and Microsoft's launch of...
The challenge for mobile telecom carriers: Q&A with FET president Yvonne Li
Along with increasing use of smartphones, competition among mobile telecom carriers is changing and they are faced with a big challenge to transform themselves into total solution...
Asustek Computer's Zenbooks, Transformer tablets and the Nexus 7 have helped expand its brand recognition, raising its share in the North America notebook market from 7% in the second...
- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- 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
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- 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
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
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- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- 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
- 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
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- 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...
- 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.