Foxconn sets up display & touch-screen R&D firm in Japan

Jun 3, 11:12

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has established Foxconn Japan RD, a company engaged in R&D for display and touch-screen technologies in Japan, according to Fox...

UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D

May 22, 20:43

United Microelectronics (UMC) announced on May 22 that its 12-inch fab in Singapore has turned into a dedicated R&D facility for advanced specialty process technologies.

Acer doubles R&D investment for 2013

Mar 12, 11:01

Acer plans to significantly raise its R&D and marketing funds for 2013 with such investment' share of revenues to gradually increase from 0.6-0.8% in 2012 to 1.2-1.5% by the fourth...

Semiconductor R&D spending rises 7% in 2012, says IC Insights

Feb 7, 11:19

Spending on R&D by chip companies grew 7% in 2012 to a record-high US$53 billion even though the semiconductor market declined 1% to US$317.6 billion, according to IC Insights.

CSOT to begin AMOLED trial production by the end of 1Q13; BOE bumps up ADSDS FHD LTPS TFT R&D

Feb 6, 15:50

China-based panel maker China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) is reportedly making headway with AMOLED production on its 4.5G experimental line and is expected to start trial...

3M unveils R&D center in Taiwan

Jan 23, 10:59

US-based 3M has unveiled a R&D center in northern Taiwan. The firm said it invested US$1.5 million to set up the center, a 4-story building with a floor space of 933 square meters...

Globalfoundries to build US$2 billion R&D center in New York

Jan 9, 11:57

Globalfoundries has announced plans to invest nearly US$2 billion to build a technology development center at its Fab 8 campus in Saratoga County, New York. The facility will increase...

Foxconn reportedly plans to establish R&D centers in Japan

Dec 28, 10:42

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is reportedly preparing to establish R&D centers in Japan with an estimated investment of at least US$1 billion in 2013, according...

Intel Labs unveils stage 1 results of R&D cooperation with ITRI

Dec 5, 14:36

Intel CTO Justin Rattner on December 4 unveiled the results of R&D cooperation between Intel Labs and the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute...

Brand vendors kick-off in-house notebook R&D for high-end models

Dec 3, 16:17

As notebook brand vendors have recently started up in-house R&D, sources from notebook ODMs expect such a strategy will only be applied for high-end models and should have a limited...

Notebook vendors headhunt R&D talent from ODM partners

Nov 19, 15:45

As notebook brand vendors grow more interested in-house R&D and manufacturing to promote their brand image, sources from the upstream supply chain have seen some notebook vendors...

Notebook ODMs facing uncertainty as brand vendors take over R&D

Nov 7, 22:12

Acer plans to release a new notebook that is designed and developed in-house, creating an alert among notebook ODMs that brand vendors are trying to become more involved in R&D...

Compal Electronics lays off tablet R&D, testing personnel

Oct 23, 21:07

Taiwan-based notebook and tablet ODM Compal Electronics has laid off more than 100 employees responsible for tablet R&D and testing.

LG continues R&D with smart home appliances

Sep 19, 14:17

LG Electronics has been continuing to invest in researching and developing smart home appliances during 2012, according to the company.

IC materials firms spend more on R&D, says Dow exec

Sep 10, 12:08

With semiconductor companies constantly upgrading to the latest advanced technologies, related production materials suppliers are required to raise the technological bar and provide...

Quanta to establish R&D building in Taiwan and recruit software talent in Taiwan

Aug 30, 01:20

Quanta Computer is set to establish new building in Taiwan for R&D purposes and plans to recruit 4,000 software technicians to focus on developing the cloud computing market,...

Capcom sets up R&D center in Taiwan

Aug 13, 15:48

Capcom, a Japan-based developer and publisher of video games, has established an R&D center in Taiwan to tap Southeast Asia and then the China market, according to the company.

Commentary: Solar firms should invest in R&D to escape from becoming OEM firms

Aug 9, 15:05

The messy conditions in the solar market have been causing invested firms to reconsider their strategies. Taiwan-based firms should adopt the model of their South Korea-based peers...

Solar equipment firms reportedly cut R&D expenses

Aug 3, 11:51

The low demand in the solar market has been hitting every segment including solar equipment firms. As customers refuse to expand capacity, equipment firms have been lacking capital...

HTC denies laying off R&D personnel, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 26, 14:33

HTC has denied market speculation indicating that it plans to lay off as much as of 16% of its R&D personnel aiming to optimize its corporate structure for cost savings, according...

SK Hynix establishes flash R&D center in Europe

Jun 12, 10:02

SK Hynix has established a R&D center in Italy, according to the South Korean memory chip manufacturer. The R&D center, engaged in the development of NAND flash memory, held...

MediaTek, MStar strengthening R&D efforts on smartphones

Jun 11, 11:25

MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor both have recently restructured their R&D teams to focus on the development of smartphones, while down-sizing the R&D units for feature phones,...

Spansion expands R&D in China

May 3, 15:46

Spansion has announced that the firm is expanding its design and product development in China to focus on cost-competitive serial NOR flash memory solutions for specific applications...

PC brand vendors moving R&D resources from Android to Windows 8

May 2, 16:28

PC brand vendors have already started moving their resources from R&D for Android to Windows 8 and are focusing more on developing Windows 8-based products, according to sources...

Quanta Computer to construct R&D building to house software engineers

Feb 24, 01:40

Quanta Computer will construct a 10-story R&D building opposite its headquarters in Taipei, with construction to kick off in 2012 and take two years, according to industry sour...

JSR completes new R&D center in Taiwan

Feb 16, 16:17

Japan-based color photoresist maker JSR will hold a ceremony to mark the completion of its new R&D center built in the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) on February 16. Total...

Delta subsidiary gets US government funding for R&D on electric vehicle chargers

Jan 3, 16:31

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics has announced that the US Department of Energy (DOE) has awarded funding of nearly US$2 million to Delta Products, its US-based subsidiary, for a research...

Vendors of servers to not shift R&D from Taiwan to China

Dec 30, 15:42

In response to media report that vendors of servers will shift R&D of servers from Taiwan to China, these vendors indicated that R&D in Taiwan focuses on product innovation...

Nvidia to set up China R&D center of Tegra-based automotive electronics with Foxconn

Dec 19, 14:00

Nvidia president and CEO Huang Jen-hsun on December 16 signed with Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA) for establishing an R&D center of automotive information/entertainment...

Foxconn, Nvidia to set up joint venture R&D center in China

Dec 16, 16:54

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Nvidia, under coordination with the Tianjin City Government in northern China, signed for establishing a joint venture R&D...

Foxconn starts construction of incubation, cloud computing R&D buildings in southern Taiwan

Dec 2, 11:21

The Foxconn Group on December 1 started construction of a 5-story and 12-story building for cloud computing R&D and technological innovation incubation in the Kaohsiung Software...