Last update: Friday 10 May 2013 [108 news items]
Quanta Computer donates R&D cloud computing platform to Taiwan university
Nov 11, 17:10
Taiwan-based Quanta Computer on November 11 donated a cloud computing platform for R&D application to the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of National Taiwan...
TSMC suing former R&D executive
Oct 27, 01:10
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has confirmed recent speculation that the company is suing Mong-Song Liang, a former R&D executive. The company said it is unable...
Acer to focus on recruiting R&D talent
Oct 3, 17:09
Acer is currently working on a second personnel reorganization and is set to make some adjustments to internal structure as well as strengthening its R&D resources and to establish...
A 10Networks sets up cloud computing R&D center in Taiwan
Sep 26, 10:03
A 10Networks, a California-based provider of application delivery controller and server load balancing solutions, has established a R&D center focusing on cloud computing in Taipei's...
Elpida R&D center plan approved by Taiwan, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 19, 10:20
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has approved plans by Elpida Memory to establish an R&D center for sub-40nm DRAM production and next-generation memory technologies...
PC ODMs to increase R&D expenses to develop multi-platform products in 2012
Sep 16, 01:10
PC ODMs are likely to be required to increase their R&D expenses substantially in 2012 to cope with demand from branded PC vendors, including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Dell...
TSMC expects to ramp 14nm process in 2015, says R&D head
Sep 8, 01:05
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will conduct R&D for 14nm process technology starting 2012, and expects to begin volume production on the node in 2015, according...
R&D to become important for notebook ODMs, says PC players
Sep 5, 16:30
As competing via shipment volumes using a low price strategy is becoming less effective in the notebook market, sources from PC players have commented that in addition to shipment...
Foxconn to transit Shenzhen plants into R&D centers; adds robot into production lines
Aug 1, 17:16
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is set to gradually transit its two major plants in Shenzhen into R&D centers, which will focus on technology R&D for modules,...
Acer unveils R&D center in western China
Jul 19, 10:54
Acer on July 18 unveiled Acer Intellectual (Chongqing), its R&D center in western China for developing smart handheld devices including smartphones and tablet PCs as well as software...
Flextronics R&D team recruited by Compal, Wistron
Jun 28, 01:25
With Electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Flextronics recently exiting the notebook manufacturing industry, the company's notebook R&D team was soon being recruited...
Google to set up Chrome OEM/ODM R&D center in Taiwan
Jun 1, 01:45
Google, viewing that development of Chrome OS-based products necessitates collaboration with Taiwan-based hardware makers, will establish a Chrome OEM/ODM R&D in Taiwan, Sundar...
Foxconn reportedly lays off CDMA R&D staff in Korea
May 27, 14:44
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly has laid off over 80% of its 280 employees from its CDMA handset design subsidiary Foxconn International Holdings Technology...
LCY Chemical to increase investments in R&D for green energy
May 20, 11:26
Taiwan-based LCY Chemical (LCY) has announced a plan to set up a corporate R&D center in Kaohsiung. The investment will amount to NT$2.4 billion and will begin operations in 2012...
Huawei to invest US$300 million in Brazil R&D center
Apr 14, 10:50
China-based telecom equipment supplier Huawei Technologies plans to invest US$300 million to set up a R&D center in Sao Paulo, Brazil, according to China-based it.sohu.com<...
Foxconn R&D center in Changsha, China to begin operation in April
Mar 28, 15:49
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is accelerating its deployment in western China with its R&D center in Changsha, Hunan province to commence official operations...
IBM sets up business server R&D center in Taiwan
Mar 25, 01:25
IBM has announced the establishment of a research center in Taiwan for the development of its high-end Power Systems business server products. Wistron, IBM's production partner for...
BLU maker Forhouse to build R&D center
Feb 21, 11:58
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Forhouse has unveiled plans to invest NT$90 million (US$3.07 million) to build a R&D center at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), northern Taiwan.
Elpida, Rexchip develop prototype 1Gb DDR3 with 4F2 technology
Feb 10, 13:52
Elpida Memory and Rexchip Electronics have jointly announced the successful joint pilot production of 1Gb DDR3 SDRAM featuring 4F2 memory cell architecture. The pilot run was handled...
Eaton Phoenixtec to expand R&D team for PV inverter in Taiwan
Jan 18, 01:10
PV inverter maker Eaton Phoenixtec is set to start producing large uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems in the second quarter of 2011, while is also planning to expand its R&D...
TSMC first pure-play foundry to join top-10 R&D spenders, says IC Insights
Jan 14, 16:25
The now well known trend of IC manufacturers abandoning the IDM fab business model to become fabless or fab-lite has resulted in, or is the result of, depending on the point of view,...
HTC to invest US$500,000 to set up R&D subsidiary in China
Jan 10, 17:05
HTC has decided to establish an R&D subsidiary for handset-use and Internet-based software in China with an initial investment of US$500,000, according to the company. The subsidiary...
Notebook vendors seeing R&D delays for Android 3.0 tablets
Dec 29, 16:19
Notebook vendors have expressed concerns about the launch schedule of their Android 3.0 tablet PCs as Google is currently giving priority for Android 3.0 support mainly to smartphone...
TSMC 2011 spending on R&D to rise 39%
Dec 21, 01:40
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) total spending on R&D will top NT$50 billion (US$1.67 billion) in 2011, up from the NT$36 billion estimated this year, according...
Chunghwa Telecom, China Mobile to cooperate in C-RAN R&D and testing
Dec 15, 11:56
Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) have announced that its Telecommunication Laboratories and China Mobile's Research Institute signed an MOU for two-year cooperation in R&D...
TSMC approves budget over US$2.68 billion for capacity expansion, R&D
Nov 10, 11:30
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) board of directors on November 9 approved a budget of US$2,684.66 million, of which US$1,880.9 million will be for establishing...
TPK to continue capacity expansion and set up R&D center in Taiwan in 2011
Oct 29, 17:05
Touch panel maker TPK Touch Solution will continue to expanding its capacity as the touch panel market is just taking off, and the company plans to set up an operations center in...
Option withdraws anti-dumping charges against Huawei dashing hopes of Taiwan makers
Oct 29, 01:05
Belgium-based wireless Internet-access equipment maker Option has announced it has withdrawn its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy charges against imports of wireless/mobile Internet-access...
Taiwan makers appropriating smartphone R&D resources to develop tablet PCs
Oct 27, 01:50
First-tier Taiwan-based vendors and makers have appropriated in-house or affiliated smartphone R&D resources to develop tablet PCs, which may reduce competitiveness in the smartphone...
IMEC signs co-funding contract with Taiwan government for new R&D center
Oct 21, 02:05
The Belgium-based Interuniversity Microelectronics Center (IMEC) has signed an agreement with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) to co-fund a new R&D center in Taiwan...
Former R&D executive to rejoin TSMC
Oct 19, 02:15
Mong-Song Liang, a former senior director of the Logic Technology Platform Division at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is likely to rejoin the former employer,...
TSMC to boost R&D spending in 2011, says CEO
Oct 14, 14:41
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to allocate US$1 billion on R&D spending in 2011, compared with the US$800 million budgeted for 2010, according to company...
Premier Farnell to focus on R&D and maintenance segments, says top executive
Oct 12, 16:20
UK-based IC distributor Premier Farnell will focus to push its sales to the R&D testing and backend maintenance segments in order to differentiate itself from Taiwan-based rivals...

HP to increase its R&D proportion in Taiwan
Oct 12, 01:55
With Hewlett-Packard (HP) Taiwan officially moving into its new office in Nangang, Taipei on October 11, an executive of the company pointed out that although most of the company's...
Oct 4, 15:02
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced the resignation of Chen Kuang-Lan, VP, acting spokesperson and officer of research and development of the company. Lu Kuan-Min, VP of CPT,...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 31min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 45min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 57min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 1h 43min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 2h 9min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 2h 21min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 2h 25min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 2h 26min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 2h 29min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 3h 11min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 4h 11min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 57min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 1h 5min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 1h 26min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 1h 36min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 1h 47min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 1h 48min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 1h 49min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 2h 21min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 3h 24min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 3h 24min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 4h 20min ago
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
21-May-2013 markets closed
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| OTC electronic | 144.61 | +0.55 | +0.38% |

- 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
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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.


















