Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM

May 22, 11:22

Globalfoundries has joined Imec's industrial research collaboration to develop spin-transfer torque magnetoresistive random access memory (STT-MRAM), according to the IC foundry.

Infineon, Globalfoundries team on 40nm embedded flash process

Apr 29, 21:58

Infineon Technologies and Globalfoundries have announced a joint technology development and production agreement for 40nm embedded flash (eFlash) process technology.

TSMC, Altera team on 55nm embedded flash process

Apr 16, 12:08

Programmable logic supplier Altera is working with foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on a 55nm embedded flash (EmbFlash) process technology tailored...

Sequans, Alcatel-Lucent team up for LTE broadcast

Feb 25, 11:53

Sequans Communications has successfully completed interoperability testing of Alcatel-Lucent's LTE infrastructure equipment with Sequan's eBMS-capable LTE chipsets, according to the...

Austrian research team develop a new flat, flexible, transparent, and potentially disposable polymer sheet for capturing images

Feb 22, 11:22

An Austrian research team has developed a new way of capturing images based on a flat, flexible, transparent, and potentially disposable polymer sheet. The team describesd their new...

Samsung reportedly replaces management team in Brazil market

Jan 23, 22:34

Korea-based Samsung Electronics has reportedly replaced its management team in Brazil despite the team's efforts helping Samsung to become the largest vendor in the country, defeating...

MStar Semiconductor and Flingo Samba TV platform team up to provide smart TV solution

Jan 17, 15:13

Smart TV app publisher Flingo has announced that Samba, its new interactive TV platform, will be integrated into MStar Semiconductor Smart TV solution to synchronize TV, tablet, phone...

UMC restructures executive team

Nov 20, 13:47

Foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics has announced the appointment of Po-Wen Yen to the position of CEO, effective immediately. Former CEO Shih-Wei Sun has been promoted to company...

UMC, STMicro team up to develop BSI process for image sensors

Sep 7, 15:02

United Microelectronics (UMC) has teamed up with STMicroelectronics to develop 65nm CMOS image sensor technology using backside illumination (BSI).

ALi, Panasonic team up for DVB-T2 chipset

Aug 30, 01:00

ALi, a provider of set-top box (STB) system-on-chip (SoC) solutions, has announced that the company has teamed up with Panasonic's semiconductor business group to begin mass production...

BOE eyes team up with Formosa Epitaxy, Unity Opto to set up LED epitaxial wafer plant

Aug 17, 11:27

China-based LED firms have been producing low-priced LED chips causing oversupply in the upstream LED chip segment to continue. China-based panel maker BOE recently announced plans...

Foxconn refutes rumors about entering Taiwan cable TV channel market

Aug 2, 01:05

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), commenting on a recent rumor that the company is preparing to enter Taiwan's cable TV channel market, has said it is aiming to work...

Fujitsu, DoCoMo and NEC team up for communications IC

Aug 1, 16:14

Fujitsu has announced that the company has reached an agreement with NTT DoCoMo and NEC to form a joint venture, which will focus on the development and sales of semiconductors used...

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...

UMC signs license deal with IBM to develop 20nm chips

Jul 2, 13:55

United Microelectronics (UMC) announced recently that the company has signed a license agreement with IBM to expedite the development of its 20nm CMOS process with FinFET 3D transi...

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),...

Taiwan market: Yahoo! Kimo expanding marketing team for keyword search advertising

Jun 15, 15:36

Yahoo! Kimo (Yahoo! Taiwan) has expanded its agent workforce for marketing its online keyword search advertising service in the Taiwan market to 38 sales partners and about 300 sales...

Singapore IME, UMC team up to develop TSV for BSI sensors

Jun 6, 01:20

Singapore's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and United Microelectronics (UMC), the world's second largest foundry company, have announced plans to jointly develop through-silicon...

Spansion, SK Hynix team up for SLC NAND

Apr 3, 10:50

Spansion has announced an alliance with SK Hynix to introduce SLC NAND products at the 4x, 3x, and 2x nodes. As part of the relationship, the pair will enter into a patent cross-licensing...

Arakawa Chemical, Taimide team up on thin-film metallization process research

Jan 9, 14:14

Taiwan-based polyimide (PI) film supplier Taimide Technology has announced it will work with Japan's Arakawa Chemical Industries to develop a new process used for the manufacture...

Fujitsu Semiconductor, Sequans team up for LTE

Oct 21, 14:16

Sequans Communications announced on October 20 it has established a technology and marketing collaboration with Fujitsu Semiconductor for the purpose of providing customers with a...

Lantiq, Altair Semiconductor team up for LTE-ready home gateways

Sep 28, 15:55

Lantiq and Altair Semiconductor have announced that Altair's LTE chipset will be used for the Lantiq XWAY GRX family of network processors, speeding development of LTE-ready home...

Foxconn notebook team reportedly shift to Compal

Jul 20, 15:45

Foxconn's R&D team of 100-200 staff responsible for developing Dell notebooks have reportedly left and joined Compal Electronics due to Foxconn making adjustments in its notebook...

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...

Wistron sees on-year growth in April revenues

May 10, 01:15

Taiwan-based notebook maker Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$44.01 billion (US$1.54 billion), down 11.3% on month, but up 10.8% on year, while its notebook shipments...

Sumitomo Chemical, Samsung LED team up for sapphire substrates

Mar 29, 14:57

Sumitomo Chemical and Samsung LED have entered into an agreement to establish a joint venture in Korea for the R&D, manufacture, and sale of sapphire substrates for LEDs, Sumitomo...

Chipbond, KYEC team up for power IC packaging and testing

Mar 3, 01:05

LCD driver-IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology and King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), which specializes in chip probing and final test services, have signed a memorandum...

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...

Acer, Asustek cutting into tier-4 to 6 cities in China

Feb 17, 01:10

Acer and Asustek Computer have recently been aggressively cutting into China's tier-4 to tier-6 cities as both players are optimistic about these cities' potential in the future.

Nanya, ITRI team up for 3D stacked DRAM

Jan 25, 14:57

Taiwan-based Nanya Technology has teamed up with government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to develop a through silicon via (TSV) technology for high-capacity...

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...

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...