DIGITIMES regularly interviews leading industry executives, inviting them to talk frankly about the technology issues and the business challenges that need to be addressed in an industry that is marked by constant change. We always welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and issues face-to-face, via email or during a conference call, especially for companies that are targeting the Greater China market.
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How PCB makers can succeed in Southeast Asia, according to Apex CEO Chou Jui-Hsiang
It has been nearly three years since the US-China trade war pushed the electronics supply chain toward Southeast Asia. In addition to the movement of large assembly...
Migo provides affordable data services for emerging markets
As a co-inventor of the technology that powers hundreds of millions of units of Kindle and an inductee of the National Inventor Hall of Fame in America, Barrett...
Supply chain flexibility is crucial, says Cheney Wang, VP of supply chain and Taiwan GM of Latch
Latch was founded in 2014 by a group of former Apple employees and began trading on Nasdaq on June 7th, 2021 under LTCH. Through a SPAC listing, it raised $453...
Panel semiconductor: Q&A with PanelSemi CEO Ting Chin-Lung
Chinese panel makers have become the world's largest LCD makers after over a decade of fierce market competition, while South Korean panel makers have chosen to...
Top investment opportunities in Asia: Q&A with Christine Tsai CEO and founding partner at 500 Global
Having co-founded 500 Startups (later rebranded to 500 Global) in 2010, Christine Tsai (CT), CEO and founding partner of the company started out with a very different...
Global unicorns surge in 2021: Interview with Richard Koo, principal at DNX, and Casey Lau, head of Asia at RISE
The number of newborn unicorns has again hit record levels in 2021, following a strong year in 2020. There are more than 800 unicorns around the world as of September...
DDI packaging and testing to continue to grow in 2022: Q&A with Chipbond CEO Wu Fei-Jain
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic, the global electronics supply chain has been bogged down by the effects of the "broken chain," uneven component supply,...
Software-defined driving experience: Q&A with BlackBerry SVP Sarah Tatsis
BlackBerry and AWS formed a partnership in 2020 to launch BlackBerry IVY, a new intelligent vehicle data platform that provides automakers a consistent and secure...
Tech enables social impact: Q&A with Joan Yao Kickstart Ventures VP
Tech can enable social impact, especially with capital funding. Joan Yao, VP of Investment of Kickstart Ventures, the corporate VC affiliated to Philippines' Globe...
mmWave finds potential markets in 5G and Satcom: Q&A with MixComm and SiTune CTOs
MixComm, a provider of millimeter-wave (mmWave) and front-end solutions for 5G and Satcom applications, has recently announced a collaboration with SiTune, an...
Monolithic/heterogeneous integration to drive Silicon 4.0: Q&A with Etron chairman Nicky Lu
While global chip shortages can hardly ease in the short term and prices continue to rise further, regional semiconductor fleets are quietly taking shape as the...
Taiwan makers increasingly immune to sharp TV panel price falls, says AUO chair
Chances are slim for LCD TV panel prices to plunge to the cash cost level and Taiwan panel makers are now much more immune to the ongoing round of price falls...
Wire-bonding to be increasingly needed to process car-use IGBT, SiC modules, says K&S VP
As the relatively mature wire-bonding technology continues to advance, it has become fully suitable for processing automotive silicon-based IGBT modules, and SiC...
Science behind chic sportswear brand: Q&A with Gulshan Kumar, GM of Lululemon Taiwan
The value of the global activewear market was estimated at $353.5 billion in 2020 and is expected to grow at a 3.7% CAGR over the next six years, reaching $439.17...
Global hiring can be pain-free: Q&A with Slasify CEO Carlos Wang and SparkLabs Taipei managing partner Edgar Chiu
Hiring employees from many different countries can be a long process of legal and accounting counseling and can keep businesses from accessing foreign markets...
The next quantum leap in green mobility: Q&A with Marcel Yang, Giant special assistant to CEO
Climate change is changing many aspects of our everyday life. Transportation is one of them. Seeing the boom of e-bikes and the opportunities of green mobility,...
Innovation trends worth noting in Southeast Asia: Q&A with Rachel Lau, RHL Ventures managing partner
The southeast Asian region has become another innovation hub in the world. With a valuation of US$340 billion in 2020, the region attracts many venture capital...
Rendering made easy: Q&A with Piotr Chomczyk, founder of creative production PaaS startup Renderro
Poland-based Renderro was selected by the Epoch Foundation Garage+ Accelerator in early June as one of the 46 must-see startups to participate in Computex Taipei...
Growing demand for smart metering and asset tracking: Q&A with UnaBiz Taiwan managing director Carter Ho
The demand for smart metering and asset tracking solutions is growing. Many countries are adopting many smart techs, especially IoT solutions, to optimize energy...
High-precision QA automation in 5G era: Q&A with Relimetrics CEO Kemal Levi
Industry 4.0 is no longer a new concept, but there are always some parts of the manufacturing process that are so difficult to automate, including quality management...
Tech is enabling future of retail: Q&A with Felicis Ventures principal Grace Chou
eCommerce continues to penetrate the global retail market. Big companies are competing to adopt new technologies in order to win the game, which also provides...
EV shaping future of car industry: Q&A with MIH CEO Jack Cheng
Electric vehicles (EV) are changing the ecosystems of the carmaking industry. Many companies with different backgrounds, such as in ICT or even the smartphone...
Mobility trends: Q&A with tech venture specialist Vitaly M Golomb
Vitaly M Golomb is a technology investment banker with over 20 years of experience on all sides of the table as a venture-backed CEO, venture capitalist, M&A,...
E-bus platforms for emerging markets: Q&A with Monika Mikac, CBO of QEV Technologies
Monika Mikac is CBO of Barcelona-based QEV Technologies, and former COO of Croatian EV startup Rimac Automobili. She started her career as a journalist but joined...
