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Wednesday 12 March 2008
China domestic demand still strong: Q&A with NXP regional executive for Greater China, Mike Yeh
While seeing demand for electronics in China not being dampen by heavy snows that fell there, NXP Semiconductors has a positive outlook for demand prior to the Olympics Games and...
Tuesday 11 March 2008
Capacity expansion not the sole criteria to judge competitiveness: Q&A with Green Energy president Hurlon Lin, part II
After seeing first-quarter 2007 sales dampened by a fire incident in late 2006, Green Energy Technology has not taken a long time to become a leading solar-grade silicon wafer supplier...
Tuesday 26 February 2008
Enhanced user experience at core of handset solution: Q&A with TI senior VP of wireless terminals business unit, Greg Delagi
Digitimes recently had the opportunity to talk with Greg Delagi, senior vice president and general manager of the wireless terminals business unit of Texas Instruments (TI), to hear...
Friday 22 February 2008
Configurability, differentiation and margin: Q&A with ARC CEO Carl Schlachte
Silicon can today only command value if it contributes directly to a compelling consumer experience - this statement could be categorized as the fundamental principle of ARC International...
Friday 15 February 2008
Nvidia talks smartphone plans: Q&A with Michael Rayfield, general manager, mobile business unit
Nvidia's recent introduction of the APX 2500 applications processor indicates that the company is getting serious about its offerings in the smartphone market. However, the company...
Wednesday 13 February 2008
TPO Displays aiming for record performance in 2008: Q&A with company CEO William Chang
Digitimes recently had the opportunity to interview William Chang, CEO and president of Taiwan-based small- to medium-size panel maker TPO Displays, during which he talked about the...
Thursday 24 January 2008
More functions not resolution key to advancing digital cameras: Q&A with Casio's "digital camera father"
Digitimes recently spoke with Jin Nakayama, general manager for OV Unit of Planning Department under Casio Computer about Casio's development strategies for its digital cameras and...
Tuesday 15 January 2008
Providing a start-up platform for equipment localization: Q&A with Applied Materials
While the Taiwan government has recently been pushing to increase the localization of semiconductor equipment and component procurement, the world's number-one equipment supplier,...
Thursday 10 January 2008
Persistent technology advancement to enable growth to beat industry average: Q&A with KLA-Tencor Taiwan GM
With the semiconductor industry seeing a slowing of growth in recent years, equipment suppliers are being exposed to challenges stemming from capital expenditure (capex) trims by...
Monday 7 January 2008
NXP-GloNav consolidation synergy to materialize as new solution to launch soon: Q&A with NXP EVP of mobile and personal business unit
Following the acquisition of the US-based global positioning system (GPS) fabless company GloNav in late...
Tuesday 25 December 2007
Braving the storm in the NAND flash market: Q&A with 3S general manager Hu Ting-chung
For Solid State System (3S), a relatively late comer to the NAND flash controller IC sector, it may be the worst of times to list on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market when...
Wednesday 12 December 2007
Eyeing the China market: Q&A with David Sheu, chairman of equipment supplier Spirox
David Sheu, chairman and CEO of Taiwan-based equipment supplier Spirox, expects spending by Taiwan's semiconductor players for 2008 to fall, chiefly because of reduced investment...
Tuesday 11 December 2007
Penetrating the Japan network-equipment market: Q&A with Toru Okubo, managing director of D-Link Japan
Taiwan-based network-equipment vendor D-Link has been promoting its own-brand products worldwide for over 10 years. It now holds a 23.8% share in the SOHO and SMB (small and medium...
Wednesday 5 December 2007
Gearing up for PV industry: Q&A with Applied Materials SVP Mark Pinto
Applied Materials on December 4 held a forum in Taipei on the photovoltaic (PV) industry during which Digitimes had the opportunity to interview Mark Pinto, the company's senior vice...
Tuesday 4 December 2007
Freeing your phone: Q&A with Sean Moss-Pultz, president of OpenMoko, Part I
Google's announcement of Android in early November brought a lot of press to the idea of an open handset platform. Such an idea, however, is not new and OpenMoko is one company that...