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Wednesday 9 June 2004
Interview with Teh Ban Seng, Seagate vice president of Asia Pacific Sales and Marketing
With the announcement of 11 new hard drive models to be launched in the second half of this year, disk drive giant Seagate Technology is looking to diversify its product selection...
Monday 31 May 2004
Interview with Hsiung Hui, executive vice president of AU Optronics
DigiTimes interviewed AU Optronics (AUO) executive vice president Hsiung Hui about the TFT LCD industry in Taiwan. Hsiung recently won the Greatest Industrial Contribution Award for...
Tuesday 25 May 2004
Corning Display Technologies: Taiwan is most important production base
Following a recent interview with James Clappin, general manager of Corning...
Wednesday 5 May 2004
Himax expects 2004 sales to double on stronger demand and rising ASPs
Himax International, Taiwan’s number two LCD driver fabless IC design company, partly owned by Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), is reaping the benefits of a hot market while struggling...
Friday 30 April 2004
Interview with James P. Clappin, general manager of Corning Display Technologies.
The board of directors of US-based Corning recently approved the company’s plan to build a new glass manufacturing plant at Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP). DigiTimes interviewed...
Thursday 29 April 2004
Novatek flies high with both sales and foundry prices in an upward spiral
Novatek Microelectronics, Taiwan’s biggest LCD driver IC design house, is expecting product prices to continue rising amid tightening capacity at United Microelectronics Corporation...
Wednesday 21 April 2004
Intel’s Xeon and Itanium offer the total solution for many environments – from workstations through to mainframes
Following his “Enterprise Servers and Enterprise Clients” presentation at the Intel Developer Forum in Taiwan last week, Jeff Richardson, general manager of Intel’s...
Monday 19 April 2004
World Peace (WPG) sees single-digit DRAM shortage in 2Q
World Peace Group, the biggest IC distributor in Asia, is expecting a single-digit shortage for the DRAM industry in the second quarter, but remains mindful of warnings that prices...
Thursday 15 April 2004
Nan Ya Plastics scores a triple play as CCL prices continue to rise
Nan Ya Plastics, a key member of Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics Group and one of the world’s largest CCL (copper clad laminate) makers, is riding a new wave of demand for its...
Friday 2 April 2004
Nanya expands 12-inch capacity with confidence that DRAM prices will remain strong
Nanya Technology is optimistically forging ahead with expansion, expecting initial output from its 12-inch wafer venture with Infineon Technologies late this year. Pei Lin Pai, Nanya’s...
Friday 26 March 2004
Powerchip leads the pack in Taiwan with 12-inch wafer output; sees DRAM prices stable
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), Taiwan’s largest DRAM manufacturer, is also the island’s largest beneficiary of the current market upturn, in part thanks to...
Thursday 25 March 2004
Micron positive about demand; expects 20% of 2004 sales from products other than mainstream DRAM – separately announces 2Q FY04 results
On a recent trip to Asia to cement existing relationships, meet potential partners and strengthen Micron Technology’s position in the region, Jan du Preez, vice president of...
Friday 19 March 2004
Powertech expands cautiously amid growing demand from Kingston, Toshiba, SST
Powertech Technology Incorporated (PTI), which provides IC testing and assembly services to customers such as Kingston, Toshiba and Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), is expecting...
Friday 5 March 2004
Interview with Albert Chen, chairman of Kye Systems
Kye Systems markets it’s own product line under the Genius brand in addition to fulfilling OEM/ODM orders for international vendors. Last year, Kye showed a 32% increase in...
Friday 27 February 2004
Samsung sees China market as key to global leadership in mobile phones
Faced with keen competition in the mobile phone market, Samsung Electronics has aggressive plans for 2004. DigiTimes spoke with Roh Kihak, vice president of Samsung’s...