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Friday 20 February 2004
Breakfast with Micron: A chat about how memory can help images
On a recent whirlwind trip of Asia to promote their expanding range of image sensors, Micron Technology vice president of worldwide sales Michael Sadler, senior director of imaging...
Wednesday 14 January 2004
PDF Solutions CEO: Company cooperation a trend for 90nm and below era
John Kibarian, CEO of PDF Solutions, shared his views on 90nm technology developments in a recent e-mail interview with DigiTimes.
Tuesday 13 January 2004
Mentor Graphics CEO: 2004 recovery longer and smoother; move to 90nm creates EDA growth
The upturn of the semiconductor industry in 2004 will be longer and smoother than past recoveries. In addition, the move to 90-nanometer (nm) is creating substantial growth for the...
Monday 12 January 2004
Chartered VP: 90nm to be mature in 2005; foundry sales growth to outpace industry average in sub-micron era
John Martin, vice president for strategic alliances and partners at Singapore-based foundry Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, shared his views on the industry outlook during...
Monday 12 January 2004
Altera: India the fastest-growing PLD market in Asia-Pacific; 90-nm to become mainstream in 2006
Ben Lee, Altera’s vice president of sales for the Asia-Pacific region, recently talked to the Taiwan media on the perspectives of his company.
Friday 9 January 2004
Xilinx CTO: PLD market to drive sub-micron developments as ASICs veer from Moore’s Law
Ivo Bolsens, vice president and CTO for Xilinx, shared his views about the programmable logic device (PLD) market during a recent interview with local media in Taipei.
Friday 19 December 2003
Chipbond expects to maintain gross margin at record 30% in 2004
Chipbond Technology, the world’s second-largest gold bumping service provider, is expecting its gross margin to maintain at a record 30% in 2004, continuing an impressive comeback...
Friday 5 December 2003
ASE sees strong growth through 2005 as IDMs accelerate outsourcing
After three rough years of enduring the semiconductor industry’s worst downturn, Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has finally turned things around and posted improved...
Wednesday 26 November 2003
Acer seeks No. 3 spot in China notebook market by changing channel strategy
Acer, which has been generating respectable profits in China for years, now faces increasing challenges amid rising competition from both local and foreign heavy-weights like Legend...
Thursday 20 November 2003
ViewSonic adopting different strategies for different markets
As general manager of ViewSonic’s Greater China operations, Middle Lin led the US-based company to a first-place finish in LCD monitor market share in China in the first half...
Wednesday 19 November 2003
Asustek aims to continue gaining market share after margins fall
These are challenging times for companies like Asustek Computer. With the global PC market having reached maturity, Taiwan’s largest motherboard maker has seen its gross margins...
Thursday 23 October 2003
Promise for the future
Promise Technology is set to strengthen and extend its position in the world’s disk controller market with an aggressive bottom-up approach. During Computex Taipei at the end...
Wednesday 15 October 2003
NEC CI establishing closer ties with Taiwanese suppliers – exclusive CEO interview
NEC Computer International (NEC CI), NEC’s subsidiary in Europe and a major PC vendor, has achieved great success in its home market and is expecting more support on product...
Friday 3 October 2003
‘The Phoenician wins by leading’ – domain permission helps too
On the afternoon of September 24, following his keynote speech at the VIA Technology Forum (VTF) 2003 in Taipei earlier that day, Albert Sisto, CEO and chairman of Phoenix Technologies,...
Friday 22 August 2003
Infineon: DRAM price rise sustainable
Loh Kin Wah, president and managing director of Infineon Technologies Asia Pacific, is predicting the current momentum in DRAM prices will be sustainable. Loh sat down with us this...