Analog Devices’ Blackfin processor is an unusual design that combines control processing and digital signal processing on the same chip. Jointly developed with Intel, the Blackfin is now being designed into a wide...

Headquartered in the US and Shanghai, Fabless-IC design firm Spreadtrum Communications was China’s first company to develop GSM/GPRS-based (2G/2.5G) baseband processors, with its first 2.5G chip and module being launched...

DigiTimes recently interviewed Shaojun Wei, chairman and CEO of Datang Microelectronics Technology, China’s largest IC design firm, and president of Datang Telecom Technology (DTT), the parent company of the...

Texas Instruments has a dominant position in digital signal processing (DSP) technology, reflected in its leading role as chip provider to the mobile phone industry, and that places the company in a strong position to compete...

In terms of both the installed and the developer base, Java is now the leading software enabler for virtual execution environments, and that means ARM is involved in the enhancement and development of the Java platform...

A spin-out from Lucent Technologies, Agere Systems offers a wide array of chip solutions that at first glance appear bewilderingly diverse. They include solutions for telecom, mobile telephony, storage and networking. Agere...

Adam Judd, vice president for Juniper Networks Asia Pacific was in Taiwan on May 9 for the opening of the company’s new Taipei office. Juniper Networks has almost doubled its staff in Asia from around 300 at the end...

Motorola is integrating the resources of all of its business units in the Asia-Pacific region and intends to focus on its R&D efforts in Taiwan and China for the upcoming 3G services and technologies, Simon LK Leung,...

The joint venture known as Arcadyan Technology Corporation came into being in 2003. Its primary goal is the fusion of wireless networking technology, contributed by Taiwan’s Accton Technology Corporation with consumer-oriented...

Tom Hsiao, general manager of the Taiwan division of Motorola's personal communications sector, recently sat down with DigiTimes to talk about the company's outlook for Push-to-Talk over Cellular (PoC) mobile phone...

Consumer taste can be unpredictable, but one thing is now certain – cameraphones are a big hit with the buying public. One company that managed to anticipate this trend and move in with hot, new design technology...

DigiTimes recently sat down with Ivy Hsu, Vice President and General Manager of Service Provider Solutions at Foundry Networks, to define the company’s position from other competitors.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) has become one of the hottest networking trends and one that Taiwan’s Internet service providers (ISPs) can no longer ignore. DigiTimes recently had the opportunity to talk to Chia-jiun...

Juniper Networks is building up its intellectual capital all around Asia, working from the premise of a strong support system for its customers. DigiTimes recently had an opportunity to talk with Taiwan Juniper Networks...

Network-equipment maker Cameo Communications made a surprising move by striking a merger deal with Global Sun Technology via a stock swap in late October 2004. Under the deal, which will be completed by April 1, 2005, every...

DigiTimes recently interviewed John Lee, chairman of Alpha Networks, to talk about how the company has transformed itself from being a subsidiary into a contract maker for D-Link. The network-equipment maker spun...

Steve Dietch, worldwide director of marketing at Hewlett-Packard (HP)’s OpenCall business unit, talked to DigiTimes about potential growth in the mobile-service market.

Juniper Networks has been building up its presence in Asia for some time now, primarily concentrating on modernizing its networking business with the goal of creating a competitive advantage for its customers with its networking...

Having acquired NetScreen Technologies, Juniper Networks now has the potential to compete with network-equipment giant Cisco Systems. DigiTimes...

Fixed-line subscriptions will hit 3.1 million users in Israel by the end of 2004, accounting for about 95% of the population, according to the Ministry of Communication in Israel. Total mobile-phone users in Israel surpassed...

Broadcom set up a system-on-a-chip (SoC) R&D center in Taiwan last November and announced the number of engineers at the center would increase from 40...

Peter Kempf, vice president of marketing, Wireless and Residential Gateway Access Products at Conexant Systems, spoke with DigiTimes about how the company is competing in the WLAN IC market through product differentiation...

SiGe Semiconductor, a Canada-based fabless IC design house, is aggressively expanding its operations in Asia, according to company chief executive officer Jim Derbyshire. The Asia headquarters will be set up in Hong Kong,...

Novell became a major Linux promoter worldwide with the acquisition of the Ximian and SuSE...

DigiTimes interviewed Tom Okada, general manager of Personal Communications Sector Motorola for Japan North East Asia Division, to talk about 3G developments in Japan’s telecom market.