LSI was founded in 1981 as an ASIC company that did service functions, which meant basically it turned others companies' IP into silicon. The company did that for more than 20 years, but in the years from 2000-2005 it seems...

Just before Broadcom spoke at the Computex CE Summit on June 4, Digitimes had the opportunity to chat with Michael Hurlson, vice president and general manager for the Home and Wireless Networking Business Unit at Broadcom...

Seeing demand for good quality audio performance penetrating a wide array of consumer electronics, Wolfson Microelectronics, a leading-player in the high-end audio solution market, is confident it has secured a solid position...

David Kuo, sales director for QuickLogic in Greater China, emphasized that QuickLogic will shift its focus from field-programmable gate array (FPGA) to customer specific standard products (CSSPs) in the future. Through...

Having an early presence in the China TD-SCDMA chip solution market, NXP Semiconductors reiterates its confidence about the penetration of the TD-SCDMA standard in China in 2008 amid anticipated positive catalysts stemming...

The announcement at the end of February that Taiwan analog IC designer Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) had reached a merger agreement with Aimtron Technology shook Taiwan's IC design industry, as it was the first-ever...

Although analogue-intensive and mixed-signal IC designer Silicon Laboratories entered the MCU (micro control unit) market less than five years ago, the fabless company was able to post sales of more than US$50 million for...

In recent years, Broadcom has seen its sales in China's domestic market grow at an accelerating pace. In order to cater to the demands of its ever-increasing clientele in the China market, the fabless company has been building...

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 his comments about the latest handset...

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. In line with such a sentiment,...

Following the acquisition of the US-based global positioning system (GPS) fabless company GloNav in late December of 2007, NXP Semiconductors...

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 the NAND flash market is at a low. But...

More than a year after it was spun off from Philips, NPX has become the second-largest semiconductor player in the Greater China region. Digitimes recently talked to Mike Yeh, NXP's regional executive for Greater China,...

With feature-phones drawing more consumer attention helped along by high-profile products such as Apple's iPhone and the speculated gPhone from Google, chipmakers for 3G and 3.5G phones are seeing growing opportunities,...

Silicon Motion, which has made its name designing flash controller ICs, lays strong emphasis on its technological strength and service that constantly has landed it opportunities to work with international companies. Through...

Following the announcement of plans to acquire the mixed signal and analog IP specialist Chipidea Microelectronica in late August, Digitimes...

With Aviza Technology recently announcing a development program with Taiwan-based Mosel Vitelic for developing advanced atomic layer deposition (ALD) materials for next-generation flash applications, the company strengthened...

Earlier this year, Terry Tsao was appointed president of SEMI Southeast Asia. Tsao is responsible for the association's programs, products and services in Singapore and Taiwan, as well as the organization's relationships...

With more than 7,000 of its semiconductor manufacturing systems shipped worldwide, SUSS MicroTec is not discouraged by the recent trimming of growth forecasts for the semiconductor industry by major research firms because...

When looking to divine the direction of the semiconductor industry, it makes sense to turn to SEMI, the global industry association serving companies that provide equipment, materials and services used to manufacture semiconductors...

The success story of Broadcom is not unfamiliar to those in the IT industry. Started in 1991, the 16-year-old fabless company has acquired over 30 companies throughout its history and amazingly is still able to maintain...

With a vision of the potential of the mobile TV market, Sangwoo Han, CTO of South Korea-based Future Communications IC (FCI), a subsidiary of Silicon Motion Technology, recently visited Taiwan and spoke about the advancement...

The success story of Broadcom is not unfamiliar to those in the IT industry. Started in 1991, the 16-year-old fabless company has acquired over 30 companies throughout its history and amazingly is still able to maintain...

Within the global EDA (electronic design automation) industry, Berkeley Design Automation (BDA) is the new kid on the block, with the startup having been in existence for only four years. The company focuses on providing...

In a world where everything from banking machines to information kiosks to traffic lights are all interconnected, communication links and the systems that link them all together are a vital glue to this networked infrastructure...