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PC games and gear: Q&A with Lyle Wagner, marketing and sales director of FiringSquad
Wednesday 26 July 2006
Back in June, companies from all facets of the IT industry converged in Taipei for the Computex IT trade show to display their latest wares and catch up on the latest happenings in the IT industry. Many people associate...

Scenarios for the digital home: Q&A with VP Doug Rasor of TI, part three
Tuesday 25 July 2006
Texas Instruments (TI) has established itself as a leading provider of chips for mobile phones, but as mobile devices see an increasing convergence between communications and entertainment, TI is increasingly positioning...

Discussing the AMD-ATI deal: Q&A with AMD EVP Henri Richard
Tuesday 25 July 2006
Rumors of an AMD acquisition of ATI had been swirling for some time. Certainly the rumor mill was at work prior to Computex in June. Reactions to the initial rumors were varied, ranging from financial incredulity, when...

Digital TV on your cell phone soon: Q&A with David Chang of Siano, part three
Tuesday 18 July 2006
Industry observers and analysts are always on the look-out for the next big thing. Many of them think that the next big thing could be in a very small form factor – digital TV on the mobile phone and possibly other...

STMicroelectronics: WiMAX adoption does not depend exclusively on Intel
Tuesday 11 July 2006
Thanks to its frequent appearances on the stage of IDF (Intel Developer Forum) conferences, WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) technology is often considered as a wireless solution that mainly depends...

ABIT and beyond: Q&A with USI president CY Wei
Tuesday 11 July 2006
Taiwan-based Universal Scientific Industrial's (USI's) successful product diversification strategy and transition of industry focus allowed it to recover from a financial crisis in 1999, with the company's business scope...

Connecting the home: Q&A with Menno Kleingeld, Philips Semiconductors, part four
Thursday 6 July 2006
The name Philips has long been associated with consumer electronics, but as the concept of the connected home has developed and begun to take on meaning, Philips Semiconductors has become one of the main suppliers of silicon...

SiRF CEO: GPS technology in growing number of consumer applications
Thursday 29 June 2006
Global Positioning System (GPS) technology now has a wide range of applications in consumer electronics, thanks to major reductions in the size of chipsets and improvements in signal reception, according to Michael Canning,...

AMD breaks free: Q&A with Henri Richard, EVP AMD, part four
Wednesday 28 June 2006
Readers of DigiTimes.com will be familiar with the major technical differentiation we now see between the twin poles of the PC processor world, AMD and Intel. AMD has broken free of a front-side bus architecture, integrating...

Service is the next step: Q&A with D-Link chairman Ken Kao
Wednesday 21 June 2006
Before the celebration of D-Link's 20th anniversary on June 20, DigiTimes had an opportunity to interview Ken Kao, the chairman of the network equipment provider. According to Kao, though D-Link has succeeded in grabbing...

Q&A with Alex Gruzen, senior vice president of Dell Product Group
Wednesday 14 June 2006
Alex Gruzen, senior vice president of Dell's Product Group, recently spoke with DigiTimes about the company's relationship with its partners, in response to recent reports of Taiwan-based notebook manufacturers fighting...

Focusing on Greater China: Q&A with Michael Huang, marketing director of Elsa Technology
Wednesday 14 June 2006
As Elsa Technology continues to build on its strength in the graphics cards sector, it is also expanding its product lines to include the multimedia sector and is focusing on establishing a firm foothold in the Greater...

C-Media eyeing China's online music market: Q&A with company chairman Eric Cheng
Tuesday 6 June 2006
China's IGRS (Intelligent Grouping and Resource Sharing) and Taiwan-based C-Media Electronics on June 5 launched in Beijing a sound card and related products they co-developed for China's online music market. The products...

Russian distributor advises Taiwan companies to be less focused on short-term goals
Monday 5 June 2006
As one of the leading hardware distributors in Russia, Pirit has built its business around its relationship with Taiwan. Established in 1990, Pirit has now accumulated over 10 years of experience doing business with Taiwan...

AMD stresses no tight capacity
Friday 26 May 2006
KJ Chou, general manager of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) Taiwan, clarified recent negative rumors about AMD's capacity and product performance issues when he was interviewed by DigiTimes. The chip vendor released its 64-bit...

ANT Software: it remains to be seen how Microsoft and Cisco IPTV solutions will evolve
Thursday 11 May 2006
As a pioneer of a new technology, called IPTV (Internet Protocol Television), that delivers digital TV services to subscribers using the IP protocol over a broadband connection, UK-based ANT Software has already obtained...

A turning point for Arima Computer: An interview with CEO David Su
Monday 24 April 2006
David Su, the newly appointed CEO of Arima Computer, recently spoke with DigiTimes about the company's outlook, his optimism for a new market presence and an opportunity to correct past mistakes. There is no lack of challenge...

As Certified: Intel and USB-IF comment on their vision of unwired USB, part two
Monday 17 April 2006
DigiTimes.com recently had an opportunity to talk with Intel technology strategist Jeff Ravencraft, chairman and president of the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), about Certified Wireless USB, its relationship to wired...

Thinking IT through: Q&A with Nebojsa Novakovic, part three
Wednesday 12 April 2006
In an extended interview with Singapore-based consultant Nebojsa Novakovic, last month, the focus was on the turf war that lies at the heart of the global IT industry, the battle for supremacy in the processor markets....

Ultra-Wideband plus USB: Q&A with Calvin Harrison, Freescale Semiconductor
Friday 7 April 2006
The marriage of Ultra-Wideband and USB remains a tantalizing vision for the communications industry, although perhaps a marriage made in hell as much as in heaven. The IT and communications industries have long regarded...

The case for Z-RAM: Q&A with memory specialist Innovative Silicon, part four
Friday 31 March 2006
Innovative Silicon (ISi) is a venture-funded start-up company, founded by chief scientist Serguei Okhonin and chairman and CTO Pierre Fazan, dedicated to the development and licensing of Z-RAM memory technology.

Supplying technology to Taiwan: Q&A with Russian AV software developer Kaspersky Lab
Wednesday 29 March 2006
In September 2005, it was announced that Moscow-based Kaspersky Lab, a leading Russian developer of anti-virus (AV) software solutions, was partnering with Taiwan-based Zyxel Communications to have its anti-virus products...

Curtain's up for digital home entertainment: Q&A with Oregan VP Milya Timergaleyeva, part two
Friday 24 March 2006
With several success stories under its belt, Oregan Networks expects DLNA certification, Viiv PCs and CEA-2014 ratification to soon bring some level of standardization to the digital home entertainment market. This should...

A Russian private brand speaks out, sees Taiwan as a bridge to China
Wednesday 22 March 2006
Recognized by local experts as one of undoubted leaders of the Russian IT market, Merlion earned its reputation as the largest IT distributor in Russia and the company behind the popular iRU brand that was owned by its...

Re-defining microprocessors: Q&A with AMD’s Henri Richard, part five
Friday 17 March 2006
DigiTimes recently named two companies as International News Makers in 2005. One of those companies was Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
Bits + chips | 5h 33min ago
Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
IT + CE | 6h 28min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Bits + chips | 6h 37min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Displays | 6h 38min ago
Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
IT + CE | 6h 40min ago
MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
Bits + chips | 6h 53min ago
Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
Mobile + telecom | 6h 55min ago
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 6h 57min ago
Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
Displays | 6h 59min ago
Taiwan April export order value slightly down on month, year, says MOEA
Before Going to Press | 6h 51min ago
Global large-size panel shipments exceed 65 million units in April 2013, says WitsView
Before Going to Press | 6h 55min ago
Touchscreen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong May
Before Going to Press | 6h 56min ago
Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
Before Going to Press | 6h 57min ago
TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook panel shipments during 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 6h 57min ago
Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
Before Going to Press | 7h ago
Epistar expects revenue proportion for LED used in lighting to rise to 30%
Before Going to Press | 7h ago
HTC cooperates with KDDI to launch HTC One in Japan market
Before Going to Press | 7h 2min ago
Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
Before Going to Press | 7h 12min ago
- Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
- Handset vendors in discussion over producing 6-inch and larger phones
- Taiwan component makers conservative about growth in 2H13 notebook shipments
- Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers facing increasing competition from rivals in China
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- More firms provide crystal-less USB 3.0 device controllers
- BLU makers report different results in 1Q13
- ChipMOS capex for 2013 to reach NT$2.5-2.8 billion
- BIOS designers feel the impact from weak PC market
- Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13
- Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
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- Samsung captures 95% of global Android smartphone profits in 1Q13 (May 15) - Strategy Analytics
- Did Allwinner outsell Intel, Qualcomm? (May 8) - EE Times
- Nokia slips to 10th in smartphone market - Gartner
- HP updates IT automation suite for cloud deployments (May 13) - PC World
- Why Nvidia doesn't care if PC sales are down (May 13) - Motley Fool
- Google Search scratches its brain 500 million times a day (May 13) - CNET
- Google Drive triples free storage to 15GB (May 13) - CNET
- AMD Open 3.0 delivers premium server performance at half the cost (May 13) - Company release
- Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments in 1Q13 down sequentially, up on year
- Digitimes Research: Global top-5 notebook brands see over 20% shipment drop in April
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2Q13 digital camera shipments expected to rebound sequentially
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan 1Q13 digital camera shipments hit 16-quarter low
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- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- Commentary: Price competition over 7-inch tablets erodes profits
- Taiwan FTC investigates Samsung over false advertising allegations
- Digitimes Research: Mobile devices to drive 2013 DRAM market
- Blog: Google Glass may enjoy demand from more than just regular users
- Galaxy S4 to extend Samsung lead in 2013 handset market, says IHS

Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily...

The early success Google's Android platform has achieved in the handset market has caused system makers, software developers and semiconductor players...

Windows 8/RT operating system to bring new changes to the IT industry
As Microsoft launched its latest Windows 8 and RT operating system, there are many players already launched the related products, while some expect the...

Watch out for Apple, Google and Microsoft tablets
As Apple, Google and Microsoft are all expected to release new tablets in near future, smaller tablet brand vendors may have trouble trying to survive...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Taiwan PC industry at a critical moment: An interview with Wistron chairman
As the PC Industry is having trouble achieving growth, transformation has become a new trend among...

China-based Huawei Technologies has always been known for its telecom technologies and equipment, but...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















