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Industry integration, 5G and IoT applications: Q&A with Qualcomm president Derek Aberle
Wednesday 29 June 2016
Qualcomm president Derek Aberle spared his time with Digitimes for an exclusive interview recently and shared his insights into a number of major issues facing the global semiconductor industry, including industry...
Thursday 18 December 2014
The move by Globalfoundries to acquire IBM's semiconductor business unit and to team up with Samsung Electronics to aggressively step into the 14nm process market indicates the US-based foundry house's ambition for strong...
Thursday 22 November 2012
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications for its green buidlings. Digitimes recently sat down with Arthur Chuang, director of TSMC's...
Focus on advanced processes: Q&A with Alchip chairman Kinying Kwan
Monday 11 July 2011
Founded in 2003 by semiconductor veterans from Silicon Valley and Japan, Alchip provides silicon design and manufacturing services for companies developing complex and high-volume system-on-chip (SoC) designs. Digitimes...
Emerging markets to drive China foundries' growth: Q&A with Digitimes Research analyst Nobunaga Chai
Thursday 24 February 2011
China's foundries may not be able to compete head-to-head against the industry's global top-three players in the most advanced process technologies, but their opportunities lie elsewhere - their own country and other emerging...
MEMS mass production to lead to increased foundry outsourcing: Q&A with Siimpel CEO Chee Kwan
Monday 20 October 2008
Increasing global demand for smartphones has resulted in related advancements in handset functionality and increased competition among component suppliers. In August of this year, Siimpel announced that it MEMS-based silicon...
China-based Lianluo to take up a majority stake in Newegg, says report
IT + CE | 55min ago
Digitimes Research: Cellular IoT may have limited opportunities for mobile telecom carriers
Before Going to Press | Sep 29, 21:58
Anpec, GMT set to report revenue growth for 3Q16, says report
Before Going to Press | Sep 29, 21:55
LG Chem to launch 2nd-generation batteries for electric vehicles, says report
Before Going to Press | Sep 29, 21:53
25 million Ultra HD TV panels shipped globally in 1H16, says Sigmaintell
Before Going to Press | Sep 29, 21:51
Oppo aims to ship 130-140 million smartphones in 2017
Before Going to Press | Sep 29, 21:50
Quanta Cloud Technology opens marketing office in Germany
Before Going to Press | Sep 29, 21:46
TWTM 2016 taking place in Taipei
Before Going to Press | Sep 29, 21:41
Semi equipment maker Foxsemicon vying for orders for OLED panel manufacturing
Before Going to Press | Sep 29, 21:40
TAICS to cooperate with US TIA on 5G, IoT
Before Going to Press | Sep 29, 21:39
- Samsung Display to decrease supply of notebook panels
- Innovation to keep Moore's Law alive, says TSMC co-CEO
- Nanya to invest NT$50 billion over next 2 years, says president
- Taiwan IC industry to increase 7% in 2016, says TSIA chairman
- Apple sets up first R&D center in China
- MLS to issue bonds to fund Ledvance acquisition
- DRAM spot prices hit 7-month high, says DRAMeXchange
- Taiwan market: Smartphone shipments up 7% on month in August
- China to lower PV feed-in tariffs for 2017, say reports
- Qualcomm announces solutions for embedded computing, IoT applications
- Posiflex Technology to issue convertible bonds, new shares
- Tokuyama to sell Malaysia-based polysilicon factory to OCI
- NXP establishing security standards for smart cars in China
- Analog IC firm Leadtrend grows shipments for mobile devices
- Sharp buys back office building in Japan
- China market: Xiaomi launches Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus, Mi TV 3s
- JDI may release shares to Sharp, says paper
- Apple increasing part and component orders for iPhone 7, say touch panel makers
- Brave C&H Supply to be listed on Taiwan OTC in October
- Prices for solar-grade monocrystalline, polycrystalline silicon wafers drop to US$0.68, US$0.50
- Potential of wireless charging technology: Q&A with WPC chairman Menno Treffers
- Rising notebook demand causing shortages in many components
- Dialog provides Bluetooth connectivity for Pokemon GO Plus
- Fast-charging chip business booming, say IC vendors
- Taiwan market: Online advertising services in 1H16 valued at over NT$11 billion, says DMA
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- Microsoft to close Skype's London office (Sep 17) - The Financial Times
- Samsung sells stakes in four companies (Sep 19) - BBC News
- China infrastructure investment model under fire (Sep 11) - The Financial Times
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Potential of wireless charging technology: Q&A with WPC chairman Menno Treffers
To help foster the development of related wireless charging technology in Taiwan, the Wireless Power...
Business planning in the cloud: Q&A with Anaplan
Silicon Valley based Anaplan, a cloud-based planning and performance management platform provider,...
The strengths of Gorilla Glass 5: Q&A with Corning executive James Hollis
Corning in late July released its latest cover glass, Gorilla Glass 5, to provide better protection...
Industry integration, 5G and IoT applications: Q&A with Qualcomm president Derek Aberle
Qualcomm president Derek Aberle spared his time with Digitimes for an exclusive interview...
- 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...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.