DIGITIMES regularly interviews leading industry executives, inviting them to talk frankly about the technology issues and the business challenges that need to be addressed in an industry that is marked by constant change. We always welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and issues face-to-face, via email or during a conference call, especially for companies that are targeting the Greater China market.
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GaN-on-Si for LED: Q&A with Azzurro vice president of sales and marketing Erwin Ysewijn
Friday 9 November 2012
GaN-on-Si is a new technology that has the potential to replace sapphire substrates in the LED supply chain. Erwin Ysewijn, vice president of sales and marketing at Azzurro Semiconductors, a Germany-based GaN-on-Si supplier,...
Trade barriers bad for solar industry: Q&A with Phoenix Solar president and CEO Murray Cameron
Friday 12 October 2012
The US government announced the final verdict of the anti-dumpig and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on October 10, 2012. At PV Taiwan 2012, Digitimes had the chance to sit down with Murray Cameron,...
Solar industry in adjustment period: Q&A with Motech chairman Simon Tsuo
Tuesday 28 June 2011
Yuan-Huai Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech has been viewed as an important figure in the development of the solar industry in Taiwan. Tsuo commented on the gloomy market in the first half of 2011 and the future of the solar...
The general view of the solar market is too pessimistic: Q&A with LDK president Xingxue Tong
Friday 27 May 2011
The current contraction of the solar market has affected solar firms worldwide. President and COO of China-based LDK, Xingxue Tong, thinks it is an imbalance before the transformation of the industry, which is to operate...
Innolux to recruit 2,000 new employees in 2015
Displays | 10h ago
Global Unichip utilizes Cadence analog IP to implement WiGig-enabled SoC on 28nm process
Bits + chips | 10h 1min ago
AMD unveils LiquidVR for virtual reality headset products
IT + CE | 10h 3min ago
Inspection tool maker HMI looks to 25-35% revenue growth in 2015
Bits + chips | 10h 5min ago
AUO recruiting 1,500 new engineers
Displays | 10h 7min ago
Lextar Electronics February revenues down on month, up on year
LED | 10h 8min ago
Elan to deal out cash dividend of NT$3.60 for 2014
Bits + chips | 10h 10min ago
PC shipments in 1Q15 may fall over 20%, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 20min ago
Acer Octon to promote business-use communication solutions via CHT
Before Going to Press | 10h 21min ago
KYEC expects 2015 sales to rise
Before Going to Press | 10h 22min ago
SPIL February sales rise 16.2%
Before Going to Press | 10h 23min ago
SMIC buying 28nm production equipment
Before Going to Press | 10h 23min ago
Global Unichip utilizes Cadence analog IP to implement WiGig-enabled SoC on 28nm process
Before Going to Press | 10h 24min ago
4G handset penetration in China to reach 40% in 2015
Before Going to Press | 10h 25min ago
Inspection tool maker HMI looks to 25-35% revenue growth in 2015
Before Going to Press | 10h 26min ago
Lextar Electronics February revenues down on month, up on year
Before Going to Press | 10h 27min ago
Unity Opto Technology sees sequential drop in February revenues
Before Going to Press | 10h 27min ago
Getac February revenues down sequentially
Before Going to Press | 10h 28min ago
GET to issue up to 150 million new shares for private placement
Before Going to Press | 10h 28min ago
- Mitac expected to see growing cloud computing sales in 2015
- Nvidia invites Tesla CEO to chat on smart automobile industry at GTC 2015
- MWC 2015: Chipset vendors, equipment suppliers gearing up efforts to develop LTE-U devices
- Taiwan solar cell makers looking for idle equipment in China
- Smartphone platform providers eyeing emerging Africa market
- MWC 2015: MediaTek intros 64-bit SoCs for smartphones and tablets
- Casetek sees weaker profits in 4Q14; rumored to supply chassis for iPhones
- Realtek revenues drop in February
- TPK reports 33% on-month drop for February
- Panel pricing declining in March, says DisplaySearch
- Taiwan market: 3G avergae download speed reaches 6.27Mbps, says NCC
- Japan market: ZTE to launch Blade S6 for mid-range segment
- 30% of 50-inch LCD TVs shipped in 2015 to be Ultra HD
- ASMedia appoints lawyers to defend patent lawsuit against VIA
- Samsung loses top position in global 4Q14 smartphone market, says Gartner
- Digitimes Research: 24- and 27-inch monitor retail pricing increases in February
- China PV module makers to suffer from Japan feed-in tariff cut
- Foundry houses in China, Taiwan set to compete for specialty process orders
- Sysgration lands orders for electric bus-use battery modules from CSR
- China imports about 93 million tonnes of polysilicon in January
- China market: LED outdoor lighting valued at CNY14.7 billion in 2014
- Apple to use Oxide displays for 12.9-inch iPad, sources say
- Worldwide server market grew 4.8% in shipments, while revenues increased 2.2% in 4Q14, says Gartner
- Power supply makers aggressively pursuing EV opportunities
- Tong Hsing 2015 capex to top NT$1.5 billion
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- Judge says US$415 million settlement in Silicon Valley hiring case is 'substantial' (Mar 3) - PC World
- China 'drops US tech giants' from approved list (Feb 26) - BBC News
- Samsung Electronics, China trade deal give boost to South Korea's yuan hub ambitions (Feb 24) - Reuters
- Qualcomm to pay record $975m in China antitrust case (Feb 10) - BBC News
- Twitter confirms new Google deal (Feb 5) - TechCrunch
- Twitter's user growth slows but outlook improves (Feb 5) - The Wall Street Journal
- Sharp says not considering sale of any overseas factories (Feb 5) - Reuters
- Apple trying 'very hard' to nab Tesla engineers as van sightings proliferate (Feb 5) - Apple Insider
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- Leveraging experience in integrating power and ICT systems, Tatung aims to expand presence in micro grid industry
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- Devoted to IE3 premium-efficiency motor R&D, Tatung aims to help the industry boost energy savings
- Enova announces X-Wall MX+, SATA Gen 3 Real-time encryption chip operating at 6 Gbps
- AccuTouch Five Wire Resistive Touchscreens
- Getting the Most Out Of Your Next Generation Digital Security Surveillance System
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- Digitimes Research: Qualcomm antitrust probe reshapes patent licensing in China
- Digitimes Research: Google to finish 2-in-1 Chromebook development in 1Q15
- Digitimes Research: Samsung, LG outsource TV orders to ODMs to secure panel supply
- Digitimes Research: Windows 10 unlikely to bring dramatic changes to mobile device market in 2015
- Digitimes Research: China smartphone industry to report shipment growth of 8.6% for 4Q14
Consolidation needed to address oversupply in NOR flash industry: Q&A with Macronix chairman Miin Wu
Macronix International, which ranks as the world's second-largest NOR flash supplier with a 19% share...
Cloud applications to boost storage demand: Q&A with Seagate senior sales and marketing VP BS Teh
The applications, demand and service areas for the global storage device industry have seen profound...
Still aiming at growth in PC market: Q&A with Lenovo Taiwan president Justin Liang
Lenovo, which had the fourth-largest market share next to Asustek Computer, Acer and Apple in the Taiwan...
Rising competition from China supply chain: Q&A with Compal president Ray Chen
Compal Electronics was one of the pioneers that relocated its major production base to China from Taiwan...
- 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.
- Greater China touch panel shipment forecast through 2015
This Special Report provides forecasts through 2015 for Greater China touch panel shipments with breakdowns based on technology (glass, film, resistive), application (smartphone, NB and tablet) and by firm.
- 2014 global tablet demand forecast
This report analyzes the main players, their strategies and shipments forecasts for 2014, as well as other factors contributing to either growth or decline in various segments within the tablet market, with a particular focus on Apple, Google, Samsung, and Microsoft, along with whitebox vendors.