Last update: Tuesday 6 November 2012 [48 news items]
12-inch wafer prices to rise 10-20% in 2Q10
Mar 22, 15:00
Foundry chipmakers including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have been informed by their upstream suppliers that average...
Prices of 8- and 12-inch wafers to rise in 2Q10, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 2, 14:48
Major blank wafer suppliers including Shin-Etsu Handotai (SEH), Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Corporation (Sumco) and MEMC Electronic Materials have all raised their quotes for the...
Foundries to see 12-inch wafer supply exceed demand in 2012
Feb 24, 14:53
With major foundry chipmakers gearing up for capacity expansions at their 12-inch (300mm) facilities, Nobunaga Chai, an analyst at Digitimes Research, has forecast worldwide 12-inch...
TSMC and UMC expansion projects may result in overcapacity for 12-inch wafers, say sources
Feb 4, 11:32
With both Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) announcing plans to hike their capex budgets for 2010 to expand 12-inch wafer...
Shanghai government to invest in new HHNEC-GSMC 12-inch fab
Jan 22, 11:00
The Shanghai municipal government will invest 4.5 billion yuan (US$658.7 million) in a new 12-inch (300mm) wafer fab to be built by a joint venture of Hua Hong NEC (HHNEC) and Grace...
Kinik obtains certification from TSMC for DDs used in 12-inch wafer CMP
Newswatch - Jan 18, 11:42
Taiwan-based Kinik has secured certification from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for diamond disks (DDs) used in CMP (chemical-mechanical polishing) pad conditioning...
TSMC to raise orders to testing partners, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 15, 16:20
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) plans to no longer add new capacity for wafer testing, and increase its outsourcing to backend partners Ardentec and STATS ChipPAC...
Macronix net profits more than double in 3Q09
Oct 30, 15:51
Mask ROM and NOR flash maker Macronix International Company (MXIC) saw its net profits increase 131% sequentially to NT$2.27 billion (US$69.63 million) in third-quarter 2009, according...
PSC stands chance of turning a profit in 4Q09, says chairman
Oct 21, 14:52
DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) is likely to return to profit in the fourth quarter of 2009, if DRAM prices remain above US$2, according to company chairman Frank...
UMC ramping 45/40nm at Fab 12i
Oct 9, 10:33
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has begun implementing a capacity expansion project for 45/40nm production at its Singapore-based 300mm (12-inch) wafer fab - Fab 12i, according...
Winbond remains cautious about expansion
Jul 16, 14:45
Winbond Electronics, a Taiwan-based DRAM maker that has diversified its products to include niche memory and NOR flash, has said its capital spending for 2009 may be less than its...
Elpida reportedly developing die-shrink 50nm process without expenditure on new tools
Jul 15, 16:03
Elpida Memory has been quietly developing a technology based on its existing 65nm equipment for DRAM production, to enable a die shrink to 50nm, industry sources have claimed. The...
Globalfoundries calls for renewed focus on 300mm
Jul 14, 15:20
The semiconductor industry has long been preoccupied with smaller transistors and larger silicon wafers, in its effort to meet the ever-increasing demands of consumer technology....
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 8h 49min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 9h 16min ago
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | 9h 18min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | 9h 21min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | 9h 31min ago
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | 9h 59min ago
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | 10h 22min ago
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | 10h 29min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | 10h 30min ago
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 10h 31min ago
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | 10h 32min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | 11h 1min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | 11h 3min ago
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | 11h 23min ago
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 11h 24min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 11h 54min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:59
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:38
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:26
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | May 23, 18:25
Altatech AltaSight SL300 inspection system
Altatech Semiconductor has announced silicon wafer maker Siltronic is evaluating its AltaSight SL300 inspection system to verify the tool's capabilities for use in wafer manufacturing...
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Leveraging flexible pricing: Q&A with TI Taiwan GM Robin Chen
Speculation has circulated in Taiwan that Texas Instruments' (TI) 12-inch wafer foundry plant, which is about to enter volume production for analog chips, will allow the chip vendor...
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
23-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8237.83 | -161.01 | -1.92% |
| TSE electronic | 311.32 | -6.23 | -1.96% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 119.35 | -1.36 | -1.13% |
| OTC electronic | 144.06 | -1.58 | -1.08% |
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
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),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- 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.