Last update: Monday 21 May 2012 [139 news items]
Jan 12, 16:49
Rexchip Electronics has said it is scheduled to increase its DDR3 wafer starts share to 70% and production share to 50% in the first quarter of 2010. DDR3 accounted for 40% of its...
CES 2010: AMD unveils DirectX 11-ready mobile graphics
Jan 8, 16:25
AMD has introduced its lineup of next-generation DirectX 11-capable ATI Mobility Radeon Premium graphics chips for notebooks, including the highest-end ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870.
Elpida, Rexchip start 40nm era
Jan 6, 11:10
Elpida Memory recently conducted pilot production of 2Gb DDR3 chips using 40nm coupled with 6F2 process technology at its Hiroshima fab, and has raised yield rates high enough for...
Hynix announces 2Gb GDDR5 using 40nm-class technology
Dec 21, 14:38
Hynix Semiconductor has announced what it claims is the industry's first 2Gb GDDR5 memory using 40nm-class process technology for PCs and games consoles.
PSC to see 30-40% DRAM bit growth in 4Q09
Nov 27, 10:28
Taiwan-based Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) is speeding up capacity expansion on a recovery in market demand, and its fourth-quarter DRAM bit growth is likely to reach...
Nov 20, 10:03
Hynix Semiconductor has announced Intel validation of 2Gb DDR3 DRAM chips using 40nm-class process technology. The chipmaker said it has begun mass producing the new chips, and expects...
DRAM production costs to drop significantly in 2010, say Taiwan makers
Nov 17, 14:17
With more DRAM producers progressing to next-generation production process, the competition in die shrink will cause an overall reduction in DRAM production costs in 2010, according...
Nvidia Fermi push-back to 2010 not expected to impact sales, say sources
Nov 9, 13:57
Nvidia's decision to push back the launch of its next-generation flagship GT300 (Fermi) GPU to the first quarter of fiscal 2011 (January 26-April 26, 2010) is unlikely to affect the...
AMD GPU shortage causing PC vendors to delay products to 1Q10
Nov 5, 16:06
Tight supply of AMD GPUs has caused several PC vendors to delay their mass shipment schedules by about two months to the first quarter of 2010, according to sources at the companie...
UMC to offer more incentives to employees
Nov 4, 11:20
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has decided to distribute performance bonuses among its employees as an incentive to reinforce loyalty. The foundry also plans to sell treasury...
TSMC 40nm yield issues resurface, CEO promises fix by year-end
Oct 30, 12:24
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revealed it recently run into issues with its 40nm process technology impacting yields. Company chairman and CEO Morris Chang...
TSMC 3Q09 profits almost flat; sees more sales from 45/40nm
Oct 29, 15:18
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced net income of NT$30.55 billion (US$939 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$89.94 billion for the third quarter...
SMIC extends 45nm offerings to 40nm and 55nm
Oct 15, 16:07
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced that it will extend its 45nm bulk CMOS technologies to 40nm and 55nm geometries.
TSMC, UMC expected to hike capex in 2010
Oct 13, 14:22
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to implement aggressive capex plans for 2010, when the semiconductor market...
Hynix adds 1Gb DDR3 built on 54nm
Oct 12, 11:41
Hynix Semiconductor has announced its second-generation 1Gb DDR3 chip using 54nm process technology. The new 1Gb DDR3 chip available now in x4 and x8 configurations, and has been...
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...
Elpida readies 40nm 2Gb DDR3 SDRAM
Oct 8, 10:55
Elpida Memory has announced that it had completed development of a 40nm 2-gigabit (2Gb) DDR3 SDRAM, with sample shipments slated for November and mass production expected to begin...
GPU shortage expected to last through 1Q10, says paper
Newswatch - Oct 5, 17:11
A shortage of 55nm-made GPUs is expected to last through the first quarter of 2010, as both AMD and Nvidia are focusing their attention toward DirectX 11-based 40nm-made GPUs, according...
AppliedMicro-TSMC partner on embedded processors
Sep 28, 10:59
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AppliedMicro, formerly AMCC) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) have jointly announced a collaboration enabling AppliedMicro's...
TSMC to ramp capacity at Fab 14 for Intel Atom opportunity
Sep 25, 17:09
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has scheduled a ramp up of monthly capacity at its 300mm (12-inch) wafer fab (Fab 14) located in southern Taiwan at the Tainan Science...
Sep 21, 12:09
When recently asked if Altera ruled out the possibility of partnering with more foundries in the future for low-cost chip production, Ying Chen, country manager, Altera Taiwan reiterated...
Nvidia CEO to visit Taiwan in October, to discuss 40nm contract prices with TSMC
Sep 18, 16:18
Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang will travel to Taiwan in the second half of October to meet with its motherboard and graphics card partners. Huang is also expected to hold talks with Taiwan...
TSMC to process more 12-inch wafers on 45/40nm in 4Q09
Sep 11, 10:45
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to process more 12-inch wafers on 45/40nm processes in the fourth quarter of 2009, with monthly output to ramp up by...
Nvidia 40nm GeForce 210 GPU to hit channel in October
Aug 19, 16:39
Nvidia's new 40nm GeForce 210 (GT218) GPU-based graphics cards will be available in the retail channel in October, as yield of the 40nm process at foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor...
Micron set to ramp 40nm production at end of 2009
Aug 17, 15:32
Micron Technology is scheduled to kick off volume production using 40nm process technology at its 12-inch wafer fab in Singapore at the end of 2009, according to the company. The...
UMC steps up equipment purchases to ramp 40nm capacity
Aug 13, 12:47
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has spent around NT$4 billion (US$121.6 million) over the past month to purchase equipment, in a move to ramp up its 40nm-class process nodes...
Elpida to volume produce 2Gb DDR3 on 40nm in 4Q09, says paper
Newswatch - Aug 11, 14:27
Elpida Memory is scheduled to kick off volume production of 2Gb DDR3 devices using 40nm-class process technology in the fourth quarter of 2009, the Chinese-language Economic Daily...
Global Unichip to volume produce 40nm PCIe Gen2 IP by end of 2009
Aug 11, 09:28
Global Unichip has announced that its recent success on Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC)'s 40nm G process PCIe Gen2 IP has been validated in the data rate that ranges...
Global Unichip vying for monitoring system, SSD markets
Aug 7, 12:29
Global Unichip has secured orders for high-speed interface solutions targeting the monitoring system and SSD markets which are usually led by IDMs such as IBM, and it expects to grab...
Elpida set to enter 40nm in 2010, sources say
Aug 7, 11:03
Elpida Memory is scheduled to migrate to 40nm-class production in 2010 to avoid lagging behind competitors, according to industry sources. The Japan-based memory maker intends to...
TSMC promoting OIP by combining EDA, IP
Newswatch - Aug 4, 16:16
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is making efforts to make its OIP (Open Innovation Platform) - a technology platform for integrated services from IC design to manufacturing...
TSMC CEO claims improved 40nm yield, predicts better 3Q09
Jul 31, 10:37
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has issued positive guidance for the third quarter of 2009, following its improved second-quarter earnings that underline the chip...
Jul 24, 15:02
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has been working closely with customers, including FPGA specialist Xilinx, to volume produce 45/40nm products at its 300mm (12-inch) fabs,...
TSMC intros interoperable PDK, unified EDA formats for advanced processes
Jul 22, 11:47
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has launched an interoperable process design kit (iPDK) for use in 65nm analog/mixed-signal and RF designs. TSMC has also introduced...
Xilinx working closely with foundries to ensure 40nm FPGA supply, sources say
Jul 17, 16:09
Xilinx is reportedly working closely with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Samsung Electronics, to ensure smooth supply of its recently-announced Virtex-6 and Spartan-6...
Spreadtrum SC6820 baseband chip
Spreadtrum Communications has introduced a 1GHz Android smartphone platform for TD-SCDMA (SC8810) and EDGE/WiFi (SC6820) and announced that both products are now sampling with customers...
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VIA dual-core Nano X2 E-series processors
VIA Technologies has unveiled its new family of low power dual-core VIA Nano X2 series processors at the Embedded System Conference (ESC), held at the McEnery Convention Center, San...
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MSI N480GT-M2D15 graphics card
Micro-Star International (MSI) has launched its graphics cards, the N480GTX-M2D15 and N470GTX-M2D12, both built with Nvidia's latest 40nm graphics chip, GDDR5 graphic memory and military...
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Samsung 40nm, 32GB module for servers
Samsung Electronics has announced that it has begun shipping samples of its 32GB DRAM module designed for use in advanced servers, with mass production slated to begin in April 2010...
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Samsung Electronics has announced it has begun mass producing what it claims is the industry's first 4Gb DDR3 device using 40nm-class process technology. Production of the 4Gb DDR3...
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Nvidia built its name around satisfying PC gamers' desire for better graphics, higher resolutions, and higher frame rates, from one GPU generation to the next. But around five years...
Gearing up for 28nm FPGA: Q&A with Altera CEO John Daane
Although the global semiconductor industry will continue to decline this year, Altera is confident of its performance in 2009. The company will maintain strong relationships with...
- China market: Booming sales of Windows Phones could be short-lived, say sources
- DRAM share of average smartphone BOM falls by half, says IHS
- Tizen-based devices to appear in 2H12
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Demand for TV LED backlights to hold in 2H12, say Taiwan LED makers
- Nuvoton looks to strong sales in May and June
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- Faraday tapes out 40nm ASICs for 4G LTE base stations, says paper
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Advantech to deploy marketing offices in third-level cities in China in 2H12
- Taimide completes phase-1 of new polyimide factory
- Proportion of SSD-equipped ultrabooks to fall to 56% in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Lumenpulse receives US patent on technology that converts analog to digital signals allowing lighting control over AC power lines
- Commentary: Solar trade war between US and China looming
- Energy Focus receives LED product order to re-light navy ships
- Suntech responds to preliminary decision on tariffs in US anti-dumping investigation of solar cells from China
- Yingli Green Energy responds to US decision on anti-dumping tariffs
- US levies heavy anti-dumping tariffs on China-made solar cells
- Analog IC designers seeing May sales boom
- High Power Opto begins mass production of blue, green LED chips on silicon substrates
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- 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
- 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
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
21-May-2012 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7192.23 | +41.04 | +0.57% |
| TSE electronic | 273.64 | +1.73 | +0.64% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 102.57 | +0.39 | +0.38% |
| OTC electronic | 131.23 | +0.42 | +0.32% |
- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
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Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- 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...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.