Last update: Thursday 19 July 2012 [14 news items]
Nanya Technology unveils 8Gb QDP DDR3 based on TSV 3D IC technology
Jul 19, 01:20
Nanya Technology debuted prototype 8Gb QDP (quad-die package) DDR3 based on in-house-developed via-middle TSV (through silicon via) 3D IC technology at a July 18 investors conferen...
Pegatron may see future iPhone 4S orders drop
Oct 6, 01:00
Pegatron Technology, despite already having landed orders for 10 million iPhone 4Ss from Apple, may see its future iPhone 4S order volumes start dropping as consumer demand for the...
Asustek may have difficulties achieving 2011 notebook shipment goal
Jul 26, 01:30
Taiwan-based notebook vendor Asustek has achieved a strong performance in the tablet PC market, but may not be able to achieve its shipment goal of 20 million notebooks and netbooks...
New Samsung 8GB DDR3 module utilizes 3D TSV technology
Dec 7, 16:20
Samsung Electronics has announced a lineup of 8GB DDR3 modules developed using 3D chip stacking technology, which is also referred to as through silicon via (TSV). The company claimed...
Samsung develops higher density LPDDR2 for smartphones and tablets
Dec 3, 14:29
Samsung Electronics has developed a monolithic 4Gb, low-power DDR2 (LPDDR2) memory device built using 30nm-class process technology, according to the company. The chip will be used...

NAND flash contract price decline intensifies
Nov 17, 01:45
NAND flash contract prices have continued to decline in early November 2010. Prices for 64Gb and 16Gb MLC products dropped more than 7% and 8Gb MLC products fell 10-14% largely due...
Samsung mass producing 8GB DDR3 modules for notebooks, mobile workstations
Sep 27, 16:39
Samsung Electronics has announced it already began mass production of an 8GB So-DIMM, or unbuffered DIMM (UDIMM), for notebooks and mobile workstations. The module is based on the...
NAND flash contract prices trend down in 1H August, says DRAMeXchange
Aug 17, 14:06
Early August 2010 contract prices for 8Gb to 64Gb multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips have all slid, with the 16Gb segment suffering the largest drop of up to 5%, according to...
Intel, Micron unveil 25nm NAND production process
Feb 2, 13:54
Intel and Micron Technology have jointly introduced a 25nm NAND flash production process technology, which provides a more cost-effective path for increasing storage capacity in today's...

NAND flash demand slow in early January, says DRAMeXchange
Jan 11, 16:34
Contract prices for most multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash chips have remained almost unchanged for the first half of January 2010, indicating inventory replenishment by downstream...
NAND flash contract prices to turn soft in July, says DRAMeXchange
Jun 25, 16:06
Contract prices for mainstream 8Gb and 16Gb MLC NAND flash chips have stayed flat at an average of US$3.52 and US$4.06, respectively, in the second half of June, according to data...
Hynix 1Q09 revenues down 13%, but losses narrow
Apr 24, 10:29
Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest computer memory maker, has announced its earnings results for first-quarter 2009 (ended March 31). The chipmaker recorded consolidated...
Downstream suppliers to build up NAND flash inventories
Newswatch - Apr 16, 16:19
Downstream suppliers plan to kick off a new round of purchasing NAND flash chips in large volumes to build up their inventories, as current supplies from Samsung Electronics and Toshiba...
Samsung brings 40nm to 8Gb NAND production
Mar 11, 11:53
Samsung Electronics has recently announced that it has begun using 40nm process technology to produce an 8Gb Flex-OneNAND fusion memory chip, which supports both single-level cell...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 7h 31min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 7h 45min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 7h 57min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 8h 43min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 9h 9min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 9h 21min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 9h 25min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 9h 26min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 9h 29min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 10h 11min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 11h 11min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 7h 57min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 8h 5min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 26min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 8h 36min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 47min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 8h 48min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 8h 49min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 9h 21min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 10h 24min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 10h 24min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 11h 20min ago
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
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- 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
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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.






















