Last update: Thursday 12 April 2012 [21 news items]
Intel expected to bring forward the launch of Ivy Bridge
Apr 12, 01:00
Intel, which originally planned to announce its new Ivy Bridge processors on April 29, is expected to bring forward the announcement to April 23 with Asustek computer, Acer, Lenovo...

Gigabyte unveils motherboards equipped with 7 series chipsets in Beijing
Apr 11, 16:06
Following Intel's launch of 7 series chipsets, Z77, H77, Z75 and B75, on April 8, Gigabyte Technology on April 10 unveiled motherboards equipped with such chipsets in Beijing, China,...

Intel expected to reveal details of its cooperation with China players at IDF Beijing
Mar 20, 01:00
Intel is set to host its Intel Developer Forum (IDF) for China on April 11 in Beijing, China with the market expecting the company will reveal details about its cooperation with China-based...

Nvidia to host GTC Asia in Beijing, China
Nov 22, 15:07
Nvidia is set to host its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) for the Asia region in Beijing, China from December 14-15 with company CEO Huang Jen-hsun to participate and unveil the company's...
AMD announces two new server platforms in China
Nov 15, 01:20
AMD, on November 14, announced its latest 16-core Opteron 6200 series server processors, previously codenamed Interlagos, in Beijing, China with server players such as Hewlett-Packard...
Quanta, Wistron, Taiwan Mobile announce cloud computing cooperation
Aug 30, 01:20
Taiwan-based PC makers Quanta Computer and Wistron, and telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile have jointly announced cooperation over cloud computing service with the two PC makers to also...
Foxconn reportedly considering ECS acquisition
Jul 19, 01:30
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly is considering to acquire motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer...
China Music Valley to be developed in eastern Beijing
Jun 22, 01:25
Seven China-based enterprises engaged in cultural business will jointly invest CNY15 billion (US$2.3 billion) to develop China Music Valley, China's first music industry park, in...
IDF Beijing 2011: Executives talk evolution of computing
Apr 12, 16:33
Intel executives, at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Beijing 2011, discussed the evolution of personal computing as demand for connectivity in all aspects of people's daily lives continues...
Intel to debut Cedar Trail at Beijing IDF
Mar 23, 16:41
Intel will introduce Cedar Trail, its new platform specifically designed for use in netbooks (Cedar Trail-M) as well as nettops and entry-level all-in-one PCs (Cedar Trail-D), at...
Intel works with notebook makers to push into Android tablet PC market
Mar 15, 16:09
As Microsoft has announced its Windows operating system will add support for ARM-based platforms, Intel has recently decided to cooperate with Taiwan-based notebook makers including...
Dec 17, 01:05
LED packaging company Everlight Electronics is expected to land a cooperation agreement from Beijing as the city needs about twenty LED production lines to supply demand from BOE...
China IT players to hold tablet PC industry summit
Aug 12, 14:27
The China Electronic Appliance (CEAC) and China Video Industry Association (CVIA) plan to jointly hold a tablet PC industry summit in Beijing on August 20 with industry players including...
Corning announces new capacity investments
Jul 22, 10:43
Corning has announced that its board of directors has approved a capital expenditure (capex) plan to expand the company's LCD glass and Gorilla glass manufacturing in response to...
Beijing forms cloud computing industry alliance, says report
Jul 14, 10:51
Beijing has formed the Zhong Guan Cun Cloud Computing Industry Alliance to boost the development of cloud computing technologies and applications in the city, aiming to generate a...
China-based BOE adds 4 billion yuan for 8G LCD fab project, says report
Jun 21, 11:40
China's BOE has raised four billion yuan (US$585.53 million) in funding for its 8G LCD panel fab project in Beijing, according to a cnstock.com report.
China market: Beijing Dixintong to expand handset retail shops to 5,000 in 5-7 years
May 20, 13:53
Beijing Dixintong Electronics Communication Technology, the largest handset retail chain in China, plans to spend two billion yuan (US$292.91 million) to expand its retail outlets...
China market: Chinesegamer unveils 3D Chinese Hero Online
Apr 12, 10:16
Chinesegamer International, a Taiwan-based developer/operator of online games, and ChangYou (CYou), an online game operator belonging to China-based web portal Sohu.com, have jointly...
Asustek to cooperate with AMD for China Internet cafe market
Mar 25, 12:10
Asustek Computer recently held a conference in Beijing, China to announce cooperation with AMD for the Internet cafe market in China.
Acer to unveil Nvidia Ion-based nettop PC in early April
Apr 1, 15:58
Acer plans to introduce the Acer Hornet, a nettop PC based on Nvidia's Ion platform, in Beijing on April 8, according to industry sources.
Motherboard makers to focus sales activities in China during July and September, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 7, 12:20
Due to China government plans to start restricting transportation in Beijing in August this year to ease traffic during the Olympic games, plus consumers are expected to put most...
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 21min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 39min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 49min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 1h 20min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 2h 28min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 47min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 1h 15min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 1h 59min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 2h ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Before Going to Press | 2h 12min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 2h 25min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 2h 42min ago
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
- Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- 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
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- 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
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- 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
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- 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
22-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7274.89 | +82.66 | +1.15% |

| TSE electronic | 277.63 | +3.99 | +1.46% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 104.57 | +2.00 | +1.95% |

| OTC electronic | 134.14 | +2.91 | +2.22% |

- 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
- 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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- 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.

















