Last update: Thursday 10 May 2012 [207 news items]
Solar market imbalance to last through 2013, says Motech CEO
May 10, 10:34
The solar industry has been suffering the current downturn for over a year and has not yet seen the end of the tunnel and market imbalance is likely to last through 2013, said PH...
May 8, 11:18
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000 a year) will grow to include four billion people, meaning that 170 people are...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
May 4, 15:08
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) in the second half of 2011 has brought more uncertainties to the development...
HP to establish printer production line with Foxconn in Chongqing, China
Apr 19, 01:20
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced it will cooperate with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to establish production lines in Chongqing, China for printer manufacturing...
TSMC to revise 2012 capex, says Chang
Apr 10, 01:25
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will announce its revised capex budget for 2012 at its upcoming investors meeting on April 26, according to company chairman and...
Sony Mobile Communications appoints new CEO
Apr 6, 12:26
Sony Mobile Communications has announced that Kunimasa Suzuki has been named president and CEO of the company, effective 16 May 2012, replacing incumbent Bert Nordberg, who will be...
Co-chiefs likely to run future TSMC, says Chang
Mar 6, 01:10
The board of directors at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will now implement its CEO succession plan after the promotion of three senior vice presidents to company...
TD-LTE adoption is growing fast, says China Mobile CEO
Feb 29, 10:38
While LTE (long Term Evolution) FDD (frequency division duplexing) has been commercialized for two years in the US and Europe, and has gained an upper hand over China-developed TD-LTE...
HTC CEO to make keynote speech at 2012 MWC
Feb 15, 14:48
HTC CEO Peter Chou, along with other top executives from Nokia, Ericsson, Google and Electronic Arts, has been invited to deliver a keynote speech at the 2012 Mobile World Congress...
CMI CEO to hold debt settlement talks with creditor banks
Jan 20, 15:32
Chimei Innolux (CMI) CEO Hsing-chien Tuan will lead a negotiation team to hold debt settlement talks with its creditor banks on January 20, hoping the banks will allow it to postpone...
Suntech CEO stays optimistic on solar, says China media
Dec 30, 11:21
The solar industry in China has been growing with an astonishing speed in recent years. According to an interview done by China news media outlet Yicai with Suntech's founder, chairman...
Market share of non-Apple tablet PCs to surge in 2012, says Nvidia CEO
Dec 15, 01:05
Although non-Apple tablet PCs are only expected to account for 30% of the worldwide tablet PC market, Nvidia CEO Huang Jen-hsun pointed out that after hardware and software platforms'...
GTC Asia to kick off with keynote by Nvidia CEO
Dec 13, 12:10
Nvidia on December 14 will kick off GTC Asia, the next major event in its international series of GPU Technology Conference (GTC) events focused on the latest advances and research...
Dec 1, 15:43
Foxconn International Holdings (FIH) has appointed Cheng Tien Chong, currently executive vice president of the Foxconn Group, to serve as its new CEO, effective January 1, 2012, according...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Nov 21, 13:48
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC will continue investing in advanced IC packages for space-critical designs that...
Google's Eric Schmidt to visit Taiwan to promote Android
Nov 8, 01:30
Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is set to visit Taiwan on November 9 to have a conference with Taiwan-based PC vendors and promote its Android operating system, according to...
Asustek expected to ship 1.8 million tablet PCs in 2011, says CEO
Nov 1, 01:20
Asustek Computer expects its tablet PC shipments will reach its goal of 1.8 million units in 2011 as the company launches its second-generation quad-core Transformer Prime on November...
Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe
Nov 1, 01:00
Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...
Global inventory of solar cells may rise to 12GWp in 4Q11, says Motech CEO
Oct 6, 15:55
There has been a serious global oversupply of crystalline silicon solar cells, with total inventory volumes likely to increase to as much as 12GWp in the fourth quarter of 2011, according...
Oct 6, 11:03
Apple has announced that its former CEO Steve Jobs has passed away at age of 56. The company posted a full page-photo of Jobs on the homepage of its website breaking the news of his...
GCL-Poly blamed for wafer price drops
Oct 6, 01:15
China-based integrated solar firm GCL-Poly is being blamed for pushing down prices of solar wafers and worsening market conditions. During a speech delivered by GCL-Poly CEO Shu Hua...
Ultrabook and tablet PCs are parallel market segments, says Asustek CEO
Oct 5, 15:50
Ultrabooks are a market segment parallel to that of tablet PCs without any competitive conflicts before the launch of Windows 8, according to Asustek Computer CEO Jerry Shen.
Asustek will not compete with price in the tablet PC market, says CEO
Oct 4, 01:25
Commenting on market watchers' expectation that Asustek Computer will soon drop its tablet PC price and delay the launch of the next generation Eee Pad Transformer, Asustek CEO Jerry...
Elpida to buy Powerchip stake in Rexchip, says CEO
Sep 28, 10:55
Elpida Memory is looking to wholly own its Taiwan-based subsidiary Rexchip Electronics, through acquiring the remaining 36% stake held by Powerchip Technology, according to company...
HP names Meg Whitman president and CEO
Sep 23, 10:42
Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced that its board of directors has appointed Meg Whitman as president and CEO.
Elpida to accelerate move of DRAM production to Rexchip, says CEO
Sep 21, 10:56
Elpida Memory will gradually transfer its DRAM production lines to Rexchip Electronics in the coming year, as part of the company's measures to combat the appreciation of the Japanese...
Former Acer CEO Lanci joins Lenovo; Acer claims firm step in Europe
Sep 19, 10:52
Gianfranco Lanci, former CEO and present of Taiwan-based vendor Acer, has joined China-based vendor Lenovo as an Italy-based consultant for strengthening Lenovo's presence and marketing...
IDF 2011: Intel CEO outlines company plans to lead future of computing
Sep 14, 16:51
Intel has announced a new effort with Google that aims to accelerate Intel's business in smartphones.
LED backlight market yet to hit bottom, says Lite-On CEO
Aug 30, 15:38
The market for LED backlight modules has not yet hit bottom, as oversupply continues plaguing it, according to KC Terng, CEO of Lite-On Technology. But LED packaging house Unity Opto...
AMD names Rory P Read president and CEO
Aug 26, 13:59
AMD announced that its board of directors has appointed Rory P Read, 49, president and chief executive officer of AMD, effective today. Read has also been appointed to the Company's...
Impact of Jobs resignation minimal, say Apple suppliers
Aug 26, 01:15
Sources at major suppliers to Apple, including Foxconn Electronics and Quanta Computer, believe that the resignation of Steve Jobs as CEO will have little impact on orders. Jobs'...
Steve Jobs resigns as Apple CEO, becomes chairman
Aug 25, 10:43
Apple's board of directors has announced that Steve Jobs has resigned as chief executive officer (CEO), and the board has named Tim Cook, previously Apple's chief operating officer...
Aug 8, 12:02
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced the appointment of Tzu-Yin Chiu as CEO and executive director, effective immediately.
Taiwan distributor files lawsuit against Nintendo
Jul 26, 01:45
Nintendo's Taiwan distributor Hakuyu has filed lawsuit against Nintendo in Taipei accusing Nintendo of ending its distribution right unilaterally, while Nintendo also removed the...
Acer former CEO Gianfranco Lanci tipped for Samsung job
Jul 25, 14:10
Acer's former CEO Gianfranco Lanci is reportedly to join Samsung Electronics in August to help the Korea-based electronics giant expand its notebook business, especially in Europe,...
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 10min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 45min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 1h 3min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 1h 13min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 1h 44min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 2h 52min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 1h 11min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 1h 39min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 2h 23min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 2h 24min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 2h 49min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 3h 6min ago
Spansion has announced what it claims is the industry's fastest serial flash memory, the Spansion FL-S family at 65nm. The series has over 20% faster DDR read speeds and three times...
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Veeco TurboDisc K465i GaN MOCVD system
Veeco Instruments has introduced a new gallium nitride (GaN) MOCVD system for production of high-brightness (HB) LEDs - the TurboDisc K465i. The new TurboDisc K465i can drive LED...
Photo: Company, Jan 21.
IDF San Francisco: Intel CEO displayed a silicon wafer built on 22nm process
Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini has displayed a silicon wafer containing its first working chips built on 22nm process technology. The 22nm test circuits include both SRAM memory...
Photo: Monica Chen, Sep 24.
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000 a year) will grow to include four billion people, meaning that 170 people are...
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 (CSOT) in the second half of 2011 has brought more uncertainties to the development...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC will continue investing in advanced IC packages for space-critical designs that...
AMD to continue focus on traditional PC market: Q&A with AMD CEO Dirk Meyer
AMD has recently been seeing progress in its development of accelerated processing units (APU), while achieving success in discrete GPU market share, during Computex 2010 in June...
Acer aims at largest global market share for tablet PCs in 2-3 years, says CEO
Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci, at a press conference for Taiwan-based media in New York, stressed that faced with increasing competition for tablet PCs in the global market, Acer takes...
- 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
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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
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
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
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.