Last update: Monday 15 April 2013 [248 news items]
Huawei aims at becoming first-tier smartphone vendor, says report
Apr 15, 10:32
China-based handset vendor Huawei Device, due to its inability to compete with China-based low-price white-box vendors, has to develop toward becoming a first-tier smartphone vendor,...
TSMC ready for challenge from Samsung, says Morris Chang
Mar 26, 12:32
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is already ready to take on a growing challenge from Samsung Electronics in the IC foundry space, company chairman and CEO Morris...
HTC to revamp marketing, says CEO
Feb 20, 19:03
HTC will improve product positioning and strengthen its marketing in terms of innovation and execution to address, resolve and overcome the challenges it is facing in today's smartphone...
Line to maintain leading market status in Japan, Taiwan, Thailand in 2013, says NHN Japan CEO
Jan 31, 15:37
Line, a smartphone- and PC-based instant messaging application developed by Japan-based NHN Japan, aims to maintain its leading market share for mobile instant messaging in Japan,...
The next 50 years: Q&A with Rohm CEO Satoshi Sawamura
Jan 22, 14:10
Rohm Semiconductor is looking to go beyond traditional practices and strategies while insisting on its original purpose "quality first" to provide best products and services,...
China Mobile to promote coexistence of FDD/TDD-LTE, says CEO
Jan 18, 15:55
While China Mobile is establishing TD-LTE (Time Division-Long Term Evolution) trial networks around China, the company will still promote the coexistence of FDD (Frequency Division...
Supply chain inventory to fall at slower pace, says TSMC
Jan 17, 21:38
Days-of-inventory (DOI) in the supply chain is now forecast to be four days above the seasonal average in the first quarter of 2013, falling only slightly from the prior quarter,...
China display industry looks to further cooperate with Taiwan despite recent fines, says TPV CEO
Jan 8, 15:30
Taiwan-based panel makers will only be slightly affected by recent price-fixing fines imposed on them by China's National Development and Reform Commission and instead are looking...
Global EDA industry prospering: Q&A with Walden Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics
Dec 22, 11:23
The global EDA (electronic design automation) market has been growing at a rapid pace since the 2008 financial crisis, sustaining a growth rate higher than the industry's average...
TSMC to allocate US$9 billion in capex, expects 15-20% revenue growth in 2013, says chairman
Dec 17, 11:24
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will set aside a capital expenditure budget of US$9 billion for 2013, an annual record with growth of 8.4% from 2012, and it expects...
Lite-On IT to gradually lower ODD revenues proportion to 30% in 2015, says CEO
Dec 14, 11:03
Lite-On IT will adjust the structure of its production to gradually decrease the proportion of consolidated revenues from optical disc drives (ODDs) from over 70% in 2012 to 30% in...
Dec 12, 22:07
Acer originally believed that tablets would soon lose their attractiveness to consumers helping notebooks to regain their influence; however as market watchers and IT players mostly...
ASML CEO to attend annual TSMC supply chain forum
Dec 12, 11:58
Foundry chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will hold its annual supply chain management forum for 2012 on December 14. Participants will include Eric Meurice,...
PQI to exit DRAM module business in 2013, says executive
Dec 7, 15:31
Power Quotient International (PQI) expects to completely phase out its DRAM module business in 2013, as part of the company's business transformation plan, according to Alan Chang,...
Akustica MEMS microphone biz backed by capacity support from Bosch
Dec 4, 15:02
Capacity support from the Bosch Group allows Akustica to expand its presence in the MEMS microphone market, according to Stefan Finkbeiner, newly-appointed CEO and GM of Bosch Sens...
Developing innovative energy technology: Q&A with Siemens president and CEO Peter Loscher
Nov 20, 14:40
Germany-based Siemens introduced an environmental portfolio in 2011 to help reduce gas emissions by 317 million tons. According to Peter Loscher, president and CEO of Siemens, climate...
UMC restructures executive team
Nov 20, 13:47
Foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics has announced the appointment of Po-Wen Yen to the position of CEO, effective immediately. Former CEO Shih-Wei Sun has been promoted to company...
Intel CEO Paul Otellini to retire in May
Nov 20, 11:42
Intel has announced that the company's president and CEO, Paul Otellini, has decided to retire as an officer and director at the company's annual stockholders' meeting in May, starting...
Innolux optimistic about the panel industry in 2013, says CEO
Nov 14, 21:35
Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14) is optimistic about the panel industry in 2013 and is progressing well with its new products,...
China, Taiwan IC industries need cooperation, not competition, says ex-Datang CEO
Nov 8, 12:02
The semiconductor industries in China and Taiwan should develop ways to cooperate, rather than compete, with each other, according to Shao Jun Wei, former CEO and president for Datang...
Asustek expects to fail 2013 motherboard shipment target
Oct 31, 21:50
Asustek Computer originally forecast its motherboard shipments to reach 25 million units in 2012, but the company has recently adjusted its target to only 22.2 million units, down...
Asustek optimistic about Nexus 7 shipments, says CEO
Oct 30, 21:48
Since iPad mini is priced starting at US$329, Asustek Computer has felt less competitive pressure on the Nexus 7 because of the significant price gap between the two tablets, and...
TSMC to post growth over next 4 years, says CEO
Oct 26, 11:25
TSMC expects to post growth, or even strong growth, from 2013 to 2016, as the foundry's technological leadership will allow it to attract more orders for chips used in smartphones...
Revenues in 4Q12 to be flat, says Lite-On Technology CEO
Oct 24, 21:43
Revenues in the fourth quarter are likely to be flat, according to Warren Chen, CEO of Lite-On Technology. Chen added that orders from notebook firms have been decreasing slightly...
Smartphone platforms can be transferred to TVs, says Sengital CEO
Oct 23, 10:30
During the Hong Kong Electronics Fair (Autumn Edition), Alan Lam, founder and CEO of Hong Kong-based design and engineering company, Sengital, indicated that demand for tablets and...
Coping with the shrinking ODD business: Q&A with Lite-On IT CEO Danny Liao
Oct 22, 14:53
As the proportion of notebooks equipped with slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) is on the decline and use of cloud computing-based storage is on the rise, the optical disc storage...
Trade barriers bad for solar industry: Q&A with Phoenix Solar president and CEO Murray Cameron
Oct 12, 11:07
The US government announced the final verdict of the anti-dumpig and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on October 10, 2012. At PV Taiwan 2012, Digitimes had...
Consolidation can help solar market reach equilibrium, says Trina Solar CEO
Oct 5, 10:48
The current global solar capacity is 60GW but demand is only 30GW, according to Jifan Gao, chairman and CEO of China-based Trina Solar. This is an extremely unreasonable level of...
Intel CEO meets Acer executives to discuss smartphone business
Sep 27, 01:45
Intel CEO Paul Otellini recently had a meeting with Acer's executives in Taiwan, discussing the smartphone business and has also introduced some telecom carriers to Acer as a foundation...
Foundry to drive semiconductor market growth in 2013, says Applied CEO
Sep 21, 01:35
The pure-play semiconductor foundry business will continue to boom in 2013 thanks to rising demand coming from the smartphone, ultrabook and other mobile device sectors, according...
Mainstream resolution of smartphone cameras to remain at 8-megapixel in 2H12, says Largan CEO
Sep 13, 01:00
Although there have been no technological problems to produce lenses over 10-megapixel for use in rear cameras of smartphones, production costs are so high that the mainstream resolution...
HTC lacks brand marketing, CEO says in memo to company
Aug 16, 01:30
HTC has been facing operating challenges. Company CEO Peter Chou indicated that problems such as lack of brand marketing, cross-department communication and execution have been causing...
China market: Xiaomi looks to cooperate with other smartphone vendors, says CEO
Aug 1, 16:18
There is room for Xiaomi Technology stepping up its cooperation with Huawei Technologies and ZTE instead of engaging in competition, since Xiaomi's business model is different from...
Oversupply of solar energy to turn worse in 2013, says JA Solar CEO
Jul 27, 12:18
Oversupply in the solar energy industry will become worse in 2013 before the industry undergoes a new wave of consolidation that will lead to shortages in 2014-2015, according to...
Chip industry undergoing structural shift, says UMC CEO
Jul 27, 01:10
The semiconductor industry is in the process of structural change, and United Microelectronics (UMC) has a big growth opportunity in the advanced chip segment, according to Shih-Wei...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 9h 30min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 9h 44min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 9h 56min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 10h 42min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 11h 8min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 11h 20min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 11h 24min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 11h 25min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 11h 28min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 12h 10min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | May 21, 18:13
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 9h 56min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 10h 4min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 25min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 10h 35min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 10h 46min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 10h 47min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 10h 48min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 11h 20min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 12h 23min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 12h 23min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 18:04
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...
Photo: Company, Sep 30.
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.
The next 50 years: Q&A with Rohm CEO Satoshi Sawamura
Rohm Semiconductor is looking to go beyond traditional practices and strategies while insisting on its original purpose "quality first" to provide best products and services,...
Global EDA industry prospering: Q&A with Walden Rhines, chairman and CEO of Mentor Graphics
The global EDA (electronic design automation) market has been growing at a rapid pace since the 2008 financial crisis, sustaining a growth rate higher than the industry's average...
Developing innovative energy technology: Q&A with Siemens president and CEO Peter Loscher
Germany-based Siemens introduced an environmental portfolio in 2011 to help reduce gas emissions by 317 million tons. According to Peter Loscher, president and CEO of Siemens, climate...
Coping with the shrinking ODD business: Q&A with Lite-On IT CEO Danny Liao
As the proportion of notebooks equipped with slim-type optical disc drives (ODDs) is on the decline and use of cloud computing-based storage is on the rise, the optical disc storage...
Trade barriers bad for solar industry: Q&A with Phoenix Solar president and CEO Murray Cameron
The US government announced the final verdict of the anti-dumpig and anti-subsidy investigation against China-based solar firms on October 10, 2012. At PV Taiwan 2012, Digitimes had...
- 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
21-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8383.05 | +6.00 | +0.07% |
| TSE electronic | 316.85 | +0.06 | +0.02% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 120.38 | +0.64 | +0.53% |
| OTC electronic | 144.61 | +0.55 | +0.38% |
- 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
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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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.