Last update: Tuesday 18 June 2013 [251 news items]
Asustek swings to profit in 4Q09
Feb 2, 13:57
Asustek Computer swung to net profits of NT$5.66 billion (US$176 million) in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to losses of NT$3.23 billion a year ago, while the company also posted...
AUO to start OLED production in 2011, says CEO
Jan 29, 15:50
AU Optronics (AUO) expects its OLED line to complete equipment installation by the end of 2010 and start production in 2011, according to company president and CEO, LJ Chen.
TSMC to pour NT$27 billion into R&D in 2010, says CEO
Jan 20, 10:16
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will budget NT$27 billion (US$850 million) for R&D expenditure in 2010, up 25% from NT$21.6 billion last year, according to company...
LG Display targets 20% of EPD market in 2010, says CEO
Dec 29, 11:23
LG Display (LGD) expects its share of the global e-paper display (EPD) market to reach 20% in 2010, up from 15% in 2009, according to company CEO Kwon Young Soo at the signing of...
SMIC will not give up Chengdu, Wuhan fabs, says CEO
Dec 22, 14:27
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) CEO David NK Wang has denied reports saying the foundry is considering giving up two government-invested wafer fabs located...
Pegatron CEO expects 30% annual sales growth after spin-off from Asustek
Dec 22, 14:08
Pegatron Technology expects the separation from Asustek Computer will help the company to gain annual revenue growth of 30% over the next few years, Pegatron CEO Jason Cheng said...
Vizio aims to ship eight million LCD TVs in 2010, says CEO
Dec 22, 11:18
US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio aims to ship eight million units globally in 2010, up 33.3% from 2009, according to company founder and CEO William Wang. LED backlighting and Internet...
SMIC considers giving up two fabs, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 21, 16:47
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) is evaluating the possibility of giving up two government-sponsored wafer fabs located in Chengdu and Wuhan, China in order to accelerate...
Former HP CEO resigns from TSMC board
Newswatch - Dec 17, 13:36
Carly Fiorina has resigned from her post as an independent director of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) board, as the former Hewlett-Packard CEO plans to run...
Elpida upbeat on DRAM outlook; to strengthen ties with Taiwan partners
Dec 9, 10:55
DRAM prices are expected to bounce back in January 2010, according to Elpida Memory CEO Yukio Sakamoto, adding that he believes supply will run short of global DRAM demand in the...
TPO president to return to Compal as global COO
Nov 26, 16:06
TPO Displays CEO and president William Chang will return to Compal Electronics as global chief operating officer (COO) after the merger of TPO, Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and Innolux...
Global Unichip vice chairman and CEO KC Shih retires
Nov 13, 16:34
KC Shih has retired as Global Unichip's vice chairman and CEO, but will remain as a member of the company's board of directors, according to the company. Shih founded Global Unichip...
SMIC appoints new CEO after Richard Chang resignation
Nov 10, 12:39
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced that its CEO Richard Chang has resigned to pursue other personal interests.
Himax posts nearly 10% revenue growth in 3Q09; expects 15-19% decline in 4Q09
Nov 5, 17:08
Himax Technologies has posted net revenues of US$203.1 million for the third quarter of 2009, representing a 11.7% decrease from US$230.1 million for the third quarter of 2008 and...
Natural user interface is future of PC industry, says Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer
Nov 5, 16:41
While the PC industry has seen many improvements and developments in innovation over the past 20 years, the focus of development over the next 20 years for the industry will focus...
Taiwan government, Chunghwa Telecom and Microsoft sign MOU on cloud computing
Nov 5, 15:29
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) each signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Microsoft on November 4 for cooperation and R&D on...
HTC handset shipments and revenues to post sequential growth in 4Q09, says CEO
Nov 5, 11:14
HTC's handset shipments and revenues will both grow sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2009 due to strong demand for its recently released Windows Mobile 6.5-based HTC HD2 smartphones,...
China Telecom to procure 50-80 million CDMA handsets in 2010, says VIA Telecom CEO
Nov 4, 11:35
China Telecom plans to procure 50-80 million CDMA handsets in 2010, of which 70% will be inexpensive models with average sales prices of 200 yuan (US$29), to meet expected demand...
Intel CEO promotes Larrabee privately during China visit
Nov 3, 16:54
Intel CEO Paul Otellini talked privately with several China-based graphics card makers to promote its Larrabee GPU, which is set to launch in 2010, during a recent visit, according...
Asustek aims to increase revenues by about 30% in 2010
Oct 30, 16:57
Asustek Computer expects that its 2010 revenues will have a chance to approach NT$300 billion (US$9.23 billion), which would represent on-year growth of about 30%. The company is...
TSMC targets 10% EPS CAGR over 2011-15, says chairman
Oct 30, 10:34
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) stands a chance of hitting record revenues and profits in 2010, when demand will rebound stronger than expected, according to company...
Acer expects BRIC to boost its PC shipments in 2010
Oct 29, 17:10
Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci has said that strong demand from Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) markets will be major contributors to the company's PC shipment growth in 2010.
Corning expects worldwide LCD glass market to grow 15% in 2010
Oct 27, 10:37
Corning has reported that display business revenues rose slightly sequentially to US$679 million in the third quarter, as sales were impacted by an earthquake that affected production...
Global chip market may stage full recovery earlier than expected in 2011, says TSMC chairman
Oct 19, 11:35
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) expects its 2010 sales to surpass 2008 in line with the industry's recovery, chairman and CEO Morris Chang said at a company event...
Acer CEO expects company to top notebook market by 2011
Oct 15, 17:11
Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci has forecast that the company's PC shipments will surpass 30 million units in 2009 and break 40 million in 2010. Lanci pointed out Acer had 5% on-year consolidated...
Network equipment makers to also benefit from Windows 7 launch, says D-Link CEO
Oct 15, 15:31
In addition to PC makers, network equipment makers are expected to also benefit from the launch of Windows 7 and see their revenues grow in the fourth quarter 2009, according to Tony...
China white-box handset sales rising to 40-50 million units a month, says RDA CEO
Oct 13, 16:52
White-box handset sales from China have increased to 40-50 million units a month, and are still rising due to increasing demand in emerging markets, according to Vincent Tai, CEO...
Oct 8, 13:46
Silicon Valley-based Array Networks, a network security applications provider, expects continuing development of cloud computing technologies and applications to bring in explosive...
New PV systems in 2010 to reach 1GWp in China, 10GWp globally, says LDK CEO
Oct 8, 11:33
The installation capacity of new photovoltaic (PV) power-generating systems in 2010 is estimated at 1GWp (gigawatt-peak) in China and 10GWp globally, according to Peng Xiao-feng,...
Failure as opportunity to learn: Q&A with Corning CEO Wendell P Weeks
Sep 30, 15:32
Many companies went bankrupt in the financial storm, and the remaining companies also learned the lesson the hard way. In the aftermath of the financial woes, many enterprises are...
LG Chem glass substrate investment not a major threat, says Corning CEO
Sep 24, 15:36
Corning CEO and chairman Wendell P Weeks has commented that the entrance of LG Chem into the glass substrate segment may not pose a major threat as the industry has very high barriers...
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...
GSMC striving to become top-five foundry chipmaker, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 17, 15:54
Shanghai-based foundry service provider Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (GSMC) will see its first profitable quarter in the third quarter of 2009, and aims to become...
Acer likely to see notebook shipments top 30 million units in 2009
Sep 4, 14:46
Acer is expected to see its notebook shipments for 2009 top 30 million units, surpassing its original target of 28 million units, according to sources at Taiwan OEM makers, who cited...
Numonyx CEO in Taiwan to strengthen ties with partners
Sep 1, 15:36
Brian Harrison, president and CEO of flash memory maker Numonyx, has recently visited Taiwan-based IC designers and distributors, in a move to reinforce company relations with clients...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 3h 47min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 3h 49min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 3h 54min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 4h 16min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 4h 17min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 5h 14min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 5h 24min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 5h 30min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 4h 10min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 4h 28min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 5h 32min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 5h 58min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 6h 55min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 7h 3min 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...
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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...
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Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the US and Europe and has seen its sales growing by leaps and bounds in recent years...
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...
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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 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.