Last update: Friday 18 May 2012 [173 news items]
Cloud computing offering big market for cooling solutions, says NS Micro Motor
Jun 2, 12:25
With the cloud computing market expected to grow rapidly, development of related technologies, infrastructure and software applications is looking promising. Growing adoption of cloud...
Adata cautiously optimistic about 3Q11
Jun 1, 14:40
Third-quarter seasonal effects may not be obvious to the memory module industry in 2011, despite a slight rebound from the second quarter when the sector should have hit its bottom...
Samsung starts mass producing 3Xnm, 32GB modules for advanced servers
May 31, 15:33
Samsung Electronics has started mass producing 32GB memory modules, essential for cloud computing and advanced server systems, using 30nm-class 4Gb DDR3 DRAM chips, according to the...
Computex 2011: ARM-based server market to see growth before 2015, says ARM president
May 31, 01:55
Tudor Brown, president of ARM, at the company's pre-Computex press conference, pointed out that ARM-based server market in the future will have a great development opportunity as...

VIA Technologies steps into developing servers
May 25, 15:52
Taiwan-based chipset design house VIA Technologies, in view of growing demand for servers used for cloud computing applications, has stepped into development of servers specifically...
Chunghwa Telecom, China Telecom to cooperate on cloud computing
May 19, 16:24
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), the largest telecom carrier in Taiwan, and China Telecom on May 18 signed an MOU in Beijing, China, for cooperation to develop cloud computing technology and...
Wistron estimates over 10% growth in notebook and LCD TV shipments in 2Q11
Apr 28, 01:15
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, at the company's investors meeting on April 27, pointed out that the company's revenue performance in the first quarter of 2011 was lower than expected...
Compal turning focus to non-notebook products
Apr 27, 17:09
As the company's notebook shipment growth is starting to slow down, Taiwan-based notebook maker Compal Electronics is turning more aggressive in strengthening its R&D for tablet...
China market: Asustek launches two servers for cloud computing services
Apr 22, 01:35
Asustek Computer has launched two servers, the RS500-E6 and RS520-E6, for cloud computing applications in the China market, targeting the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) segment...
Despite strong 1Q11 performance, partners concerned about Intel impact from tablet PC
Apr 21, 01:50
Intel announced first-quarter revenues of US$12.8 billion, up 24% on year with net profits of US$3.2 billion, up 21% on year, both new historical records. However, sources from PC...
Elpida to have Rexchip make server-use DRAM
Apr 19, 11:49
Elpida Memory has for the first time contracted its Taiwan-based joint venture to manufacture server-use DRAM memory, industry sources revealed. Rexchip Electronics will produce server...
Taiwan market: Blu-ray disc player sales expected to surpass 100,000 units in 2011
Apr 14, 01:40
Blu-ray disc player sales in Taiwan may surpass 100,000 units in 2011 as players such as Toshiba, Sony, LG, Panasonic and Sharp all launched models with prices less than US$100 in...
Commentary: Cloud-computing platform for innovative corporate services
Apr 12, 11:04
Cloud computing has attracted great attention from the government and the private sector. With Taiwan being a critical hardware production base in the global cloud computing industry,...
Quanta Computer to set up 2 subsidiaries in China for cloud computing business
Stockwatch - Apr 6, 15:26
Quanta Computer will establish two wholly owned subsidiaries, Cloudex (Beijing) Technology and Cloudex (Shanghai) Technology each with initial paid-in capital of US$1 million, to...
Asustek to launch US$200-250 netbook in June
Mar 17, 01:05
Asustek Computer is set to launch a new netbook priced at US$200-250 in June in cooperation with Intel, and hopes to achieve its goal of shipping six million netbooks in 2011, according...
Alpha Networks looks to cloud computing switches for growth in 2011 revenue
Mar 11, 11:40
Alpha Networks, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication equipment, expects switches and other equipment used in cloud computing data centers to drive its revenue growth in...
Digitimes Insight: WD buys HGST to increase HDD market share
Mar 11, 10:42
Japan-based Hitachi on March 7 announced that it has sold subsidiary Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST), a top three hard disk drive (HDD) maker globally, to Western Digital...
Google rumored to set up regional cloud computing data center in Taiwan
Feb 22, 11:36
There is a report around the Taiwan bourse that Google will invest NT$1 billion (US$34.1 million) to acquire a 15-hectare site in a government-developed industrial park located in...
Chunghwa Telecom to offer environment for developing cloud computing services
Feb 14, 11:55
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will offer a self-developed environment for ISVs (independent software vendors) to develop cloud computing services as well as development kits in the second...
HP, Dell to debut latest tablet PCs
Feb 10, 01:20
Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell are both set to announce their latest tablet PCs shortly with mixed platforms as well as operating systems, according to sources from notebook players...
Kingston talks about portable application software
Jan 19, 15:32
In the face of a new computing era, where mobility, cloud-based applications and services play key parts, memory module firms should consider including software designs on their hardware...
Quanta looks to raise non-notebook income in 2011
Jan 14, 12:14
Quanta Computer aims to raise the ratio of non-notebook income, mostly generated from sales of tablet PCs and cloud computing products, to 30% of its total revenues in 2011 compared...
Soft-World, FastDCC sign cloud computing strategic alliance
Jan 12, 14:36
Taiwan-based online game developer-operator Soft-World International and FastDCC, a Singapore-based provider of cloud computing (DCC) solutions specifically for telecom carriers and...
CHT, Inventec to cooperate to develop cloud computing
Dec 31, 10:37
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and Inventec on December 30 signed an MOU for one-year cooperation to develop cloud computing solutions, according to the companies.
Taiwan market: Second university adopts Microsoft MCloud
Dec 22, 14:02
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) has become the second university, next to National Taiwan University, in Taiwan to adopt Microsoft's MCloud integrated solutions, which help...
Chunghwa Telecom to cooperate with Skycloud to tap China cloud computing market
Dec 17, 16:40
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on December 16 signed an MOU with Skycloud Technology (China), a provider of cloud computing-based system integration services headquartered in Beijing, for...
TecMall Forum this year to focus on cloud computing
Dec 14, 01:55
The 13th TecMall Forum, which will be hosted on December 15 in Taichung, Taiwan, will focus on discussing the cloud computing industry with both China-based players including Hasee...
Quanta, CHT to start testing new cloud computing platform
Nov 18, 01:25
Quanta Computer and Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) are scheduled to test their new cloud computing platform at CHT's R&D center in Taoyuan, Taiwan with Quanta to invite several software...
Intel to implement four cloud computing technology-supporting projects in Taiwan
Oct 29, 11:43
Intel CEO Paul Otellini visited Taiwan on October 28 and signed with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), the National Science Council (NSC), the Ministry of Education (MOE) and...
Intel unveils Cloud 2015 vision for cloud computing industry
Oct 29, 10:12
Intel has unveiled several new initiatives under its "Cloud 2015" vision aimed at making cloud-based Internet computing more interoperable, secure and simplified.
No cloud computing MOU between Taiwan and Intel, say sources
Oct 28, 12:26
Intel CEO Paul Otellini was originally set to sign an MOU about cloud computing with Taiwan's economics minister Shih Yen-shiang this afternoon, but the minister has decided to not...
Once bitten twice shy: Taiwan MOEA remains low key on Intel cloud computing MOU
Oct 27, 01:30
Intel, on October 28, could again sign a cooperation MOU with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on cloud computing development. The two parties had previously signed a...
Intel needs to improve collaboration with Taiwan, says vice economics minister
Oct 26, 16:12
Intel CEO Paul Otellini, during his visit to Taiwan on October 28, is arranged to sign an MOU with the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) for cooperation in cloud computing development...
Chunghwa Telecom, Intel to talk about cooperation on smart TV, cloud computing, says paper
Newswatch - Oct 20, 14:40
Chairman Lu Shyue-ching for Chunghwa Telecom will talk with Intel president and CEO Paul Otellini, who will visit Taiwan on October 28, about cooperation on smart TV solutions and...
Taiwan market: TWM launches cloud storage solution for handset personal data
Oct 19, 14:15
Mobile telecom carrier Taiwan Mobile (TWM) on October 18 launched a cloud computing-based personal information protection service, which enables subscribers to use Android smartphones...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 20min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 33min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 1h 8min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 1h 26min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 1h 36min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 2h 7min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 3h 15min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 1h 34min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 2h 2min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 2h 46min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 2h 47min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 3h 12min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 3h 29min 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
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- White papers
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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
- 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.






















