Last update: Wednesday 24 November 2010 [28 news items]
Siano launches integrated receiver chip targeting emerging Latin America digital TV market
Nov 24, 13:41
Siano Mobile Silicon has announced the launch of a new product targeting the digital TV markets of Latin America and Japan. The SMS2270 supports the ISDB-T high definition DTV standard,...
China has 13 5G and advanced production lines at the end of 3Q10, says CVIA
Nov 12, 02:10
China is actively developing its flat panel display (FPD) industry, and had a total of 13 5G or advanced TFT-LCD production lines at the end of the third quarter of 2010, according...
Image sensor market to post record year in 2010, says IC Insights
Jun 22, 12:05
With demand for digital cameras, camera phones, and machine-vision systems recovering, sales of image-sensor devices are forecast to grow 31% in 2010 and will reach a new record high...
Taiwan reportedly plans to switch to digital TV broadcast in 2013
May 6, 12:06
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) plans to completely switch terrestrial TV to digital broadcast in 2013, according to industry sources.
EchoStar poised to operate in Taiwan market
Mar 17, 14:12
EchoStar Asia Multimedia, a joint ventrue of US-based satellite TV broadcaster EchoStar, has been undertaking small-scale trial broadcast of satellite TV service in the Taiwan market...
Taiwan NCC plans digital TV set top box subsidy
Feb 23, 14:58
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC), in line with its policy to stop analog terrestrial TV broadcasts in 2012, is drawing up a plan to subsidize the purchase of digital...
Japan market: Flat-panel TV shipments up over 50% on year in November
Dec 28, 11:26
Flat-panel TV shipments increased 55.9% on year to 1.53 million units in November in Japan, mainly due to growing demand for digital TVs and eco-friendly devices, according to the...
Taiwan forms Internet TV alliance targeting China market
Dec 1, 14:46
The Taiwan Electrical and Electronic Manufacturers' Association (TEEMA) and government-sponsored Taiwan Digital Television Committee (DTVC), under the auspices of the Ministry of...
Vizio licenses digital TV patent portfolio to Sony
Oct 29, 15:35
US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio has announced that Sony has become a licensee under Vizio's patent portfolio.
IC designer ITE to see revenues grow 15-20% sequentially in 3Q09
Aug 13, 16:06
IC design house ITE Tech is expected to see its revenues grow 15-20% sequentially in the third quarter from NT$977 million (US$29.71 million) recorded in the second quarter, buoyed...
Specialty IC foundry VIS upbeat about 3Q09
Aug 5, 14:51
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which specializes in analog/mixed-signal and logic ICs, has estimated shipments for third-quarter 2009 are likely to increase 25% sequentially...

NXP and TSMC deliver single-chip digital TV solution built on 45nm
Jul 10, 10:21
NXP Semiconductors and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on July 9 announced their cooperation to deliver the industry's first single-chip 45nm global LCD TV platform,...
CMMB market bigger this year than last, says Siano CEO
Jul 9, 17:17
Alon Ironi, CEO and president of mobile TV chip maker, Siano, has spoken out against recent industry murmurs that the...
China market: CMMB mobile TV market shrinking
Jul 8, 15:46
Policy flip-flops and patent issues pertaining to the implementation of the China Multimedia Mobile Broadcasting (CMMB) mobile digital TV standard have slowed the development of the...
Taiwan IC distributor Maxtek supplying Zoran digital TV chips to Wistron and Compal
Jul 1, 11:07
Taiwan-based IC distributor Maxtek Technology has begun supplying Zoran digital TV ICs to Taiwan-based makers Wistron and Compal Electronics for their ODM production of LCD HDTVs...

Parade DisplayPort-HDMI converter offers PC connectivity for DTV
Jun 1, 11:39
Parade Technologies, a developer of digital video interface products, has introduced DisplayPort to HDMI/DVI converter device PS161. The PS161 is an integrated circuit that includes...
Mio unveils three new PND products
Apr 30, 15:08
Mio Technology, the brand division of Mitac International, has unveiled three PND products, the Moov S505, S555 and V765.
China market: MIPS licenses IP to Mavrix and Haier
Apr 30, 10:18
MIPS Technologies has announced that Mavrix Technology, a fabless semiconductor company developing complete SoC solutions for the emerging mobile digital TV and portable multimedia...
2011 will be the peak year for SD DTT STB semiconductors, In-Stat says
Apr 29, 11:28
The semiconductor opportunity in standard definition (SD) digital terrestrial TV (DTT) set-top boxes (STBs) will peak in 2011 at nearly US$500 million, according In-Stat. High-definition...
Avermedia launches two new TV products
Apr 20, 15:01
Taiwan-based TV card maker Avermedia has launched two new products – the AirExpress TV card and the TwinStar dual digital TV stick.

Nagravision to enter Taiwan cable TV market
Apr 17, 15:15
Nagravision, a Switzerland-based provider of access control and content protection solutions, will team up with three Taiwan-based cable TV MSOs (multi-system operators) China Network...
China market: Digital cable TV users top 45 million at end of 4Q08
Apr 15, 15:17
There were 45.1 million subscribers of digital cable TV services in China as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2008, growing by 13.5% on quarter and 83.2% on year, according to...
IC testing houses see revenues climb on orders for handset- and TV-related chips
Apr 10, 16:05
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics saw March revenues grow by double-digits over the previous month amid growing handset- and TV-related chip orders...
ALi to see up to 30% revenue growth in 2Q09 thanks to recovering STB demand
Mar 27, 16:23
Market watchers expect IC designer ALi to see 17% revenue growth in March and 20-30% growth in the second quarter because demand for set-top boxes (STBs) in China has recovered, and...
Demand for STB chips gearing up in China
Newswatch - Feb 26, 12:04
Demand for set-top box (STB) chips in China has been gaining momentum as STB sales are expected to pick up in the near future amid plans by TV operators to launch more digital TV...
Chip suppliers see strong demand from digital broadcasting, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 5, 12:16
The US government has mandated all full-power television stations switch from analog to digital signals on February 17, brining lots of opportunities for digital broadcasting chips,...
FTC approves STB joint-procurement project by Taiwan cable TV operators
Jul 24, 01:15
The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) of Taiwan has approved an application by 28 local cable TV operators to jointly procure set-top boxes (STBs) in order to reduce costs while making...
China market: Over 30 million digital cable TV users at end of 1Q08
Jun 4, 11:33
In the China market, there were 30.04 million subscribers of digital cable TV service as of the end of the first quarter of 2008, growing by 22% on quarter, according to China-based...
- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Marvell Launches Breakthrough Smart Energy Management Platforms for Appliances and LED Lighting Solutions
- Digi-Key announces global distribution agreement with Marktech Optoelectronics
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- American Based Porsche Showroom Complements its HighEnd Automobiles with GlacialLight LED Lights
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
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- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011

Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...

MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...

The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...

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...
- 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.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.


















