Last update: Wednesday 8 May 2013 [49 news items]
Memoright gearing up for tablet storage, says president
Mar 9, 16:23
In the face of rising tablet PC demand, Memoright will certainly not be absent from the tablet storage market, according to company president Alex Kuo. Initially Memoright will cooperate...
PTI and Walton to see strong orders in 2Q11, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 1, 11:56
Memory-IC packaging and testing houses Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering are expected to see substantial gains in orders in the second quarter of 2011, thanks...
Kingston reportedly to buy stake in SSD controller firm JMicron
Jan 24, 11:32
Memory module supplier Kingston Technology will likely subscribe to a private placement of JMicron Technology, which specializes in controller chips for solid-state drives (SSD),...
Kingston gearing up for on-chip memory
Jan 13, 11:37
The rise of embedded memory solution presents an opportunity for memory chipmakers. However, module house Kingston Technology is also making inroads into the market, according to...
Micron reportedly taps Phison, Skymedi for eMMC NAND
Dec 30, 01:35
Micron Technology is looking to work with memory controller IC suppliers Phison Electronics and Skymedi for its managed NAND portfolio that supports the eMMC standard for mobile devices...
Micron sampling 512Mb NOR device for automotive applications
Nov 9, 16:38
Micron Technology has introduced its Axcell-series NOR flash memory for automotive applications. Sampling has already begun, with mass production slated to begin in 2011.
Phison confirms plan to establish JV with Kingston for embedded memory
Oct 26, 01:10
Phison Electronics, in a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), announced that its board of directors has approved a plan to form a joint venture with Kingston Technology...
Samsung to push new memory card format to compete with eMMC, SD
Oct 1, 01:30
Samsung Electronics is looking to develop version 1.0 of the Universal Flash Storage (UFS) interface standard in the first half of 2011, in a move to standardize a command set required...
Phison aims to be among global top-2 NAND device controller IC suppliers
Aug 20, 10:39
Phison Electronics aims to ship 450 million NAND flash device controller ICs in 2010 to become one of the world's two largest suppliers, chairman Khein Seng Pua said at a recent company...
Phison gives gloomy outlook for NAND flash prices
Aug 19, 11:49
Prices for NAND flash memory may remain sluggish through the first quarter of 2011, according to Khein Seng Pua, chairman of Phison Electronics, a memory controller IC supplier that...
Kingston to supply embedded NAND devices for HTC
Aug 18, 12:03
Memory module maker Kingston Technology has recently cut into the supply chain of High Tech Computer (HTC) with its in-house developed eMMC NAND flash memory device, which uses Toshiba's...
Micron vying for emerging eMMC NAND market
Sep 24, 16:50
Micron Technology will benefit from the emerging market of NAND flash-based built-in eMMC solutions for mobile applications especially smartphones, which are seen as a bright spot...
Skymedi supplies eMMC for HTC, Nokia and Garmin, sources say
Jun 15, 12:05
Taiwan's Skymedi, a memory controller IC maker, has recently cut into the supply chains of High Tech Computer (HTC), Nokia and Garmin with its eMMC products, according to industry...
Micron announces support of JEDEC eMMC 4.4 in NAND portfolio
Jun 11, 17:01
Micron Technology has announced support of the newly-ratified JEDEC eMMC 4.4 standard with its portfolio of managed NAND solutions for mobile applications. Designed using Micron's...
Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
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Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 25min ago
Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
IT + CE | 44min ago
Samsung Electronics has begun volume production of 128GB embedded memory for next-generation smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices. With 128GB of the new embedded memory...
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Samsung Electronics has begun volume production of an ultra-fast embedded memory for smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices in 16-, 32- and 64-gigabyte (GB) densities. The...
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Toshiba 128GB embedded NAND flash modules
Toshiba has announced the launch of a 128GB embedded NAND flash memory module, which it claims is the highest capacity yet achieved in the industry. The module is compliant with the...
Photo: Comnpany, Jun 23.
The NAND flash boom: Q&A with Phison chairman Khein Seng Pua
Demand for NAND flash application to eMMC, SSDs and USB 3.0 devices is expected to take off in 2012, according to chairman Khein Seng Pua for IC design house Phison Electronics at...
Looking to ride mobile computing wave: Q&A with Kingston co-founder David Sun
Kingston Technology's revenues hit a record high of US$6.5 billion for 2010, representing a 58.5% on-year growth. However, high sales do not necessarily mean profits are high as well,...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- GLT expanding light guide plate capacity
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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
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- 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.
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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.
- 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.