Last update: Friday 11 May 2012 [21 news items]
Power outage at MagnaChip causes shipment delays
May 11, 01:05
Recent power outages at specialty IC foundry MagnaChip Semiconductor have caused delivery delays. Companies affected by the event include Sonix Technology, Elan Microelectronics,...
Acer chairman reportedly to visit Chongqing for a cloud computing event
Mar 20, 01:20
Acer chairman JT Wang reportedly will visit Chongqing, China for a cloud computing-related event to promote its AcerCloud, which is set to launch in April and since Chongqing's Committee...
Co-chiefs likely to run future TSMC, says Chang
Mar 6, 01:10
The board of directors at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will now implement its CEO succession plan after the promotion of three senior vice presidents to company...
Intel, Insyde Software to host Fall UEFI Plugfest in Taiwan
Oct 18, 01:20
Intel and Taiwan-based software designer Insyde Software will jointly host Fall UEFI Plugfest in Taiwan from October 25-27, to promote the latest UEFI technologies.
Samsung reportedly contacted Taiwan OEMs for evaluating notebook outsourcing
Aug 23, 01:10
Korea-based notebook brand vendor Samsung Electronics has reportedly contacted Taiwan-based notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Pegatron Technology in August to...
Taiwan distributor files lawsuit against Nintendo
Jul 26, 01:45
Nintendo's Taiwan distributor Hakuyu has filed lawsuit against Nintendo in Taipei accusing Nintendo of ending its distribution right unilaterally, while Nintendo also removed the...
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...
CES 2011: LG to introduce 72-inch full LED 3D TV
Jan 4, 16:37
Seoul, Dec. 27, 2010 - LG Electronics will unveil the 72-inch LZ9700, the world's largest Full LED-backlight LCD 3D TV (FULL LED 3D TV) at CES 2011 in Las Vegas. The LZ9700 gives...
FPD International 2010: Sharp displays large-size TV wall
Nov 12, 02:30
Sharp is showcasing its large-size TV wall at the ongoing FPD International 2010 in Makuhari, Japan, from November 10 to 12.
FPD International 2010: LG Display shows thinnest 42-inch LED TV
Nov 12, 02:25
LG Display is showcasing the world's thinnest 42-inch LED-backlit LCD TV at the ongoing FPD International 2010 in Makuhari, Japan, from November 10 to 12.
FPD International 2010: SMD showcases 19-inch transparent 3D display
Nov 12, 02:20
Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) is showcasing a 19-inch transparent 3D display at the ongoing FPD International 2010 in Makuhari, Japan, from November 10 to 12.
FPD International 2010: AUO showcases 71-inch 3D TV panel
Nov 12, 02:15
AU Optronics (AUO) is showcasing its 71-inch 3D TV panel at the ongoing FPD International 2010 in Makuhari, Japan, from November 10 to 12.
Motion sensor technology moves towards maturity with related markets to hit US$63.8 billion
Oct 14, 12:12
Up until recently, motion sensors have been used mainly in automotive and specialized industrial applications. However, new applications and broader market opportunities for motion...
Globalfoundries aims for over US$3.5 billion revenues in 2010, says COO
Oct 14, 01:10
Globalfoundries aims to generate more than US$3.5 billion in revenues in 2010, COO Song-Hwee Chia remarked at a company event held in Taipei on October 13. The target will allow the...
PC players host summit to find cure for ill China PC DIY market
Oct 12, 01:40
As China's PC DIY market is seeing demand gradually shrinking, several PC-related players including China- and Taiwan-based IT media as well as the Taipei Computer Association (TCA)...
Display Taiwan 2010: AUO exhibits full lineup of display applications
Jun 9, 09:42
AU Optronics (AUO) is taking part in Display Taiwan 2010 at Taipei World Trade Center Exhibition Hall 1 from June 9-11 to showcase its full lineup of display products.
Computex 2010: Winchip to showcase new line of DRAM modules
May 25, 11:00
Taiwan-based Winchip Technologies will debut its brand-new DRAM modules, which include high-capacity DDR2 and DDR3 products, low-voltage DDR3 modules and overclocking-orient DDR3...
Samsung executive among speakers at GSA Memory Conference
Newswatch - Mar 15, 12:03
The Global Semiconductor Alliance (GSA) has announced the roster of speakers and companies that will make presentations at the GSA Memory Conference to be held in Taipei on March...
Mar 2, 10:25
AU Optronics (AUO) will exhibit at PV Expo 2010 in Tokyo, Japan's Big Sight International Exhibition Center from March 3-5 to showcase its competitive edge in the solar industry value...
PV players anxiously watching Intersolar 2009 outcomes
May 18, 11:08
Although Taiwan-based makers of crystalline silicon solar cells have seen orders increase for May 2009, they are not optimistic about revenues due to declining prices, according to...
Computex Taipei 2009 continues to grow
Mar 6, 15:24
Computex Taipei 2009 will continue to increase in scale despite the global slowdown, according to sources at the show's organizer. This year's event will accommodate a total of 1,684...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 1h 29min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 1h 42min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 17min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 2h 35min ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 2h 45min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 16min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 4h 24min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 2h 43min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 11min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 3h 55min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 3h 56min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 21min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 4h 38min ago
CES 2012: Acer Aspire Timeline Ultra notebook
Acer has unveiled the Aspire Timeline Ultra featuring eight hours of battery life and a 2-spindle design in an ultrabook. They feature Acer Green Instant On for fast boot and resume,...
Photo: Company, Jan 12.
Atecom Technology showcases sapphire crystals in SEMICON Taiwan 2011
Taiwan-based semiconductor material supplier Atecom Technology showcased sapphire crystals at SEMICON Taiwan 2011. Headquartered in Taipei, Atecom has been supplying materials such...
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Sep 14.
OCZ Technology has unveiled its next-generation Vertex 3 SATA3 SSD product family, a lineup that caters to both client and enterprise applications. Harnessing the 6Gbps speed of the...
Photo: Company, Mar 2.
Planar Systems has introduced an 82-inch LCD display, the Planar d82L, to its lineup of high performance displays for advertising and digital signage applications in airports, shopping...
Photo: company, Mar 2.
MWC 2011: Acer Iconia Pad A100
Acer, at Mobile World Congress 2011, has introduced its 7-inch Iconia Tab A100 featuring Android 3.0 and Nvidia's dual-core Tegra 2 processor. With the Iconia Tab A100's 1024x600...
Photo: Company, Feb 16.
- 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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- 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
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
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- 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.