Staying focused on wireless connectivity: Q&A with CSR CEO Joep van Beurden

Nov 26, 10:15

Despite unsatisfactory 2008 financial results, UK-based CSR, which has over 50% market share of built-in Bluetooth chips for handsets, is still diversifying its products and increasing...

Opportunity is always present in the midst of crisis: Q&A with Freescale CEO Rich Beyer

Nov 13, 16:58

Rich Beyer, CEO of Freescale Semiconductor, was attending a technology seminar held in Beijing early this month, providing his insights into the current economic conditions and particularly...

MEMS-based digital micro shutters as an alternative to LCD: Q&A with display start-up Pixtronix founder Nesbitt Hagood

Nov 12, 12:16

Pixtronix, a US-based start-up with a staff size of about 45, claims it has been doing what everyone else in the flat panel display industry has been trying to achieve: low-cost and...

Portable projector with media player: Q&A with Aiptek chairman Peter Chen

Nov 10, 11:35

Taiwan-based digital image products maker Aiptek International has introduced its first pico projector with built-in media player and 1GB memory. Peter Chen, chairman of the company,...

The future of network video: Q&A with Tim Chen of Lanner Electronics

Nov 5, 12:26

Network video shows potential in a growing range of industries, from surveillance and security, to health care, industrial automation, and transportation. This is largely thanks to...

Solar energy market to grow at a very aggressive rate: Q&A with Gilad Almogy, senior vice president, Applied Materials

Oct 23, 01:10

Despite the rapid decline of oil prices and a slowdown in the semiconductor and FPD (flat-panel display) industries recently, global investment in solar energy has continued to build...

MEMS mass production to lead to increased foundry outsourcing: Q&A with Siimpel CEO Chee Kwan

Oct 20, 16:48

Increasing global demand for smartphones has resulted in related advancements in handset functionality and increased competition among component suppliers. In August of this year,...

Shrunken 65nm process is more competitive: Q&A with Kumi Higuchi, vice president of Elpida Memory

Oct 9, 14:14

Japan-based Elpida Memory has recently come out with a shrunken 65nm process for the production of DRAM chips, which the company claims will be able to compete effectively with the...

ARM-based MID products to hit the market in 2009: Q&A with Warren East, CEO of ARM

Sep 30, 15:39

ARM Holdings recently held its annual board meeting for 2008 in Taipei, highlighting the importance of the Taiwan market to its long-term business deployment. Digitimes took the opportunity...

GPU will continue to grow for another 15 years: Q&A with Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia

Sep 23, 17:11

Digitimes recently had a chance to talk to Jen-Hsun Huang, president and CEO of Nvidia to discuss recent issues surrounding the chip design giant.

Semiconductor equipment localization – Don't act like a cry baby: Q&A with Hermes Epitek Archie Hwang

Sep 15, 15:42

One of the most well known local Taiwan providers of semiconductor equipment, Hermes Epitek believes that extending its business presence is a natural extension of its long-term practice...

Product difference and virtual localization: E-ton general manager talks about Taiwan's PV industry

Sep 15, 12:23

His eyes sparkle when Chin-Yao Tsai, general manager of E-ton Solar Tech, talks fervently about solar energy and in particular the photovoltaic (PV) industry in Taiwan. He has confidence...

Economic takes its spot next to technology: Talking techonomics with Synopsys CEO Aart de Geus

Sep 12, 10:25

For much of the history of the semiconductor industry, Moore's Law was the industry's driver. Though Moore's law remains a strong and vibrant driver today, it has been joined by economic...

Economic and technology challenges moving to 32nm: Q&A with ATMI

Sep 11, 16:43

As the semiconductor industry addresses the move to 32nm, it is important for players in the industry to acknowledge that the macro market environment it serves is rapidly changing...

The state of the semiconductor industry: Q&A with SEMI president Stanley Myers

Sep 11, 16:42

When looking to divine the direction of the semiconductor industry, it makes sense to turn to SEMI, the global industry association serving companies that provide equipment, materials...

KLA Tencor sees the capex glass as half full

Sep 9, 12:44

Although a global economic recession has cast a cloud over the entire semiconductor industry, leading inspection and metrology tool supplier KLA Tencor expects that the soft capital...

More outsourcing from IDMs implies business potential: Q&A with Global Testing president and CEO Paul Yang

Jul 22, 10:51

While admitting that its sales exposure to IC design houses is relatively high, Global Testing (GT) aims to grow its exposure to IDMs in order to grab more business, especially as...

If you can be number one in China you can be number one in the world: Q&A with Freescale senior VP Henri Richard

Jul 18, 11:23

During the recent Freescale Technology Forum (FTF) in the US, company senior VP, chief sales and marketing officer Henri Richard noted that one of the great pleasures he has had since...

Opportunity and challenge in China semi inspection and metrology market: Q&A with KLA-Tencor China president Su Hua

Jul 15, 12:12

With China being one of the key hubs for semiconductor production and key market for semiconductor sales, leading process control and yield management tool supplier KLA-Tencor believes...

Rohm & Haas ready for 18-inch wafer and new process migration: Q&A with president of microelectronic technologies James Fahey

Jul 11, 13:50

While number-one semiconductor equipment supplier Applied Materials projects that semiconductor companies will trim their capital expenditure (capex) by 40% in 2008, and some leading...

From Hollywood to your digital life: Q&A with Dolby marketing vice president Francois Modarresse

Jun 25, 10:45

The "Dolby" logo is deep-rooted in every cinema goer's mind, with the logo signifying a guarantee of a lively audio experience. Dolby Laboratories has also made moves to...

Q&A with Dennis Chen, chairman of LED chipmaker Huga Optotech

Jun 23, 15:54

While upstream LED companies did not see their revenues grow as much as expected in the first half of this year, LED chipmaker Huga, founded by Inventec and Yulon, maintained growth...

No plan for 450mm wafer migration yet: Q&A with Chartered CEO Song-Hwee Chia

Jun 18, 15:00

With Intel, Samsung Electronics and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) having recently reached an agreement on 450mm wafer production, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing,...

Own brand strategy: Q&A with TPV Group vice president CH Tuan

Jun 10, 11:53

TPV Technology's own monitor brand AOC overtook Samsung Electronics as the number one monitor brand in China in the first quarter of 2008 and TPV aims to ship a total of 11.5 million...

Interview with Dr. Chii-Ming Yiin, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs

Jun 10, 01:20

Digitimes recently had the opportunity to interview Taiwan's new Economics Minister Dr. Chii-Ming Yiin, to discuss current issues being handled by Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs...

Trends in storage, the economy and network: Comments from LSI CEO Abhi Talwalkar

Jun 9, 14:41

LSI was founded in 1981 as an ASIC company that did service functions, which meant basically it turned others companies' IP into silicon. The company did that for more than 20 years,...

Trends in the Wi-Fi industry: An interview with Michael Hurlson of Broadcom

Jun 9, 11:17

Just before Broadcom spoke at the Computex CE Summit on June 4, Digitimes had the opportunity to chat with Michael Hurlson, vice president and general manager for the Home and Wireless...

Intel is ready for MID challenge: Q&A with Anand Chandrasekher, manager of Intel ultra mobility group

Jun 6, 15:17

With Nvidia recently revealing its Tegra processor for mobile computer products to challenge Intel's Atom platform on MIDs (Mobile Internet Devices), Digitimes took the opportunity...

Ubiquitous media connectivity: A discussion with Alice Chang, CEO of CyberLink

Jun 6, 01:15

Improvement in PC hardware in recent years has helped spur the development, creation and manipulation of multimedia, especially video. CyberLink is well known for its multimedia software...

WiMAX is an opportunity for Taiwan to become leading total solutions provider: Interview with John Hsuan, vice chairman of UMC

Jun 5, 15:12

John Hsuan, vice chairman of United Microelectronic Corporation (UMC) and concurrently chairman of Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), is a 30-year veteran of the Taiwan IT industry...

Profitability more important than ranking: Q&A with UTAC president and CEO JC Lee

May 30, 17:42

Being one of the top-ten IC packaging and testing companies in terms of sales, United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) stresses the importance of profitability rather than ranking,...

A focused CMOS image sensor maker: Q&A with OmniVision sales VP Ray Cisneros

May 21, 15:29

Despite the CMOS image sensor market undergoing a structural change, as evident in Micron Technology spinning off its CMOS image sensor unit as Aptina Imaging, as well as the rising...

Distributing NXP ICs is "easy": Q&A with NXP Asia Pacific sales and marketing VP TL Chow

May 20, 11:32

Soon after meeting with distributors in the Asia Pacific region, NXP Semiconductors Asia Pacific sales and marketing vice president, TL Chow met with Digitimes and shared his comments...

Well-positioned for an audio IC boom: Q&A with Wolfson CEO Dave Shrigley

May 16, 15:20

Seeing demand for good quality audio performance penetrating a wide array of consumer electronics, Wolfson Microelectronics, a leading-player in the high-end audio solution market,...