Last update: Tuesday 30 April 2013 [108 news items]
Alcatel-Lucent to push sales of IP Edge and core network equipment
Jul 23, 13:50
Alcatel-Lucent will continue to push the development of IP Edge network equipment with plans to launch high-capacity 100 Gigabit Ethernet-based Edge equipment as well as IP core networks,...
MIPS announces planned retirement of CEO
Jul 15, 14:51
John Bourgoin, president and CEO of MIPS Technologies, plans to retire by the end of the calendar year, or sooner if a successor is appointed earlier, according to the company.
Intel to use IP from TSMC to make Langwell chipset, says paper
Newswatch - Jul 3, 16:09
Intel will adopt silicon IP from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture a customized version of its Langwell chipset (the chipset component of its next-generation...
Gemtek expects strong shipments of IP STBs and WiMAX CPE in 2H09
Jul 3, 14:32
Gemtek Technology expects its shipments of IP set-top boxes (STBs) to top 600,000 units in the second half of 2009 compared to 300,000 units shipped in the first, while its full-year...
Intel and Nokia team up for new mobile platform
Jun 24, 11:10
Intel and Nokia on June 23 announced a long-term relationship to develop a new class of Intel architecture-based mobile computing device and chipset architectures which will combine...
Kenmec adopts DuPont bonding technology for touch panels
Newswatch - Jun 17, 16:44
LCD equipment supplier Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has announced it has signed a licensing agreement with DuPont Display Enhancements to employ DuPont's optical bonding technology...
Computex 2009: MIPS architecture for Android
Jun 5, 15:16
MIPS, showcasing its latest products at Computex Taipei 2009, has announced the availability of Android on MIPS architecture and that it will make the MIPS-optimized source code publicly...
Computex 2009: ARC highlighting Sound-to-Silicon solution
Jun 5, 14:51
During Computex Taipei 2009, silicon and IP provider ARC is showcasing its latest Sound-to-Silicon solution, which focuses on delivering a rich audio experience with multimedia content...
ARM aims to take 20% share in mobile computing CPU market in 2010, says CEO
Newswatch - Jun 3, 11:08
Warren East, CEO of IP vendor ARM, expects the smartphone market to grow 15% in 2009, and the company's share in the mobile computing processor market will increase to 20% in 2010,...
SMIC and Chingis announce availability of 0.18-micron embedded flash process and IP
Jun 2, 12:10
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Chingis Technology, a fabless chipmaker of embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) solutions, have announced the availability...
Computex 2009: Alpha Networks presents new IP STB and HD media player
Jun 2, 11:57
Alpha Networks, a major player in the networking ODM/OEM industry, is showcasing its full-featured and easy-to-use solutions for IP set-top-box (IP STB) and high-definition (HD) media...
Investment in Taiwan will help fix China's broken IC industry, says The Information Network
Jun 1, 16:49
China's cross-strait investment in Taiwan will help the island to survive the global crisis and at the same time help fix its own IC market, according to The Information Network.
Socle partners with Catena, CoreSonic to drive wireless SoC platform in 65nm
Jun 1, 14:09
Socle Technology has announced its partnership with Catena and CoreSonic to develop a comprehensive design platform on Chartered Semiconductor's 65nm process with integrable wireless...
eMemory announces availability of OTP mass production solution NeoROM
May 22, 09:15
Embedded non-volatile memory technology and IP supplier eMemory Technology has announced the roll-out of NeoROM, a powerful one-time programmable (OTP) solution for products in mass...
Taiwan market: Government body to settle IP peering fee dispute
May 21, 11:06
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has indicated it is collecting opinions from ISPs (Internet service providers), and plans to soon propose draft IP (Internet Protocol)...
Home-grown IP crucial to future of Taiwan high-tech industry, says Macronix president
May 19, 17:08
Development of home-grown IP and key technologies will play a decisive role in allowing Taiwan's high-tech industry to keep pace with foreign rivals, said Chih-Yuan Lu, president...
Global Unichip suffers bad debt from China-based Innofidei
May 19, 16:25
Taiwan-based IC design service provider Global Unichip has suffered default in payment by its client Innofidei, the largest China-based design house of mobile TV ICs, since the fourth...
Faraday launches PCIe 2.0 at 90nm
Apr 30, 17:01
Taiwan-based fabless ASIC and IP provider Faraday Technology has announced that their PCIe GenII PHY, developed based on the PCI Express 2.0 specification, has passed PCI-SIG APAC...
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...
Faraday expects 50% revenue growth in 2Q09
Apr 28, 17:09
Fabless ASIC and IP company Faraday Technology has estimated it will enjoy a revenue increase of 50% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009, with digital camera chips likely to...
SMIC to set up design service center in Shenzhen
Apr 24, 16:32
China's Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has planned to set up a design service center in Shenzhen, where one of its 12-inch fabs is located, according...
Taiwan market: Government agency to mediate over IP peering fee dispute
Apr 16, 16:44
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has said that it will talk with Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and other fixed-network telecommunication operators to resolve the dispute...
Micron-Nanya camp to build IP for Taiwan DRAM, asking support from government
Apr 10, 15:28
The Micron-Nanya camp has similar goals to those of the Taiwan government in respect to restructuring the island's memory-chip industry, according to CJ Wu, chairman of Nanya Technology...
Taiwan Memory to secure IP from Elpida, targeting mobile DRAM
Apr 3, 13:58
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) will secure key IP rights from memory chipmaker Elpida Memory to jointly develop new DRAM chips used inside mobile phones, according to John Hsuan. TMC...
Taiwan Memory to be DRAM IP company; still in talks with Micron
Apr 1, 16:45
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) will position itself as an IP company that will initially outsource production to local DRAM chipmakers, John Hsuan said today following confirmation that...
Taiwan court rejects PPT patent infringement claims against NPC
Newswatch - Mar 17, 10:01
Taiwan's intellectual property court has recently ruled in favor of Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), who was accused by Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) of infringing its patent...
Faraday expects overall revenue growth this year despite declining IP sales
Feb 24, 10:40
IC design service provider Faraday Technology expects a 20-25% sales decline in the first quarter, but revenues in the second quarter will grow 20%, according to company president...
MIPS sees opportunities in China netbook market
Jan 21, 17:12
MIPS Technologies has successfully entered the market for Linux-based netbook platforms in China, according to Mark Pittman, vice president of Asia Pacific sales at MIPS.
MEMS foundries transforming into 'foundry IP companies'
Jan 15, 17:03
Taiwan MEMS foundries have come up with an idea of turning themselves into so-called "foundry IP companies" that can be differentiated from the MEMS business operated by...
ARC International launches audio IP solutions for consumer electronics
Jan 9, 17:08
ARC International has introduced new vertically-integrated audio intellectual property (IP) solutions, dubbed Sound-to-Silicon, for three major consumer electronics product categories...
Taiwan MOEA: Government bailout works only if DRAM makers build IP base
Jan 7, 14:42
Chen Chao-Yih, administrator of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) bureau, recently said that the fundamental problem that local DRAM makers must confront amid the current...
Gateway Silicon licenses MIPS IP cores for USB 2.0 OTG
Dec 26, 10:51
MIPS Technologies today announced that design service company Gateway Silicon (GSI) licensed a wide range of its USB 2.0 On-the-Go (OTG) PHY IP cores. GSI has acquired the rights...
Socle licenses USB 2.0 OTG IP cores from MIPS
Dec 22, 11:22
Socle Technology, a Taiwan-based IC design service company in which Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has a major stake, has licensed USB 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) PHY (physical layer)...
Sunplus mMedia to license gaming IP to Generalplus, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 17, 15:11
Due to overlap between the gaming products and customers of Sunplus mMedia and Generalplus, the two companies can be consolidated through IP licensing, according to Sunplus Technology,...
TSMC selects Berkeley Design Automation for analog and mixed-signal IP verification
Dec 17, 13:26
EDA software provider Berkeley Design Automation has announced that Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has selected the company's Analog FastSPICE circuit simulator...
ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | May 21, 21:53
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | May 21, 21:39
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | May 21, 21:27
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | May 21, 20:41
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | May 21, 20:15
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | May 21, 20:03
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | May 21, 19:59
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | May 21, 19:58
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | May 21, 19:55
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | May 21, 19:13
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | May 21, 18:13
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | May 21, 21:27
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | May 21, 21:19
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:58
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:48
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:37
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:36
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:35
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | May 21, 20:03
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | May 21, 19:00
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | May 21, 19:00
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | May 21, 18:04
Innovative Silicon floating-body DRAM on bulk silicon
IP vendor Innovative Silicon has announced its floating-body memory technology, dubbed "Z-RAM," is now constructed on bulk silicon. The Z-RAM technology can be operated at less than...
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A-Data adopts DNA authentiction technology to protect its IP
A-Data Technology has announced its standard DRAM modules are now adopting the latest DNA authentication technology, in order to protect its IP of DRAM modules against counterfeiting...
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Computex 2009: ARC Sound-to-Silicon solution targets media phones
Silicon and IP provider ARC showcased its latest Sound-to-Silicon solution, which targets media phone and mobile digital TV (DTV) applications, at Computex Taipei 2009. The ARC solution...
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Division of work still common in industry supply chain: Q&A with Simon Segars of ARM
Digitimes recently had the opportunity to talk with Simon Segars, executive VP and GM of ARM's physical IP division, about market trends and development, and how ARM responds...
Toward increased mobility: Q&A with ARM president Tudor Brown
More than 20 billion ARM-powered processors have been shipped by semiconductor and system companies worldwide over the past 20 years, and the number is expected to top 100 billion...
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Revenues for drivers in LED general lighting applications to triple, says IMS Research
- Supply chain to begin volume shipments of new Xbox console orders in 3Q13
- MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance
- Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 22% in 1Q13
- Taiwan panel makers lower pricing for Ultra HD TV panels
- Innolux expected to ship 1 million TOD units in 2013
- China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys
- China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- AUO publishes 65-inch Full HD OLED panel technology paper at SID Display Week
- Taiwan networking device makers see decreasing profit-to-R&D spending ratio
- Win Semi expects to post double-digit revenue growth in 2013
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- TSMC presence in advance process market remains strong
- Chicony seeks growth from non-notebook product lines
- Taiwan makers expected to benefit from Lenovo targeting smartphones in 2013
- LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
- Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
- Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
- BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13
- TV panel pricing expected to further drop in May, says WitsView
- Demand for large-size driver ICs to boom in 2H13, say backend firms
- TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13
- Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.5 billion
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- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line at Computex Taipei 2013
- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- 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
21-May-2013 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 8383.05 | +6.00 | +0.07% |
| TSE electronic | 316.85 | +0.06 | +0.02% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 120.38 | +0.64 | +0.53% |
| OTC electronic | 144.61 | +0.55 | +0.38% |
- 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.
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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 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.