Last update: Friday 28 December 2012 [79 news items]
ITRI opens integrated telematics testing environment
Dec 28, 11:51
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on December 27 announced the inauguration of a dynamic integrated telematics testing environment, the...
ITRI debuts ultra-low-voltage IC technology
Dec 26, 15:50
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on December 25 unveiled ultra-low-voltage SoC (system on chip) technology featuring low power-consumption...
MLCC, chip resistor prices stabilized; outlook remains dim for 2013
Dec 26, 11:03
Prices of MLCCs (multilayer ceramic chip capacitors) and chip resistors have stabilized recently in light of decreased demand from the downstream sector but it remains to be seen...
Taiwan LED Lighting Alliance formed
Dec 25, 11:47
Members of the Taiwan LED Street Lighting Alliance, in view of large growth potential for indoor LED lighting demand, on December 24 announced its transformation as the Taiwan LED...
Intel Labs unveils stage 1 results of R&D cooperation with ITRI
Dec 5, 14:36
Intel CTO Justin Rattner on December 4 unveiled the results of R&D cooperation between Intel Labs and the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute...
Flexible AMOLED display development still possible in Taiwan, says ITRI
Nov 29, 16:15
Taiwan-based panel makers still have a chance to compete against Korea-based panel makers in the flexible AMOLED display market if upstream Taiwan-based materials and supplies makers...
ITRI announces full roll-to-roll process on 100-micron flexible glass
Nov 5, 10:50
ITRI has announced its roll-to-roll (R2R) process on 100um flexible glass substrates at FPD International. Drawing inspiration from the R2R process used to create newspapers, ITRI's...
SEMI publishes solar cell testing industry standard developed by ITRI, Taiwan makers
Oct 4, 15:57
Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI) has published a standard developed by Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and several...
Taiwan LED and lighting industry announces smart lighting system standards
Aug 15, 01:35
Academics and industry experts from Taiwan announced five "Smart Lighting System Standards" on August 14. This is the first common standard for Taiwan's lighting system...
ITRI, Taiwan battery firms jointly showcase STOBA lithium batteries in Japan
Jul 13, 14:11
To support Taiwan-based battery firms entering international markets, the Taiwan-based Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has set up a Self Terminated Olygomers with...
Taiwan PCB production value slips 4.8% in 1Q12
Jun 1, 15:13
Taiwan's PCB production value reached NT$123.6 billion (US$4.14 billion) in the first quarter of 2012, down 4.8% sequentially but up 7.5% on year, according to the Industrial Economics...
FPCB production value to rise 6% in 2012, says IEK
May 11, 12:03
Production value of the global flexible FPCB industry will grow 5.91% to US$6.81 billion in 2012 driven by demand for compact and slim-profile consumer devices, according to the Industrial...
Taiwan PCB production value to rise 5% in 2012
Feb 24, 15:09
Taiwan's PCB production value is forecast to rise 4.9% to NT$526 billion (US$17.8 billion) in 2012, after nearly flat growth in 2011, according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge...

ITRI debuts 330-degree beam-angle LED light bulb
Newswatch - Feb 1, 01:30
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on January 31 unveiled Light&Light, a LED light bulb featuring a plastic body, a beam angle of...

ITRI improves LED light bulb weight
Jan 4, 01:25
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently declared a technological breakthrough for LED light bulbs. This improvement will decrease the weight of LED light...
Asustek tapping medical care market
Dec 23, 15:23
Asustek Computer has been applying its IT hardware/software know-how to medical care, according to the company.
Intel to cooperate Taiwan's ITRI with investment of US$5 million
Dec 7, 16:39
Intel on December 6 announced cooperation between Intel Labs and the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to undertake research projects, with...

South Korea to become biggest competition for Taiwan LED industry
Oct 19, 12:06
The increasing awareness of energy conservation and carbon emissions reduction has been driving the growth of the LED lighting market. Many governments around the world have listed...
ITRI develops resistive RAM in-house
Oct 6, 17:05
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has been investigating resistive RAM (RRAM) – seen as a potential candidate to replace conventional flash memory –...

ITRI forms industrial association to develop plant factories in Taiwan
Jun 30, 12:18
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has formed an industrial association aiming to promote the development of plant factories in Taiwan with more than 20 companies...
Taiwan-developed Open GeoSMS to be internationalized through OGC
Jun 20, 10:40
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has won support from the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) to promote Open GeoSMS, an open-coordinate...
Taiwan solar industry to experience small growth in 2Q11, says research institute
May 27, 15:01
According to IEK ITIS from Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan, the contraction of Taiwan-based solar firms' gross margins in first-quarter 2011 was due to a...
ITRI flexible substrate can increase silicon dioxide content and lower costs for displays
May 20, 11:14
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan received the silver award for The Display of the Year Awards (DYA) from The Society for Information Display (SID) for its...
Penetration of LED TV is expected to increase in 2Q11
May 19, 12:34
The demand for LED TV was not as transparent as expected in the first quarter. The industry anticipates an increase in penetration rate in the second quarter. Despite the optimistic...
Taiwan manufacturers concerned with radiation contamination from Japan materials
Mar 22, 01:45
Taiwan-based manufacturers are now concerned that upstream materials from Japan could be contaminated by radiation from the nuclear power plant accident. Industry Technology Research...
Oxford Instruments and ITRI jointly establish research center for WLP and LED packaging development
Feb 24, 10:35
Oxford Instruments and Industry Technology Research Institute (ITRI) have jointly set up a research center for wafer-level packaging (WLP) process in high-brightness LED and micro...
Nanya, ITRI team up for 3D stacked DRAM
Jan 25, 14:57
Taiwan-based Nanya Technology has teamed up with government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to develop a through silicon via (TSV) technology for high-capacity...
ITRI introduces gesture control interface
Dec 31, 11:21
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has developed a hand gesture control interface that can operate from a distance of 1.5-2.5 meters away...
ChangChun PetroChemical develops cholesteric liquid for display products with ITRI
Nov 24, 01:15
ChangChun PetroChemical has entered the display business in cooperation with the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to develop cholesteric...
ITRI offers efficiency-hiking technology for solar cell production
Nov 5, 14:37
The Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has successfully developed a metal wrap through (MWT) technology that increases the conversion efficiency...
Taiwan market: ITRI offers GPON+EoC for cable TV operators to upgrade HFC
Oct 13, 14:02
The government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) on October 12 announced it has cooperated with Alcatel-Lucent, CopperGate Communications and Tecom to offer...
Taiwan 2Q10 machinery production value up almost 60% on year, says ITRI
Aug 19, 15:48
Taiwan-based machinery makers generated a total production value of NT$145.89 billion (US$4.52 billion) in the second quarter, hiking 59.3% on year, according to the government-sponsored...
US smart meter software company cooperates with ITRI and Taiwan makers
Aug 12, 14:27
US smart meter software company eMeter has begun working with Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) and five Taiwan-based meter makers to develop smart grid standardization...
ITRI merges photovoltaic-specific unit with green energy research labs
Jul 8, 14:54
Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced plans to merge its Photovoltaic Technology Center with Energy and Environment Research Laboratories to form a new research...
ITRI sets up 3D IC experimental lab
Jul 1, 12:28
The Taiwan government-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced the establishment of an experimental lab, which deploys 12-inch wafer through silicon via...

ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 4h 51min ago
Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
Bits + chips | 5h 5min ago
Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
Displays | 5h 17min ago
3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
Displays | 6h 3min ago
NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
Displays | 6h 29min ago
AGC to release new self-adhesive glass for optical bonding used in electronic products
Displays | 6h 41min ago
eMagin enters electronic viewfinder market with OLED microdisplay
Displays | 6h 45min ago
New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
Displays | 6h 46min ago
Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
LED | 6h 49min ago
Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
IT + CE | 7h 31min ago
Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
Displays | 8h 31min ago
Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
Before Going to Press | 5h 17min ago
Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
Before Going to Press | 5h 25min ago
Shipment proportions of 8- and 10-megapixel lens modules on the rise, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 5h 46min ago
Telecom operators in China expected to stop placing orders for 3.5-inch smartphones by July 2013
Before Going to Press | 5h 56min ago
Taiwan connector makers worried about competition from China-based makers
Before Going to Press | 6h 7min ago
Taiwan FPCB makers to face renewed competition from rivals in Japan
Before Going to Press | 6h 8min ago
China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
Before Going to Press | 6h 9min ago
Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
Before Going to Press | 6h 41min ago
Monitor panel pricing expected to remain stable in May
Before Going to Press | 7h 44min ago
CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
Before Going to Press | 7h 44min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 8h 40min ago
- 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
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| 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

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.





















