Last update: Wednesday 2 May 2012 [108 news items]
China polysilicon firms accuse US, Korea competitors of dumping
May 2, 11:28
The preliminary result of the US anti-dumping and anti-subsidy against China-based solar firms was to put a tariff less than 5% on solar product imports from China. This has been...

Sony reportedly to use Samsung OLED TV panels
Apr 24, 16:22
Sony plans to use OLED panels made by Samsung Electronics for its Bravia flat panel TV series as of early 2013, which will pose challenges for Taiwanese firms, according to industry...
Tekcore to ship more LED backlight products to Korea in 2Q12
Apr 12, 16:14
LED chipmaker Tekcore expects its shipments of backlighting applicatiosn for direct- and edge-type LED-backlit TVs to clients in Korea to gain momentum starting the second quarter...
Taiwan, Korea flat panel makers hiking TV panel prices
Mar 30, 01:15
Taiwan- and Korea-based flat panel makers have managed to raise prices of their 32-inch TV panels by US$2 on average recently with more hikes planned for other sizes in the second...
Taiwan LED firms have lower production costs compared to South Korea peers, says Everlight chairman
Mar 14, 14:49
While Samsung Electronics has started a price war for its LED lighting products, Taiwan-based LED fellow makers have the competitive advantage of lower production costs, according...
South Korea firms to push sales of low-price LED TVs
Mar 9, 11:09
Samsung Electronics is rumored to be giving up production of CCFL-backlit LCD TVs to fully adopt LED-backlight modules. The firm will promote direct-lit LED TVs aggressively in 2012...

Samsung to suspend CCFL-backlit TV production in Korea, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 8, 14:54
Samsung Electronics is expected to announce in March at the earliest plans to suspend the production of traditional CCFL-backlit LCD TVs in Korea, and instead will focus on LED-backlit...
Digitimes Research: Korea firms keen to work with local suppliers of AMOLED materials and equipment
Feb 6, 11:43
South Korea-based LG Electronics has showcased a new 55-inch AMOLED TV with a thickness of 4mm and weight of 7.5kg. LG plans to launch the product in second-half 2012.

Foxlink targets China, South Korea retail markets
Jan 31, 01:35
Taiwan-based component maker and channel player Foxlink will target retail markets of China and South Korea as its major expansion focus in 2012 as Taiwan's retail market is already...
Taiwan takes lead in wafer capacity in 2011, says IC Insights
Jan 16, 10:19
Taiwan captured the distinction of being the country/region with the largest share of installed wafer capacity in 2011, according to IC Insights.
South Korea brands in price war with China solar module makers
Jan 3, 16:15
South Korea-based solar firms such as Samsung, Hyundai and LG have been eager to enter the solar market. The South Korea-based players have been quoting solar modules close to China-based...
More FCCL orders being shifted to Korea, Taiwan
Nov 30, 16:40
With more Japan-based firms phasing out flexible cooper-clad laminate (FCCL) production, Korea-based Doosan and Taiwan-based FCCL specialists including Taiflex Scientific and ThinFlex...
Korea, Taiwan panel makers to see mixed utilization rates in 4Q11
Nov 10, 01:15
Korea-based flat panel makers Samsung Electronics and LG Display will ramp up their capacity utilization rates to 80-85% in the fourth quarter to meet year-end holiday demand, while...
Price competition between China and South Korea solar firms heats up
Nov 2, 01:25
Price competition between China- and South Korea-based solar firms continues to heat up, putting pressure on Taiwan-based solar firms. Industry sources indicated that average quotes...
Taiwan LED firms facing increasing competition from South Korea peers
Oct 17, 15:31
Performance in 2012 is likely to be flat on year, said Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight. LED lighting is likely to be the one market that demonstrates...
Microsoft Mango system will rise, says HTC executive
Oct 13, 01:20
President of High Tech Computer (HTC) North Asia Jack Tung, commenting on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7.5 Mango system, pointed out that the smartphone industry is developing into an...
Sep 27, 16:37
Greater China is expected to account for 65.3% of the world's small- to medium-size TFT LCD panel and cell shipments in 2011, gaining 4.1 percentage points on-year, according to the...

HTC, Korea vendors to benefit from LTE battle between Verizon, AT&T
Sep 20, 11:44
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC and rival companies in Korea will benefit from the kick-off of competition for LTE services between Verizon Wireless and AT&T, according to...
GT Advanced to form partnership with Nexolon
Sep 15, 10:33
GT Advanced Technologies has announced that it has begun final production testing for its new DSS MonoCast ingot growth technology with South Korea-based PV manufacturer Nexolon....
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...
Aug 17, 16:33
South Korea has been standardizing specifications for LED lighting and product certification. South Korea has been setting the Korea Standard (KS) for LED traffic lights and lighting...
AUO reviewing Korea FTC report alleging violations in LCD market
Aug 10, 10:13
AU Optronics has received the Examiner's Report made by the Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) alleging the violation of competition rules in Korea conducted by a number of LCD manufacturers,...
Taiwan, Korea LCD panel makers reduce output
Jul 4, 11:13
Taiwan- and South Korea-based TFT-LCD panel makers have lowered capacity utilization to decrease output since the beginning of June, hoping large-size panel prices will rebound at...
China to surpass Japan in large-size TFT LCD panel production in 2Q11, says DisplaySearch
Jun 14, 10:24
With new, higher-generation TFT LCD fabs set to ramp up in China, Chinese TFT LCD suppliers are indicating expanded production plans. As a result, China is expected to surpass Japan...
Foxconn subsidiary in Korea axes 86% of employees, says paper
Newswatch - May 27, 16:26
FIHTK, a subsidiary of Foxconn Group in Korea, is confirmed to have cut about 240 employees from the company's total of 280 employees. FIHTK's president even came out to apologize,...
Foxconn reportedly lays off CDMA R&D staff in Korea
May 27, 14:44
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly has laid off over 80% of its 280 employees from its CDMA handset design subsidiary Foxconn International Holdings Technology...
IC material suppliers in Korea, Taiwan and China developing BT resins
May 17, 11:44
IC material suppliers in Taiwan, South Korea and China have geared up the development of BT (bismaleimide triazine) resins for production of IC substrates since Japan-based Mitsubishi...
Small-size panel shortage could impact 2Q11 DSC shipments
May 3, 01:10
Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers including Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical may see their DSC shipments in...
Game Flier licensed to operate online game developed by Mgame
Apr 27, 11:14
Game Flier International, an operator of online games in Taiwan, has obtained exclusive operating rights from Korea-based Mgame for New Knight Online, an MMORPG (massively multi-player...
Korea, Taiwan chipmakers turn to local wafer producers for support
Apr 14, 12:15
Korea- and Taiwan-based foundry houses and memory-IC manufacturers have obtained support from their local producers of blank silicon wafers as failure of supplies from Japan still...
Taiwan makers aims to raise yield rates for high-end LED wafers to 70-80% in 2Q11
Apr 13, 10:52
Taiwan-based makers of LED epitaxial wafers are making efforts to increase yield rates from an average of 60% currently to 70-80% by the end of second-quarter 2011, as Korea-based...
Apr 1, 01:15
Solar wafer supplier Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) on March 31 announced that it has signed a polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) supply agreement with South Korea's OCI. The...
Digitimes Insight: Japan earthquake to affect several major IT industries of Korea
Mar 23, 15:05
The earthquake in Japan will bring a significant impact on South Korea, which heavily depends on Japan for the supply of many components and materials.

Digitimes Insight: AUO may kick off panel production in China faster than Korea rivals
Mar 16, 11:47
AU Optronics (AUO) may see faster progress in its TFT-LCD panel mass production in China than its Korea-based competitors, as the government in Taiwan has lifted all restrictions...

Digitimes Insight: South Korea LED supply chain unaffected by Japan earthquake
Mar 16, 10:22
South Korea's LED supply chain relies on Japan's Kyocera and Namiki for sapphire substrates, and Nichia and Toyoda Gosei for epitaxial wafers, chip packaging and LED phosphor mater...

Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
IT + CE | 55min ago
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
Displays | 1h 4min ago
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
Displays | 1h 13min ago
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
LED | 1h 30min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Green energy | 1h 38min ago
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Bits + chips - Newswatch | 1h 42min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | May 22, 21:02
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | May 22, 20:34
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- 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
- 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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- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Kick-off for the latest LED technology from Osram Opto Semiconductors
- 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
23-May-2012 11:47 (GMT+8)
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- 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
- 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.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.



















