Last update: Thursday 16 May 2013 [62 news items]
Taiwan NCC sets floor pricing for 4G licenses
May 16, 14:15
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on May 15 announced floor prices for acquiring frequency band units to operate next-generation (4G) mobile broadband communications...
PC component shipments to enjoy 20-50% growth in 2H13
Apr 1, 23:00
PC supply chain shipments in the second half are expected to enjoy growth of at least 20% compared to the first half and may even reach 50% due to Intel's new Haswell-based processors...
Taiwan market: Vee TIME plans to compete for 700MHz 4G license
Feb 26, 10:35
Vee TIME, a WiMAX operator in southern Taiwan, is likely to compete for a 700MHz 4G license through open bidding to be held by the National Communications Commission (NCC) by the...
Taiwan NCC details 4G licensing plans
Jan 24, 19:41
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on January 23 details its tentative planning for the release of a total bandwidth of 270MHz for operating next-generation mobile...
Kingston partners with ESET and ClevX for encrypted flash drives
Dec 14, 12:16
Kingston Technology has partnered with security software developer ESET and ClevX, an IP development and licensing company, to enhance its encrypted USB flash drives for keeping sensitive...
Taiwan market: NCC sets forth principles for 4G licensing
Nov 27, 14:57
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on November 26 announced the principles for releasing total bandwidth of 270MHz for next-generation mobile broadband communication...
Taiwan NCC sets tentative schedule for 4G licensing
Nov 13, 14:20
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) has set a tentative schedule for releasing 4th-generation mobile communication licenses, with licensees to be selected at the end...
Taiwan market: Game Flier lands operating licensing for NBA 2K Online
Aug 29, 15:10
Game Flier International, an operator of online games in Taiwan, on August 28 announced the acquisition of licensing from US-based 2K Sports to operate NBA 2K Online, a game developed...
Microsoft unveils Windows 8 OEM licensing charges
Jul 11, 15:52
Microsoft has released licensing rates for OEM Windows 8, including US$60-80 for Windows 8, US$80-100 for Windows 8 Pro (with Office) and US$50-65 for Windows RT (with Office), according...

Intel to host supply chain symposium focusing on ultrabooks
Jun 21, 01:05
Intel plans to host what it call the Intel Ultrabook Ecosystem Symposium in two locations, one in Taiwan on July 31 and one in China on August 2, according to sources from notebook...

Microsoft reportedly considers raising Windows 8 licensing fees
May 25, 14:48
Microsoft is reportedly considering upward adjusting licensing fees for OEM versions of Windows 8, and with Intel reluctant to lower quotes for processors for use in ultrabooks, the...
Nanya, Intellectual Ventures strike deal
Dec 1, 16:08
Nanya Technology and Intellectual Ventures (IV) have entered into an intellectual property license agreement, according to the companies.
Integrated licensing of LTE patents not available until 2013, say Taiwan makers
Nov 14, 10:49
While there are LTE-enabled terminal devices available for sale, integrated licensing of LTE patents will not be available at least until the end of 2012, according to Taiwan-based...
Asustek delays Transformer Prime to December
Nov 8, 01:35
Asustek Computer, which had originally been set to launch its latest Transformer Prime tablet PC with Android 3.2 on November 9, has postponed the launch schedule to early December...
eMemory breaks into iPhone 4S supply chain
Nov 3, 15:56
Taiwan's eMemory Technology reportedly has entered the supply chain of Apple's iPhone 4S, through providing Dialog Semiconductor with access to its one-time programmable (OTP) non-volatile...
CPT to collaborate with Intellectual Ventures for IP strategy
Jul 26, 11:00
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Intellectual Ventures (IV) have entered into a set of multi-faceted intellectual property agreements, according to the companies. Specific financial...
Jun 24, 15:51
Compal Communications has lowered its handset shipments target for 2011 to 4.5 million units from six million projected earlier due to adjustments in product strategies by its clients,...
Micron becomes Intellectual Ventures licensing customer
Jun 2, 14:08
Micron Technology and Intellectual Ventures (IV) have entered into an intellectual property (IP) license agreement, according to the companies. Specific financial terms were not di...
Mosaid, Hynix enter into patent license and acquisition agreements
May 17, 16:33
Mosaid Technologies has concluded a patent portfolio license agreement with Hynix Semiconductor of Korea, according to the Canada-based patent licensing and IP development company.
Taiflex obtains DuPont technology licensing for PV back sheets
May 17, 01:00
Taiflex Scientific, a Taiwan-based maker of flexible CCLs (copper-clad laminates) having stepped into production of back sheets used in photovoltaic (PV) modules, on May 16 signed...
Apr 19, 10:55
Australia-based Dynamic Digital Depth (DDD) Group, which licenses 3D technology for use in PCs and consumer electronics, has signed with LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) for bundling...
AUO obtains California licensing for three PV modules
Apr 19, 01:10
Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) on April 18 announced that it has obtained from the California Energy Commission (CEC) the certification for licensed marketing of three photovoltaic...
AUO and Sharp sign patent cross-license agreement
Apr 15, 14:24
AU Optronics (AUO) and Japan's Sharp signed a patent cross-license agreement today. Both parties have agreed to license to the other specified patents owned by each party, according...
Apr 14, 01:10
Intel, in the third quarter of 2011, is set to announce a new plan for tablet PCs – PRC Plus, pushing an Intel/Android 3.0 platform, after nearly half of year of negotiations...
Taiwan market: Microsoft to cancel agents' rights for Enterprise, Select licensing
Jan 18, 11:22
Microsoft will adjust marketing of Enterprise and Select, two licensing programs for large enterprises to flexibly use its products and services, in the Taiwan market by canceling...
Arima Optoelectronics receives CNY120 million in licensing fee from China joint venture
Jan 4, 14:23
Arima Optoelectronics has received the first installment of CNY120 million (US$15.45 million) in patent licensing charge from its joint venture in Shanxi, China, and after tax, Arima...
ProMOS to make own-brand DRAM using Elpida design
Dec 27, 11:43
ProMOS Technology has announced the company has reached an agreement with Elpida Memory to use the Japan-based vendor's 63nm stack process technology for its own-brand niche DRAM...
ProMOS likely able to produce own-brand DRAM using Elpida's technology
Nov 16, 02:10
Elpida Memory had agreed to offer more favorable contract terms and conditions to ProMOS Technologies under a technology licensing agreement, and therefore gained approval for its...
Option withdraws anti-dumping charges against Huawei dashing hopes of Taiwan makers
Oct 29, 01:05
Belgium-based wireless Internet-access equipment maker Option has announced it has withdrawn its anti-dumping and anti-subsidy charges against imports of wireless/mobile Internet-access...
Asustek obtains exclusive licensing from Garmin for Android handsets
Oct 27, 01:15
Asustek Computer, following the breakup of the Garmin-Asus dual-brand partnership, has obtained exclusive licensing from Garmin to include Garmin navigation software on Android handsets,...
Arima Optoelectronics to obtain 270 million yuan licensing income from China joint venture
Oct 21, 01:15
Arima Optoelectronics on October 20 announced the licensing of its patents and proprietary technologies to its joint venture in northern China for a total charge of 270 million yuan...
Epistar and Toyoda Gosei sign cross license agreement on LED-related patents
Sep 16, 15:09
Epistar and Toyoda Gosei have entered a cross license agreement, allowing the companies and their subsidiaries the use of each other's patents for specific technologies in Group III-V...
Wintek signs patent licensing agreement with Seiko Epson
Aug 27, 16:26
Wintek has announced the signing of a patent cross licensing agreement with Japan-based Seiko Epson for LCD manufacturing.
MediaTek signs LTE licensing agreement with NTT DoCoMo
Jul 28, 11:47
MediaTek has announced it has entered into a licensing agreement with NTT DoCoMo regarding "LTE-PF," a mobile-terminal platform based on Long Term Evolution (LTE). Upon...
AMD to integrate USB 3.0 support in upcoming chipsets; to launch more CPUs in 2H10
Jul 27, 14:48
AMD is currently in talks with Renesas Electronics, which was merged with Japan-based NEC, about the licensing of USB 3.0 technology, and is considering integrating USB 3.0 support...
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 40min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 1h 7min ago
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | 1h 9min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | 1h 12min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | 1h 22min ago
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | 1h 50min ago
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | 2h 13min ago
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | 2h 20min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | 2h 21min ago
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 2h 22min ago
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | 2h 23min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | 2h 52min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | 2h 54min ago
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | 3h 14min ago
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 3h 15min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 3h 45min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | 3h 52min ago
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | 4h 13min ago
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | 4h 25min ago
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | 4h 26min ago
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- 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
23-May-2013 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 8237.83 | -161.01 | -1.92% |

| TSE electronic | 311.32 | -6.23 | -1.96% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 119.35 | -1.36 | -1.13% |

| OTC electronic | 144.06 | -1.58 | -1.08% |

- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- 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

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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.


















