Last update: Tuesday 18 June 2013 [153 news items]
IC designer Sonix says no merger with Pixart
Newswatch - Apr 20, 14:11
Sonix Technology has denied rumors saying that it may work with Quanta Computer or merge with Pixart Imaging for entering the touch screen market.
Renesas and NEC merger expected to benefit Taiwan IC distributors
Newswatch - Apr 17, 15:50
Japan-based NEC Electronics is speculated to merge with Renesas Technology, to become the biggest microcontroller unit (MCU) supplier worldwide, according to market sources.
Asustek reportedly considering merger of Eee PC and notebook departments
Mar 12, 12:02
Asustek Computer is considering consolidating its Eee PC and notebook departments to help increase efficiency and decrease the management costs for the two departments, according...
LCD panel makers AUO and CMO deny merger plan
Feb 24, 16:46
Leading Taiwan TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) have dismissed a Korean media report that said they were holding merger talks.
Merger of China foundries HHNEC and GSMC likely soon
Jan 14, 11:28
With the current president and CEO of Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (GSMC) said to have been charged in a bribery case, industry sources in China have speculated that...
Inotera-MeiYa Technology merger reportedly to finalize during Micron visit
Dec 15, 11:14
Rumors have circulated that talks on a merger with Inotera Memories and MeiYa Technology will be finalized during a low-profile visit by Mark Durcan, president and COO of Micron Technology...
China foundries HHNEC and GSMC expected to finalize merger talks next month
Dec 1, 15:16
Shanghai Integrated Circuit Industry Association (SICA), a semi-official government organization in China, has claimed that local foundries Hua Hong NEC (HHNEC) and Grace Semiconductor...
Chartered CEO: No merger talks for now
Nov 21, 10:07
Song-Hwee Chia, CEO of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, has denied that his current visit to Taiwan is aimed at any merger talks, but he has not ruled out the possibility of...
Chartered CEO said to be coming to Taiwan for merger talks
Nov 13, 11:38
Song-Hwee Chia, CEO of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, is scheduled to pay a low-profile visit to Taiwan next week, with speculation abounding that he will be in talks for...
UMC and ASE willing to seek partnerships in 2009 while TSMC, PTI and SPIL have no merger plans
Nov 3, 12:05
With the semiconductor market expected to shrink in 2009, the market may see more strategic alliances and consolidation. Commenting on merger potential in the industry, Taiwan semiconductor...
AUO says to merger off Qisda's TV department
Sep 11, 17:12
Recent market rumors are indicating that LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) and affiliate Qisda are in talks about AUO taking more control of Qidsa's TV business.
TDK and Epcos merger makes for an even more formidable passive component player
Aug 6, 01:00
Epcos AG, a leading manufacturer of electronic components, modules and systems headquartered in Germany, recently announced its agreement to merge with TDK Corporation, an electronics...
Wistron NeWeb braces for rosy 2H on Sirius-XM merger
Jul 30, 14:32
The business outlook for Taiwan-based satellite telecommunications device maker Wistron NeWeb (WNC) in the second half of 2008 now looks more rosy following the recent approval by...
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Before Going to Press | 11min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
Before Going to Press | 11min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and Sony PS4
Before Going to Press | 12min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says TrendForce
Before Going to Press | 13min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 13min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
Before Going to Press | 55min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Before Going to Press | 56min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 1h 10min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 1h 18min ago
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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.