Last update: Thursday 20 September 2012 [24 news items]
Parade sees strong improvement in order visibility
Sep 20, 14:41
Parade Technologies, an Intel Capital-invested mixed signal IC design house, has seen its order visibility improve significantly in September thanks to orders from the ultrabook and...
Maxim to expand and upgrade US wafer fabs
Jun 29, 13:51
Maxim Integrated Products, which specializes in the manufacture of analog and mixed-signal semiconductors, has announced a US$200 million multi-year investment to upgrade its US wafer...
Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
May 10, 16:46
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial segment has been the fastest growing analog semiconductor segment over the past...
May 8, 11:18
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000 a year) will grow to include four billion people, meaning that 170 people are...
VIS posts flat August revenues
Sep 13, 15:35
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) saw its revenues stay flat at NT$1.39 billion (US$47 million) in August 2011 compared to the previous month.
Dongbu HiTek launches 180nm processes for analog, power and mixed-signal chips
Aug 30, 17:01
Dongbu HiTek, a South Korea-based contract chipmaker, has announced the availability of two new specialized process technologies at the 180nm node for implementing advanced analog,...
Specialty IC foundry VIS 1Q11 revenues below guidance
Apr 11, 12:44
Taiwan-based Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a pure-play foundry specializing in analog/mixed-signal and logic ICs, has announced NT$1.32 billion (US$46 million) in revenues...
Etrend to enhance wafer probing, QFN test offerings
Nov 23, 01:45
Testing company Etrend Hightech will extend its wafer probing and QFN (quad-flat-pack-no lead) backend service offerings in 2011, while maintaining analog and mixed-signal IC testing...
VIS sees sequential drop in 4Q10 sales
Newswatch - Oct 8, 02:00
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 to decline significantly on quarter, due to inventory corrections by...
IC testing firm Sigurd revises 2010 capex, to expand capacity
Jun 22, 16:54
Sigurd Microelectronics has budgeted NT$2.94 billion (US$92 million) in capex to boost its production capacity in 2010, chairman Sidney Huang said during the company's recent shareholders...
TSMC extends OIP to speed up new designs
Jun 8, 12:16
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its Open Innovation Platform (OIP) - the foundry's design enablement initiative to accelerate time-to-market, improve...
Backend supplier UTAC running at full capacity, says CEO
May 13, 16:58
United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has seen its plants in Singapore, Shanghai (China) and Thailand reach full capacity, according to company CEO Lee Joon Chung. Meanwhile, its...
KYEC, Sigurd enjoy robust April sales
May 11, 14:41
IC testing houses King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics have both report sequential revenue growth for April 2010, boosted by strong demand from chip cus...
VIS expects higher 2Q10 shipments; set to exit memory foundry business
May 3, 14:21
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) saw total wafer shipments in the first quarter of 2010 increase 24% sequentially, while capacity utilization rate grew...
ChipMOS expects 4Q09 revenues to stay flat or drop slightly on quarter
Nov 12, 12:17
Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has said revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 may remain flat or drop by single-digits compared to the third quarter. Demand for...
MagnaChip emerges from Chapter 11
Nov 9, 12:05
MagnaChip Semiconductor, a South Korea-based designer and manufacturer of analog and mixed-signal semiconductor products for consumer applications, has issued a statement that its...
Specialty IC foundry VIS conservative about 4Q09
Nov 4, 12:17
Analog/mixed-signal and logic IC specialist Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has estimated wafer shipments to decrease by around 30% sequentially in the fourth quarter on...
IMEC, TSMC team up for miniaturized designs
Oct 7, 10:48
IMEC, a Belgium-based research center in nanoelectronics and nanotechnology, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on October 6 jointly announced the extension of...
X-Fab launches CMOS foundry process for high-temperature analog/mixed-signal applications
Sep 9, 14:03
X-Fab Silicon Foundries has announced what it claims is the industry's first analog/mixed-signal CMOS foundry process (dubbed XA035) for ICs requiring operating temperatures up to...
Specialty IC foundry VIS on-year revenue drop narrows to 2% in August
Sep 9, 12:07
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), which specializes in analog/mixed-signal and logic ICs, saw net sales slide 1.94% on year to NT$1.46 billion (US$44.8 million) in August...
TSMC 2Q09 results expected to beat guidance; affiliate VIS may turn profitable
Jul 27, 12:14
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to report second-quarter 2009 results that are slightly better than its previous guidance, according to market watchers...
TSMC unveils commercial 65nm multi-time programmable NVM
Jul 3, 09:54
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced what it claims to be the foundry segment's first functional 65nm multi-time programmable (MTP) non-volatile memory...
KYEC and Sigurd continue sales recovery in May
Jun 10, 16:31
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics, two Taiwan providers of IC assembly and test services, have seen their monthly performance continue improving with...
UTAC sees good order visibility
May 26, 16:23
United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) CEO JC Lee is bullish about the performance of mixed-signal and analog ICs, as order visibility for these products at UTAC has extended through...
Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
IT + CE | 2min ago
Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
Bits + chips | 4min ago
Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
Displays | 46min ago
E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
Displays | 57min ago
UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
Bits + chips | 1h 3min ago
E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
Displays | 1h 5min ago
HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
Displays | 1h 7min ago
Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 1h 10min ago
Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
Before Going to Press | 16min ago
Supplies of NAND flash to be tight in July-August, says Phison
Before Going to Press | 1h 30min ago
Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 1h 43min ago
TPK to see orders bump up in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | 1h 43min ago
Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013, says chairman
Before Going to Press | 1h 47min ago
Maxim Newport smart meter reference design
The Maxim Newport reference design is a fully running electricity meter. With this reference design Maxim can demonstrate how it can make the core chip, as well as all the chips that...
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
Security is a pretty serious issue for smart meters, because unlike mechanical meters, smart meters have a relay in them and thus can be turned on and off remotely, whereas an old...
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
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 segment has been the fastest growing analog semiconductor segment over the past...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000 a year) will grow to include four billion people, meaning that 170 people are...
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Samsung to launch complete line up of notebooks in 2H13
- Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch Xperia Tablet Z
- Asustek, Chunghwa Telecom cooperate to provide cloud computing services
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Imec, Globalfoundries team up for STT-MRAM
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13
- Ilitek to post revenues of over NT$900 million in May
- Sharp to produce 3 types of IGZO LCD panels for notebooks
- 3M announces new development of quantum dot enhancement film
- NLT demonstrates latest display technologies, including projective capacitive touch panel technology
- New Vision Display exhibits PMVA color display based on Corning Willow Glass
- AMD falls to 4th rank MPU supplier in 2012, says IC Insights
- Touch screen IC, LED driver IC suppliers to post strong performance in May
- LED maker Epistar expects more revenues from lighting applications in 3Q13
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
- After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS
- Sharp announces new Ultra HD TVs
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- 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
- Clientron to exhibit its latest Zero/Thin Client and POS solutions along with the full product line 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
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- 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
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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...
- 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.