Last update: Monday 17 June 2013 [23 news items]
Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
Jun 17, 21:35
As more NAND flash memory chips are designed into embedded applications, Taiwan-based IC design houses have shifted their attention away from the memory controller IC segment with...
Samsung selling stake in Skymedi
Jan 14, 10:09
Samsung Electronics, through its investment arm Samsung Venture Investment Corporation (SVIC), has started disposing of its Skymedi shares since January 10, raising speculation that...
SSD maker CoreSolid Storage ceases operations
Dec 5, 22:04
CoreSolid Storage, a SSD joint venture between TDK and Power Quotient International (PQI), has suspended its operations due largely to fierce competition in the industrial-specific...
Skymedi narrows losses in 3Q12
Oct 16, 22:05
NAND flash controller IC vendor Skymedi saw its losses before taxes narrow to NT$170 million (US$5.79 million) in the third quarter of 2012 from NT$190 million recorded in the second...
NAND flash controller designers post mixed earnings results in 1Q12
May 3, 01:10
Major suppliers of NAND flash device controller ICs have reported mixed earnings results for the first quarter of 2012, showing their diverse capabilities in making a smooth transition...
Hynix, Micron seeking closer ties with Taiwan controller suppliers
Dec 22, 11:56
Hynix Semiconductor and Micron Technology reportedly are looking to strengthen their ties with Taiwan-based Phison Electronics, Silicon Motion Technology and Skymedi amid concerns...
Skymedi, JMicron report growth in October revenues
Nov 11, 01:20
NAND flash controller design houses Skymedi and JMicron Technology have both posted sequential sales growth in October, with the latter setting the highest monthly level for 2011.
Skymedi to start OTC listing at NT$65 per share
Nov 8, 01:40
Skymedi, a Taiwan-based design house of NAND flash controller ICs, will begin listing on the Taiwan over-the-counter (OTC) bourse on November 8 at NT$65 per share.
Kingston reportedly to buy stake in SSD controller firm JMicron
Jan 24, 11:32
Memory module supplier Kingston Technology will likely subscribe to a private placement of JMicron Technology, which specializes in controller chips for solid-state drives (SSD),...
Micron reportedly taps Phison, Skymedi for eMMC NAND
Dec 30, 01:35
Micron Technology is looking to work with memory controller IC suppliers Phison Electronics and Skymedi for its managed NAND portfolio that supports the eMMC standard for mobile devices...
MicroSD card controller orders buoy Skymedi sales in November
Dec 13, 11:55
Unlike fellow flash device controller suppliers Phison Electronics and Solid State System (3S) which experienced on-month sales drops, Skymedi has announced a 3.4% growth in November...
Memory IC design houses post sequential revenue gains for October
Nov 11, 10:39
Most memory controller IC designers have posted sequential gains in revenues for October buoyed by increasing demand for NAND flash products, according to industry sources and comp...
Phison reports July revenues up
Aug 11, 14:36
Memory controller IC supplier Phison Electronics has announced revenues for July 2010 grew 17% on month to NT$2.82 billion (US$88.987 million), thanks to price stabilization of NAND...
Skymedi to sell new shares via private placement
Jun 24, 15:24
NAND flash controller designer Skymedi will issue up to 10 million new shares through a private placement, with a face value of NT$10 (US$0.31) per share, the company's shareholders...
USB controller chip vendors looking to recruit talent from memory sector
Jun 14, 15:27
Taiwan-based USB controller design houses are recruiting talent from the memory chip sector as they are gearing up efforts to compete for orders in the growing USB 3.0 controller...
Memory controller IC vendors post mixed results for May
Jun 11, 13:49
Memory controller IC designers Skymedi, Solid State System (3S) and Phison Electronics have posted mixed results for May 2010.
Skymedi said to make SD card controllers for Panasonic
Jun 9, 14:20
Memory controller IC designer Skymedi reportedly has landed orders for SecureDigital (SD) cards from Panasonic, which used to only adopt in-house memory controllers for its SD products,...
Flash controller maker Skymedi to slash capital, spin off non-core business
Aug 26, 15:06
Taiwan-based Skymedi has announced plans to downsize its capital by 40%, and spin off its multimedia processor division to form a wholly-owned subsidiary in order to strengthen its...
Skymedi supplies eMMC for HTC, Nokia and Garmin, sources say
Jun 15, 12:05
Taiwan's Skymedi, a memory controller IC maker, has recently cut into the supply chains of High Tech Computer (HTC), Nokia and Garmin with its eMMC products, according to industry...
Memory controller IC maker Skymedi steps into SSD segment
May 14, 11:59
Taiwan's Skymedi has stepped into the SSD segment, joining counterparts JMicron Technology, Phison Electronics and Silicon Motion Technology. The NAND flash controller design house...
NAND flash controller IC design houses post mixed results in 1H08
Aug 29, 11:52
Major NAND flash controller IC design houses have posted mixed financial results for the first half of 2008. As prices for of NAND flash keep heading south, fellow controller IC design...
Skymedi profit surges in 1H08 on solid ties with Samsung
Aug 26, 11:03
Thanks to a big volume of memory card orders from one of its major investors, Samsung Electronics, Skymedi reported that its profit surged by more than five fold on year in the first...
NAND flash controller makers see demand warming up
Jul 22, 10:38
After suffering from plummeting prices in June, NAND flash memory controller IC design houses are seeing an improved market demand status, though growth is not consistent. Most leading...
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
LED | 8h 58min ago
Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 9h ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 9h 5min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 9h 27min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 9h 28min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 10h 25min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | 10h 35min ago
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | 10h 41min ago
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 9h 21min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 9h 39min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 10h 43min ago
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | 11h 9min ago
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | 12h 6min ago
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | 12h 14min 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
- 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
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
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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...
- 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.
- 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.