Last update: Thursday 13 December 2012 [29 news items]
SSD penetration in ultrabooks to soar in 2013, says LSI executive
Dec 13, 14:59
The penetration of solid-state drives (SSD) in ultrabooks is set to climb dramatically in 2013, according to Philip Brace, executive VP of LSI's newly-formed storage solutions grou...
JMicron uses TSMC 55nm process to make SATA 6G/s SSD controller ICs
Aug 22, 01:00
JMicron Technology will adopt Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 55nm process for the production of its JMF667 controller ICs for SATA 6G/s SSDs, becoming the first...
JMicron expects SSD controller sales to double
Jun 6, 15:23
With new orders flowing in and the company's planned process upgrade, memory controller IC supplier JMicron Technology expects sales of its products for solid-state drives (SSD) to...
Phison aims for 2012 profit growth
Feb 17, 01:05
Phison Electronics, which supplies controller ICs to customers including Toshiba and Kingston Technology, expects to report another profit growth for 2012 thanks to rising shipments...
Toshiba, Kingston place SSD controller orders with Taiwan makers
Nov 2, 16:18
Toshiba has placed controller orders for industrial solid-state drives (SSD) targeting the entry-level market segment with Phison Electronics and InnoDisk, according to industry so...
OCZ Indilinx Everest SSD shipping in LG ultra-thin notebooks
Sep 14, 15:26
OCZ Technology has announced that its Indilinx SSDs featuring the Everest-series SATA3 (6Gbps) platform are shipping in LG Electronics' ultra-thin notebooks.
JMicron develops SATA 6Gbps controller IC for SSDs
Jul 26, 13:48
Taiwan-based JMicron Technology has successfully developed SATA 6Gbps controller ICs for use in solid state drives (SSD), and will begin small-volume shipments in the third quarter,...
JMicron lands USB 3.0 chip orders from Samsung
Jul 15, 10:50
JMicron Technology has grabbed orders for USB 3.0 hard drive (HDD) controllers from Samsung Electronics, with shipments slated for August, according to market sources.
Lite-On IT reportedly lands SSD orders from Intel
Apr 27, 01:15
Lite-On IT has reportedly landed OEM orders for SSDs from Intel. The SSDs will be built using Marvell's controller chips with SATA III interface. Lite-On IT declined to comment.
OCZ to acquire SSD controller provider
Mar 15, 12:06
OCZ Technology, which specializes in the design and manufacture of solid-state drives (SSDs) for computing devices and systems, announced on March 14 that it has signed a definitive...
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),...
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...
Silicon Motion reports shipment and revenue growth for 3Q10
Nov 8, 13:54
Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has said its overall unit shipments increased 13% from the previous quarter to approximately 106 million units in the third...
Samsung, Seagate team up to co-develop SSD controllers
Aug 13, 12:39
Samsung Electronics and Seagate Technology have announced plans to jointly develop and cross license controller technologies for enterprise-class solid state drives (SSD).
Silicon Motion swings back to profit in 2Q10
Aug 2, 14:04
Silicon Motion Technology has announced that its net sales increased 25% on quarter to US$32.5 million in the second quarter of 2010. Net income (GAAP) for the second quarter improved...
3S lands flash card controller orders from Kingston
Oct 16, 14:05
Solid State System (3S) has secured orders for memory card controllers from Kingston Technology, expecting the new orders to be its major growth driver in 2010, according to the co...
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...
Alcor Micro sets private placement share price
Aug 24, 16:44
IC design house Alcor Micro has set the price of its private placement for seven million shares at NT$39.35 (US$1.20) per share, with market observers expecting the company to see...
Silicon Motion announces controllers supporting Micron 34nm MLC flash
Jul 2, 11:02
Silicon Motion Technology has obtained validation for its new flash memory controllers that support Micron's 34nm multi-level cell (MLC) flash product family, according to the company...
NAND flash market to turn more positive in 3Q09, says Phison chairman
Jun 4, 12:18
The NAND flash market will be brighter in the third quarter because customers began placing orders at the beginning of June, according to Khein Seng Pua, chairman of Phison Electronics...
Phison prepays US$40 million for NAND flash chips
May 27, 11:26
NAND flash controller IC specialist Phison Electronics, which also produces memory card readers and portable drives, has prepaid a total of US$40 million for NAND flash chips so far...
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...
MediaTek dismisses speculation of plans to tap SSD controller market
Stockwatch - Apr 22, 10:45
MediaTek has dismissed speculation it is eyeing the market for solid-state drive (SSD) controllers.
Faraday and subsidiary Yin-Tsan move to mass production of 32-bit CPU SSD controllers
Mar 13, 16:28
IC design service provider Faraday Technology and its IC design subsidiary Yin-Tsan (transliterated from Chinese) have begun mass production of 32-bit CPU SSD controllers adopting...
SiS subsidiary releases SSD controllers
Feb 26, 16:15
LinkVast Technologies, a subsidiary of Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), on February 25 launched two solid-state drive (SSD) controllers – LVT820 and LVT815. The new memory...
Silicon Motion controller seen in Samsung SSD camcorder
Feb 9, 14:12
Silicon Motion Technology foresees increasing solid-state drive (SSD) adoption in non-notebook applications such as digital camcorders to become the company's future shipment growth...
Global Unichip to provide SSD controller solutions in 2009
Dec 24, 14:17
IC design service provider Global Unichip has started developing solid-state drive (SSD) controller solutions based on ARM platform designs with Taiwan-based AboUnion Technology....
JMicron shipping SATA controller chips for Asustek Eee PCs
Oct 30, 13:59
JMicron Technology has begun to ship SATA interface SSD controller chips for Asustek Computer's Eee PCs, according to market sources.
Silicon Motion announces three new SSD controllers optimized for MLC NAND flash
Jun 25, 16:36
Silicon Motion Technology has announced the launch of three new controllers for solid-state drives (SSDs).
G.Skill International's Phoenix Pro-series solid-state drives (SSDs) are based on SandForce's SF-1200 controllers. The series has enhanced IOPS up to 50,000, and delivers improved...
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- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- 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
- 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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- 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
- 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
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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.
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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...
- 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.