Last update: Monday 21 May 2012 [583 news items]
Intel to announce 40 new server processors in 1H12
Jan 3, 01:25
Intel is set to launch 40 new processors including those for its upcoming Romley platform, in the first half of 2012 with the company to release 20 models each quarter, according...
PTI reportedly has no plans to financially support Elpida
Dec 30, 01:05
Elpida Memory, which reportedly is seeking an extension on its public fund repayment, may not be able to gain financial support from Powertech Technology (PTI) as the Taiwan-based...
Commentary: A recap of the solar market, 2004-2011
Dec 29, 15:42
Managing a business is like managing a battle. The many problems and challenges require the management to have good organization and coordination skills. Mostly importantly, the management...
DRAM spot prices may rebound to US$1 in January
Dec 28, 14:15
Spot market prices for 2Gb DDR3 memory have started to rise recently as a result of suppliers' production cutbacks. The chipmakers have also been demonstrating their reluctance to...
China targets solar PV installations to reach 15GW in 2015
Dec 27, 14:59
The 2015 solar PV installation target for China's 12th Five-Year Plan for renewable energy has been increased to 15GW, 50% higher than the previous target. According to China media,...
Buffet acquires 49% stake in NRG Energy solar power plant
Dec 19, 14:42
MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (owned by Warren Buffett) will acquire a 49% interest in the Agua Caliente solar project from NRG Energy. The 290-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV)...
Global PV demand to rebound in 2Q12, prices unlikely to rise, says SAS chairman
Dec 16, 11:18
The global solar market is at bottom currently but will rebound in the second quarter of 2012, although product prices are unlikely to rise along with rebounding demand, according...
Acer chairman optimistic about Wintel
Dec 15, 01:15
As the PC market will enter the generation of multiple platforms in 2012, Acer chairman JT Wang pointed out that Apple, Google and Wintel will be the three major platforms to drive...
Market share of non-Apple tablet PCs to surge in 2012, says Nvidia CEO
Dec 15, 01:05
Although non-Apple tablet PCs are only expected to account for 30% of the worldwide tablet PC market, Nvidia CEO Huang Jen-hsun pointed out that after hardware and software platforms'...
LED sapphire substrate price stabilizes at US$8/unit in December
Dec 14, 01:15
The price of 2-inch sapphire substrates has been stabilizing in November and December at around US$8/unit, according to industry sources. The price is expected to rebound soon.
SunPower to supply 54MW of solar power technology to NRG Solar
Dec 13, 14:18
SunPower has announced that it will supply NRG Solar, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, with a total of 54MW of SunPower solar power technology.
Notebook supply chain expects to see improving gross margins for 2012
Dec 13, 01:25
Players in the notebook upstream supply chain expect their gross margin in 2012 to improve as notebook brand vendors are turning their focuses to ultrabooks, which have better profitability...
MEMC to cut 1,300 jobs worldwide
Dec 9, 10:41
US-based solar firm MEMC Electronic Materials (MEMC) has announced a series of actions to be taken during the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 that will reduce...
Solar trade war may backfire on US, says China media
Dec 8, 15:53
The anti-dumping and anti-subsidy probe taken up by the US government directed at China-based solar firms has been causing a stir in China, and according to local media, may end up...
Polysilicon spot price stabilizes at US$25/kg
Dec 8, 14:36
The spot price of polysilicon has been stabilizing around US$25/kg. Industry sources indicated the price has been closing in on the variable costs of many Europe- and US-based polysilicon...
Intel to cooperate Taiwan's ITRI with investment of US$5 million
Dec 7, 16:39
Intel on December 6 announced cooperation between Intel Labs and the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) to undertake research projects, with...
Digitimes Research: Solar firms facing concerns over the ability to repay loans
Dec 7, 14:31
Since the second half of 2011, many solar firms have been suffering losses and possible bankruptcies. US-based Solyndra, Spectrawatt and Evergreen Solar all declared bankruptcy. Many...
Global chip sales flat in October, says SIA
Dec 6, 12:32
New figures from SIA revealed that worldwide sales of semiconductors were US$25.7 billion in October 2011, down 0.1% sequentially. For the month, Japan continued its recovery with...
Price of solar wafers steadies at US$1.10-1.20/unit
Dec 6, 01:15
The price drop of solar wafers has been leveling off, according to industry sources. Since the beginning of November, the average selling price (ASP) of solar wafers has been steady...
Europe unlikely to launch anti-dumping, anti-subsidy investigation of China-made PV products
Dec 2, 11:31
While the US Department of Commerce has launched an anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation of solar cells and modules imported from China, Europe, the largest market for China-made...
Commentary: Consolidation to get solar industry back on track
Dec 2, 10:56
The solar market has been experiencing large turbulences in 2011. No one is optimistic about the industry in the short run. However, the exit of unfit firms has become the main drive...
Semiconductor market to top US$300 billion in 2011, says WSTS
Dec 1, 16:19
The World Semiconductor Trade Statistics (WSTS) expects the worldwide market to surpass US$300 billion by end of 2011 for the first time in semiconductor history, yet reflects a less-than-average...
Less competitive should exit the solar market: Interview with Motech chairman
Dec 1, 16:03
In November, Digitimes had the opportunity to speak with Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech, about market demand. Tsuo also gave his opinion on how the solar...
Taiwan solar cell makers may benefit from US probe
Dec 1, 10:55
In the wake of the ongoing anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation taken by the US government, China-based solar firms reportedly are looking to work with Taiwan-based firms to...
Acer to cut ultrabook prices to US$799-899 in 2Q12, says company president
Dec 1, 01:25
Acer expects its ultrabook prices will be able to drop from US$1,000 currently to US$799-899 in the second quarter of 2012, a decline of 20%, and will drop further to US$499 in 2013...
Digitimes Research: Government incentives boost US solar installations in 2011
Nov 30, 10:27
The solar PV market in the US has been growing rapidly since 2009 with annual growth of installations reaching more than 100%. Many large-size power stations and commercial solar...
China-US solar trade war looming
Nov 28, 14:10
Responding to the anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations taken by the US government on China-based solar firms, the Ministry of Commerce in China has announced to initiate similar...
GCL-Poly says investment in US on schedule
Nov 24, 12:26
GCL-Poly Energy Holdings, a China-based integrated solar firm, has said its planned investment in the US will follow the set schedule despite anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures...
Taiwan market: Penetration of wireless mice to reach 40% in 2012
Nov 24, 01:25
With the price of wireless mice dropping from more than NT$1,000 (US$33) previously to around NT$400-500, the penetration of wireless models is expected to increase to 40% in 2012,...
China PV installations to surpass US, Japan markets in 2011, says Solarbuzz
Nov 23, 10:14
In the Asia Pacific region, the photovoltaic (PV) market is forecast to grow 39% on quarter and 130% on year in fourth-quarter 2011. Fourth-quarter 2011 installations of more than...
Market watchers conservative about Asustek 4Q11 performance
Nov 22, 01:40
Despite Asustek Computer is confident about its performance for the fourth quarter, some market watchers are conservative about it as the US and Europe economies remain weak, while...
First Solar achieves 5GW solar PV production milestone
Nov 18, 09:56
US-based solar firm First Solar has announced cumulative production has reached 5GW, or 66 million solar modules, capable of generating enough clean electricity to power approximately...
Acer signs agreement for US$500 million syndicated loan with bank group
Nov 17, 15:56
Acer has signed a syndicated loan agreement for NT$15 billion (US$500 million) with a bank group including Citibank Taiwan, Taipei Fubon and Bank of Taiwan.
Solar cell prices may rebound after reaching US$0.40/W
Nov 17, 11:08
Solar cell prices are likely to slump to as low as US$0.40 per watt, but should start to rebound after reaching the level due to little room for further falls, according to industry...
Prices for 2GB DDR3 reach US$10 threshold
Nov 17, 01:05
DRAM contract prices, which had stopped falling since October, began to trend downward in early November as PC OEMs slow down procurement amid concerns about disruptions to their...
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 1h 43min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 1h 47min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 1h 50min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 1h 55min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 2h 9min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 2h 14min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 2h 35min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 2h 53min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 2h 59min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 3h 8min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 3h 18min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 3h 20min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 3h 21min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 4h 14min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 4h 33min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 4h 35min ago
Amazon Kindle Touch/Touch 3G e-book reader
Kindle Touch is a new addition to Amazon's e-book reader family with a touch screen that makes it easier to turn pages, search, shop, and take notes - still with an e-ink display...
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Amazon Kindle Fire e-book reader
Amazon has announce Kindle Fire for only US$199, which the vendor said gives consumers access to its collection of movies, TV shows, songs, apps, games, books, and magazines. Amazon's...
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HTC has unveiled HTC Rhyme, with a unibody design. HTC Rhyme comes in three colors: Clearwater, Hourglass and Plum, the color Verizon Wireless will be offering in the US. With a...
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Verizon Wireless has announced that the HTC Droid Incredible 2, an Android-based smartphone, will be available beginning April 28 and sell for US$199.99 with two-year service agreements...
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AMD Radeon HD 6670 graphics card
AMD has announced the addition of the AMD Radeon HD 6670, HD 6570 and HD 6450 graphics cards to the channel, completing the roll-out of the AMD Radeon HD 6000 family of graphics cards...
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Solar industry in adjustment period: Q&A with Motech chairman Simon Tsuo
Yuan-Huai Simon Tsuo, chairman of Motech has been viewed as an important figure in the development of the solar industry in Taiwan. Tsuo commented on the gloomy market in the first...
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |
| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |
| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |
| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |
- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
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Maxim's Chris Neil, senior VP, Industrial and Medical Solutions Group
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
Photo: Michael McManus, May 10.
Algotochip CTO Satish Padmanabhan and company VP of operations Mike Hong
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- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
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...
Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...
Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...
The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.