Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
Bits + chips | 10h 55min ago
Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
LED | 11h 14min ago
Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
Bits + chips | 11h 18min ago
NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
Bits + chips | 11h 28min ago
Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
IT + CE | Jun 18, 20:53
China-based TV vendors to procure over 30 million panels from Taiwan makers, says CVIA vice president
Displays | Jun 18, 19:58
Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
Before Going to Press | 12h 5min ago
DRAM shortages to continue for 3 years, says Inotera executive
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:56
Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:16
Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 20:04
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:50
Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:44
Foxconn to start production of 70-inch Ultra HD TVs in 1Q14
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:43
China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:42
JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | Jun 18, 19:37
Chipbond ramping up testing capacity for advanced driver ICs
IC MANUFACTURING | Jun 18, 15:11
Chipbond Technology is ramping up testing capacity for advanced LCD driver ICs in response to rising demand for high-end smartphones and other mobile devices...
SPIL expanding capacity for high-end ICs
IC MANUFACTURING | Jun 17, 21:29
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has moved to expand production capacity at a fast pace for high-end IC packaging and testing in anticipation of robust...
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | Jun 18, 09:45
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the US and Europe and has seen its sales growing by leaps and...
Kinsus sets 2013 capex at record NT$4.5-5 billion
PASSIVE, PCB, OTHER IC COMPONENTS | Jun 18, 15:12
IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology expects its capex budget to reach a record NT$4.5-5 billion (US$150.7-167.5 million) in 2013 and further...
More flash memory chips are now designed into embedded applications
Taiwan IC design houses reducing exposure in NAND flash controller market
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | 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 some already diversifying their offerings to include solutions for non-memory products, and some looking to transform their...
PCB equipment makers Csun, Ampoc 2Q13 sales to rise
IC MANUFACTURING | Jun 18, 13:37
Chipbond expects sales to peak in 3Q13
IC MANUFACTURING | Jun 18, 12:03
High-end IC backend demand to pick up in 2H13, says SPIL chair
IC MANUFACTURING | Jun 14, 16:09
MediaTek-MStar merger yet to receive China approval
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION - Newswatch | Jun 18, 14:34
Spreadtrum raises sales guidance for 2Q13
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | Jun 18, 11:06
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | Jun 14, 23:58
Elan, EETI look to strong sales in 3Q13
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | Jun 14, 12:15
Digitimes Research: China mobile AP market to expand in 2013
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | Jun 14, 11:04
Flexium, Zhen Ding May sales up more than 10%
PASSIVE, PCB, OTHER IC COMPONENTS | Jun 14, 15:27
Career Tech expects orders from China-based smartphone clients to generate more sales in 2013
PASSIVE, PCB, OTHER IC COMPONENTS | Jun 14, 12:20
First-tier players may release smartphones that adopt heat pipes by the end of the year
MOBILE + TELECOM | Jun 17, 21:58
Wintek to benefit from Google and Amazon touch panel orders
DISPLAYS | Jun 18, 15:09
CVIA: China to purchase 30 million TV panels from Taiwan makers
DISPLAYS | Jun 17, 21:55
Taiwan makers see booming orders for smartphone tablet accessories
IT + CE | Jun 17, 21:37
Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
LED | Jun 18, 15:58
Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
DISPLAYS | Jun 18, 15:31
China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
MOBILE + TELECOM | Jun 18, 15:28
Taiwan market: Handset shipments in 1Q13 hit record, says IDC
MOBILE + TELECOM | Jun 18, 14:38
Asustek expects 10% sequential drop in 2Q13 notebook and tablet shipments
IT + CE | Jun 18, 10:48
Taiwan market: Taiwan Mobile to launch VoIP at M+
MOBILE + TELECOM | Jun 18, 10:48
Globalfoundries adding capacity to satisfy rising orders for touch panel ICs
Jun 13, 22:05
UMC opens Korea office
Jun 13, 11:23
Win Semi expects 4Q sales to hit peak for 2013
Jun 11, 11:11
ASE IC backend unit posts record revenues in May
Jun 10, 22:35
Taiwan sees increased May export value, says MOF
Jun 10, 10:28
Testing service company Sporton posts record high revenues in May
Jun 6, 14:02
UMC to join IBM in 10nm process development
Jun 13, 21:18
Global 1Q13 fab tool billings and bookings drop from year ago, says SEMI
Jun 13, 11:25
PTI May sales fall 21% from year ago
Jun 11, 15:10
Digitimes Research: Mixed capex plans for major semiconductor firms in 2013
Jun 11, 11:01
Taiwan May CPI up, says DGBAS
Jun 10, 10:41
Global chip sales to show modest growth in 2013 and 2014, says SIA
Jun 6, 15:10
Fab equipment spending to soar in 2H13, says SEMI
Jun 6, 12:46
MediaTek poised for strong 3Q13, say observers
Jun 14, 10:29
Communications IC sales to exceed computer IC sales in 2013, says IC Insights
Jun 13, 14:14
UMC, eMemory extend collaboration to 28nm
Jun 10, 22:36
ASMedia developing 10Gbps USB 3.5 chips
Jun 7, 15:53
Elan sales up in May
Jun 6, 11:22
Ultra HD displays to ramp up growth of large-size LCD driver ICs, says Novatek executive
Jun 13, 16:33
VIA, SiS see weak May revenues
Jun 13, 15:52
GaAs IC foundries vying for orders from China PA startups
Jun 13, 11:52
TSMC, UMC post revenue growth in May 2013
Jun 10, 15:09
China market: Nufront to launch quad-core chips for smartphone, tablets
Jun 7, 15:29
Supply of MCP devices remains tight
Jun 13, 15:54
SK Hynix develops 8Gb LPDDR3
Jun 10, 12:02
Adata May sales up over 50%
Jun 6, 15:24
Taiwan DRAM industry: Moving forward, or backward?
Jun 5, 12:23
Demand for game console-use DRAM to rise
Jun 11, 12:49
Nanya posts revenue drop in May
Jun 6, 16:08
SanDisk enhances SSD portfolio
Jun 5, 13:21
IC substrate maker Kinsus to post 15% sales rise in 2Q13
Jun 14, 10:59
Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
Jun 13, 19:07
PCB maker Apex sees revenues up over 6% on year in May
Jun 10, 14:52
Most IC substrate suppliers post sequential revenue gains in May
Jun 10, 11:35
FPCB maker Ichia 2Q13 sales to rise 40%
Jun 5, 15:58
Laser Tek to begin shipping automated optical inspection equipment in 3Q13
Jun 13, 22:16
Taiwan FPCB makers facing increasing competition from rivals in Korea, China, says Zhen Ding executive
Jun 11, 16:43
Copper foil maker Co-Tech May sales rise
Newswatch | Jun 10, 12:01
Auto PCBs to drive GBM revenue growth in 2013
Jun 6, 12:28
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- Toshiba expands package line-up of interface bridge LSI for LCD display (June 14) - Company release
- Infineon and Atmel reach agreement to settle patent dispute (June 14) - Company release
- SK Hynix coughs US$240 million to settle Rambus IP case (June 12) - The Register
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Globalfoundries plans US$4.5 billion capital spending (June 5) - Wall Street Journal
- Qualcomm sets sights on Asian tablet market with LTE (June 3) - TechHive
- Qualcomm works with Microsoft to offer Snapdragon 800 processors for Windows RT 8.1 (June 4) - Company release
- ARM: A 'generation ahead' of Intel? (June 3) - ZDNet
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
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- Memory makers see better profits as chip pricing improves
Samsung reportedly to outsource more chips
Samsung Electronics reportedly is looking to expand the purchase of memory products, including mobile DRAM chips and eMMC NAND devices, from outside.
Micron reaches deal to acquire Elpida
Micron Technology and Elpida Memory's trustees have reached an agreement for Micron to acquire Elpida. Micron also announced a separate agreement with...
Taiwan DRAM firms mull fab sales
Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers including Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies are considering selling fabs in order to preserve cash and strengthen...
Specializing in the manufacture of memory chips and LCD panels, Samsung's component operations are undergoing a focus shift to advanced process design...
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...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
Enabling IoT through Wi-Fi and Bluetooth: Q&A with Broadcom marketing director Jeff Baer
Just before Computex 2013, Digitimes spoke with Jeff Baer, marketing director for Embedded Wireless,...
- 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 DRAM-module industry overview - May 2010
Back to 2006 when total revenues for the third-party module market reached US$12.2 billion, Taiwan had over 15 vendors shipping DRAM modules under their own brand...
- Taiwan semiconductor equipment industry overview - Aug 2008
Worries about a global economic downturn have taken a toll on a number of industries, with the semiconductor industry being no exception. Players in the semiconductor...
- Foundry overview - Sep 2006
Taiwan's semiconductor industry has begun to out-run its global peers, once more, in 2006. This followed a trough in 2004, caused by over-inventory, plus volatility...
- 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.