Last update: Monday 19 March 2012 [26 news items]
Asustek involved in Pragmatus patent infringement charges
Mar 19, 12:03
Patent licensing company Pragmatus has filed charges with the US International Trade Commission against Asustek Computer and several other vendors for alleged infringement of its...
Apple to pay Elan US$5 million in patent lawsuit settlement
Stockwatch - Jan 6, 14:59
IC design house Elan Microelectronics has issued a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) disclosing it has settled a patent infringement dispute with Apple.
Impact of ITC ruling on HTC less than expected
Dec 20, 16:03
The final decision of the US International Trade Commission (ITC) in favor of Apple in a patent dispute with HTC will have limited impact on HTC as the scope of patent violation and...
Nanya files ITC complaint against Elpida
Nov 22, 11:14
Nanya Technology has filed a complaint against rival Elpida Memory with the International Trade Commission, asking the agency to bar the US imports of Elpida's DRAM chips that infringe...
Elpida lodges patent infringement complaint against Nanya
Nov 17, 01:40
Elpida Memory has announced two filings of a complaint in two countries against Nanya Technology for patent infringement.
Suntech responds to US solar trade petition
Oct 21, 09:57
Suntech Power Holdings, a China-based producer of solar panels, offers the following statement regarding Solarworld's petition filed simultaneously with the US International Trade...
Amtran faces challenge to attain 2011 LCD TV goal
Aug 17, 14:46
Taiwan-based Amtran Technology's LCD TV shipments reached nearly two million units in the first half of 2011, according to industry sources. But the maker may have difficulties achieving...
ITC judgment of HTC infringement of Apple patents arouses concern in China handset industry
Jul 19, 01:00
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has made an initial ruling that Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has infringed two of Apple's 10 patents related to iPhone, and this...
TSMC obtains termination of ITC investigation into 37nm and smaller products
Nov 16, 16:08
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that it was able to secure a favorable resolution to an International Trade Commission (ITC) investigation for alleged...
US ITC to start investigating patent dispute between CMI and Sony
Sep 24, 10:57
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) will start to investigate a suit filed by Chimei Innolux (CMI) accusing Sony of patent infringement.
Preliminary ruling of LG-Vizio patent infringement lawsuit at USITC favors the Korea-based vendor
Sep 20, 10:42
Tension over the patent infringement lawsuit between US-based LCD TV vendor Vizio and Korea-based vendor LG Electronics is rising as the preliminary ruling of US International Trade...
US university sues TSMC, Samsung over patent
Jun 25, 11:34
STC.UNM (STC), the technology-transfer arm of the University of New Mexico (UNM), is charging Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Samsung Electronics with patent...
Elan seeks ITC ban on Apple multi-touch products, including iPad
Mar 31, 16:30
Touchscreen IC design house Elan Microelectronics, which has accused Apple of infringing its multi-touch technology, has filed another lawsuit with the US International Trade Commission...
Nanya and others win patent suit brought by LSI
Mar 24, 10:21
Nanya Technology has announced the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has made a final ruling in favor of the company in a patent infringement lawsuit brought against it and...
PTI seeking clarity on ITC ruling in Tessera DRAM case
Mar 9, 14:27
Despite receiving a favorable ruling in a US International Trade Commission (ITC) over a patent infringement lawsuit brought by Tessera, memory packaging and testing service provider...
HTC insists it develops user interface and smartphones in house, not copying from Apple
Stockwatch - Mar 3, 11:28
Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC, in response to a patent lawsuit filed recently by Apple, has issued a statement with the Taiwan Stock Exchange stating that it is an innovator...
Toshiba patent complaint to have little impact, says Wistron
Jan 21, 14:10
Wistron has commented on a recent patent complaint over notebook technologies lodged by Toshiba, saying that shipment volumes of affected notebook models are very small and so the...
Richtek files patent infringement complaint in US against AMD and graphics card makers
Stockwatch - Dec 31, 11:40
Taiwan-based IC design house Richtek has announced that it has filed a patent infringement complaint with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) against uPI Semiconductor, AMD,...
Tessera loses ITC chip-patent case against DRAM makers and sellers
Dec 30, 12:25
Nanya Technology on December 30 announced the US International Trade Commission (ITC) has affirmed the company and other DRAM makers that no violation was found in the Investigation...
Nanya claims patent lawsuit victory over LSI
Stockwatch - Sep 23, 15:28
Nanya Technology has said that the US International Trade Commission (ITC) on September 21 made an initial determination in favor of the company in a patent infringement case filed...
LCD TV vendor Vizio gains stay against ITC exclusion order
Jun 11, 17:17
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has granted US-based TV vendor Vizio, an affiliate of Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology, its motion for emergency...
US market: SanDisk may lose ground to Taiwan competitors
Apr 16, 15:10
Taiwan's flash memory device manufacturers as well as US-based Kingston Technology are expected to grab a slice of the US NAND flash market now that the US International Trade Commission...
More Taiwan LCD TV makers caught up in Funai patent dispute in the US
Apr 15, 15:39
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has upheld a patent infringement charge filed by Japan-based Funai and has issued a limited exclusion order to ban imports of digital LCD...
Taiwan flash controller IC players benefit from SanDisk ruling
Apr 14, 09:41
SanDisk has announced that the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) issued an Initial Determination which found that certain accused flash memory products did not infringe...
Vizio plans to continue to import and ship HDTVs during ITC review
Apr 14, 01:00
Vizio, an affiliate of Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology, has responded on the limited exclusion order by the ITC that they hold to their belief that because of recent rulings...
ITC ends probe into A-Data's alleged infringement on SanDisk patents
Nov 17, 17:17
The US International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a consent order ending an investigation into Taiwan-based memory module maker A-Data Technology's alleged infringement of SanDisk's...
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:54
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:44
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | May 23, 20:41
- LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment
- Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
- Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
- Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
- PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%
- Suntech gross profit impacted by US anti-dumping duties
- Trina Solar announces 1Q12 results
- TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
- MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
- Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
- Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
- TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- China market: April mobile phone users reach 1.03 billion
- Taiwan market: Four operators to begin selling HTC WiMAX smartphones
- 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
24-May-2012 11:44 (GMT+8)
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- 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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Ravi Subramanian, CEO of EDA firm Berkeley Design Automation
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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.