Last update: Monday 30 January 2012 [175 news items]
VIA Telecom ships 18 million CDMA handset solutions in 2011, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 30, 14:00
VIA Telecom shipped 18 million units of CDMA chipset solutions in 2011, including 10 million units for entry-level CMDA handsets, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted...
VIA, SiS achieve results from non-PC industry
Jan 12, 01:05
Taiwan-base chipset makers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS), although already phasing out of the PC chipset market, have both entered different markets and achieved...
VIA refutes report about being acquired by China telecom carrier
Jan 10, 01:25
VIA Technologies, commenting about a recent report stated that China-based telecom carrier Datang Telecom Technology (DTT) has recently discussed with VIA chairman Cher Wang the ...
VIA announces VB7009 Mini-ITX embedded motherboard
Jan 4, 16:19
VIA Technologies has announced the VIA VB7009 embedded Mini-ITX motherboard. Measuring only 17x17cm, the VIA VB7009 Mini-ITX is a flexible embedded board for POS and kiosks.

VIA releases new Mini-ITX motherboard for digital home media enthusiasts
Nov 15, 16:57
VIA Technologies has announced the VIA VE-900 Mini-ITX motherboard, immediately available worldwide. The motherboard provides the ideal platform for DIY enthusiasts to custom build...
VIA suffers continued net loss in 3Q11
Nov 4, 17:07
VIA Technologies posted revenues of NT$990 million (US$34.1 million), gross margin of 27.82%, net operating loss of NT$189 million, net loss of NT$1.513 billion including a loss of...
Opera looks to develop new businesses via acquisition; step up cooperation with Taiwan device makers
Oct 13, 16:28
Browser developer Opera Software will target Internet companies in four segments – advertisement, messaging, payment and social networking – for future acquisition in...
Market watchers optimistic about VIA winning lawsuit against Apple
Sep 26, 16:25
Market watchers believe that VIA Technologies has a good chance of winning its recently filed patent lawsuit against Apple.
VIA sues Apple for patent infringement
Sep 23, 14:02
VIA Technologies has announced it has taken legal action against Apple, filing a complaint with the United States International Trade Commission (ITC) and the US District Court of...
VIA and SiS report continued losses in 1H11
Sep 5, 15:47
Taiwan-based chipset makers VIA Technologies and Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) both have continued to post losses in the first half of 2011, and the prospects for the two companies...
VIA Labs lands USB-IF certification for USB 3.0 Host controller IC
Aug 16, 01:20
VIA Labs has obtained certification for its USB 3.0 Host controller IC from USB-IF (USB Implementers Forum), the third Taiwan-based IC design house to obtain the certification next...
SiS to phase out its PC chipset business
Aug 2, 01:10
Taiwan-based chipset maker Silicon Integrated System (SiS) is set to phase out its PC business by the end of 2011 and will turn its business focus fully to chipsets for consumer electronics...
VIA announces new dual-core VIA VB8004 Mini-ITX motherboard
Jul 22, 16:58
VIA Technologies has announced a dual-core version of the low power VIA VB8004 Mini-ITX board. Coupling the 1.6GHz VIA Nano X2 E-series processor with the VIA VX900 media system processor,...
Samsung drops Qualcomm in favor of VIA for Droid Charge handset, says ABI Research
Jul 15, 01:00
In what ABI Research sees as a significant shift in component sourcing strategy, Samsung has chosen VIA Telecom to supply the CDMA chipset for its new Droid Charge handset that it...
Jul 7, 17:04
HTC has stated that its decision to acquire S3 Graphics from its associate company VIA Technologies is aimed at strengthening its patent profiles related to graphics and 3D technology,...
Jul 7, 01:00
Taiwan-based chipset maker VIA Technologies has announced it will sell its shareholdings in S3 Graphics to its affiliate company High Tech Computer (HTC) for US$300 million. The action...
White-box players supply close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in 1Q11
Jun 28, 01:05
White-box tablet PC players are rising quickly in the tablet PC industry with related shipments already accounting for close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in the first quarter...
VIA Technologies steps into developing servers
May 25, 15:52
Taiwan-based chipset design house VIA Technologies, in view of growing demand for servers used for cloud computing applications, has stepped into development of servers specifically...
VIA announces new quad-core processor
May 13, 17:03
VIA Technologies has announced the launch of the VIA QuadCore processor, the lowest power quad-core processor on the market, the company claimed.
VIA USB 3.0 HDD device controller certified by USB-IF
Newswatch - May 9, 17:03
VIA Labs' new USB 3.0 device controller, dubbed VL701, has been certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), according to the company.
VIA new dual-core Nano X2 E series processors debut at ESC
May 2, 17:05
VIA Technologies has announced that it will unveil its new family of low power dual-core VIA Nano X2 series processors at the Embedded System Conference (ESC), held at the McEnery...
MediaTek, Ralink to merge via share swap
Mar 16, 16:05
MediaTek on March 16 announced that the company has finalized its merger agreement with Ralink Technology through a share swap of one share for 3.15 shares of Ralink, making MediaTek...
iPad 2 to benefit PA makers and Taiwan GaAs foundry houses
Mar 2, 01:10
Component suppliers are expected to benefit from the iPad 2 's imminent launch. Both TriQuint Semiconductor and Skyworks Solutions will be the new Apple device's GaAs power amplifier...
Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments flat on year in 4Q10, says IDC
Feb 24, 14:15
Worldwide PC microprocessor shipment growth in the fourth calendar quarter of 2010 slowed notably, compared to both the third quarter of 2010, a drop of 0.04% on quarter, and to the...
VIA Labs to ship new USB 3.0 hard drive controller in March
Feb 17, 02:05
VIA Labs, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies specializing in USB 3.0 integrated chip controllers, is sampling new USB 3.0 controllers for external hard drives with volume shipments...
Kingston to buy NT$96 million stake in JMicron
Feb 11, 02:10
JMicron Technology has confirmed it will draw investment from Kingston Technology. According to a resolution passed by JMicron's board of directors on February 10, Kingston will purchase...
Fresco 2-port USB 3.0 host chips expected to land USB-IF certification in 1Q11
Jan 19, 11:55
IC design house Fresco Logic's FL1000 1-port USB 3.0 host controller chip has received USB Implementer Forum (USB-IF) certification, and its FL1009 2-port USB 3.0 host chip is expected...
Asustek acquires over 51% stake in Aaeon via subsidiary
Stockwatch - Jan 13, 15:58
Asustek Computer has announced the company has acquired more than 69.4 million shares in industrial PC maker Aaeon Technology via its subsidiary surpassing 51% of Aaeon's total shares...
VIA launches new graphics card for embedded industry
Jan 4, 12:11
VIA Technologies has announced a new graphics card designed specifically for the embedded market with the VIA eH1, a DirectX 10.1 compliant, multi-display card that thrusts any system...

VIA Telecom cooperating with Wind River to tap China market with Android CDMA smartphones
Dec 22, 01:25
VIA Telecom has been working on Kunlun, a technological cooperation with US-based Wind River, in an attempt to help ODMs produce entry-level and mid-range Android CDMA smartphones...
Touch panel maker Cando to raise NT$3.6 billion for capacity expansion
Dec 14, 01:15
Touch panel maker Cando plans to raise NT$3.6 billion (US$119.8 million) by February of 2011 via issuing 200 million new shares at NT$18 per share for building new manufacturing facilities,...
HTC acquires office space in Taipei from VIA Technologies
Nov 23, 01:35
HTC on November 22 announced the acquisition of office space located in the Taipei metropolitan area from VIA Technologies at a total price of NT$404 million (US$13.16 million), with...
VIA Labs to ship USB 3.0 integrated controller ICs for flash drives
Nov 22, 15:05
Taiwan-based IC design house VIA Labs, following obtaining USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) certification for its USB 3.0 controller ICs specifically for flash drives in September...
Worldwide processor shipments and revenues rise modestly in 3Q10, says IDC
Nov 11, 11:29
Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments and revenues in the third calendar quarter of 2010 increased 2.1% and 2.5%, respectively, compared to the second quarter, according to the latest...
VIA to offer non-customized CDMA EV-DO 3G chips in China, says report
Nov 4, 01:05
VIA Technologies will offer a non-customized CDMA EV-DO 3G single-chip at US$25 for use by China-based 3G handset players, with the price lower than US$33 for Qualcomm's 6085 single...
- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Marvell and Google Team Up to Transform TV into the Command Center for the 'Connected Lifestyle'
- Marvell Launches Breakthrough Smart Energy Management Platforms for Appliances and LED Lighting Solutions
- Digi-Key announces global distribution agreement with Marktech Optoelectronics
- Valuable LED lighting - Ecomaa Dimmable LED MR16
- American Based Porsche Showroom Complements its HighEnd Automobiles with GlacialLight LED Lights
- 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
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
- Isolated power factor corrected offline regulator needs no opto
- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
10-Feb-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7862.27 | -48.51 | -0.61% |

| TSE electronic | 294.11 | -2.94 | -0.99% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 115.45 | +0.00 | +0% |

| OTC electronic | 150.67 | -0.14 | -0.09% |

- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011

Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...

MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...

The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...

Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- 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...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.




















