Computex 202: Acer to showcase Windows 8 tablet PCs
IT + CE | 33min ago
Flytech inaugurates factory in northern Taiwan
IT + CE | 1h 49min ago
Tontek to post over 30% sales growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 1min ago
Lowering Sandy Bridge prices expected to boost PC demand in emerging markets, say motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 28min ago
Young Fast medium-size thin-film touch panels to grow 50% sequentially in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 33min ago
On-Bright expects 2Q12 sales to rise 50-60%
Before Going to Press | 37min ago
UMC revenues to grow through 3Q12, says CEO
Before Going to Press | 47min ago
Taiwan market: More China-based handset vendors to launch sub-NT$4,000 smartphones in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 49min ago
High Windows 8 licensing fee makes prices of ultrabook difficult to drop, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 50min ago
Samsung, LG and Huawei mulling plans to ramp up in-house production of LTE solutions
Before Going to Press | 52min ago
AUO to ship AMOLED panels to Sony and HTC in June, say sources
Before Going to Press | 1h 40min ago
TPV sees LCD TV shipments down 32.6% on year in 1Q12
Before Going to Press | 1h 51min ago
China anti-dumping investigation against US, South Korea polysilicon suppliers would hurt local downstream players
Before Going to Press | 2h 6min ago
New MacBook may be launched as early as July, say Taiwan makers
Before Going to Press | 2h 10min ago
UMC holds groundbreaking ceremony for new facilities at 12-inch fab
IC MANUFACTURING | May 24, 16:26
United Microelectronics (UMC) on May 24 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the fifth and sixth phase (P5 and P6) construction of its 12-inch plant located...
NAND flash prices hope for rebound in 3Q12
MEMORY CHIPS | May 24, 14:21
While contract prices for NAND flash have continually dropped due to oversupply arising from weak demand, prices may rebound in the third quarter of 2012...
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
PASSIVE, PCB, OTHER IC COMPONENTS | May 24, 01:35
Demand for TCXOs has been rising due to increasing sales of smartphones, tablet PCs and 4G LTE wireless telecommunication systems. To accommodate demand,...
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
PASSIVE, PCB, OTHER IC COMPONENTS | May 24, 01:05
Quartz crystal device maker TXC believes second-quarter 2012 revenues to be better than the first quarter's. According to Peter Lin, president of TXC, the...

Driver IC shipments to the smartphone segment are increasing
LCD driver IC design houses shifting more capacity to high-resolution parts for smartphone segment
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | May 24, 11:04
LCD driver makers including Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies, ILi Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology have seen shipments of their high resolution LCD driver ICs for smartphone applications begin to pick up in May, after a poor performance in terms of revenues...
North America fab tool book-to-bill slips in April 2012, says SEMI
IC MANUFACTURING | May 23, 14:56
TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
IC MANUFACTURING | May 23, 14:07
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | May 24, 17:04
Touch controller maker EETI conservative about 2Q12 outlook
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | May 24, 14:23
Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | May 23, 15:46
Samsung plans to deliver memory, MCP parts directly to HTC, Transcend, say sources
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | May 23, 15:39
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION - Newswatch | May 23, 11:22
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
IC DESIGN, DISTRIBUTION | May 23, 01:30
Irony abounds in 1Q12 DRAM market as Elpida dethrones Micron from third rank, says IHS
MEMORY CHIPS | May 24, 16:22
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
MEMORY CHIPS | May 23, 01:10
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
DISPLAYS | May 24, 01:20
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | May 24, 01:00
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
GREEN ENERGY | May 24, 01:40
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | May 24, 01:10
Coretonic shifts focus to small- to mid-size BLUs
DISPLAYS | May 24, 16:17
Asustek denies lowering notebook shipment targets for 2Q12
IT + CE | May 24, 16:05
Oslux unveils LED for camera flash
LED | May 24, 15:56
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
DISPLAYS | May 24, 15:49
Uncertainty causes solar firms to expand with caution
GREEN ENERGY | May 24, 15:46
Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%
IT + CE | May 24, 11:20
Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
May 22, 14:43
KYEC steps into testing of image sensor ICs
May 22, 12:23
Taiwan 1Q12 semiconductor production value down 3.1% sequentially, says IEK
May 21, 16:18
GaAs foundry Win optimistic about 2Q12 outlook
May 17, 14:21
Walton expected to see 15-20% sequential growth in 2Q12 revenues
May 16, 01:15
Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
May 22, 14:07
Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
May 22, 01:05
Intel to launch inexpensive ULV processors in 3Q12 to facilitate US$699 ultrabooks
May 18, 01:15
Ardentec sees increasing orders for logic IC testing
May 16, 16:01
UMC to break ground for new factories at Fab 12A
May 15, 12:09
Nuvoton looks to strong sales in May and June
May 21, 16:19
MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
May 21, 14:38
IC design house Generalplus looks to 80% on-quarter revenue growth in 2Q12
May 18, 14:24
Analog IC designers seeing May sales boom
May 18, 01:05
Holtek expects 2Q12 revenues to show 20% sequential increase
May 17, 14:10
IC design houses look to strong demand from smartphone sector in 3Q12
May 16, 14:15
Smartphone vendors considering other chip sources due to short supply of Qualcomm Snapdragon S4
May 15, 01:25
Genesys Logic reportedly lands USB 3.0 card reader controller chips for MacBook Air
May 14, 15:44
Faraday tapes out 40nm ASICs for 4G LTE base stations, says paper
Newswatch | May 21, 15:33
IC designer Sonix expects sales to grow on easing tight capacity
May 18, 14:27
Genesys Logic seeing sales of USB 3.0 chips expand
May 18, 01:20
Supreme adds AMOLED panels to distribution line
May 17, 14:55
Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
May 16, 14:04
MediaTek 2Q12 sales expected to meet guidance
May 15, 01:00
Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
May 22, 12:20
Computex 2012: Memory module makers to use less space at trade fair; to showcase more industrial products
May 17, 16:21
DRAM market woes are over in 2012, says IHS
May 16, 14:47
Mobile memory market growth propelled by smartphones and tablets, says IHS
May 15, 11:47
PTI to grab mobile DRAM orders from Micron, sources say
May 15, 01:20
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
May 23, 01:05
Taimide completes phase-1 of new polyimide factory
May 21, 10:26
Walsin sees increase in 2Q12 orders
May 17, 01:20
Holy Stone hiking in-house MLCC production
May 16, 01:00
Laser Tek expected to see 10% sequential growth in 2Q12 revenues
May 15, 14:45
Passive component maker Thinking reports declined profits for 1Q12
May 14, 13:03
Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
May 22, 15:23
TXC expected to see robust growth in 3Q12
May 18, 14:27
Wah Lee benefiting from TSMC, UMC full capacity
May 16, 01:10
Apex Circuit tops listed PCB makers in 1Q12 EPS, says paper
Newswatch | May 15, 16:33
Leatec to build new ceramic substrate plant in Kunshan
May 14, 14:15
24-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7124.89 | -22.86 | -0.32% |

| TSE electronic | 271.49 | -0.45 | -0.17% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 101.99 | -1.30 | -1.26% |

| OTC electronic | 130.56 | -1.89 | -1.43% |

- Spansion unveils SLC NAND flash family and five-year roadmap (May 23) - Company release
- Startup opens GaN-on-Si wafer production facility (May 22) - EE Times
- Japan's Renesas to cut 6,000 jobs, raise capital-report (May 22) - Reuters UK
- ST sues InvenSense alleging patent infringement (May 18) - EE Times
- Samsung starts 20nm 4Gb LPDDR2 memory (May 18) - Electronic News
- ARM CEO: We'll be bigger players in PCs than Intel will be in smartphones (May 18) - eWeek
- Micron-Elpida deal looks promising - Analyst blog (May 18) - NASDAQ.com
- Qualcomm announces leadership change in Japan (May 17) - Company release
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Digi-Key and T-Global Technology sign global distribution agreement
- Digi-Key inks global distribution agreement with Infinite Power Solutions
- Digi-Key launches TechXchange on international websites
- Digi-Key signs global distribution agreement with Thomas Research Products
- 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 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
- Isolated power factor corrected offline regulator needs no opto
- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire
- Commentary: Taiwan has little interest in installing PV systems on its own land
- TSMC 28nm ramp-up within expectations, says Digitimes Research

Micron in talks to acquire Elpida
Micron Technology has confirmed it is engaged in discussions with Elpida Memory's trustees to acquire the bankrupt chipmaker. The possible merger of...

Mobile memory market boom continues
According to IHS iSuppli, smartphones and tablets will act as key catalysts for continued healthy growth of the mobile memory semiconductor space in...

Elpida enters bankruptcy proceedings
Elpida Memory filed for bankruptcy protection on February 27.

Taiwan IC distributors mixed on 2Q12 outlook
Taiwan-based IC distributors have mixed outlooks for the second quarter of 2012. WPG has expressed optimism predicting components for smartphones sold...

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...

During weak market conditions in 2011, Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech was the first firm in...
- 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...
- 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.
- 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.




















