DIGITIMES regularly interviews leading industry executives, inviting them to talk frankly about the technology issues and the business challenges that need to be addressed in an industry that is marked by constant change. We always welcome the opportunity to discuss industry trends and issues face-to-face, via email or during a conference call, especially for companies that are targeting the Greater China market.
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Wi-Fi 6 outlook: Q&A with Cees Links from Qorvo
Along with Skyworks and Broadcom as the world's top-3 providers of RF (radio frequency) solutions for advanced wireless devices, US-based Qorvo is keen on promoting...
TH Tung: Taiwan startup sector must create its characteristics
TH Tung, chairman of Taipei Computer Association (TCA), likens the startup scene - whose fundamental elements are capital, talent, technology and market - to wine...
Asustek shakeup: Q&A with company chairman Jonney Shih and president Jerry Shen
Asustek Computer has long been the leader in the motherboard business since its establishment in 1990. In 1997, the Taiwan-based vendor ventured into the notebook...
Atotech talks about core products and opportunities for 5G, AI and PCBs at TPCA Show 2018
PCB chemical and equipment provider Atotech has participated at TPCA Show 2018 to showcase their new products and talked about the company's plans and strategie...
Armenia aims at major role in global tech market, says Ucom founder
In Armenia, Aleksandr Yesayan, co-founder and business development director of telecom operator Ucom, is an iconic entrepreneur, as he founded the company in 1998...
Vietnam boasts great ICT development potentials, says deputy MIC minister
Vietnam has a population of near 100 million and there are over 70 million handset and Internet users, providing a good foundation for stable development of the...
Taiwan startups should eye applications combining hardware, software, says Gwong Lee, managing director of Translink Capital
Successfully starting his own business twice, Gwong Lee, managing director, Translink Capital, sold his second firm for a high price 15 months after its establishment...
Taiwan biotech can take off by overcoming challenges, says Frank Kung, founder of Vivo Capital
Having started three businesses, two of which successfully went public, founder of Vivo Capital Frank Kung set foot in the biotech sector in the 1970s. Thanks...
Investments in startups provide good opportunities for large enterprises, says Jackie Yang, co-founder of Translink Capital
Co-founder of Translink Capital Jackie Yang has accumulated 21 years of experience in venture capitalism since he first set foot in the field in 1996. Having witnessed...
Huami to expand into Asia Pacific smart wearable markets, says chairman
China-based Huami, a main ODM of Xiaomi's smart wrist bands and weight scales, launched its own-brand smartwatch, Amazfit, in Europe and US in September 2016 and...
Core mission for smart city is to solve problems, says Taoyuan mayor
Taoyuan City has been selected by Intelligent Community Forum as one of the global top-7 smart cities for two consecutive times. Cheng Wen-tsan, mayor of the northern...
Taiwan has advantages in developing healthcare innovations, says Acorn Campus co-founder Chester Wang
Co-chairman of SVT Angels and co-founder of Acorn Campus Ventures, T Chester Wang taught college courses in Saudi Arabia and invested in real estate in Silicon...
Taiwan should encourage early-stage investments, says LuxNet chairman Hsing Kung
LuxNet chairman, Hsing Kung, has founded three companies. Among them, SDL was established in 1983, specializing in manufacturing optical communication devices...
CEO with leadership is key to success for startup, says Chun P Chiu, senior advisor of InnoBridge
Technology only accounts for 25% of what makes a startup successful while the CEO's leadership can contribute to 50% of its success, said Chun P Chiu, national...
Taiwan startups should focus on 3 major directions, says Bob Lin, co-founder of Acorn Campus
Co-founder of Acorn Campus Ventures Bob Lin started six businesses, three of which succeeded and the others failed. In addition to being an angel investor, Lin...
Technology is only one of the ingredients to startup success, says Tally Liu
In a media career spanning nearly three decades, Tally Liu served as senior vice president of Knight Ridder, in charge of finances, operations, internal audit...
Success is the mother of failure, says Sandy Chau, Acorn Campus co-founder
Sandy Chau, co-founder of Acorn Campus Ventures as well as an active real estate investor, engages in investment undertakings throughout the United States and...
Taiwan needs internationalized talent, says Wretch Chien, AME Cloud Venture principal
Wretch Chien, principal of AME Cloud Venture, was himself an entrepreneur when he founded a community website Wretch.cc in Taiwan. Since then his career has taken...
Entrepreneurs should aim at creating world-class products, says ASVDA CTO TC Wu
Currently the CTO of Taiwan's Asia Silicon Valley Development Agency (ASVDA), TC Wu had spent 35 years working in the bona fide Silicon Valley's semiconductor...
Taiwan must be prepared for entrepreneurship, says Acorn Campus Taiwan chairman Wu-Fu Chen
Chairman of Acorn Campus Taiwan Wu-Fu Chen, with a record of having founded 13 companies within a 15-year period and having all of them either acquired or listed,...
Taiwan needs to build angel investor culture, says David Weng, CEO of Taiwania Capital
David Weng, CEO of national-level investment firm Taiwania Capital, worked in Silicon Valley for as long as 37 years with 20 years of them spent in the venture...
Taiwan entrepreneurships should start from where it is strong, says Ed Yang, partner of ID Ventures America
Having worked as vice president and CTO of Hewlett-Packard's (HP) Personal Systems Group and Computing Systems Organization for over 20 years in Silicon Valley,...
Internal entrepreneurship to be key for Taiwan innovation development, said NTU professor Gary Wang
Thanks to his 20 years of work in Silicon Valley, Gary Wang, a professor of the Creativity & Entrepreneurship Program at National Taiwan University (NTU),...
New TransferJet X standard achieves 10 Gbps of high rate, close proximity wireless communications
TheTransferJet Consortium recently announced its next-generation TransferJet X standard at Computex. It is a point-to-point wireless personal area network (WPAN)...
