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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Support for startups: Q&A with Arm Taiwan president CK Tseng
Following the release of Flexible Access in 2019, Arm, a subsidiary of SoftBank, is opening up the project to startups with no charge, helping newcomers to reduce...
LTCC application to 5G mmWave base stations: Q&A with Brian Laughlin and Jeffrey Wang from DuPont
While 5G mmWave-related technologies are developing rampantly, US chemical materials giant DuPont has set eyes on promoting its LTCC (low temperature co-fired...
Concerns about tender offer by competitor: Q&A with WT Microelectronics chairman Eric Cheng
Taiwan's leading IC distributor WPG has announced an open tender offer to acquire 30% of ordinary shares of its peer WT Microelectronics (WT). WPG has requested...
MediaTek's role in 5G world: Q&A with TL Lee, GM of wireless communication
MediaTek has released Dimensity 1000 featuring four Arm Cortex-A77 cores operating up to 2.6GHz with four power-efficient Arm Cortex-A55 cores operating at up...
SiC MOSFET development: Q&A interview with Hestia Power CEO Lee Chwan-ying
SiC MOSFETs sees fast development and growing demand due to needs for high-voltage and high-power operating environment, but it is quite impossible for them to...
Positioned as LaaS provider: Q&A with WPG CEO Frank Yeh
As the largest electronics distributor in Asia, WPG Holdings continues to expand and diversify its offerings particularly those for 5G, AI and automotive electronics...
Intel expanding chip output: Q&A with company CEO Bob Swan
Intel will be gradually expanding its foundry production capacity, particularly for 14nm process this year, according to company CEO Bob Swan. Swan and other Intel...
China foundry HSMC to push chiplet standard formulation, says CEO Shang-yi Chiang
While Moore's Law is approaching its physical limits, only a few could still afford the expensive game of process shrink. And when the post-Moore's Law era comes,...
Arm portrays its strategy for machine learning at the edge
With one of the strongest processor ecosystems in the industry, Arm's role to accelerate the adoption of machine learning (ML) at the edge can't be overemphasized,...
Why 12-inch fabs are better for power components: Q&A with Bing Xue, AOS SVP of global sales
Alpha & Omega Semiconductor (AOS), which designs and manufactures power semiconductors for a broad range of applications, will start production at its new...
Heterogeneous integration bringing more innovation: Q&A with Etron chairman Nicky Lu
The Taiwan semiconductor industry is gearing up to tap huge business opportunities arising from AI and IoT applications, such as machine learning, cloud to edge...
Industry 4.0 brings lucrative opportunities for chipmakers: Q&A with TI manager Matthieu Chervier
Global chipmakers have been racing to develop chip solutions associated with Industry 4.0 applications to tap huge business opportunities arising from smart manufacturing...
Taiwan must run faster in IC development: Q&A with science minister Chen Liang-gee
TSMC is likely to kick off volume production of 3nm manufacturing process in 2022-2023, when AI and 5G applications are seen to explode to drastically drive the...
UnlimiterHear and Airoha to jointly develop Bluetooth chips with hearing protection technology
UnlimiterHear, a Taiwan-based hearing technology specialist, has teamed up with Airoha Technology to develop Bluetooth chips for hearing aids.
Staying focused on unique expertise: Q&A with Rohm Semiconductor president Tadanobu Fujiwara
Kyoto-based Rohm Semiconductor has been keen on expanding its overseas sales, but the electronic components maker remains focused on the market segments where...
Innovations count most for AI startups: Q&A with Xilinx president Victor Peng
While Intel and Nvidia have developed leading presence in the CPU and GPU fields, respectively, Xilinx has demonstrated solid innovation prowess in the FPGA space,...
Cloud services to disrupt IC design process: Q&A with Microsoft Taiwan GM Ken Sun
At the Open Innovation Platform (OIP) Ecosystem Forum held in early October, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) announced the launch of OIP Virtual...
Synopsys Armenia provides cradle for quality IT talent
Having developed a solid presence in Armenia, US-based electronic design automation (EDA) solutions provider Synopsys has spared no efforts fostering young Armenia...
Clients play key role in enhancement of Sesto IMRs, says company CEO Michael Leong
Following Sesto Robotics' debut at Semicon Taiwan in 2016 and return to the show in 2017, the Singapore-based automated guided vehicle (AGV) and intelligent mobile...
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...
Stay focused: Q&A with NXP executive Steve Owen
NXP Semiconductors has gone through several periods of restructuring since its departure from Philips, followed by privatization, and mergers and acquisitions...
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...
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...
