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Thursday 3 December 2009
TSMC seeking green business in China, says company executive
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which has set up a new business group to target energy-saving markets such as LED and solar, is seeking opportunities to cooperate...
Thursday 17 September 2009
Stimulus to boost California solar market in 2009, says iSuppli
Installations of photovoltaic (PV) solar energy systems in California are set to more than double in 2009 compared to 2008 because of incentives from the US stimulus package, defying...
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Home-grown IP crucial to future of Taiwan high-tech industry, says Macronix president
Development of home-grown IP and key technologies will play a decisive role in allowing Taiwan's high-tech industry to keep pace with foreign rivals, said Chih-Yuan Lu, president...
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Taiwan TV vendors selected for second round of China stimulus program
Taiwan-based BenQ, TPV Technology (AOC brand), and Proview's affiliate MAG Technology have been selected as suppliers for the China government's second stimulus program for rural...
Monday 20 April 2009
Solar downturn leads to more mature PV industry, says iSuppli
The severe downturn in the global photovoltaic (PV) market in 2009 actually could have a positive outcome for the worldwide solar industry, yielding a more mature and orderly supply...
Thursday 16 April 2009
Microchip looks to expand in Greater China
Microchip, a US-based manufacturer of microcontroller unit (MCU), memory and analog semiconductors, regards the Greater China market as a key revenue contributor in 2009. MCU demand...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Taiwan Memory to submit application for national budget with Micron-Nanya camp to follow suit
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) plans to submit an application to the government for a budget of no more than NT$30 billion (US$891 million) from the National Development Fund (NDF) before...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
China market: LCD TV sales to reach expectation in 2009
Based on 2.3 million LCD TV sales in the China market for January, annual sales are estimated to reach the maximum of the original target of 18-20 million units, according to industry...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
SMIC readies 45nm production
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's top pure-play foundry, will soon receive validation for its 45nm process technology from three China-based IC designers,...
Tuesday 17 March 2009
SEMICON China kicks off spotlighting PV
SEMICON China 2009 is taking place in the Pudong district of Shanghai from March 17-19, with more than 800 exhibitors including more than 250 participants from across the photovoltaic...
Wednesday 25 February 2009
China-based foundry SMIC lands order for IC cards
China-based foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has landed an order for chips used to make insurance cards for sale in the China market, according...
Wednesday 25 February 2009
Taiwan government-backed memory operation reportedly to source funds from Nanya parent company, and technology from Elpida
The Taiwan government is considering inviting the Formosa Plastics Group, the parent company of Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, to co-fund a planned state-run operation called...
Friday 13 February 2009
Taiwan government sets budget of NT$70 billion for DRAM consolidation plan
Taiwan's Economics Minister Chii-Ming Yiin has said that a budget from the National Development Fund, under the government's rescue plan for the island's ailing DRAM industry, will...
Wednesday 4 February 2009
Taiwan government to turn more active in supporting local DRAM makers, says minister
Chii-Ming Yiin, Taiwan's Minister of Economic Affairs, has said that the government is looking to be more actively involved in some consolidation among DRAM chip makers. The government...
Tuesday 3 February 2009
ProMOS receives NT$5 billion bank loan
ProMOS Technologies, one of Taiwan's financially-troubled DRAM chip suppliers, will receive a syndicated loan of NT$5 billion (US$148 million) from nine local banks, industry sources...