First Solar Inc. CEO Jim Hughes is stepping up efforts to manage power plants that generate electricity from the sun, helping utilities use the technology in a way his rivals in China can't.

China has expressed its deep regret at the European Commission's decision to start its investigations, a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce has said.

Niels Van Duinen, global marketing director at Philips Lighting led off the Street & Area Lighting Conference on September 10 with a forward look at LED lighting and how smart-city projects will ultimately connect lighting on Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

The Chinese government on Tuesday sent a delegation to Europe to negotiate with the European Union about the trade friction over solar panel imports.

The QFN package design kit enhances package modeling and simulation accuracy with Agilent's ADS electronic design automation (EDA) software for radio frequency (RF), microwave and high-speed digital applications for RF semiconductors.

Washington had repeatedly urged Taipei to ease restrictions on US beef, indicating that the stalled trade talks between the two sides hinge on the issue.

Prior to joining Globalfoundries, Chen held key senior management positions in Marvell where he was responsible for sales, support and customer service for the company's business in China.

Kionix has announced the release of the KXCNL, a configurable accelerometer with dual state machines to allow designers to dynamically program the device for numerous applications.

Philips Electronics has said it will shed another 2,200 jobs as it looks to cut additional costs from the business.

Media reports say that the government is considering opening Taiwan's doors to Mainland Chinese investors in the service industry, public infrastructure, and real estate.

Wider opening to investment from China will help boost Taiwan's economy by combining its technological strength with China's market strength, according to Vice Economics Minister Francis Liang.

Amazon's tablet related announcements last week were similar to a bell ringing for round two of a prize fight. The opponent is clearly Apple, but Amazon is coming at the category leader in an unconventional manner.

Shares of AUO moved sharply higher in heavy trading recently after a report said the panel maker is working with smartphone vendor HTC to develop active-matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) panels, dealers said.

Amazon today unveiled a new Kindle Fire lineup, which includes a revamped version of the original tablet, as well as 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions of the new Kindle Fire HD.

Online retail company Amazon on Thursday in Santa Monica, California, unveiled four new Kindle Fire models with larger screens to compete with Apple's iPad, which is planning to launch mini (smaller screen) iPads.

Despite Apple's attempt to shift its dependence on Samsung Electronics Co., only a few Taiwanese suppliers of key component may gain more

Samsung Electronics is poised to post another record profit.

Flat panel television maker Amtran Technology recently said its revenue grew about 19% on month to NT$5.6 billion (US$187 million) last month as seasonal demand from the North America lifted TV shipments.

Apple will use screens from AUO and LG Display for a smaller version of the iPad to be released in October, according to four people familiar with the plans.

Apple could be aiming to refresh the third-generation iPad to reduce weight and make other improvements, CNET has learned

Apple instead picked Japan's Toshiba, Elpida Memory and Korea's SK Hynix to supply DRAM and NAND chips.

The Hong Kong government calls it national education. But parents, teachers and pupils in the former British colony call it "brainwashing" and fear it's a ploy by Beijing authorities to indoctrinate the city's young into unquestioning support of China's Communist Party.

The architectural, software and process innovations Altera is making at 20nm enable the development of an enhanced mixed-system fabric that delivers new levels of performance, bandwidth, integration and power efficiency.

KLA-Tencor has announced two new additions to the company's IC fab-based reticle inspection portfolio: the X5.2 and Teron 611 systems. As the latest offering in the successful 5XX product line, the new X5.2 applies its high performance to capture defects and pattern degradation on masks currently in production, with extended capability for the upcoming 20nm node.