While the Taiwan government has recently been pushing to increase the localization of semiconductor equipment and component procurement, the world's number-one equipment supplier,...
With the semiconductor industry seeing a slowing of growth in recent years, equipment suppliers are being exposed to challenges stemming from capital expenditure (capex) trims by...
For Solid State System (3S), a relatively late comer to the NAND flash controller IC sector, it may be the worst of times to list on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market when...
David Sheu, chairman and CEO of Taiwan-based equipment supplier Spirox, expects spending by Taiwan's semiconductor players for 2008 to fall, chiefly because of reduced investment...
Taiwan-based network-equipment vendor D-Link has been promoting its own-brand products worldwide for over 10 years. It now holds a 23.8% share in the SOHO and SMB (small and medium...
Applied Materials on December 4 held a forum in Taipei on the photovoltaic (PV) industry during which Digitimes had the opportunity to interview Mark Pinto, the company's senior vice...
Google's announcement of Android in early November brought a lot of press to the idea of an open handset platform. Such an idea, however, is not new and OpenMoko is one company that...
Taiwan's LED production value will reach NT$93.2 billion by 2010, and the region will account for 14% of the global LED market, according to Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research...
Apart from continuously growing its core business, Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), a Taiwan-based LCD panel maker, now is expanding into the solar energy market and expects to volume...
Israel-based Tower Semiconductor recently opened a representative office in Taiwan to step up development of the Asia-Pacific market. Digitimes recently talked to Tower CEO Russell...
Although LCD monitor demand remains strong, with global shipments expected to increase 30% this year, annual growth will begin to drop off starting next year, with DisplaySearch forecasting...
Asustek Computer's recent launch of the low-cost Eee PC has prompted a wide range of opinions across the market. Some say the Eee PC sacrificed too many functions and performance...
More than a year after it was spun off from Philips, NPX has become the second-largest semiconductor player in the Greater China region. Digitimes recently talked to Mike Yeh, NXP's...
