KS Pua resigns as Phison chairman
Phison Electronics' board of directors has approved the resignation of KS Pua as chairman, according to the Taiwan-based flash device controller specialist......»»
Harvatek steps into heterogeneous integration packaging with YoungTek Electronics
LED packaging service provider Harvatek has stepped into heterogeneous integration packaging and packaging of LED devices integrated with ICs, through cooperation with IC testing service provider YoungTek Electronics, according to chairman Bily Wang.....»»
Foundry prices to continue rising in 2022, says PSMC chairman
Pure-play foundries will remain encouraged to raise their quotes in 2022, according to Frank Huang, chairman for Taiwan-based foundry Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing (PSMC)......»»
Highlights of the day: Foundry prices likely to rise further in 2022
Despite a slowdown in demand for cnsumer electronics applications, other IC segments still see strong momentum, giving room for foundries to further raise their service quotes next year, according to PSMC chairman Frank Huang. MediaTek expects its fo.....»»
AOpen sees slow rebound in demand for digital signage
AOpen, a member of the Acer Group, has seen demand slowly rebounding for digital signage along with the easing of the coronavirus pandemic, according to company chairman Victor Chien......»»
Chip shortage causes uneven inventories, says Acer chairman
Notebook inventories held by Acer's channel distributors are pretty low. The PC vendor still has a large backlog of orders from international distributors as uneven inventories across different chip types continue to affect its shipments, according t.....»»
Chip shortage causes uneven inventories says Acer chairman
Notebook inventories held by Acer's channel distributors are pretty low. The PC vendor still has a large backlog of orders from international distributors as uneven inventories across different chip types continue to affect its shipments, according t.....»»
Demand for non-TV-use panels remains robust, says AUO chairman
While global demand for TVs has decreased, global demand for TFT-LCD panels used in business-use notebooks and monitors, commercial and automotive displays, customized displays has been strong and is expected to remain until the end of 2021 at least,.....»»
Gigabyte on track to see 2021 revenue top NT$120 billion
Motherboard and graphics card maker Gigabyte Technology is on track to see its revenues top NT$120 billion (US$4.3 billion) in 2021, thanks to robust demand for cryptomining and gaming applications, according to company chairman Dandy Yeh. China reg.....»»
Macronix, Phison see 3Q21 revenue hit record high
Flash memory chipmaker Macronix International saw its third-quarter revenue climb a robust 31% sequentially to NT$14.97 billion (US$535.1 million) while revenue at flash device controller supplier Phison Electronics hit a record high for the second c.....»»
TSMC chairman claims some companies are sitting on chip stockpiles
It all started with a shortage of chips that exposed a weakness in the global supply chain -- a strong dependence on China and its neighboring countries for a large chunk of the world's manufacturing capacity for a variety of consumer and industrial.....»»
Inventec to have five plants certified for auto parts production
Taiwan-based ODM Inventec will have its plants in the Czech Republic and Mexico certified for production of automotive products in 2022, bringing the number of its automotive-grade plants to five, according to company chairman Tom Cho......»»
Phison"s new PCIe 5.0 NAND controller paves the way for faster SSDs
The PCIe 5.0 standard was announced in 2019, right before PCIe 4.0 was finalized. As of today, PCIe 4.0 does little to improve performance even with the beefiest graphics card you can buy, but it has allowed SSD manufacturers to come up with some of.....»»
Taiwan makers to benefit from development of low/medium Earth orbit satellites, says Pegatron chairman
Development of low and medium Earth orbit satellites is expected to bring many potential business opportunities for Taiwan-based communication equipment makers, according to Pegatron chairman TH Tung......»»
TXC 2021 capex budget hits record
Quartz crystal and crystal oscillator maker TXC has set aside a capex budget of NT$2.590 billion (US$92.8 million) for 2021, the highest-ever amount, according to company chairman and CEO Peter Lin......»»
Chromebook demand overly reduced, says AUO chairman Peng
Price of 11.6-inch panels is falling amid softening demand for Chromebooks, but AU Optronics (AUO) chairman Paul Peng stays positive about notebook demand in the coming years, saying remote learning has become as necessary as classroom learning......»»
Military applications rising as niche market for GaN-on-SiC RF components, says Transcom
GaAs device and foundry company Transom expects military-use radars and other defense systems to emerge as niche application outlet for GaN-on-SiC RF components and modules including power amplifiers (PA), according to the company's chairman and pres.....»»
Highlights of the day: Top vendors see notebook shipments drop in August
Chip shortages have undermined shipments to the notebook market. The top-5 notebook vendors saw their combined shipments drop 3% sequentially in August, according to the latest figures from DIGITIMES Research. Acer chairman Jason Chen has disclosed C.....»»
The Fed Is Evaluating Whether To Launch a Digital Currency and In What Form
An anonymous reader quotes a report from CNBC: The Federal Reserve is pushing ahead with its study into whether to implement its own digital currency and will be releasing a paper on the issue shortly, Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday. No decisi.....»»
China silicon wafer maker Zingsemi to grow monthly capacity to 1 million by 2025
China-based Zing Semiconductor is expected to see its monthly production for 12-inch silicon wafers ramp up to one million pieces by 2025 from the current level of 250,000, according to company chairman Wei Li......»»
Highlights of the day: Monolithic/heterogeneous integration is key to semicnductor development
In a recent interview by DIGITIMES Etron chairman Nicky Lu explains why monolithic/heterogeneous integration is important to the future of the semiconductor industry. Meanwhile Apple has increased the storage capacity of its new iPhone 13 series to u.....»»