Investment by the semiconductor industry in the Chinese mainland, which is mainly led or directly invested by the government, will top 140 billion yuan (US$20.6 billion) in the next five years, triple the previous five-year figure, an industry official said yesterday in Shanghai.
Through the investment, the government aims to stimulate the economy and help the [...]
Intel Corp, the world’s leading chip maker, said it would jointly establish a Moblin support center with the Taiwan government, an open source toolkit and software stack for developers targeting Intel’s Atom processors, said Paul Otellini, CEO of Intel on Thursday.
The center will work on application software which needs to deliver Internet experience on the [...]
Chip giant Intel on Thursday announced a series of moves in Taiwan to support its wireless computing products, including a new T$386 million ($11.7 million) investment.
Intel’s venture capital arm will invest the T$386 million in VMAX, one of several companies building new wireless networks in Taiwan based on the standard known as WiMax, which can [...]
Intel Capital, the investment arm of Intel Corp (INTC.O: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz), announced on Tuesday three investments in Chinese companies, including its first moves into the nation’s clean technology sector.
Intel Capital invested $20 million in Trony Solar Holdings Co, a thin-film solar energy provider, and also took undisclosed stakes in electricity storage specialist [...]
LG Electronics Inc., South Korea’s second-largest electronics maker, and Quanta Computer Inc. agreed to stop patent disputes over technology used in personal computers, ending litigation that started eight years ago.
Quanta will pay royalties to the Korean maker and the companies will drop two patent-related lawsuits, Seoul-based LG said in a statement yesterday, without disclosing financial [...]
The Taiwan integrated circuit (IC) industry’s production reached NT$359.6 billion for the second quarter of this year, marking an increase of 4.9 percent over the previous quarter, the Industry and Technology Intelligence Services (ITIS) said yesterday.
Lee Pei-yin, an analyst at the ITIS, said the primer mover behind the growth was the IC design industry, which [...]
