Alfred Yin

Consumer electronic products , such as DVD players and digital cameras , are likely to be among those that Taiwan's design houses will be targeting , said Alfred Yin , a vice president at Primasia Securities Co. in Taipei.

STMicroelectronics Opens Chip Design Center in Singapore

STMicroelectronics said it would invest nearly $ 17.3 million in a chip design center in Singapore , joining other global chip makers such as NEC and Philips Semiconductors that have established design and research facilities on the island.

ST executives said the design center would commence operations by the end of 2000 and would focus on smart-card ICs.The company plans to hire about 30 engineers for its research and development activities as well as testing and evaluation of smart-card components.

Consumer electronic products, such as DVD players and digital cameras, are likely to be among those that Taiwan's design houses will be targeting, said Alfred Yin, a vice president at Primasia Securities Co. in Taipei.

Faraday is expecting its overseas business to constitute 50 % of total sales in coming years, increasing from a forecast of 40 % this year, Lin said.The company has raised its 2000 sales target by 16 %, to $ 70 million, reflecting better-than-expected demand.

Elan and analog and mixed-signal designer Integration Circuit are scheduled to open their offices in Japan next year.

Consumer electronic products, such as DVD players and digital cameras, are likely to be among those that Taiwan's design houses will be targeting, said Alfred Yin, a vice president at Primasia Securities Co. in Taipei.