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Toshiba to shut three fabs, cutting chip production

Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES, Taipei Thursday 1 December 2011 Toshiba on November 30 announced a reorganization of its semiconductor production facilities in Japan, aimed at reinforcing the operating structure and... 

INCJ, Hitachi, Sony, Toshiba sign agreements to integrate small- and medium-size display businesses

Press release; Steve Shen, DIGITIMES Wednesday 16 November 2011 Four Japan-based companies – Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), Hitachi, Sony and Toshiba – has announced that they have signed definitive agreements to integrate their small- and medium-sized display businesses... 

Toshiba, EcoIsland target Isle of Wight for sustainability

Toshiba and EcoIsland are combining to make Isle of Wight a model sustainable community offering a high quality of life. EcoIsland will explore solutions that harness renewable energy and advanced technology to secure self sufficiency in energy. Toshiba will support EcoIsland with the diverse technologies that it brings together under the Smart Community concept. Through EcoIsland, the... 

Toshiba adopts MStar-developed HbbTV solution

Cage Chao, Taipei; Jessie Shen, DIGITIMES Tuesday 15 November 2011 MStar Semiconductor has announced its HbbTV (hybrid broadcast broadband TV) solution has been selected for Toshiba’s new TL and RL smart... 

Yoda predicts Japan’s machinery sector to move to low cost countries

By Steve Toloken, Plastics News Posted 4 November 2011 Pushed by the record-high yen and economic problems at home, Japan’s large plastic machinery manufacturing industry is accelerating its investment in lower-cost countries, expanding both in China and elsewhere in Asia. Japan Steel Works, for example, opened a factory in Ningbo, China, late last year, joining other Japanese press makers already... 

CMOS Logic ICs feature power-up/power-down HZ function.

Series Includes Industry’s First Hot-Swap 2.5V CMOS Logic IC IRVINE, Calif., — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, has announced the addition of the TC74LCXZ and TC74LCXZA to its family of low-voltage CMOS logic ICs. The new ICs from Toshiba feature a built-in power-up/power-down... 

Four-Channel Optocouplers handle temperatures to 110°C.

Half-Pitch 4-ch Transistor Photocouplers Offer Wider Creepage Distance and Higher Operating Temperatures IRVINE, Calif. — Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc., (TAEC)*, a committed leader that collaborates with technology companies to create breakthrough designs, has announced the addition of the TLP290-4 (AC input) and TLP291-4 (DC input) to its family of optocouplers. Suitable for general... 

LED Industry News: LSG, Toshiba, Aixtron, Veeco

LSG surpasses $100 million in LED lighting orders in 2011 Lighting Science Group (OTCBB: LSCG) of Satellite Beach, FL, says that it has received more than $100 million in LED lighting product orders in 2011 – a greater than 100% increase over the same time last year. The company has grown from 100 employees to 1000 in a year’s time, and its products have been adopted across a... 

Toshiba sales and profits fall; blames strong Yen, high US jobless, Euro-crisis and earthquake.

Toshiba’s Q3 sales were 3% down on Q3 2010 at  $20.48bn and net profit was 19% down on Q32 2010 at $284m. Toshiba blamed the effects of the earthquake, the strong Yen, the high unemployment in the US and the debt crisis in the Eurozone.   For its fiscal year to the end of March 2012 it expects sales of $89.6bn, operating profit of $3.84bn and net profit of $1.8bn.   Toshiba’s... 

Toshiba showcases technologies at CEATEC

Joy Wan, DIGITIMES, Taipei Tuesday 4 October 2011 Toshiba has announced the line-up of products and technologies that it will bring to CEATEC, Japan’s biggest consumer electronics show, including digital products, plus an overview of the smart community concept and a demonstration of some...