Insight interAsia

IIA sponsoring COMS 2010 in Albuquerque, 29 Aug – 02 Sept

IIA — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 06:33:37 +0000

Insight interAsia is proud to sponsor MANCEF’s annual COMS event.

IIA has a long relationship with MANCEF (Micro And Nanotechnology Commercialization Education Foundation) and their excellent COMS (Commercialization of Micro-Nano Systems) series of annual conferences, which focus on bringing smalltech from the lab and turning the the technologies into products.

This year, the COMS 2010 conference is in Albuquerque from 29 August to 02 September at the Hyatt Tamaya resort.

IIA’s managing director based in Singapore, Robert Haak, will visit COMS 2010 and speak on “Nanotechnology Funding in Asia.” We will also have a booth at the event, so please visit us and let us explain how you can increase your nano/MEMS business throughout Asia.

More information on the COMS 2010 conference can be found here.

IIA building USA pavilion for Nano Tech 2011 in Tokyo

IIA — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 03:11:38 +0000

Insight interAsia is taking the lead in standing up a USA pavilion at the Nano Tech 2011 expo in Tokyo from February 16-18.

We are actively recruiting US companies, universities, and government organizations to join in the USA pavilion. The expo is expected to draw at least 50,000 visitors in 2011.

If you are interested in displaying your products, services, or research results to the largest nanotechnology audience in Asia let us know via our Contact page or send us a message at usa@insightinterasia.com

For more information on the expo, here is the the link for English website of Nano Tech 2011.

IIA @ Semicon West

IIA — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:15:37 +0000

Insight interAsia enjoyed a successful Semicon West and Intersolar week in San Francisco. Our booth was #2526 in the South Hall of Moscone Center and we will have the same booth space for 2011. The show was much busier and more upbeat than last year and the solar booths in the West Hall are increasingly impressive.

We will also have a booth at Semicon Japan 2010 in Makuhari Messe in early December. Visit us to learn how we can help sell your products in Japan and how we can sell Japanese company’s products throughout Asia.

IIA @ Toshiba

IIA — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 04:42:42 +0000

Insight interAsia recently took US clients to meet Toshiba Semiconductor R&D management to discuss Toshiba’s plans for the next several years. Toshiba is expanding its flash memory capability by starting construction of a new US$9 billion fab that will come online in 2012.

IIA @ Renesas Electronics

IIA — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 10:04:00 +0000

Renesas Electronics was recently formed in the mega-merger of NEC Electronics and Renesas. Renesas Electronics is now the largest semiconductor company in Japan. Insight interAsia visited with Renesas Electronics management in Tokyo to learn about the research priorities for the new company.

IIA attends Semicon Singapore

IIA — Wed, 19 May 2010 11:39:21 +0000

Insight interAsia attended the annual 3-day Semicon Singapore exhibition at Suntec. We were meeting with existing and new customers, as well as looking at the trends in the local semiconductor marketplace. The attendance was up from last year, which is due to the increasing health of the global semiconductor and solar markets as well as the local spark that the GlobalFoundries presence provided.

Reminder: our booth number is 2526 in the South Hall of Moscone Center for Semicon West in July in San Francisco. Please come by and let us explain how we can help improve your sales in Asia.

IIA attends presentation on Singapore’s Next Gen Network

IIA — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 15:04:39 +0000

Insight interAsia attended an interesting presentation today arranged by the American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham), Accenture, and Starhub regarding Singapore’s Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (NGNBN).

The NGNBN is largely underwritten by the Singapore government with $1B. It will be rolled out in three phases and cover 95% of the island by 2013. The domestic Internet and data transfer speeds will then be significantly increased (up to 100Gbpbs).

Samsung LCD’s PV plans

IIA — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 03:21:47 +0000

IIA visited Samsung LCD to discuss their R&D plans for solar cells and SmartGrid. They have a good research team there.

Recently, Samsung Electromechanical (SEMCO) transferred the primary responsibility for the Samsung group’s PV research to the LCD division.

We visited Samsung LCD on behalf of a US client.

Insight interAsia @ Hynix, Samsung

IIA — Thu, 08 Apr 2010 07:42:02 +0000

We recently took a customer from Singapore to visit the semiconductor test managers at Samsung in Hwaseong and Hynix in Ichon.

Both companies are making money again due to an increase in memory demand and rising prices.

IIA @ Nissan

IIA — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:44:58 +0000

Insight interAsia visited Nissan to discuss a new engine pressure sensor technology from one of European principals.

The technology is novel, and can produced in volume less expensively than Japanese auto manufacturers are currently paying.

The strong JP¥ makes these products even more cost-effective.