Some like it hot

Article Abstract:

Electronics firms are being hurt by Asian-based rings of computer chip and electronics thieves. The thieves have been nearly impossible to trace and firms experiencing theft are often reluctant to report it. The annual worth of the stolen items worldwide is about $8 billion, and the cumulative four-year costs may be $200 billion. Plants in the US are the more common targets, but Asian factories are also hit frequently. Thefts are organized from the inside of the firms to be robbed, and the goods sold to order to Asian computer clone makers.

Asia, Crime

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Bowing to designers

Article Abstract:

Taiwanese semiconductor makers and chip designers are increasingly doing business directly with each other, and this signals a new significance of designers in the semiconductor industry. Design-house shares have shot up in terms of market share in January 1997 and these shares continue to retain significant gains. The increase in market share for companies such as Sunplus Technology has been attributed to increased access by these companies to semiconductor manufacturers with fabricating capabilities.

Taiwan, Market share

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