Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
Telecom | 5h 47min ago
PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
Bits + chips | 5h 52min ago
Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
Displays | 5h 57min ago
Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
Bits + chips | 6h 2min ago
MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
Bits + chips | 6h 7min ago
Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
Systems | 6h 12min ago
Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
Systems | 6h 17min ago
Macronix announces SLC NAND flash for embedded applications
Bits + chips | 6h 22min ago
Coretronic expects shipments rise in February
Before Going to Press | 9h ago
HannStar posts another quarter of losses
Before Going to Press | 9h 7min ago
Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
Before Going to Press | 9h 7min ago
Lens module makers competing for orders from China-based smartphone vendors
Before Going to Press | 9h 48min ago
Lextar operates in red in 2011
Before Going to Press | 9h 53min ago
PC-use ODDs can survive for at least 5-10 years, says Lite-On IT CEO
Before Going to Press | 10h 4min ago
New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
Before Going to Press | 10h 6min ago
Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
Before Going to Press | 10h 16min ago
Taiwan market: HP unveils Envy ultrabooks
Before Going to Press | 10h 22min ago
China government reportedly to speed up release of 4G licenses
Before Going to Press | 10h 40min ago
Taiwan market: HP opens first all-service center
Before Going to Press | 10h 41min ago
Motech January revenues up on month, down on year
Before Going to Press | 11h 54min ago
Quanta, Wistron see on-month drop in January revenues
Systems | Feb 9, 01:20
Quanta Computer and Wistron have announced their January results with both suffering on-month drops in terms of revenues and notebook shipments.
Pegatron lands notebook orders from HP
Systems | Feb 9, 01:10
Pegatron Technology has recently landed notebook orders from Hewlett-Packard (HP). With its existing orders from Toshiba and Acer for 2012, the company's...
Elpida dismisses reports it plans to sell Hiroshima plant
Bits + chips | Feb 9, 01:00
Elpida Memory has dismissed a Nikkei report that the Japan-based memory chipmaker is looking to sell its plant in Hiroshima.
Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
Bits + chips | Feb 9, 01:35
As High Tech Computer (HTC) has adjusted its product strategy and is expected to increase it purchasing of Nvidia Tegra series processors, Nvidia is expected to see its quad-core Tegra 3 processor shipments increase obviously in the first half of 2012.
Kinpo-Compal Group aims at combined revenues of US$40 billion in 2012
Feb 9, 14:15
Foxlink, Sinbon January revenues down sequentially
Feb 8, 16:26
Inventec January revenues down
Feb 8, 16:23
Vendors considering US$299 tablet PCs for emerging markets
Feb 8, 15:47
Alpha Networks January revenues drop
Feb 8, 10:17
China Mobile to set up TD-LTE network in Hong Kong
Feb 8, 10:09
Taiwan market: Sony unveils dual-screen tablet PC
Feb 8, 01:20
Taiwan January export value decreases
Feb 7, 16:47
Component players see different worker return rates after Lunar New Year
Feb 7, 13:58
- Taiwan notebook ODMs

Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production...
- Android

The early success Google's Android platform has achieved in the handset market has caused system makers,...
Digitimes Research: High-brightness LED output value to grow by 13.4% and LED lighting penetration to increase to 11.3% in 2012
Feb 9, 16:48
Penetration rate of LED-backlit TVs to top 60-70% in 2012, says sources
Feb 9, 16:00
AUO expects operation to improve quarter by quarter in 2012, says president
Feb 9, 14:04
Panel maker CPT reports declined sales for January
Newswatch | Feb 9, 11:38
Epistar sees January revenues down 12% on-month
Feb 9, 01:15
Digitimes Research: Japan develops substitutes as China tightens control over rare earth exports
Feb 8, 16:06
E Ink sees revenues decline over 60% on year in January
Newswatch | Feb 8, 16:05
Cambrios seeking cooperation with Taiwan touch panel makers
Feb 8, 15:50
Penetration rates of 3D and LED TVs continue to rise in January
Feb 8, 15:03
LCD monitor sales to remain sluggish in Europe in 2012, say sources
Feb 8, 14:56
Lighting Japan 2012: Japan LED firms aim at various lighting applications
Feb 8, 12:02
Everlight, Edison Opto see decreasing January revenues
Feb 8, 01:10
Taiwan market: February LCD monitor sales to grow 10% sequentially
Feb 7, 14:41
Panel makers considering price hikes for some panels, say sources
Feb 7, 14:23
- Mixed expectations for LED in 2012

The LED industry has expressed different expectations of the market in 2012
Macronix 2011 profits slip
Feb 9, 16:43
More passive component makers report falling revenues for January
Feb 9, 15:58
Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
Feb 9, 15:50
ProMOS net worth turning negative; likely to be delisted from OTC market
Feb 9, 15:21
REC sees 4Q11 revenues down 5% on-quarter
Feb 9, 14:49
More Taiwan makers stepping into NAND flash production
Feb 9, 14:19
SMIC posts larger loss in 4Q11
Feb 9, 13:35
Veeco reports 4Q11 revenues
Feb 9, 13:33
Winbond suffers 4Q11 net loss of over NT$1 billion
Feb 9, 13:30
ASE, SPIL post sales drops in January
Feb 9, 01:40
GET seeking cash injection of NT$2.1 billion
Feb 9, 01:30
Lelon posts flat January revenues
Feb 9, 01:25
Vendors to adopt LTE/3G seamless connectivity chips for dual-mode smartphones
Feb 9, 01:05
UMC 4Q11 profits fall on lower revenues
Feb 8, 15:51
Kinsus nets NT$6.28 per share in 2011
Feb 8, 15:29
Solar inverter market hits speed bump in 2011, says IHS
Feb 8, 15:01
MStar breaks into Nokia supply chain, says report
Newswatch | Feb 8, 14:55
NOR flash prices expected to stabilize
Feb 8, 12:18
Winbond, Macronix post drops in January sales
Feb 8, 11:36
Fairchild, Infineon expand partnership
Feb 8, 10:12
China polysilicon firm reportedly files for bankruptcy
Feb 8, 01:15
Gintech reports falling January revenues
Feb 8, 01:05
WT Microelectronics expects operations to bottom out in 1Q12
Feb 8, 01:00
Rambus buys Unity Semi for US$35 million
Feb 7, 15:46
Realtek EPS declines in 2011
Newswatch | Feb 7, 15:38
Yageo, Chilisin post revenue drops in January
Feb 7, 15:22
Samsung cuts LTE chip cost by half, ABI Research teardown reveals
Feb 7, 14:46
Taiwan market: Delta installs 1,300 LED street lamps in Penghu
Feb 7, 14:25
Semiconductor industry posts record-breaking revenues in 2011, says SIA
Feb 7, 14:16
Alltek looks to wireless and LED products for 2012 revenue growth
Feb 7, 12:18
- January revenue reports of Taiwan-based solar firms

Taiwan-based solar firms reported mixed January results
- Pros and cons of rapid solar growth in Germany

Germany's 2011 solar PV installations of 7.5GW might induce additional cuts to incentives
9-Feb-2012 markets closed
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- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
- Once bitten, China to temper remarks on Taiwan vote (January 10) - Reuters
- Eurozone unemployment stays at record high (January 6) - BBC News
- US economy gains steam as 200,000 jobs are added (January 6) - New York Times
- Digitimes Research: High-brightness LED output value to grow by 13.4% and LED lighting penetration to increase to 11.3% in 2012
- Digitimes Research: Korea firms keen to work with local suppliers of AMOLED materials and equipment
- Digitimes Research: 2012 global solar installations to reach 28.5GW, higher than previous forecast
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- AZZURRO CEO visited Taiwan and discussed GaN on Silicon technologies
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
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- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
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- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011

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