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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Monday, October 13, 2008
15:55 (GMT+8)
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Subject: Systems > Desktop, server |
Foxconn Group scores new historical high in September revenues Oct 13, 12:27 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced revenues of NT$157.37 billion (US$4.86 billion) for September this year, a new historical high and increases of 9.61% on month and 36.65% on year. The company's revenues in the third quarter reached NT$431.21 billion, an increase of 37.51% compared to the previous quarter. Read more |
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Asustek to add motherboards to Eee family; responds to Eee Box virus reports Oct 13, 11:45 In addition to the Eee PC and Eee Box, and previously announced all-in-one PC, Eee Top (previously known as Eee Monitor) and Eee TV, Asustek is also planning to add a motherboard line under the Eee family during first-quarter 2009, according to industry sources. Read more |
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USI sees growth in September revenues Oct 9, 12:39 Benefiting from increasing sales in the communications, microelectronics technology and manufacturing segments, as well as seeing a recovery in the computer component segment, Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.35 billion (US$195.65 million) in September, an increase of 18.04% on month and 4% on year. Read more |
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AMD and Advanced Technology Investment Company of Abu Dhabi to create new leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company Oct 8, 01:00 AMD and the Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) of Abu Dhabi have announced the creation of a US-headquartered, leading-edge semiconductor manufacturing company to address growing demand for independent, leading-edge foundry production capabilities. The new global company, to be temporarily called "The Foundry Company", will serve this need by combining advanced process technology, industry-leading manufacturing facilities and aggressive plans to expand its global capacity footprint. At the same time, the Mubadala Development Company will increase its current investment in AMD to 19.3% on a fully diluted basis. Read more |
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Synnex Technology hits record consolidated revenues in September Oct 7, 14:12 Synnex Technology International, the largest IT channel distributor in Taiwan, on October 6 reported consolidated revenues of NT$19.35 billion (US$605 million) for September 2008, the highest monthly level recorded by the company. Read more |
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Dell continued to gain ground in 2Q08 PC market, says iSuppli Oct 3, 16:20 PC demand continues to defy economic and financial woes with worldwide unit shipments growing by 14.5% in the second quarter of 2008, compared to the same period a year earlier, to reach 70.2 million units. There were no changes among the top-five PC OEM rankings compared to the first quarter, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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AMD to launch nine 45nm Shanghai server CPUs in October Oct 2, 01:05 AMD has updated server makers that it is planning to bring forward the launch of 45nm server processors (Shanghai) from the original schedule of January 2009 to mid-October. Nine CPUs with core frequencies between 2.3-2.7GHz will be offerered initially, according to sources at server makers. Read more |
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2008 top 10 Taiwan global brands valued at US$7.537 billion Oct 1, 11:28 The 10 largest Taiwan-based global brands in 2008 have a total appraised value of US$7.537 billion, a rise of 11.8% from 2007, according to the results of the 2008 top Taiwan global brands survey. Read more |
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Taiwan market: PC shipments increase 5% sequentially in 2Q08, says IDC Sep 26, 16:25 PC shipments (including notebooks and desktops) to Taiwan in the second quarter of this year reached 587,200 units, an increase of 5% on quarter, but holding level on year, according to a recent IDC report. Read more |
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Gigabyte will not cut motherboard prices, says company VP Sep 26, 16:11 Gigabyte Technology will not follow recent moves by rival Asustek Computer to cut its motherboard prices, according to Richard Ma, vice president of Gigabyte. Read more |
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Foxconn considering Pegatron acquisition, says paper Newswatch - Sep 23, 16:39 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is reportedly considering acquiring the operations of Pegatron Technology through a stock exchange, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Lanner releases pair of dual-Xeon network appliance platforms Sep 18, 15:03 Lanner Electronics has announced the release of two new appliances supporting dual Intel Xeon multi-core processors and the Intel 5100 chipset. Read more |
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Intel updates desktop CPU details Sep 18, 01:10 Intel has updated its partners with details its latest desktop CPU roadmap, as well issuing product discontinuance notice (PDN), end of life (EOL) and price cut schedules for the next few months, sources at motherboard makers have disclosed. Read more |
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Intel launches Xeon processors with up to six cores Sep 17, 11:18 Intel launched seven 45nm Xeon 7400 series processors with up to six processing cores per chip and 16MB of shared cache memory, applications built for virtualized environments and data demanding workloads, such as databases, business intelligence, enterprise resource planning and server consolidation. Read more |
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Dell sees further softening in global IT demand Sep 17, 11:16 When Dell announced its second quarter financial results on August 28, the company reported continued conservatism in IT spending in the US, which had extended into Western Europe and several countries in Asia. The company is seeing further softening in global end-user demand in the current quarter. Read more |
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Asustek reportedly releases PC orders to Foxconn and Flextronics, says paper Newswatch - Sep 16, 12:17 Asustek Computer recently outsourced notebook and desktop PC production to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Flextronics, respectively, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Foxconn enjoys strong revenues growth in August Sep 11, 16:27 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) posted revenues of NT$143.57 billion (US$4.49 billion) in August, up 10.2% sequentially and also up 43.1% on year, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more |
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Intel ships new Xeon server processors Sep 10, 01:35 Intel continues to expand its 45nm manufacturing chip portfolio with the launch of its first four halogen-free Intel Xeon processors, signaling another step in its march toward minimizing the environmental footprint of its products. Read more |
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USI sees revenues drop 7% on year in August Sep 9, 17:07 Although Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) continued to see great performance in its communications segment, with dropping performance in the company's computer and component segment, consolidated revenues in August were NT$5.38 billion (US$168.42 million), a drop of 7% on year, but an increase of 7% on month. The company's total consolidated revenues for the first eight months of 2008 were NT$45.3 billion, an increase of 13% on year. Read more |
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Synnex Technology August revenues fall almost 8% on month Sep 8, 15:34 Channel distributor Synnex Technology International, on September 5, reported consolidated revenues of NT$15.42 billion (US$490 million) for August 2008, dropping by 7.8% on month and but growing by 2.5% on year. Read more |
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Asia Pacific server market continues momentum, says Gartner Sep 5, 16:28 In the second quarter of 2008, Asia Pacific server shipments posted another healthy growth of 15.6% on year. Revenues increased 5.4% on year, according to Gartner. Server revenues totaled US$2.01 billion for the quarter, as shipments reached 390,758 units. Read more |
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AMD to launch two low-power desktop CPUs for low-cost PC market in November Sep 5, 01:10 AMD is planning to launch two low-power desktop CPUs – Athlon 2650e and Athlon X2 3250e – under its UVC (Ultra-Value Client) product line targeting OEMs in November, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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Lanner introduces low-cost computer with fanless design for industrial and embedded applications Sep 4, 16:22 Lanner Electronics has announced the launch of a new fanless embedded computer based on the Intel Celeron M processor and Mobile Intel 910GMLE Express chipset. Read more |
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Back to school demand a boon for PC makers Sep 4, 12:29 Can the global PC market continue to shrug off the impact of the economic downturn and maintain its momentum throughout the critical back-to-school season? Read more |
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Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors to power new HP blade server Sep 3, 15:44 AMD has announced that its Quad-Core Opteron processors are been adopted for Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) latest ProLiant BL495c virtualization blade. Read more |
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Intel launches three new desktop CPUs Sep 1, 17:17 Intel has launched three desktop CPUs: the Core 2 Quad Q8200, Core 2 Duo E5200 and Celeron D 450. Read more |
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Foxconn earnings down more than 25% sequentially in 2Q08 Sep 1, 14:33 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$395.84 billion (US$12.53 billion) and net profits of NT$11.93 billion for the second quarter of this year, down 4.7% and 25.8%, respectively, from the previous quarter due to unfavorable operating conditions. Read more |
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Server market accelerates in 2Q but future remains uncertain, says IDC Aug 28, 01:05 According to IDC, factory revenues in the worldwide server market grew 6.4% year over year to US$13.9 billion in the second quarter of 2008. This is the ninth consecutive quarter of positive revenue growth and the highest second quarter server revenue total since 2000. Unit server shipments grew 11.1% year over year driven by a sustained refresh cycle and an expansion of infrastructures across enterprise, SMB, and cloud computing environments. Read more |
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Adlink sees largest sales growth in China in 1H08 Aug 27, 15:35 Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker Adlink Technology witnessed its sales in China during the first half of 2008 increase by 54.9% on year, the largest growth among its main markets, according to the company speaking at an investors conference on August 26. Read more |
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Acer gets new director Aug 25, 12:47 Acer has announced that Hsueh J Sung has joined its board of directors as a representative of Hung Rouan Investment Corporation. Sung is vice chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia and his appointment is expected to enhance Acer's profile among international investors. Read more |
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Worldwide server shipments grew 12% in 2Q08, says Gartner Aug 22, 14:49 Worldwide server shipments for the second quarter of 2008 increased 12.2% over the same quarter last year, while worldwide server revenues for the same period climbed 5.7% according to Gartner. Worldwide server revenues totaled US$13.8 billion for the second quarter, as worldwide servers shipments reached 2.3 million units. Read more |
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Intel CTO says gap between humans and machines will close by 2050 Aug 22, 10:35 Justin Rattner, Intel's chief technology officer during his keynote today at the Intel Developer Forum in San Francisco, predicted big changes are ahead in social interactions, robotics and improvements in computer's ability to sense the real world. He said Intel's research labs are already looking at human-machine interfaces and examining future implications to computing with some promising changes coming much sooner than expected. Read more |
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No Quanta Computer seat on Quanmax board of directors Aug 19, 10:19 Taiwan-based Quanta Computer was originally expected to take a position on the board of directors of Quanmax (renamed from Kontron Asia), a joint venture maker of industrial PCs between Germany-based Kontron AG and Quanta Computer, at Quanmax's provisional shareholder meeting on August 18, but did not nominate any candidates for the election of three new directors, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan's three science parks turned out total revenues of over NT$1 trillion in 1H08 Aug 18, 14:13 The three science parks in Taiwan, Hsinchu (HSP), Southern (STSP) and Central (CTSP), generated total revenues of NT$1.022 trillion (US$32.57 billion) during the first half of 2008, according to statistics released by the National Science Council (NSC). Read more |
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Record PC processor shipments in 2Q, says IDC Aug 15, 17:35 Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments in the second quarter of 2008 reached record levels again, according to new data from IDC. Despite the fact that the second quarter is typically the slowest quarter of the calendar year for processor demand and concerns that the economic woes in the US are spreading to other regions, worldwide processor unit shipments grew 3.1% on quarter and 16.1% on year. Strong vendor price competition in the middle and low end of the desktop PC processor and mobile PC processor market segments caused overall market revenues to decline 4.5% on quarter to US$7.7 billion. Read more |
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IPC maker Advantech aims at consolidated revenues of US$1.50 billion in 2013 Aug 15, 16:26 Advantech, the largest Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker, will carry out a new 5-year operational plan beginning in 2009 and thereby expects its consolidated revenue to continually increase to US$1.50 billion (NT$45.0 billion) in 2013, according to company chairman Ke-cheng Liu at an institutional investor conference on August 14. Read more |
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Stronger seasonal demand for IT goods expected in China after Olympics Aug 14, 01:00 Despite that demand for IT goods in China has been suppressed by natural disasters and stricter customs checks, industry players anticipate that the upcoming strong season in the fourth quarter should beat seasonal patterns when distributors replenish their inventory and consumers resume their buying. Read more |
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Intel desktop CPU plans updated Aug 13, 16:20 Intel is planning to launch a 45nm quad-core CPU – Core 2 Quad Q8200 with a core frequency of 2.33GHz and price of US$224 in thousand-unit tray quantities by the end of August along with a new dual-core Pentium E5200 CPU at 2.5GHz and US$84. The company will also launch a 65nm Conroe-L-based Celeron 450 CPU at 2.2GHz and US$53, according to sources at motherboard makers. Read more |
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Hsinchu Science Park reports 1H08 production value of US$18.0 billion Aug 12, 12:19 Hsinchu Science Park, the largest of three government-developed science parks in Taiwan, recorded a total production value of NT$553.379 billion (US$18.0 billion) during the first half of 2008, according to the administration. Read more |
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Foxconn sees revenues grow nearly 35% on year in July Aug 11, 11:16 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) saw its revenues grow 34.9% on year to NT$130.27 billion (US$4.16 billion) in July, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). The July figures also represent an increase of 21.2% from the previous month. Read more |
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Synnex Technology sees growth in July consolidated revenue Aug 8, 09:47 Synnex Technology International, the largest 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) channel distributor in Taiwan, on August 7 reported self-estimated consolidated revenue of NT$16.72 billion (US$549 million) for July 2008, a rise of 7.8% on month and 23.0% on year. Read more |
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USI sees effect from economic slump in July revenues Aug 8, 01:15 Affected by the falling worldwide economy, Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) recorded consolidated revenues of NT$5.02 billion (US$162.16 million) for July, a drop of 11% compared to June, and only a slight increase of 2% compared to the same month last year. Accumulated consolidated revenues for the first seven months in 2008 were NT$39.92 billion, an increase of 16% on year. Although the third quarter is the traditional peak season for the PC market, since the overall economy is slowing down, the company is conservative about revenues performance in August and September. Read more |
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Foxconn unveils ambitious domestic investment package for Taiwan Aug 7, 17:12 The Foxconn Group (Hon Hai Precision Industry), on August 6, unveiled a package of investment plans to be made in Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Asustek Eee Box sold out Newswatch - Aug 4, 11:18 Initial shipments of Asustek Computer's Eee Box in the Taiwan market, totaling around 1,000 units, have completely sold out since the product launched on July 30, according to the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Top officials at HP Taiwan to resign, says paper Newswatch - Aug 1, 11:43 Top officials including the CEO, president and some assistant managers are to resign from their positions at Hewlett-Packard (HP) Taiwan, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Contract manufacturing industry undergoing period of deceleration and consolidation, says iSuppli Aug 1, 10:04 The global electronics Contract Manufacturing (CM) industry is undergoing a period of deceleration and consolidation, phenomena that will transform the market by 2013 as competitors are forced to rethink how they deliver value to their customers, according to iSuppli. Revenue for the global CM industry, consisting of Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) and Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) providers, is set to expand to US$432.3 billion by 2012, rising at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.2% from US$305.5 billion in 2007. Read more |
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Acer consolidated revenues up 31% on year in 1H08 but profits down Aug 1, 01:15 Acer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$252.19 billion (US$8.21 billion) for the first half of this year. Revenues included those from Gateway and Packard Bell and showed an increase of 31% on year. Read more |
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ICP Electronics sees delay in China capacity expansion Jul 31, 16:51 Taiwan-based IPC maker ICP Electronics has suffered a delay in expanding the production capacity of Armorlink SH, its manufacturing subsidiary in Shanghai, China, and has therefore downward adjusted the originally planned scale of expansion, according to the company. Read more |
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Asustek expects to ship up to 200,000 Eee Boxes worldwide in 2008 Jul 31, 16:29 Asustek Computer launched its Eee Box nettop in Taiwan priced NT$7,988 (US$260.85) on July 30. The company expects the nettop's worldwide shipments to reach 100,000-200,000 units in 2008 and break one million units in 2009, according to Jerry Shen, president of the company. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Asustek, MSI and Synnex to enter nettop war in August Jul 30, 14:40 In addition to Asustek Computer's Eee Box and Micro-Star International's (MSI's) Wind PC, Synnex is also ready to ship its Lemel Q to heat up the nettop market in August, according to channel sources. Read more |
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