AUO releases Lextar stocks to investment subsidiary Displays | Jul 2, 15:11 | | AU Optronics (AUO) has released its 68 million-share holdings in its LED subsidiary Lextar Electronics to its investment arm Ronly Venture with price of NT$10 (US$0.30) per share, according to the LCD panel maker. Read more | |  |
| Taiwan panel makers expected to see profits in 3Q09 Displays | Jul 2, 12:10 | | Taiwan-based LCD panel makers expect to see profits in the third quarter as large-size panel prices continue to climb due to glass substrate shortages, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
| Taiwan government lowers PV subsidies by 20% Bits + chips | Jul 2, 11:30 | | Taiwan's Bureau of Energy under the Ministry of Economic Affairs on July 1 announced the immediate reduction in the maximum subsidization rate for photovoltaic (PV) system installation projects by 20% from NT$150,000/KWp (US$4,580) to NT$120,000/KWp, with the total amount of subsidy still limited to 50% of the total installation cost for a project. Read more | | |
| | | | | Taiwan-based notebook vendors under pressure of falling prices while component costs rise Systems | Jul 2, 15:10 Taiwan-based notebook vendors, despite a better-than-expected business outlook for the latter half of 2009, are still suffering drops in product pricing... Read more | | Quanta expected to ship over 3 million notebooks in June Systems | Jul 2, 14:36 Quanta Computer is expected to ship around 3.3 million notebooks in June, up 43% from 2.3 million units in May thanks to orders from Hewlett-Packard... Read more | Intel Capella and Windows 7 to slow down notebook demand in 3Q09 Systems | Jul 2, 14:18 Demand for notebooks is expected to drop significantly in the third quarter due to consumers waiting for Intel's next-generation Calpella platform to... Read more | | Windows 7 will not help SSD sales much, say notebook vendors Systems | Jul 2, 14:14 Windows 7's support for SSDs will not do much to boost sales because the price gap with HDDs is still too high, according to sources at notebook vendo... Read more | Component makers optimistic ultra-thin notebooks will boost sales Systems | Jul 2, 12:34 Notebook component makers are optimistic about the business potential of ultra-thin notebooks and expect the products to increase their revenues in the... Read more | | Taiwan LED chipmaker Huga to set up joint venture with Seoul Semiconductor and Seoul Optodevice Displays | Jul 2, 17:07 Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Huga Optotech is going to set up a joint venture with Seoul Semiconductor (SSC) and Seoul Optodevice (SOC), according to a... Read more | Wintek sees 11% sequential growth in June revenues Displays | Jul 2, 15:22 Wintek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.21 billion (US$67.32 million) for June, representing an increase of 11% from NT$1.99 billion for May,... Read more | | LED packaging house Unity Opto expects double-digit growth in 3Q09 Displays | Jul 2, 14:44 Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology expects revenues in the third quarter to see a double-digit growth sequentially as notebook LED... Read more | China IC designer Pixcir to supply capacitive touch controllers to Taiwan notebook vendors Bits + chips | Jul 2, 17:01 China-based TFT-LCD driver IC and capacitive touch controller supplier Pixcir Microelectronics said it will supply capacitive touch controllers to Taiwan-based... Read more | | Aptina, Samsung share CIS supply for HTC Hero Bits + chips - Newswatch | Jul 2, 16:10 Aptina and Samsung Electronics are supplying 60% and 40%, respectively, of the 5-megapixel CMOS image sensors (CIS) needed by High Tech Computer (HTC)... Read more | IC designer Prescope to offer handheld game console in 3Q09 Bits + chips - Newswatch | Jul 2, 16:04 Prescope Technologies has stepped into system products and will offer a handheld game console with a 2.7-inch screen and 100 built-in games in the third... Read more | | Handset PCB makers 3Q revenues to grow 10-15% Bits + chips | Jul 2, 15:38 Compeq Manufacturing, Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Unimicron Technology are expected to enjoy revenue growth of 10-15% sequentially in the third... Read more | Taiwan government not allowing China investment in LED due to concerns from makers Bits + chips | Jul 2, 14:33 While China-based investors are interested in Taiwan's LED industry and even hope to duplicate Taiwan's LED supply chain in China, the Taiwan government... Read more | | TSMC processes over five million 12-inch wafers based on sub 0.13-micron nodes Bits + chips | Jul 2, 14:21 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has cumulatively shipped over five million 12-inch equivalent wafers of chips processed with sub 0.13-micron... Read more | IC testing house KYEC ups capex for 2009 Bits + chips | Jul 2, 12:16 King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) has adjusted upward its capex budget for 2009 by 50% to NT$3 billion (US$91.66 million), which will be utilized... Read more | | AUO PV subsidiary expected to boost equipment demand Bits + chips | Jul 2, 11:22 AUO Energy Taiwan (AET), the recently established subsidiary of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) to provide photovoltaic (PV) system solutions and... Read more |
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Systems | eMachines introduces new desktops and matching display Jul 2, 16:49 | | | | | Compal ships 7.7 million notebooks in 2Q09, says paper Newswatch | Jul 2, 15:27 | | | | | Taiwan market: Epson launches Discproducer PP-100 Jul 2, 12:27 | | | | |
Displays | India LCD TV shipments to surpass CRT in 2012, says iSuppli Jul 2, 15:16 | | | | | LG Chemical ranks first for global large-size LCD polarizer in 1Q09, says Displaybank Jul 2, 13:55 | | | | | NextWindow earns Windows 7 logo certification for optical touchscreens Jul 2, 11:53 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Chip recovery subject to debate over coming quarters, says IC Insights Jul 2, 16:11 | | | | | DDR3 contract prices to grow on launch of ultra-thin notebooks, says DRAMeXchange Jul 2, 15:51 | | | | | Yageo unveils 1044 SMD LP patch antenna for GPS applications Jul 2, 15:27 | | | | | Apacer becomes sales agent for Diskeeper in Greater China Newswatch | Jul 2, 14:38 | | | | | Silicon Motion announces controllers supporting Micron 34nm MLC flash Jul 2, 11:02 | | | | |
Telecom | Huawei and ZTE cause major shakeup in mobile infrastructure market, says Infonetics Research Jul 2, 16:25 | | | | | China market: 3G handset sales to top 5 million units in 2H09, says CCID Jul 2, 15:47 | | | | | Global smartphone sales to top 300 million units in 2013, says Parks Associates Jul 2, 15:31 | | | | | Taiwan market: LGE launches GC900 Viewty Smart phone Newswatch | Jul 2, 12:29 | | | | | Slower revenue growth for mobile service operators in the short term, says Ovum Jul 2, 12:14 | | | |
| Asahi Glass increases utilization to nearly 100%, sources say Displays | Jul 1, 11:34 | | Asahi Glass has re-started glass tanks to increase its utilization to nearly 100% and plans to start operation at its plant in Korea in the third quarter of 2009, according to market sources. Read more | | |
| Corning ups 2Q09 LCD glass volume growth guidance Displays | Jul 1, 11:00 | | Corning vice chairman and CFO James B Flaws has updated the company's guidance of sequential second-quarter LCD glass volume growth, citing significant improvement in demand for LCD glass. Read more | | |
| Taiwan lists manufacturing industries eligible for China-based investment Bits + chips | Jul 1, 13:59 | | Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on June 30 announced regulations on China-based companies investing in Taiwan, along with a list of manufacturing industries eligible for investment. Read more | | |
| TSMC, UMC expected to see narrower on-year revenue drops in June Bits + chips | Jul 1
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will continue to see narrower on-year revenue drops for June, showing signs of gradual chip recovery, according to market watchers. Read more | | | | | | | Foxconn comments on report speculating orders for new slim PS3 Systems - Stockwatch | Jul 1, 16:40 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) declining to comment on a Chinese-language... Read more | | Taiwan cable assembly maker Sinbon Electronics steps into medical devices Systems | Jul 1, 16:38 Taiwan-based electronics cable assembly maker Sinbon Electronics has stepped into medial applications, having its subsidiary Digio2 International produce... Read more | VIA to issue 170 million stocks Mobos - Stockwatch | Jul 1, 16:47 VIA Technologies hopes to raise NT$3.57 billion (US$108.84 million) through issuing 170 million stocks with each valued at NT$21, according to a company... Read more | | Foxconn says not quitting own-brand motherboard business Mobos | Jul 1, 16:37 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has said it will maintain its own-brand marketing staff for motherboards but will transfer some technical... Read more | Intel entry-level G31 chipset in tight supply Mobos | Jul 1, 16:27 The supply of Intel's entry-level G31 IGP chipset, which currently accounts for 50% in Intel's total shipments to the channel, has fallen far short of... Read more | | Optoma increases 2009 China front projector sales target by 50% Displays | Jul 1, 16:43 Taiwan-based DLP projector maker Optoma Technology has increased its sales goal for the China market in 2009 by 50% to 60,000 front projectors from the... Read more | AUO, Giantplus benefit from booming sales of Samsung handsets Displays | Jul 1, 15:12 Taiwan-based AU Optronics (AUO) and Giantplus Technology will see handset panel shipments to Samsung Electronics continue to boom in the second half... Read more | | Taiwan LCD makers call for allowing next-generation lines investment in China Displays | Jul 1, 14:44 Tatung chairman WS Lin and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) vice chairman Wu Biing-Seng, at a June 30 press conference, urged the Taiwan government to allow... Read more | Bright LED cancels SMD LED expansion plans Displays | Jul 1, 12:27 Taiwan-based LED packaging house Bright LED Electronics has decided to cancel plans to expand surface-mount device (SMD) LED capacity since the company's... Read more | | LED IC player Grenergy enters LED lighting market Displays | Jul 1, 11:10 LED IC player Grenergy, a subsidiary of IC designer Anpec Electronics, is eyeing the LED lighting market and has set up a new company, Ecolighting, to... Read more | Small-size driver IC price likely to be raised in July Bits + chips | Jul 1, 16:58 Taiwan small-size driver IC makers have said they may raise product prices in July at the earliest to reflect the costs. The backend production quotes,... Read more | | WPG secures rights to distribute Dell products in China, sources say Bits + chips | Jul 1, 16:39 A subsidiary of IC distributor WPG Holdings has secured distribution rights for Dell's product lines for the China market, according to industry sourc... Read more | Weltrend readies to ship motor drivers for notebooks Bits + chips | Jul 1, 16:35 Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor is sampling its three-phase motor drivers for notebook applications with customers, with... Read more | | Large China-based PV module makers dominate China market, bringing price pressure on Taiwan fellow makers Bits + chips | Jul 1, 11:17 Large China-based photovoltaic (PV) module makers, including Suntech Power, Yingli Green Energy, Trina Solar and Solarfun Power, have not only won all... Read more | Taiwan IC distributor Maxtek supplying Zoran digital TV chips to Wistron and Compal Bits + chips | Jul 1, 11:07 Taiwan-based IC distributor Maxtek Technology has begun supplying Zoran digital TV ICs to Taiwan-based makers Wistron and Compal Electronics for their... Read more | | Elpida says partnership with PSC remains strong despite its withdrawal from PSC board Bits + chips | Jul 1, 10:01 Elpida Memory has stated that its current relationship with Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) remains the same, despite its exit from PSC's board... Read more | ASE secures NT$12 billion syndicated loan Bits + chips | Jul 1, 09:59 Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has recently signed a NT$12 billion (US$366.34 million) five-year syndicated loan agreement with 17 banks. The... Read more | | Nokia Siemens Networks in a bid to promote LTE in Taiwan Telecom | Jul 1, 11:48 Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), although providing WiMAX solutions for Taiwan operators, plans to launch commercialized LTE (Long Term Evolution) solutions... Read more |
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Systems | Taiwan market: Government imposes quality inspection on PND devices after MStar outage Jul 1, 16:29 | | | | | Taiwan retail chain Tsann Kuen raises HK$59 million from selling shares in China subsidiary Jul 1, 14:25 | | | | |
Displays | Taiwan market: Tatung aims to sell 170,000 LCD TVs in 2009, says president Jul 1, 16:54 | | | | |
Bits + chips | TSMC in partnership talks with LED chipmaker Epistar, says paper Newswatch | Jul 1, 17:01 | | | | | Driver IC designer ILI says margin improved in 2Q09 Jul 1, 15:21 | | | | | Taiwan chip resistor makers increase inventory levels in expectation of rising demand in 2H09 Newswatch | Jul 1, 14:10 | | | | | IST supplying RFID for education device Jul 1, 10:50 | | | | | SMIC claims silicon success with generic 45nm Jul 1, 10:07 | | | | |
Telecom | Taiwan market: Samsung launches touch-enabled Star S5230 handset Newswatch | Jul 1, 14:10 | | | | | Taiwan market: CHT to start marketing iPhone 3GS in August Jul 1, 11:51 | | | |
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