ODMs developing frameless-screen notebooks, say Taiwan makers Systems | Feb 10, 15:39 | | Taiwan's major ODM notebook makers have been cooperating with panel makers to develop slim models equipped with frameless screens which are expected to hit the market in second half of 2010, according to industry sources. Read more | |  |
| Taiwan may end ban on LCD fab investments in China today, sources say Displays | Feb 10, 13:09 | | The Taiwan government is expected to announce the lifting of a cross-strait investment ban later today, allowing Taiwan makers to build LCD panel fabs in China, according to market sources. Read more | | |
| Transcend, PQI see January 2010 sales up on month Bits + chips | Feb 10, 15:52 | | Transcend Information saw revenues increase 2% sequentially to NT$2.93 billion (US$91.35 million) in January 2010, while Power Quotient International (PQI) managed a 4.7% growth on month. Both memory module houses generated better-than-expected sales in the first month of 2010 despite seasonality. Read more | | |
| | | | | Compal announces growth in January 2010 revenues Systems | Feb 10, 16:06 Compal Electronics shipped 4.36 million notebooks, 275,000 LCD TVs and 134,000 LCD monitors to bring in consolidated revenues of NT$73.41 billion (US$2.29... Read more | | Asustek finalizes Pegatron spin-off Mobos | Feb 10, 17:08 Asustek Computer finalized the spin-off of its manufacturing arm Pegatron Technology on February 9, according to the company. Read more | CPT revenues increase in January; Innolux sees flat growth Displays | Feb 10, 11:57 Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has posted an over 13% sequential increase in its January revenues, while Innolux Display has reported flat growth for the... Read more | | Lite-On Technology to start shipping LED chips used in LCD TVs in 2Q10 Displays | Feb 10, 11:25 Lite-On Technology has obtained certification for its LED chips from South Korea-based TV vendors through LED backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics... Read more | Himax reports sequential revenue drop but profit gain in 4Q09 Bits + chips | Feb 10, 17:00 Himax Technologies has reported revenues of US$178.7 million for fourth-quarter 2009, representing a 43.8% increase from US$124.3 million in the fourth... Read more | | Hong Kong-based Halo Motor to set up R&D center in Taiwan Bits + chips | Feb 10, 16:44 Halo Motor, a newly founded Hong Kong-based developer of high-efficiency battery and recharging technologies for electric vehicles, on February 9 announced... Read more | Optoelectronics PCB maker TPT to report strong January Bits + chips | Feb 10, 16:31 With demand from panel and DRAM module customers picking up, Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) stands a good chance of reporting double-digit sales growth sequentially... Read more | | Chroma Ate says cooperation with Tesla Motors unchanged Bits + chips | Feb 10, 16:18 Taiwan-based testing equipment provider Chroma Ate has stated that its cooperation with electric sports car vendor Tesla Motor remains unchanged after... Read more | Niching January 2010 revenues lower than expected Bits + chips | Feb 10, 15:36 IC material distributor Niching Industrial has reported revenues of NT$112 million (US$3.49 million) for January 2010, down 9.7% sequentially and failing... Read more | | Pixart expects revenues to stay flat in 1Q10; optical touchscreen share to lift in 2H10 Bits + chips | Feb 10, 14:42 Pixart Imaging expects to see revenues stay flat in the first quarter of 2010. It has estimated a 5% revenue growth for mouse related products but a... Read more | Kingston posts revenue growth in 2009 on better DRAM and flash pricing Bits + chips | Feb 10, 14:31 Kingston Technology has announced revenues increased US$100 million to US$4.1 billion in 2009, its second-highest record. The memory-module house attributed... Read more | | Pixart to spin off CIS design subsidiary in March Bits + chips | Feb 10, 12:10 Pixart Imaging will spin off its CMOS image sensor (CIS) design subsidiary - PrimeSensor Technology - at the end of first-quarter 2010, according to... Read more | 12-inch wafers to be replaced by 18-inch in 2015, says Samsung senior VP Bits + chips | Feb 10, 11:26 Eighteen-inch wafers will replace 12-inch as the mainstream in 2015, according to Joo-Tai Moon, senior vice president of Samsung Electronics. Moon also... Read more | | Microsoft and MediaTek partner on smartphone solution Bits + chips | Feb 10, 11:03 Microsoft and MediaTek have announced a strategic partnership to provide a multimedia-rich smartphone solution primarily aimed at emerging markets. Read more |
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Systems | Chunghwa Telecom invests in venture capital firms Feb 10, 16:50 | | | | | Acer hits revenue and profit highs in 2009 Feb 10, 16:24 | | | | | Casing maker AVY Precision begins shipments for Sony digital cameras Feb 10, 16:24 | | | | | Lite-On IT sees January 2010 revenues down on month, up on year Feb 10, 15:48 | | | | | Lanner releases SFF digital signage computer with 3G communications and GPS Feb 10, 14:55 | | | | | Acer to focus on SMBs to help expand enterprise business Feb 10, 14:15 | | | | | ITRI and Alvarion to jointly set up WiMAX testing center in Taiwan Newswatch | Feb 10, 13:46 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Lite-On Technology unveils PV-mounted electrical tourism boat Feb 10, 16:55 | | | | | PCB material maker Aurona sees profits nearly triple in 2009 Feb 10, 15:29 | | | | | IC distributor WPG sees 79% of January 2010 sales come from China Stockwatch | Feb 10, 15:07 | | | | | SMIC confirms investment talks Feb 10, 14:27 | | | | | TSMC January 2010 sales down 4% on month Feb 10, 14:17 | | | | | Solder material supplier Shenmao enjoys sequential revenue growth in January Feb 10, 14:01 | | | | | SMIC 4Q09 losses widen Feb 10, 12:26 | | | | | Micron to buy Numonyx for US$1.27 billion Feb 10, 11:45 | | | | | Solar cell maker Motech's January revenues hit 14-month high Feb 10, 11:29 | | | | | TSMC to pay NT$3 cash dividend and over NT$13 billion in staff bonuses for 2009 Feb 10, 09:47 | | | | |
Telecom | China market: Dopod to launch 6 TD-SCDMA handsets in 2010 Feb 10, 15:02 | | | |
| Quanta, Wistron and Inventec see on-month drops in January 2010 revenues Systems | Feb 9, 17:10 | | Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$80.13 billion (US$2.5 billion) for January 2010, a drop of 12.24% on month, but an increase of 86.1% on year. Read more | | |
| CMO, Innolux, TPO revise merger date again Displays | Feb 9, 16:17 | | Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), Innolux Display and TPO Displays have rescheduled the date of their merger to March 18 from April 1, the date they set just last week, according to companies' filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more | | |
| Major IC backend houses report stronger-than-expected revenues for January Bits + chips | Feb 9, 11:34 | | IC packaging specialist Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) saw consolidated revenues remain almost flat on month in January, whereas rival Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) posted a slight drop sequentially in January sales. Meanwhile, memory backend house Powertech Technology (PTI) generated consolidated sales of NT$2.9 billion (US$90 million) in January. Read more | | |
| | | | | STB maker PESI sees January 2010 revenues down on month, up on year Systems | Feb 9, 14:55 Taiwan-based STB (set-top box) and LNB (low-noise block) maker Prime Electronics & Satellitics (PESI) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$854... Read more | | Most network equipment makers see January revenues up on year Systems | Feb 9, 12:07 Most Taiwan-based network equipment makers have seen their revenues for January 2010 increase remarkably as compared to a year earlier period buoyed... Read more | Motherboard maker ASRock sees 2009 profits rise 65% Mobos | Feb 9, 16:50 Second-tier motherboard maker ASRock has reported net profits of NT$1.12 billion (US$34.8 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$9.62 billion for 2009,... Read more | | Epistar, Genesis January revenues up, Formosa down Displays | Feb 9, 16:47 Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Genesis Photonics saw their January revenues up sequentially by 3% and 12.1%, respectively, while Formosa Epitaxy... Read more | AUO, HannStar report January revenue growth, CMO sees slight decline Displays | Feb 9, 12:04 Panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and HannStar Display have reported on-month revenue increase of 3.8% and 7.4%, respectively, for January, while Chi Mei... Read more | | Top-5 Taiwan LCD panel makers combine to lose NT$113.3 billion in 2009 Displays | Feb 9, 11:26 The five largest Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers suffered an aggregate net loss of NT$113.3 billion (US$3.45 billion) in 2009, with Chunghwa Picture... Read more | UMC sees January sales fall over 7% Bits + chips | Feb 9, 17:00 Foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$8.6 billion (US$268 million) for January 2010, up 172.77% from... Read more | | LCD equipment supplier Kenmec sets ambitious revenue goal for 2010 Bits + chips | Feb 9, 16:57 FPD (flat panel display) equipment maker Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has set its 2010 consolidated revenues target at NT$20 billion (US$623 million)... Read more | Notebook related IC designers Ralink and GMT post sequential revenue growth in January 2010 Bits + chips | Feb 9, 16:40 Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) saw January 2010 revenues hit a record high of NT$428 million (US$13 million) thanks to strong demand from the notebook... Read more | | Holtek posts almost 17% growth for January Bits + chips | Feb 9, 16:31 Microcontroller unit (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor has announced its revenues grew 16.7% on month and 138.3% on year to NT$316 million (US$10 million)... Read more | Green Energy Technology relying on outsourced equipment to meet excess orders Bits + chips | Feb 9, 15:12 Green Energy Technology (GET) has turned to leasing equipment from fellow makers in oder to meet its orders for solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers,... Read more | | Taiwan export, import values hit 16-month high in January Bits + chips | Feb 9, 12:15 Taiwan's export and import values in January both hit the highest levels in 16 months, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Finance (MOF)... Read more | Winbond, Macronix report mixed January results Bits + chips | Feb 9, 11:44 Winbond Electronics, which intends to transform itself into a niche memory specialist, has announced January sales grew 7.2% on month to NT$2.36 billion... Read more | | Demand for dual-mode/dual-SIM handsets spreads from China Telecom | Feb 9, 14:42 Demand for dual-mode and dual-SIM handsets – mostly GSM plus CDMA, PHS or WCDMA – offered by China-based and white-box vendors is gaining... Read more |
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Systems | Taiwan-based maker Firich to offer POS based on cloud computing concept Feb 9, 15:32 | | | | | Synnex Technology saw January 2010 consolidated revenues down on month, up on year Feb 9, 14:37 | | | | |
Mobos | AMD launches ATI Radeon HD 5570 graphics chip Feb 9, 16:47 | | | | | Intel announces Itanium 9300 processors for mission-critical computing Feb 9, 16:45 | | | | |
Displays | Corning sees moderate growth in 2010, demand for LCD products remains strong Feb 9, 09:22 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Phison settles patent dispute with SanDisk Stockwatch | Feb 9, 16:48 | | | | | Intel reportedly to start production at China fab in October Newswatch | Feb 9, 13:49 | | | | | Micron and Nanya intro 42nm DRAM process, working on 3Xnm Feb 9, 09:38 | | | | |
Telecom | China market: Mobile phone user base increases to over 747 million in December 2009 Feb 9, 14:53 | | | | | Taiwan WiMAX operator Global Mobile to procure more than 1,000 base stations Feb 9, 14:30 | | | |
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