Intel to launch four Arrandale CPUs for mainstream notebooks in January 2010 Mobos | Nov 13, 17:09 | | Intel plans to launch four 32nm dual-core Arrandale CPUs (Calpella platform), the Core i5-520M, Core i5-430M, Core i3-350M and Core i3-330M, in the first half of January 2010 for the mainstream notebook segment, according to sources from notebook players. Read more | |  |
| ProMOS says partnership with Elpida not affected by TIMC fate Bits + chips | Nov 13, 11:47 | | The uncertain fate of Taiwan Innovation Memory Company (TIMC, previously Taiwan Memory Company) has nothing to do with ProMOS Technologies' supply agreement with Elpida Memory, according to ProMOS chairman ML Chen. Read more | | |
| TSMC access to SMIC shares depends on government approval, says Chang Bits + chips | 1h 53min ago
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will accept the shares offered by Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) in line with the two companies' lawsuit settlement if the offer is permitted by government laws and regulations, according to TSMC chairman and CEO Morris Chang. Read more | | | | | | | Taiwan network equipment makers unlikely to be affected by HP-3Com deal Systems | Nov 13, 12:22 Most Taiwan-based network equipment makers have stated that the acquisition deal between Hewlett-Packard (HP) and 3Com is unlikely to cause a shift in... Read more | | AMD and Intel announce settlement of all antitrust and IP disputes Mobos | Nov 13, 16:13 Intel and AMD have announced a comprehensive agreement to end all outstanding legal disputes between the companies, including antitrust litigation and... Read more | Japan-based Nichia to be more aggressive in LED TV backlighting market, say sources Displays | Nov 13, 16:06 Thanks to increasing demand, Japan-based LED chipmaker Nichia is expected to be more aggressive in the LCD TV LED-backlit market in 2010 in addition... Read more | | Chicony to invest in touch panel maker TPK Displays | Nov 13, 16:00 PC peripheral maker Chicony Electronics has announced that it will invest NT$1 billion (US$30.96 million) in TPK Touch Solutions, a supplier of capacitive... Read more | MicroSD card inventory clearing hurts NAND flash spot pricing, says inSpectrum Bits + chips | Nov 13, 17:04 The DRAM and NAND flash spot markets were weak this week (November 9-13), said inSpectrum. The downhill price trend for NAND flash continued as some... Read more | | Notebook HDI board shipments expected to drop in 4Q09 due to weak sales of ultra-thin models Bits + chips | Nov 13, 12:38 PCB suppliers expect their fourth-quarter shipments of HDI boards used in ultra-thin notebooks to drop sequentially because sales of ultra-thin notebooks... Read more | PV testing services taking off in Taiwan Bits + chips | Nov 13, 12:35 Germany-based TUV Rheinland, US-based Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Intertek Taiwan (set up by UK-based Intertek Group Plc) and the Taiwan government-sponsored... Read more | | Memory IC backend firm Walton positive about 4Q09 Bits + chips | Nov 13, 12:13 Walton Advanced Engineering has revised its fourth-quarter revenue guidance to sequential growth, compared to flat revenues that it initially estimated... Read more |
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Systems | Jentech Precision to roll out heat spreaders for CPUs and graphics cards Nov 13, 17:39 | | | | | Asustek to launch a 17.3-inch 3D notebook in 1Q10 Nov 13, 17:01 | | | | | Connector maker Simula expects further growth for notebook solutions in 2010 Nov 13, 16:28 | | | | | Taiwan market: IBM, III to jointly set up Smart City Demo Center to tout government IT procurement Nov 13, 16:17 | | | | |
Displays | CMO merger speculation fuels share price growth Nov 13, 17:44 | | | | | Korea to extend lead in LCD panel capacity in 2010, Digitimes Research says Nov 13, 16:44 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Sunplus to dispose of 10,000 shares of Orise Newswatch | Nov 13, 16:54 | | | | | Global Unichip vice chairman and CEO KC Shih retires Nov 13, 16:34 | | | | | GaAs foundry AWSC to see 50% revenue growth in 2010 Nov 13, 16:11 | | | | | Elan expects touchscreen IC shipments to grow significantly in 4Q09 Nov 13, 12:40 | | | | | TUV Rheinland opens PV module testing lab in Taiwan Nov 13, 12:37 | | | | |
Telecom | Femtocell shipments much lower than expected in 2009, says ABI Research Nov 13, 16:22 | | | | | Taiwan market: Toshiba launches Snapdragon-based TG01 smartphone Nov 13, 12:19 | | | |
| Prices for microSD cards down as demand falls Bits + chips | Nov 12, 11:00 | | Weakening demand has sent selling prices of microSD cards decreasing to levels 15-20% lower than chip vendors' quotations, with downstream device makers showing reluctance to source directly from NAND flash chipmakers, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
| Wistron developing handheld device using flexible e-paper Systems | Nov 12
Wistron is currently developing a 5- to 6-inch handheld device that will adopt a flexible e-paper display from the recently acquired Polymer Vision, according to Brian Chong, chief of product planning in Wistron. Read more | | | Taiwan legislature rejects DRAM fund bid Bits + chips | Nov 12
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The Taiwan government efforts to overhaul the island's memory chip industry have suffered a setback after the legislature on Wednesday (November 11) rejected a proposal to inject funds from the National Development Fund into Taiwan Innovative Memory Company (TIMC). Read more | | | | | | | Foxconn launches series of investments in China Systems - Stockwatch | Nov 12, 16:59 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced a series of investments in China with the total amount reaching US$393 million, according... Read more | | Network equipment maker Netronix expanding e-book reader production lines Systems | Nov 12, 14:53 Taiwan-based network equipment maker Netronix will begin to expand its production lines for e-book readers at the end of 2009 instead of the first quarter... Read more | MSI, ECS, Gigabyte see October revenues drop on month Mobos | Nov 12, 17:10 While Asustek Computer reported on on-month increase in revenues in October, other first-tier motherboard makers Micro-Star International (MSI), Elitegroup... Read more | | CPT to offer 3D, multi-touch and EPD panels, says president Displays | Nov 12, 16:18 Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) plans to broaden its product lines and will start shipping 3D, multi-touch and EPD (electrophoretic display) panels as early... Read more | China market: TV vendors starting price war for LED TVs Displays | Nov 12, 12:02 Domestic and international vendors in China are cutting prices for LED-backlit LCD TVs to stimulate sales, with Hisense offering the deepest cuts, according... Read more | | Jiangsu province of China aims at PV production value of 100 billion yuan in 2012 Bits + chips | Nov 12, 16:57 Jiangsu, currently boasting the largest number of photovoltaic (PV) makers in all provinces of China, aims to create a total production value of 100... Read more | Apacer eyeing non-memory products for higher margin Bits + chips | Nov 12, 16:49 Apacer Technology has placed stronger emphasis on more profitable digital peripherals that contribute higher gross margins, according to the company... Read more | | Wah Lee joins up with China-based firm to sell solar wafers in Taiwan Bits + chips | Nov 12, 16:44 Wah Lee Industrial, a Taiwan-based distributor of semiconductor materials, has signed on for the exclusive right to sell solar-grade polycrystalline... Read more | Solar wafer maker Danen expects all-time high revenues for 4Q09 Bits + chips | Nov 12, 16:26 Taiwan-based solar ingot and wafer supplier Danen Technology saw record revenues of NT$133 million (US$4.1 million) in October and expects its fourth-quarter... Read more | | Niche memory IC orders and ASP recovered, says Etron chairman Bits + chips | Nov 12, 16:20 The niche memory IC market has bottomed out with improving order volume as well as average selling prices (ASPs), said Etron Technology chairman Nicky... Read more | Aide Solar to form PV module joint venture in China with Europe-based system provider Bits + chips | Nov 12, 16:03 Jiangsu Aide Solar Energy Technology, a China-based solar cell and photovoltaic (PV) module maker, will form a joint venture with a PV system supplier... Read more | | AAT expects revenues to drop over 20% sequentially in 4Q09 Bits + chips | Nov 12, 15:36 IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) expects its revenues to decline over 20% sequentially to NT$200-240 million (US$6.17-7.40 million) in... Read more | SPIL to buy factory from PSC for NT$1.78 billion Bits + chips | Nov 12, 14:48 Chip packaging and testing house Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced it will spend NT$1.78 billion (US$54.94 million) buying a factory... Read more | | Ralink revenues hit high in October Bits + chips | Nov 12, 14:23 WLAN chipmaker Ralink Technology saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$551 million (US$17 million) in October and expects revenues to climb to NT$570-590... Read more | ChipMOS expects 4Q09 revenues to stay flat or drop slightly on quarter Bits + chips | Nov 12, 12:17 Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has said revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 may remain flat or drop by single-digits compared to... Read more | | Handset design house Indigo Mobile expected to close by year-end Telecom | Nov 12, 12:13 Taiwan-based handset design house Indigo Mobile Technologies, which has investments from MediaTek and Foxconn Electronics, is likely to close its doors... Read more |
| | TIMC eligible for government funds, says official Bits + chips - Newswatch | Nov 11, 15:04 | | The application submitted by Taiwan Innovation Memory Company (TIMC, previously Taiwan Memory Company) for government funding has been granted initial approval, according to Taiwan's vice economic minister Hwang Jung-chiou. However, Hwang did not confirm whether or not the application of Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has also been approved. Read more | | |
| Samsung handset focus to be on Windows Mobile, Android and Bada in 2010, says senior VP Telecom | Nov 11, 11:57 | | Samsung Electronics will continue to adopt Windows Mobile- and Android-based platforms for new smartphones launched in 2010, with another focus on in-house developed open operating system Samsung Bada, according to senior vice president Don Joo Lee. The executive added that Samsung may not roll out new Symbian-based models globally in 2010. Read more | | |
| TSMC to receive US$200 million and shares from SMIC Bits + chips | Nov 11
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) have revealed the terms of a settlement for their trade secrets lawsuit, with the China foundry paying the world's top contract chipmaker US$200 million, plus its own shares. Read more | | | | | | | Foxconn sees second highest revenues in October Systems | Nov 11, 15:18 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reported unconsolidated revenues of NT$162.13 billion (US$4.99 billion) for October 2009, up 8.49%... Read more | | China retailer Suning to help Taiwan vendors tap China market, to make US$350 million procurement from Asustek Mobos | Nov 11, 14:18 Suning Appliance, the largest IT and consumer electronics retail chain in China, will help Taiwan-based own-brand vendors market their products in the... Read more | CPT takeover of China company expected to be approved soon Displays | Nov 11, 15:26 Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) expects its bid to take over China-listed Mindong Electric Group to receive final approval by China's finance and securities... Read more | | CPT October revenues down Displays | Nov 11, 14:08 Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced that its consolidated revenues for October 2009 totaled NT$5.31 billion (US$164.15 million), down 17.7% sequentially... Read more | PVI, TPO see October revenues decline Displays | Nov 11, 12:10 Small- to medium-size panel and electrophoretic display (EPD) maker maker Prime View International (PVI) saw October revenues decrease 11.47% sequentially... Read more | | LED backlighting, 16:9 ratio remain mainstream technologies for notebook panels in 2010 Displays | Nov 11, 11:10 LED-backlighting and 16:9 aspect ratio will remain as the mainstream technologies for notebook panels in 2010 with some models featuring touchscreen... Read more | Notebook related IC designers see 20% decline in October; expect rebound in December Bits + chips | Nov 11, 15:37 Notebook related IC design houses saw sequential revenue declines of around 20% in October 2009 due to fewer working days. However, they expect revenues... Read more | | PCB maker Dynamic 4Q09 revenues to drop 10% sequentially Bits + chips | Nov 11, 14:10 PCB maker Dynamic Electronics expects revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 to slide 10% sequentially, as demand from the notebook and TFT LCD sectors... Read more | TSMC board approves US$2.5 billion for 12-inch capacity expansion Bits + chips | Nov 11, 12:05 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its board of directors on November 10 approved a budget of around US$2.24 billion to... Read more | | Major IC distributors see revenues drop in October Bits + chips | Nov 11, 12:01 WPG Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of NT$17.57 billion (US$543 million) for October 2009, down around 5% sequentially, while rivals Yosun... Read more | Elpida, Winbond ink deal for GDDR foundry service Bits + chips | Nov 11, 11:50 Elpida Memory today (November 11) announced it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for DRAM foundry services with Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics... Read more | | DDR3 prices to rise above DDR2 soon, say makers Bits + chips | Nov 11, 10:28 With PC OEMs pushing the migration to DDR3, the next mainstream memory chip will soon be traded above the ASP for DDR2 chips in both spot and contract... Read more |
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Systems | CPT to supply panel for Asustek 3D notebooks Nov 11, 16:35 | | | | | Taiwan market: Fujitsu launches new tablet PC and ultra-thin notebooks Nov 11, 15:46 | | | | | D-Link October 2009 revenues down on-month but up on-year Newswatch | Nov 11, 13:56 | | | | | Synnex October revenues decline sequentially Nov 11, 10:37 | | | | |
Displays | LED chipmakers see October revenues increase Nov 11, 16:32 | | | | | E-readers will take off for holiday shoppers in 2010, says Gartner Nov 11, 15:37 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Taiwan LCD equipment self-sufficiency estimated at 60% in 2009 Newswatch | Nov 11, 17:08 | | | | | Thin-film technology share in solar panel market to double by 2013, says iSuppli Nov 11, 16:39 | | | | | Optoelectronics PCB maker TPT to see strong 1Q10 Nov 11, 14:07 | | | | |
Telecom | Chunghwa Telecom posts net profit of over NT$3 billion for October Nov 11, 16:43 | | | | | LTCC device maker ACX expects revenues to hit record high in 4Q09 Nov 11, 14:06 | | | |
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Notes and corrections | | October revenues and 3Q results for Taiwan's IT companies are now available in our financial section. |
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