Motherboard prices to hike by 10% at end of 1Q12
Mobos | Feb 3, 01:05
Motherboard vendors including Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, in response to increases in the international price of copper and labor costs in China,...
Taiwan analog IC firms gearing up for switch to 8-inch wafers
Bits + chips | Feb 3, 01:10
Taiwan-based fabless analog IC firms are all expected to carry out their transition to 8-inch wafers in 2012, according to industry sources. The move will...
Elpida posts larger loss in fiscal 3Q11
Bits + chips | Feb 3, 01:00
Elpida Memory has reported net losses of JPY42.1 billion (US$553 million) for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2011 compared to losses of JPY29.6...

AUO gears up for OLED
AUO signs OLED technology cooperation pact with Idemitsu Kosan
Displays | Feb 3, 01:25
AU Optronics (AUO) has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Japan-based Idemitsu Kosan for the development of OLED technologies and related applications, according to AUO.
Taiwan networking equipment makers to expand capacity in 2012
Feb 3, 15:57
Chongqing government highlights labor supply
Feb 3, 14:57
Vee TIME obtains 72.43% stake in Vmax
Feb 3, 10:49
Taiwan market: FET expects sharp growth in revenues from online stores
Feb 2, 14:09
Lite-On IT expected to see huge growth in SSD sales in 2012, says paper
Newswatch | Feb 2, 13:51
China Internet user base tops 513 million at end of 2011, says CNNIC
Feb 2, 13:48
Taiwan market: Nearly 27,000 projectors shipped in 4Q11
Feb 2, 12:22
Gemtek to ship over 300,000 LTE devices in 2012
Feb 2, 01:35
Foxconn enjoys recruitment crowds
Feb 2, 01:20
Notebook shipments expected to rise significantly in 2H12
Feb 2, 01:10
Acer, HP to expand notebook shipments from Chongqing, China in 2012
Feb 2, 01:05
Li-poly battery penetration expected to rise to 24% in 2012, say makers
Feb 1, 16:12
Foxconn ready to start production of smartphones, tablet PCs in Brazil
Feb 1, 15:33
Taiwan 2011 economic growth lowered to 4.03%
Feb 1, 11:22
- Topics of China labor shortage issues rise again

After the Lunar New Year holidays, labor shortage issues have become the hottest topic among the IT...
- 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,...
- Lunar New Year speeches of Taiwan notebook company executives

After the Lunar New Year holidays, executives of Taiwan-based notebook players commented about their...
Taiwan graphics card vendors see over 2 million shipments in 2011, says paper
Newswatch | Feb 3, 14:33
Intel promotes two executives to senior vice president
Feb 3, 14:28
- Nvidia GTC Asia

Nvidia on December 14 kicked off GTC Asia, the major event in its international series of GPU Technology...
China to hike TFT-LCD panel tariffs, says report
Feb 3, 15:39
TPV aims to double LCD TV shipments in 2012
Feb 3, 14:05
LED lighting penetration rate to reach 10% in 2014
Feb 3, 12:15
Wintek reports sequential revenue declines for January
Newswatch | Feb 3, 12:08
Wellypower appoints new president
Feb 3, 11:20
Apple unlikely to launch iTV in 2Q12, say sources
Feb 3, 01:35
Sintek chairman steps down
Newswatch | Feb 2, 14:02
Global large-size panel shipments down slightly in 4Q11
Feb 2, 11:50
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments decline in 4Q11
Feb 2, 01:25
Sharp reportedly cuts capacity utilization rates at 10G lines to 50%
Feb 2, 01:15
Memory spot market weak after Lunar New Year, says inSpectrum
Feb 3, 16:50
Digitimes Research: Monocrystalline solar wafer prices in Greater China show increases
Feb 3, 16:29
Upstream suppliers of passive components cautious about expansion
Feb 3, 15:33
Chip demand picking up, say Taiwan IC designers
Feb 3, 13:59
Kingston to slash NAND flash product prices
Feb 3, 11:37
FST, SAS, Wafer Works expected to benefit from closure of Sumco silicon wafer factories
Feb 3, 11:16
WT Micro completes takeover of Techmosa
Feb 3, 01:30
Sumco to close plants, cut workforce
Feb 3, 01:15
Innostor breaks into supply chain of Lenovo with USB 3.0 device controllers
Feb 2, 15:49
China lowers solar FIT to CNY7/watt, says report
Feb 2, 15:03
Renesas to terminate large-size LCD driver IC business
Feb 2, 14:44
Polytronics posts higher 2011 earnings
Feb 2, 13:56
Hynix posts second straight quarterly loss
Feb 2, 11:56
GT Advanced sees FY 3Q12 revenues decrease
Feb 2, 11:24
Wireless displaces PC as top semiconductor spending area for OEMs in 2011, says IHS
Feb 2, 11:20
Solar wafer makers to increase quotes to US$1.20-1.30/unit
Feb 2, 01:40
Solartech sees increasing January revenues
Feb 2, 01:30
Phison posts 2011 pre-tax EPS of NT$16.69
Feb 2, 01:00
Pan Jit enjoys brisk orders for small-signal diodes
Feb 1, 16:37
Powerchip, Rexchip post 2011 losses
Feb 1, 15:34
STATS ChipPAC to shut Thailand plant
Feb 1, 14:34
China market: Chip demand for 2.5G/2.75G handsets falling
Feb 1, 12:24
4GB DRAM contract prices going up
Feb 1, 11:47
Semiconductor industry revenues to endure slow growth in 2012, IHS says
Feb 1, 10:51
ITRI debuts 330-degree beam-angle LED light bulb
Newswatch | Feb 1, 01:30
- Pros and cons of rapid solar growth in Germany

Germany's 2011 solar PV installations of 7.5GW might induce additional cuts to incentives
- Growing pains for solar

Despite the gloomy condition of the solar industry, installations in 2011 continues to demonstrate...
Nokia maintains largest global handset market share in 2011, says IDC
Feb 3, 01:20
LG to increase purchases of handset parts and components from Taiwan, say sources
Feb 2, 15:50
Handset keypad maker Ichia reports revenue declines for January
Newswatch | Feb 2, 15:34
Apple to unveil iPhone 5 at WWDC in June, says paper
Newswatch | Feb 2, 12:24
LTE infrastructure spending booming, says IHS
Feb 1, 16:14
- Patent lawsuit between HTC and Apple

As competition between HTC's Android smartphone and Apple's iPhone grows larger, the two firms are...
3-Feb-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7674.99 | +22.53 | +0.29% |

| TSE electronic | 288.31 | +1.45 | +0.51% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 110.01 | +1.44 | +1.33% |

| OTC electronic | 143.67 | +2.34 | +1.66% |

- 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
- Samsung, Hyundai tell workers to brace for economic uncertainty (January 3) - Bloomberg (via Businessweek)
- Two Koreas 'at a turning point' says South president (January 2) - BBC News
- Euro hits ten-year low versus yen on liquidity concerns (December 29) - BBC News
- US Congressman to discuss possible investment plan with TSMC (December 28) - Central News Agency (CNA)
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- Digi-Key agrees to global distribution agreement with LeCroy
- GlacialLight Releases Brand New LED Flood Light Series with Philips Lumileds Chips
- Digi-Key signs global distribution agreement with LEMO
- Promoting the development of the railway system in China
- Digi-Key and Vicor announce global distribution agreement
- 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
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
- Isolated power factor corrected offline regulator needs no opto
- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
- 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
- Digitimes Insight: RIM PlayBook a poor debut for QNX
- Digitimes Insight: Google support against Apple will be noted in China

Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...

MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...

The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...

Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Taiwan ICT industry development and outlook
A presentation prepared for Taiwan Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), offering an overview of Taiwan's key ICT industries and the dynamics influencing future development. The report is free for download.
- Standards and scale of Asia LED lighting markets
Digitimes Research projects marked growth in LED markets across Asia over the next five years. This Digitimes Research Special Report provides an overview of the standards in the major LED lighting markets in Asia.
- Development of electronics manufacturing bases in China central and western regions
The recently published 12th Five Year Plan clearly states the intention to reform the industrial structure. Central government policy has succeeded in making the central and western regions the most important manufacturing sites for the coming decade.

























