 | Acer expected to ship two million netbooks in 3Q08 Systems | Sep 5, 01:15 | | Acer's Aspire one netbook is expected to break worldwide shipments of one million units in September, while total shipments in the third quarter will break two million units, according to market watchers. Read more | | |
| AMD to launch two low-power desktop CPUs for low-cost PC market in November Mobos | 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 | | |
| | | | | Gateway Silicon and Socle now focusing on 65nm SoC solutions Bits + chips | Sep 5, 16:59 Two Taiwan-based IC-design service companies – Gateway Silicon Incorporate (GSI) and Socle Technology – are ready to offer customers IC solutions... Read more | | SMIC to move 65nm into production in 2008; 32nm to follow in 2009 Bits + chips | Sep 5, 16:35 Despite lagging behind rivals over 65nm production, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is not going to be absent in process... Read more | D-Link sees revenues growing 10-15% sequentially as expected in 3Q08 Systems | Sep 5, 15:47 While most industry watchers are still skeptical about the strength of this year's back-to-school demand, D-Link has stated that it remains positive... Read more | | TSMC to replace PHS with 3G for internal communication Telecom | Sep 5, 14:36 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is planning to change its internal communication system, replacing the currently used PHS system established... Read more | Taiwan makers eyeing wafer-level camera technology Systems | Sep 5, 12:31 Five to six Taiwan-based makers, viewing that using a wafer-level camera (WLC) manufacturing process for phone camera modules incurs much lower costs... Read more | | Dropping copper price not benefiting copper foil players Bits + chips | Sep 5, 12:30 Recent weakening copper prices does not necessarily mean that copper foil makers will have a potential price revision in the following months, as electricity... Read more | Elite Material expects strong CCL sales to sustain through October Bits + chips | Sep 5, 12:22 Weak seasonal demand is not weighing on Elite Material (EMC) at all as the company sees extending synergy from its new Kunshan, China copper clad laminate... Read more | | MediaTek ups 3Q sales growth guidance to 22-25% Bits + chips - Stockwatch | Sep 5, 12:02 After reassessing current market demands and customer orders, MediaTek now expects its third quarter revenues to grow 22-25% sequentially, compared with... Read more | AUO to expand LCM operations in China and Europe Displays | Sep 5, 10:47 AU Optronics (AUO) is expanding its LCD module (LCM) manufacturing operations by setting up a new subsidiary in China and converting its maintenance... Read more | | OmniVision may be looking to regain China CMOS image sensor market share Bits + chips | Sep 5, 10:44 Following OmniVision's announced plan to grow its wafer starts amounts, industry watchers explained the move as being the company's strategy to regain... Read more | PSC and ProMOS August sales continue downward trend Bits + chips | Sep 5, 10:44 Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and ProMOS Technologies, both reported August sales that continue a downward trend for the companies. Read more | | Edison withdraws TSE listing application Displays | Sep 5, 10:36 Taiwan-based high-power LED maker Edison Opto has announced that it has withdrawn its application for be list on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more | SiS revenues up almost 35% in 1H08; losses narrow Mobos | Sep 5, 01:05 Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has announced revenues of NT$3.16 billion (US$99.35 million) for the first half of this year, a growth of 34.67% compared... Read more | | Aptina negotiating with Taiwan wafer fabs and DRAM makers for CMOS image sensor manufacturing Bits + chips | Sep 5, 01:00 Aptina, a CMOS image sensor making subsidiary of Micron which was officially spun-off on October 3, is reportedly in negotiations with Taiwan-based wafer... Read more |
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| | LED makers postpone expansion Displays | Sep 4, 01:10 | | Citing more conservative procurement among customers, Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy have decided to hold off their expansion plans, according to company sources. Read more | | |
| Nokia confident about handset sales during October holidays in China Telecom | Sep 4, 01:05 | | David Tang, vice president of Nokia China, has said the company is very optimistic about handset sales during the week-long holidays in China that start from October 1. Despite seeing a rise in non-branded handsets in China, Tang stressed that Nokia has measures to ensure its sales. Read more | | |
| Taiwan IC design houses excited about clone notebook demand from China Bits + chips | Sep 4, 01:00 | | Taiwan IC design houses are excited about the substantial business from clone notebooks in China. With an influx of "white-box" consumer electronics drawing stronger sales in China, recent news about the launch of a 1,999 yuan (US$292) has raised expectations among IC design houses again. Read more | | |
| | | | | Fewer second tier and white box vendors expected to continue in digital photo frame market Displays | Sep 4, 12:35 Digital photo frames have become increasingly popular products in the consumer electronics market over the pass two years. However, a global economic... Read more | | Accton sees order visibility remaining high Systems | Sep 4, 12:32 Order visibility for Accton Technology remained sound in the third quarter, and the company expects strong order growth in the coming quarter, according... Read more | Chartered confident about its cutting-edge process nodes offering Bits + chips | Sep 4, 11:35 Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, highlighted that the company has made significant progress on its cutting-edge process nodes offerings in terms... Read more | | Notebook IC design houses expect to see back-end loaded 3Q Bits + chips | Sep 4, 11:28 Notebook IC design houses in Taiwan have delivered an optimistic outlook about their sales performance in the third quarter, according to company sources... Read more | Equipment suppliers see bookings postponed Bits + chips | Sep 4, 11:23 With customers curbed by fears of a softer economy, sales at several semiconductor equipment vendors, including Chroma Ate and Test Research Inc. (TRI),... Read more | | Price of polysilicon and solar wafers remain high Bits + chips | Sep 4, 11:00 Prices of both polysilicon and solar wafers have remained high for three consecutive quarters, implying that demand of solar applications is not being... Read more | Solar cell contract prices to be flat on year in 2009 Bits + chips | Sep 4, 10:53 As most Taiwan-based solar cell makers have settled their contract prices at a recent solar energy show at Spain, they observed that anticipated strong... Read more | | TV-use diffusion sheet shipments propel Wah Hong sales to record in August Displays | Sep 4, 10:48 LCD optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial saw August consolidated sales hit a record at NT$526 million (US$16.54 million), driven by increased shipments... Read more | Star World sales up sharply on netbook-use LCM shipments Displays | Sep 4, 10:41 Star World Technology, a maker of small- to medium-size LCD modules (LCMs), reported sharp sales growth in August because of strong demand from the netbook... Read more | | Intel to ship CE 3100 CPU to Samsung and Toshiba Systems | Sep 4, 01:15 Anticipating strong demand for more Internet connectivity in consumer electronics devices, Intel will soon start shipping its CE 3100 system-on-chip... Read more |
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Systems | Acer expected to see a sequential notebook shipment growth of 25-30% in 3Q08 Sep 4, 16:28 | | | | Lanner introduces low-cost computer with fanless design for industrial and embedded applications Sep 4, 16:22 | | | | Taiwan market: Yahoo! Kimo to operate new B2C online shopping service Sep 4, 15:57 | | | | Taiwan market: Sony to launch 10.1-megapixel digital cameras Sep 4, 14:42 | | | | Zyxel-HwaCom team negotiating with CHT for VDSL2 orders Sep 4, 14:09 | | | | Back to school demand a boon for PC makers Sep 4, 12:29 | | | | Taiwan market: NCC approves Chunghwa Telecom VoIP pricing Sep 4, 11:31 | | |
| Pegatron lands notebook orders from Toshiba, says paper Newswatch | Sep 4, 16:34 | | | | Ritek said to be third ranked blank BD disc maker worldwide Newswatch | Sep 4, 10:39 | | | | |
Displays | Taiwan market: Samsung LCD TV sales far worse than expected Sep 4, 11:40 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Thin-film solar cells to account for 30% of solar cell market in 2015, says The Information Network Sep 4, 12:31 | | | | |
Telecom | Qisda shipping VE538 handsets to Motorola, says paper Newswatch | Sep 4, 11:42 | | | | Tatung InfoComm to complete installation of 200 WiMAX base stations by year-end 2008, says paper Newswatch | Sep 4, 11:41 | | | |
| | Microsoft eases hard drive capacity restriction for netbooks Systems | Sep 3, 12:11 | | Microsoft has officially eased the restriction of the standard specification for netbooks using the Windows XP operation system by increasing the allowable hard drive capacity from 80GB to 160GB, according to sources in the channel. Read more | | |
| Fierce pricing bites profits for BEF suppliers Efun and Gamma Optical Displays | Sep 3, 01:15 | | Fierce pricing has seriously bitten the profits for makers of brightness enhancement films (BEFs), with Efun Technology and Gamma Optical seeing their margins drop sharply in the first half of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007. Read more | | |
| Cal-Comp says operations unaffected by Thailand turmoil Telecom | Sep 3, 01:05 | | Cal-Comp Electronics, the Thailand-based EMS subsidiary of Taiwan's Kinpo group, has reported that its operations remain unaffected by the ongoing political turmoil that has prompted the Thai government to declare a state of emergency in Bangkok. Read more | | |
| | | | | Resistive touch panels hardly profitable Displays | Sep 3, 11:59 Suppliers of four-wire resistive touch panels have found the market hardly profitable amid keen competition, shrinking demand and falling prices, with... Read more | | After Acer departs, Apacer highlights importance of autonomy Bits + chips | Sep 3, 11:51 While approving the plan from Acer to sell all of its stake in Apacer Technology, Apacer indicated that autonomy over operation is vital when drawing... Read more | E-ton: Solar-cell bookings to exceed capacity in 2009 Bits + chips | Sep 3, 11:45 Citing bookings at an ongoing solar energy show in Spain, Chi-Yao Tsai, general manager of E-ton Solar Tech, highlighted that the amount has already... Read more | | Chartered expected to display half-node 40nm process at technology forum in Taiwan Bits + chips | Sep 3, 11:43 Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, which holds an annual technology forum hold at Hsinchu, Taiwan, today (September 3), is expected to display its... Read more | Ledtech receives LED light bar orders from Japan Displays | Sep 3, 10:59 Taiwan-based LED packaging company Ledtech Electronics received an order for commercial-use LED light bars from Japan, with shipments to begin in September,... Read more | | Taiwan's LCD panel industry looks at 80% equipment self-sufficiency in 2009 Displays | Sep 3, 10:51 Taiwan is aiming to achieve 80% in equipment self-sufficiency for its LCD panel industry in 2009 when AU Optronics (AUO) starts building its 10G fab... Read more | Compeq handset PCB shipments expected to reach 180 million units in 2008 Bits + chips | Sep 3, 01:10 Compeq Manufacturing, a Taiwan-based maker of handset-use PCBs, is seeing strong orders from the mid-range and high-end segments driving its sales, with... Read more | | Green Energy to supply thin-film solar modules to clients in Spain and Germany Bits + chips | Sep 3, 01:00 Taiwan-based Green Energy Technology has revealed that it has signed contracts with three major photovoltaic (PV) system makers in Spain and Germany,... Read more |
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Systems | VIA announces major netbook design win from China vendor Sep 3, 16:54 | | | | Taiwan market: Soft-World offers quiz-show online game Super Winners Sep 3, 15:48 | | | | Quad-Core AMD Opteron processors to power new HP blade server Sep 3, 15:44 | | | | Firich to offer low-cost POS equipment Sep 3, 14:58 | | | | MTI teams up with CovergEX to explore WiMAX market in Africa Sep 3, 14:54 | | | | Accton appoints new chairman Sep 3, 13:59 | | | | |
Mobos | VIA sees an on-month revenues increase of 19% in August Sep 3, 12:23 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Sigurd confident about 3Q amid strong logic IC demand Newswatch | Sep 3, 11:54 | | | | Realtek turns conservative; investors pessimistic about share price Newswatch | Sep 3, 11:37 | | | | |
Telecom | PHS operator Fitel in financial woes Sep 3, 14:51 | | | | Taiwan market: MP4 player vendors plan to launch China-made white-box DVB-T handsets Sep 3, 11:58 | | | |
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