Quanta to share Sony notebook orders with Foxconn Systems | Oct 14, 01:15 | | Quanta Computer has won orders from Sony to ship C-Series notebooks to the Japanese vendor starting in 2009, according to market sources. Sony has split the orders between Quanta and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), the sources pointed out. Read more | |  |
| TPO set revenues record in September Displays | Oct 14, 01:00 | | Small- to medium-size panel maker TPO Displays, benefiting from peak season orders from Nokia, set a revenue record in September. The company's September consolidated revenues reached NT$3.8 billion (US$117 million), up 15% from NT$3.3 billion in August, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read more | | |
| Taiwan memory IC packaging and testing firms to benefit from Micron-Qimonda deal Bits + chips | Oct 14, 14:59 | | Taiwan-based memory IC packaging and testing companies are likely to benefit from the Micron-Qimonda deal, according to sources at Taiwan IC packaging and testing companies. Read more | | |
| | | | | Asustek puts off hirings in second half of this year Systems | Oct 14, 11:51 After Asustek Computer spun-off its OEM/ODM business, the company had originally planned to hire 1,500 employees in the first half of this year and another... Read more | | Taiwan PC peripheral maker KYE doubles profits in 3Q Systems | Oct 14, 11:37 KYE Systems, a Taiwan-based maker of mouse, keyboard and other PC peripherals, reported pre-tax profits of NT$467 million and net profits of NT$386 million... Read more | Motherboard makers see positive revenue growth in September Mobos | Oct 14, 12:12 Asustek Computer announced consolidated revenues of NT$30.3 billion (US$936.2 million) in September, representing growth of 17% on month and 42% on year,... Read more | | Digital photo frame demand should pick up in 4Q Displays | Oct 14, 15:33 Although demand for digital photo frames has been much weaker than expected in 2008, many suppliers continue to launch new products and digital photo... Read more | Taiwan LED players issue treasury stock strategy Displays | Oct 14, 12:28 In light of a global economic downturn, several Taiwan LED players have chosen a treasury stock strategy for self-protection. Most LED players looked... Read more | | J Touch expects 50-60% touch panel shipment growth in 4Q Displays | Oct 14, 12:01 Touch panel supplier J Touch expects its shipments to grow 50-60% sequentially in the fourth quarter because of steady growth in orders for its high-price... Read more | Taiwan LED industry revenues down 3.9% on year in September Displays | Oct 14, 01:10 Taiwan's LED industry saw its total revenues reach about NT$6 billion, up only slightly from NT$5.9 billion in August. The overall total was down 3.9%... Read more | | FPCB ASP expected to rebound through mid-2009 Bits + chips | Oct 14, 15:50 After remaining in the doldrums for the past three years, demand for flexible PCB (FPCB) is rapidly increasing, driven by smartphone and notebook applications,... Read more | Commentary: Micron gains most in Inotera deal Bits + chips | Oct 14, 14:15 Micron Technology has come out as the biggest winner in the current DRAM industry downturn by reaching an agreement to take up Qimonda's 35.6% stake... Read more | | Taiwan IC distributors look to their cash flow Bits + chips | Oct 14, 12:26 According to recent financial reports from Taiwan's top ten IC distributors, four of them are seeing a negative cash flow, making some banks worry about... Read more | Holy Stone 3Q income up 15.7% on quarter and down 30% on year Bits + chips | Oct 14, 12:19 Passive component maker Holy Stone Enterprise reported pre-tax net-income for the third quarter of NT$299 million (US$9.26 million), representing 15.69%... Read more | | Taiwan solar cell maker Neo Solar still in growth stage Bits + chips | Oct 14, 11:29 Neo Solar Power (NSP), a maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, inidcated that its third quarter revenues totaled NT$3.27 billion, up 31.7% on quar... Read more | Handset PCB maker Compeq reports September revenue growth of 21.7% Bits + chips | Oct 14, 01:05 Taiwan-based handset-use PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing posted September consolidated revenues of NT$ 2.7 billion (US$83.4 million), up 21.7% from NT$2.2... Read more | | Tatung InfoComm to purchase WiMAX base stations from Alcatel-Lucent Telecom | Oct 14, 15:50 Tatung InfoComm, a WiMAX licensee for the southern region of Taiwan, plans to purchase about 200 WiMAX base stations and related network equipment from... Read more |
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| Asustek to add motherboards to Eee family; responds to Eee Box virus reports Mobos | Oct 13, 11:45 | | In addition to the Eee PC and Eee Box, and previously announced all-in-one PC, Eee Top (previously known as Eee Monitor) and Eee TV, Asustek is also planning to add a motherboard line under the Eee family during first-quarter 2009, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
| DRAM maker Qimonda to sell stake in Inotera to Micron for US$400 million Bits + chips | Oct 13, 17:04 | | Qimonda has announced today that it has reached an agreement with Micron Technology to sell its 35.6% stake in Inotera Memories, its joint venture with Nanya Technology, to Micron. Read more | | |
| Taiwan analog IC design houses expect outstanding 3Q08 margins and EPS thanks to depreciation of NT dollar Bits + chips | Oct 13, 12:19 | | Taiwan analog IC design houses are seeing a rebound in their third-quarter financials thanks to currency exchange gains due to the depreciation of the NT dollar. Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has reported an earnings per share (EPS) of over NT$4 (US$0.12), and Richtek Technology, Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) and Anpec Electronics are also expected to announce high EPS levels, according to market sources. Read more | | |
| | | | | Compal sees strong revenues growth in September Systems | Oct 13, 17:09 Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$46.25 billion (US$1.43 billion) for September, increases of 32.23% on month and 10% on year,... Read more | | Delta sees boost while Lite-On sees drop in September revenues Systems | Oct 13, 16:11 Taiwan-based power supply maker Delta Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$13.89 billion (US$429.28 million) for September this year,... Read more | Foxconn Group scores new historical high in September revenues Systems | Oct 13, 12:27 Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced revenues of NT$157.37 billion (US$4.86 billion) for September this year, a new historical... Read more | | Lite-On IT saw 2008-highest, Quanta Storage hit record consolidated revenues in September Systems | Oct 13, 10:40 Taiwan-based ODM/OEM optical disc drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage have reported record breaking revenues for September 2008, with Lite-On... Read more | CMC and Ritek see mixed September revenues Systems | Oct 13, 10:36 Taiwan-based blank optical disc makers CMC Magnetics and Ritek have released consolidated revenues figures for September 2008, with CMC's figure rising... Read more | | Elpida and Numonyx finalize NOR flash foundry agreement; initial production scheduled for mid-2009 Bits + chips | Oct 13, 16:08 Elpida Memory and Numonyx recently announced that they have formally signed a foundry agreement for Numonyx to utilize Elpida's 300mm wafer facility... Read more | Taiwan IC distributors WPG, WT Microelectronics and Alltek report outstanding September sales Bits + chips | Oct 13, 15:11 Taiwan IC distributors including WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics and Alltek Technology have announced outstanding September sales reports. Read more | | NAND flash contract quotes stabilized in October Bits + chips | Oct 13, 11:57 Contract quotes of 4Gb and 8Gb NAND flash chips for October have stabilized as Samsung has reportedly begun to reduce its supply to the spot market in... Read more |
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Systems | China market: Internet service value to reach 137.5 billion yuan in 2011 Oct 13, 12:05 | | | | | Clevo saw large on-year performance increase in September, says paper Newswatch | Oct 13, 11:22 | | | | | CyberLink becomes Microsoft's first GISV partner in Taiwan Oct 13, 11:17 | | | | |
Displays | LCD TV to become largest consumer electronics market by 2012, says iSuppli Oct 13, 16:43 | | | | |
Bits + chips | ESMT sees decline in 3Q08 sales due to decreasing ASP Oct 13, 17:05 | | | | | Image sensor packaging house XinTec to ship 300,000 WL-CSP wafers in 2008 Oct 13, 13:48 | | | | |
Telecom | Top Taiwan telecom operators report September financial performance Oct 13, 17:07 | | | |
| Asustek planing touch panel Eee PCs Systems | Oct 9, 01:20 | | Asustek Computer is planning to launch touch panel Eee PCs in the first quarter of 2009, which the company expects will help drive sales further, according to Samson Hu, general manager of Eee PC business at Asustek. Read more | | |
| Acer surpasses HP and Dell over worldwide notebook shipment in September Systems | Oct 9, 01:15 | | Acer has shipped 3.4-3.6 million notebooks (including netbooks) in September this year, beating both Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Dell, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
| Shrunken 65nm process is more competitive: Q&A with Kumi Higuchi, vice president of Elpida Memory Bits + chips | Oct 9
Japan-based Elpida Memory has recently come out with a shrunken 65nm process for the production of DRAM chips, which the company claims will be able to compete effectively with the 50nm-class processes currently being developed by rivals in South Korea. Elpida vice president for investment and public relations, Kumi Higuchi, discussed the company's deployment plans for the shrunken 65nm node, as well as her view of the prospects for the DRAM industry in a recent interview with Digitimes. Read more | | | | | | | Taiwan 3.5G mobile Internet-access could grow to 2 million users in 2009, says Vibo Telecom Systems | Oct 9, 16:24 Mobile access to the Internet through a notebook PC together with an HSDPA data card is becoming increasingly popular in the Taiwan market. The number... Read more | | Taiwan notebook Quanta revenues flat, while Wistron and Inventec see stronger September revenues Systems | Oct 9, 13:06 While first-tier notebook maker Quanta Computer saw its notebook shipments, including netbooks, increase 6.5% to 3.3 million units in September from... Read more | USI sees growth in September revenues Systems | Oct 9, 12:39 Benefiting from increasing sales in the communications, microelectronics technology and manufacturing segments, as well as seeing a recovery in the computer... Read more | | CPT sales up over 7% in September Displays | Oct 9, 16:43 Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced that its consolidated sales for September totaled NT$9.49 billion (US$292.5 million), up 7.3% sequentially... Read more | Most LED players report weak September sales Displays | Oct 9, 16:07 The LED sector saw weak sales for September, despite it being the high season, with many players seeing revenues stay flat for the month. Read more | | Gap between AUO and CMO narrows much in September Displays | Oct 9, 14:26 The gap between Taiwan's number one LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) and second-place Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) narrowed significantly in September,... Read more | Young Optics' September consolidated revenues up on year Displays | Oct 9, 13:21 Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics Incorporated (YOI) posted September consolidated revenues of NT$629.8 million (US$19.4 million), a drop... Read more | | GMT reports record revenues in 3Q08 due to depreciation of NT Dollar and cost-down strategy Bits + chips | Oct 9, 17:16 Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) has reported third-quarter sales of NT$1 billion (US$30.83 million), up 26% sequentially and hitting a company record... Read more | PCB maker HannStar Board maintaining high utilization rates despite expanding capacity; September sales reach NT$2.1 billion Bits + chips | Oct 9, 16:21 Although the peak season effect for the notebook market was not as good as expected this year, notebook PCB maker HannStar Board reported record consolidated... Read more | | Afatech ships record amount of NAND flash controllers in 3Q08 Bits + chips | Oct 9, 14:57 NAND flash controller maker Afa Technologies (Afatech) has said that its shipments of flash controller chips hit a record high of over 30 million units... Read more | Unitech and Career to enter RIM's supply chain Bits + chips | Oct 9, 13:20 Research In Motion (RIM) is planning to increase its component sourcing from Taiwan with Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Career Technology expected... Read more | | Nanya Technology and Inotera revenues down in September on sagging DRAM prices Bits + chips | Oct 9, 13:09 Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories both saw their revenues drop in September amid declining memory chip prices, according to data provided the comp... Read more | Peak sales season might fall early for IC channel vendors Bits + chips | Oct 9, 01:25 The holidays in China during October 2008 did not bring in demand for IC products as happened in previous years, prompting IC channel vendors to believe... Read more | | Taiwan solar cell maker DelSolar to expand capacity to seven times current levels Bits + chips | Oct 9, 01:05 Taiwan-based solar cell maker DelSolar held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its new factory in northern Taiwan on October 8. Production... Read more | TSMC reportedly lands packaging and testing orders from CSR Bits + chips | Oct 9, 01:00 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) recently landed orders for wafer-level chip-scale packaging (WL-CSP) from Bluetooth chip maker CSR,... Read more | | Alcatel-Lucent aims to build broadband optical network ecosystem with Taiwan makers Telecom | Oct 9, 14:52 Alcatel-Lucent will continue to cooperate with Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) as well as Taiwan-based network-equipment makers to develop... Read more |
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Systems | Taiwan-based community website iPartment scores points in China Oct 9, 15:40 | | | | | Notebooks shipping with Intel Echo Peak WiMAX Oct 9, 15:09 | | | | | iPod connections expected in more than half of US car models in 2009, says iSuppli Oct 9, 14:35 | | | | | Taiwan market: Samsung launches first DSLR model, three digital cameras Oct 9, 13:24 | | | | | Super Talent targets Asustek Eee PC upgrade market with new line of SSDs Oct 9, 01:10 | | | | |
Displays | LCD component maker Optimax lays off 500 employees and plans to downsize the company Oct 9, 17:16 | | | | | To reduce costs, panel makers considering white LEDs over RGB LEDs in TV BLUs Oct 9, 17:16 | | | | | Taiwan's Asia Optical to produce pico projector products for Microvision Oct 9, 14:20 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Sitronix 3Q08 sales up 13.8%; gross margin expected to increase Oct 9, 15:56 | | | | | Yageo sees passive component sales up 8% in September Oct 9, 01:30 | | | |
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