HannStar Board aggressively targeting low-cost notebook market Bits + chips | Sep 30, 12:27 | | For sales of PCBs for notebooks in the third quarter, HannStar Board is expected to see 20-30% sequential growth with its aggressive market share capture while Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) may see a 5% decline due to the limitations of its cost structure, according the market sources. Read more | |  |
| Spot prices of solar cells drop as old government incentives expire in Spain Bits + chips | Sep 30, 12:01 | | In the global spot market for solar cells, prices have slipped by 5-10% from US$3.6-3.8/watt to US$3.2-3.4/watt in the past two weeks because of slackening demand in Spain in response to the expiration of the country's feed-in tariff incentive bill for renewable energy (Royal Decree 661/2007) on September 29, 2008, according to Taiwan-based makers of PV (photovoltaic) modules. Read more | | |
| ARM-based MID products to hit the market in 2009: Q&A with Warren East, CEO of ARM Bits + chips | 1h 24min ago
ARM Holdings recently held its annual board meeting for 2008 in Taipei, highlighting the importance of the Taiwan market to its long-term business deployment. Digitimes took the opportunity to interview ARM CEO Warren East about ARM's business prospects and future technology roadmaps. Read more | | | | | | | Sony offering 8x BD burner, Lite-On IT has no plans to follow suit soon, say Taiwan makers Systems | Sep 30, 17:02 While Sony last week unveiled the BWU-300S, its first 8x Blu-ray Disc (BD) burner, for launch in the North American market at a recommended retail price... Read more | | Toshiba to offer new 1.8-inch HDDs for use in notebooks in December Systems | Sep 30, 16:39 Toshiba's subsidiary Toshiba Digital Media Network (Toshiba DMN) will begin shipments of its new 1.8-inch MKxx29GSG series HDDs to notebook makers and... Read more | Lite-On to focus on energy segments in future Systems | Sep 30, 12:04 With Wistron acquiring Lite-On Technology's display business, the company expects its revenues performance will drop, but gross margin will rise during... Read more | | Qflix has opportunity to grow, say Taiwan makers Systems | Sep 30, 10:27 Dell on September 15 debuted and launched a Qflix external DVD+/-RW burner for US$120, with the device being the world's first DVD burner equipped with... Read more | CMEL shifting AMOLED focus to medium- and large-size panels Displays | Sep 30, 11:55 Chi Mei El (CMEL) is adjusting its AMOLED focus to medium- and large-size panels as result of pricing pressure from TFT LCD in the small- to medium-size... Read more | | LED sector has weak 4Q order visibility Displays | Sep 30, 11:44 The LED sector is bracing for a weak fourth quarter, as current order visibility has hardly extended beyond October, according to industry and company... Read more | ITRI to develop 6-axis CMOS MEMS products in 5 years Bits + chips | Sep 30, 17:02 Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced a five-year schedule for CMOS MEMS production which includes the development of... Read more | | Chartered Semiconductor seeks to establish cooperation alliances with IC design houses Bits + chips | Sep 30, 16:32 While seeking technological advancement by joining the IBM-led Common Platform technology alliance, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is also pushing... Read more | Three- and four-layer HDI board demand to increase ASPs for handset PCBs Bits + chips | Sep 30, 16:18 In order to fulfill the demands of high-end smartphones, high-density interconnect (HDI) boards have become more advanced since 2007. As the proportion... Read more | | Notebook related IC houses worries about weak demand in 4Q Bits + chips | Sep 30, 11:54 With the back-to-school peak season not meeting expectations, IC design houses focusing on the PC segment including Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT),... Read more | TSMC's 28nm full node process to enter production in 2010 Bits + chips | Sep 30, 11:45 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that it plans to deliver its 28nm process as a full node technology offering the option... Read more | | ARM and IBM alliance to collaborate on SoC design for 32nm and 28nm Bits + chips | Sep 30, 10:20 IBM, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, Samsung Electronics and ARM have announced they will develop a comprehensive 32nm Systems-on-a-Chip (SoCs)... Read more |
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| Notebook LED backlighting to see 30-40% penetration next year Displays | Sep 29, 10:40 | | LED backlight applications will have a 30-40% penetration in the notebook market next year, according to market watchers. Read more | | |
| Commentary: AUO-Qisda LCD TV joint venture highlights integration trend in panel industry Displays | Sep 29, 10:24 | | The joint venture between AU Optronics (AUO) and Qisda for LCD TV assembly highlights the trend where players in the panel industry are gearing up their business diversification and vertical integration in order to secure outlets for their products in a market that is expected to mature in a few years time. Read more | | |
| TSMC lands turnkey MEMS manufacturing from ADI Bits + chips | Sep 29, 10:20 | | Analog Devices (ADI) is planning to outsource turnkey manufacturing to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), facilitating TSMC's future development of MEMS business, according to industry players. Read more | | |
| | | | | Singatron expects increasing gross margin in 3Q08 Systems | Sep 29, 11:53 Benefiting from peak season effects, dropping material prices, and a recovery in currency exchange rates, Taiwan-based connector maker Singatron expects... Read more | | Acer chairman discusses performance in 2008 Systems | Sep 29, 11:48 Acer shipped 139 million PCs in the first half of 2008, of which, desktop PCs accounted for around 76.2 million units and notebooks 62.6 million units,... Read more | Radiant sees strong demand for notebook-use LED BLUs, paper says Displays - Newswatch | Sep 29, 11:02 Order visibility for backlight units (BLUs) is getting shorter and shorter, barely reaching beyond one month's time. The only segment seeing continued... Read more | | TSMC to sponsor green architecture forum in October Bits + chips | Sep 29, 12:41 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is scheduled to sponsor a green architecture forum in October 2008 with a theme on how a wafer foundry... Read more | Metallurgical silicon to compete with thin film in 2009 Bits + chips | Sep 29, 12:37 According to market watchers, metallurgical silicon is being incorporated into the PV market since the conversion efficiency of solar cells made from... Read more | | Semiconductor industry can learn from financial industry melt-down, says Penn Bits + chips | Sep 29, 12:02 While July's results in the market showed that the semiconductor market continued the first half year trend of exceeding expectations, the mood in the... Read more | ChipMOS cuts 3Q08 guidance due to sluggish DRAM and driver IC businesses Bits + chips | Sep 29, 12:01 Packaging and testing company ChipMOS Technologies has announced a downward adjustment in its third-quarter guidance to reflect the reduction in DRAM... Read more | | SMIC reiterates 3Q revenue guidance Bits + chips | Sep 29, 10:44 Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has reiterated that its revenue guidance for the third quarter remains on track. Morning... Read more |
| | Gigabyte will not cut motherboard prices, says company VP Mobos | Sep 26, 16:11 | | Gigabyte Technology will not follow recent moves by rival Asustek Computer to cut its motherboard prices, according to Richard Ma, vice president of Gigabyte. Read more | | |
| LCD IC packaging and testing players facing tough 3Q due to reduced LCD panel output Bits + chips | Sep 26, 16:20 | | With panel makers having reduced their output in the third quarter, LCD driver IC makers have been conservative about placing orders with back-end packaging and testing companies, with related back-end players having to cut prices in order to attract orders and improve their utilization rates, according to industry players. Read more | | |
| Android and Windows Mobile smartphones are complementary, says HTC Telecom | Sep 26
Android and Windows Mobile handsets can complement each other in the market, offering consumers and telecom service providers more choice, according to John Wang, CMO, High Tech Computer (HTC), who added in saying the company will continue to simultaneously develop smartphones based on the two platforms. Read more | | | | | | | Tecom revenues to hit two-year high in September on shipments of WiMAX products and UMA gateways Systems | Sep 26, 16:13 Taiwan-based telecom equipment maker Tecom expects its revenues to reach a two-year high, at NT$1 billion (US$31.3 million), in September on rising shipments... Read more | | Enlight to suspend China production for three months Systems | Sep 26, 14:43 PC case/chassis maker Enlight has decided to immediately suspend production at the factories of its two subsidiaries in southern China for three months... Read more | Taiwan connector maker Jye Tai to sell China factories due to operating losses Systems | Sep 26, 14:36 Jye Tai Precision Industrial, a Taiwan-based maker of PC-use connectors, will sell its two subsidiaries making plastic components in southern China to... Read more | | Foxconn wins OEM orders for Asustek X-series notebooks Systems | Sep 26, 01:00 Asustek Computer will outsource the production of 15.4-inch X-series notebooks to Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), with shipments expected... Read more | AUO and Qisda form NT$200 million joint venture Displays - Stockwatch | Sep 26, 17:08 AU Optronics Corporation (AUO) will invest NT$120 million to form a new joint venture in Taiwan with Qisda with AUO holding a 60% share while QisdaRead more | | LCD TV shipments may reach 120-130 million units in 2009, said TPV chairman Displays | Sep 26, 12:32 Jason Hsuan, chairman and chief executive officer of TPV Technology indicated that though the economic outlook for 2009 is not good, priced for LCD TVs... Read more | Commentary: LG Display and Amtran relationship off to embarrassing start Displays | Sep 26, 12:32 The competitive landscape in the LCD TV industry has made for strange bed partners, with Korea-based LG and Amtran being one example. On the one hand... Read more | | Innolux secures NT$30 billion loan for 6G LCD fab Displays | Sep 26, 11:40 Innolux Display has secured a syndicated bank loan for NT$30 billion (US$936.65 million) chiefly to fund its 6G LCD panel fab project in Chunan, northern... Read more | CMO not confident about LCD market in 2009, but 8.5G fab to start production as scheduled Displays | Sep 26, 11:36 Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will start volume production at its 8.5G fab in 2009 as scheduled although it does not have too much confidence in next... Read more | | BenQ may reduce sales growth target in 08; forecasts 30% growth for 09 Displays | Sep 26, 01:20 Although BenQ's own brand products saw outstanding performance in Eastern Europe, Latin America and China this year, weak demand in Western Europe has... Read more | DRAM market rating lowered as fundamentals remain in the dumps Bits + chips | Sep 26, 14:30 The fundamentals of the DRAM market remain in the dumps with no prospects to stage a turnaround before the end of 2008, according to sources at Taiwan... Read more | | MStar looks to challenge MediaTek in white-box handset baseband chip market Bits + chips | Sep 26, 12:09 According to market watchers, Taiwan IC design house MStar has shipped handset baseband chips to China white-box handset customers priced almost 30%... Read more | Taiwan IC design houses continue price cuts due to weak order volumes Bits + chips | Sep 26, 01:10 Taiwan's IC design industry is heading toward a down cycle. Although MediaTek has almost tripled its third-quarter sales guidance, Pixart Imaging (PXI),... Read more | | China Mobile may offer Android handsets through cooperation with HTC, say Taiwan makers Telecom | Sep 26, 01:15 China Mobile Communications (China Mobile), the largest operator of mobile communication services in China, may take the initiative to offer Android... Read more |
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Systems | Transcend launches new SSD drives Sep 26, 20:32 | | | | | Taiwan market: PC shipments increase 5% sequentially in 2Q08, says IDC Sep 26, 16:25 | | | | | Worldwide IPTV service revenues to reach US$19 billion in 2012, says Gartner Sep 26, 12:02 | | | | | PND shipment growth decelerates as alternatives gain ground Sep 26, 11:57 | | | | | Taiwan market: Microsoft lowers Xbox 360 prices Sep 26, 10:34 | | | | |
Mobos | Gigabyte Ultra Durable 3 motherboard technology helps lower temperatures, improves efficiency Sep 26, 16:56 | | | | |
Displays | Showa Denko establishes Taiwan subsidiary Sep 26, 20:14 | | | | | Lite-On expects September revenues to exceed NT$1 billion Sep 26, 17:12 | | | | | Neo-Neon LED general lighting revenues to grow 20-30% in 2009 Sep 26, 17:11 | | | | | CMO said to be working with TPV and Proview to set up LCM plant in China Newswatch | Sep 26, 12:11 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Handset driver IC shipments stable in 3Q08; 4Q outlook unknown Sep 26, 17:09 | | | | |
Telecom | Taiwan Market: LG Electronics launches DVB-T mobile TV handsets Sep 26, 16:18 | | | |
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