 | Channel vendors demand card makers recall faulty Nvidia products Mobos | Jul 25, 17:03 | | Due to Nvidia did not clearly explaining the details of the faults reported in its notebook GPUs, some channel vendors have demanded graphics card makers issue a recall for desktop-based discrete graphics cards using the same GPU core, according to sources at graphics card makers. Read more | | |
| AUO will not build 10G line in China Displays | Jul 25, 12:26 | | AU Optronics (AUO) will not build its 10G plant in China although the Taiwan government is considering allowing the island's LCD panel makers to set up front-end production lines in China, according to AUO president LJ Chen. Read more | | |
| More graphics card makers to start selling IGP motherboards Mobos | Jul 25, 12:08 | | With falling demand for entry-level discrete graphics cards, and even mid-range cards in some cases, due to improvements in motherboard IGP performance, several graphics card makers have taken steps to enter the motherboard market. Read more | | |
| AUO may delay ramp at hybrid 7.5-8.5G plant if panel market is weak next year Displays | Jul 25, 11:44 | | AU Optronics (AUO) may delay the ramp-up at its hybrid 7.5-8.5G LCD panel plant if the panel market is weak next year, but the company does not believe that the market will be as bad as others are predicting, according to AUO CEO HB Chen. Read more | | |
| | | | | Asustek to extend battery life and storage capacity for Eee PCs in 2H08 Systems | Jul 25, 17:00 Asustek Computer expects to introduce new features for its Eee PC range including "whole-day" battery life and Internet storage. The company... Read more | | Chip vendors extend lead time for switch and WLAN chips Systems | Jul 25, 16:57 Some vendors of networking device chips, notably those for switch products and WLAN devices, have recently extended delivery lead times despite concerns... Read more | LED demand from China white-box handset segment still not strong Displays | Jul 25, 16:55 With demand for white-box handsets in China recovering at a slow pace, order visibility for Taiwan LED players remains low, according to market source... Read more | | Taiwan analog IC makers expected to show strong sales growth in 3Q Bits + chips | Jul 25, 16:40 Taiwan analog IC design houses such as Advanced Power Electronics Corporation (APEC), Anpec Electronics, Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-mode Technology... Read more | Samsung said to be targeting notebook makers with aggressively priced CMOS image sensors Bits + chips | Jul 25, 15:43 Samsung Electronics is being more aggressive over its CMOS image sensor deployment with positive feedbacks from notebook makers. By offering its 1.3-megapixel... Read more | | Polysilicon players eye Inner Mongolia as a potential production center Bits + chips | Jul 25, 15:35 Thanks to relatively low electricity costs, Huhehaote, Inner Mongolia, is being regarded as a city that may be ideal for polysilicon and solar wafer... Read more | Pricing of Japan-made solid capacitors expected to drop in 2009 Bits + chips | Jul 25, 15:24 With the patents owned for producing solid capacitors that use PEDT (polyethylene dioxythiophene) as the solid electrolyte set to expire in the second... Read more | | AUO expects to achieve goal of adopting LED BLUs for all of its notebook LCD panels by 2010 Displays | Jul 25, 14:42 HB Chen, vice-chairman and CEO of AU Optronics (AUO) indicated that the company's goal of adopting LED backlighting for all of its notebook panels by... Read more | AUO and TPO see Nokia orders driving small- to medium-size panel shipments, say sources Displays | Jul 25, 14:41 Demand for small- to medium-size LCD panels from the handset market is warming up, with major vendor Nokia increasing orders at AU Optronics (AUO) and... Read more | | Taiwan handset makers likely to benefit from Nokia-Qualcomm new licensing deal Telecom | Jul 25, 14:26 Taiwan ODM/OEM handset makers are positive about the new licensing agreement reached between Nokia and Qualcomm, stating that the new deal may result... Read more | NPC expects its FC substrate capacity to tighten in latter part of 3Q Bits + chips | Jul 25, 14:19 Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) reiterated its strong sales guidance for the third quarter, indicating that it anticipates the utilization rate for... Read more | | Launch of Centrino 2 launch to drive strong notebook PCB sales in 3Q Bits + chips | Jul 25, 12:29 Printed circuit board (PCB) makers for notebook are expected to see their third-quarter sales enjoy double-digit sequential growth amid the launch of... Read more | Samsung LCD panel shipments up 11% in 2Q, profit margins down slightly Displays | Jul 25, 12:27 Samsung Electronics shipped 25.4 million large-sized panels in the second quarter of this year, up 11.4% from the first quarter and up 32% from the same... Read more | | Samsung keeps memory capex static Bits + chips | Jul 25, 12:23 Samsung Electronics has announced that its capex for memory production will remain static, despite only posting a mild sequential growth in operating... Read more | Largest China-based B2B operator Alibaba enters Taiwan market Systems | Jul 25, 11:59 Alibaba, the largest China-based operator of B2B (business to business) e-commerce services, at a July 24 press conference announced the formal establishment... Read more | | Large-size panel shipments increase 6.7% in 2Q, says WitsView Displays | Jul 25, 10:06 Global aggregated large-size panel shipments in the second quarter of 2008 reached 110.8 million units, a quarter-on-quarter increase of 6.7% and a year-on-year... Read more | Acer aiming for number 3 spot in US PC market Systems | Jul 25, 01:15 With Acer's global launch of the Aspire One XP netbook in August, the company stands a chance of challenging Apple for the number three market share... Read more | | Japan and South Korea-based vendors cut prices for entry-level Blu-ray players in US market Systems | Jul 25, 01:10 Japan-based vendors including Sony, Sharp and Pioneer as well as South Korea-based Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have reduced retail prices... Read more | AUO considering to re-open OLED production line Displays | Jul 25, 01:05 AU Optronics (AUO) is showing interest in re-opening its OLED product line, according to market sources. Read more | | Passive component makers expect weaker-than-usual peak season Bits + chips | Jul 25, 01:00 As the market enters the traditional peak season in August, passive component makers expect weaker-than-usual performance due to low demand, market sources... Read more |
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| | Intel brings forward Nehalem launch Mobos | Jul 24, 14:13 | | Originally scheduled to launch in November or December this year, Intel's Nehalem-based Bloomfield processors will now launch in September along with X58 chipsets, sources at motherboard makers have revealed. Read more | | |
| Small- to medium-size panel market recovering in China, but suppliers cautious about growth momentum Displays | Jul 24, 10:33 | | Demand for small- to medium-size panels in China is showing signs of a recovery, but suppliers remain cautious about whether the growth momentum will last, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
| Major DRAM makers pessimistic about 3Q08 outlook Bits + chips | Jul 24, 01:10 | | Major DRAM makers in Taiwan, Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology and Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), all forecast a conservative industry outlook for the third quarter, according to company executives speaking at investors conferences on July 23. Among the makers, Inotera delivered the most pessimistic comments, saying that no rebound will be seen during the second half of 2008. Read more | | |
| Taiwan IT industry sees stricter pre-Olympics customs checks Mobos | Jul 24, 01:00 | | Sources at PC distributors indicate that the China government has enacted stricter customs checks prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, resulting in longer transportation times for shipped IT products and components in the region, especially in Northern and central China. But for other IT products such as LCD panels and components, makers say they have seen no impact at all. Read more | | |
| | | | | 3D-stacking IC consortium established in Taiwan Bits + chips | Jul 24, 15:44 Driven by growing demand for strong IC design integration, Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently established a consortium... Read more | | AUO 2Q08 sales down almost 10% Displays | Jul 24, 15:37 AU Optronics (AUO) has reported consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2008 down 9.6% sequentially to NT$123.48 billion (US$4.1 billion), with... Read more | PVI says Korean government red tape delaying Hydis takeover Displays | Jul 24, 15:06 Prime View International (PVI) has revealed that the formal takeover of BOE Hydis has yet to take place because of slow progress by the Korean government... Read more | | Analog IC design house Anpec expects 3Q sales growth of 30% Bits + chips | Jul 24, 15:03 Although the outlook of a number of high-tech industries is unclear for the second half of 2008, global PC demand is generally expected to show a healthy... Read more | D-Link/Alpha Networks lands 200,000 STB orders from Vastar Systems | Jul 24, 14:36 Taiwan-based Vastar Cable TV Systems, a cable TV operator and WiMAX licensee, has decided to purchase an initial 200,000 IP STBs (set-top boxes) from... Read more | | ODM handset makers hit snags in smartphone segment Telecom | Jul 24, 14:29 Plans by Taiwan-based ODM handset makers, notably Compal Communications and Arima Communications, to make substantial inroads into the smartphone segment... Read more | Notebook demand to help drive sales for IC design houses in 3Q Bits + chips | Jul 24, 11:50 With Intel introducing its new Centrino 2 platform and expecting strong growth in the notebook market this quarter, Taiwan notebook makers are stocking... Read more | | Taiwan IC distributors eye LCD touch panels Bits + chips | Jul 24, 11:35 With Apple introducing its iPhone 3G, IC distributors are expecting more handset makers in China, including white-box handset makers, to begin including... Read more | Taiwan IC design company Elan holds conservative view on 3Q; expects improvement in 4Q Bits + chips | Jul 24, 11:23 Due to an unclear demand outlook for the third quarter, Elan Microelectronics will follow an unsatisfactory second quarter with a lackluster third quarter,... Read more | | Taiwan largest IPC maker Advantech sees 1H08 profit down 3% Mobos | Jul 24, 11:14 Advantech, the largest Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) maker, on July 23 reported self-estimated pre-tax profits of NT$1.56 billion (US$50.6 million)... Read more | Most Taiwan DRAM makers trim capex, except for PSC Bits + chips | Jul 24, 11:12 After posting combined losses of over NT$20 billion (US$658 million) in the second quarter, Taiwan's major DRAM makers have all slowed down their expansion... Read more | | Altera: Moore's Law not going away Bits + chips | Jul 24, 11:06 Despite some industry players having expressed doubts about the sustainability of Moore's Law as design geometries keeps shrinking, Altera, which does... Read more | FTC approves STB joint-procurement project by Taiwan cable TV operators Systems | Jul 24, 01:15 The Fair Trade Commission (FTC) of Taiwan has approved an application by 28 local cable TV operators to jointly procure set-top boxes (STBs) in order... Read more | | Prodisc Technology loses patent litigation in Germany Systems | Jul 24, 01:05 Prodisc Technology held a press conference on July 23 to announce that it has failed in its defense of opto-electronic patent infringement charges filed... Read more |
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Systems | Garmin widens its gap against TomTom in North America PND market in 2Q, says NPD Jul 24, 15:08 | | | | Taiwan market: HP launches five Compaq Presario notebooks Jul 24, 14:55 | | | | Post Olympic blues unlikely to hit China's PC industry, says Gartner Jul 24, 14:52 | | |
| Acer and Asustek turn optimistic about 3Q08 shipments, says paper Newswatch | Jul 24, 15:40 | | | | Chunghwa Telecom's planned adoption of MSTV for MOD not a given Newswatch | Jul 24, 11:01 | | | | |
Displays | LCD panel revenues drop 11% in June, Samsung remains number one, says DisplaySearch Jul 24, 14:03 | | | | Booming e-book sales to drive display demand, iSuppli says Jul 24, 11:26 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Semiconductor outsourcing services to grow 11% in 2008, says Gartner Jul 24, 12:16 | | | | Hynix to shutter US fab Jul 24, 11:12 | | | | Handset PCB makers see clear bookings through August only Newswatch | Jul 24, 10:58 | | | | |
Telecom | Taiwan handset shipments drift lower in 2Q Newswatch | Jul 24, 11:52 | | | |
| | Handset component suppliers upbeat about 3Q08 Telecom | Jul 23, 01:15 | | Taiwan-based handset component suppliers remain optimistic about demand in the third quarter although international handset vendors have given mixed outlooks for the period. Read more | | |
| Taiwan makers mixed about SanDisk's 2Q losses Bits + chips | Jul 23, 01:10 | | In the wake of SanDisk's poor results for the second quarter, Taiwan-based memory module makers worry that the US company will resort to aggressive pricing to clear its inventory, but controller designers see outsourcing opportunities, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
| AUO and CMO not delaying construction of 8.5 lines Displays | Jul 23, 01:05 | | While the LCD panel industry is seeing its players delaying equipment installation for their 6G plants because of weak demand, AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) have not changed their schedules for equipment move-in at their 8.5G lines, according to sources at TFT LCD equipment suppliers. Read more | | |
| | | | | Optimism in China for rebound in handset demand in 3Q Bits + chips | Jul 23, 12:27 While sluggish demand in the global handset market has led handset vendors to adjust their sales goals for the second half of this year, market watchers... Read more | | Chunghwa Telecom to buy 3,000 femtocell base stations Telecom | Jul 23, 12:26 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) plans to purchase a total of 3,000 femtocell base stations, which has attracted four international telecom vendors - Nokia Siemens... Read more | MediaTek partners with university to create embedded systems design lab Bits + chips | Jul 23, 12:24 MediaTek and Taiwan's National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) on July 22 jointly announced they would be cooperating for an embedded system (ES) design... Read more | | MSI has chance to make netbook for LG Systems | Jul 23, 12:01 Korea-based LG Electronics is planning to launch its Atom-based netbook in October this year and since most of the company's notebooks were manufactured... Read more | LED chipmaker Arima Opto stresses financial health despite heavy losses in 1Q Displays | Jul 23, 11:54 Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Arima Optoelectronics has stressed that its finances and operations remain healthy despite losses for the first quarter. Speculation... Read more | | Applied Materials breaks ground for Taiwan manufacturing center expansion Bits + chips | Jul 23, 10:30 Applied Materials held a groundbreaking for an expansion project of its Tainan Manufacturing Center. This expansion, with a total investment estimated... Read more | HannStar signs cross-licensing agreement with Hitachi Displays Displays | Jul 23, 10:23 HannStar Display has announced that it has signed a cross-licensing agreement for the patents of their TFT LCD Technologies. HannStar reported in a filing... Read more | | CCL prices stable although demand from PCB clients remains weak Bits + chips | Jul 23, 01:00 Prices for copper clad laminates (CCLs) remain stable although demand from PCB clients has yet to see a seasonal upturn, according to CCL suppliers. Read more |
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Systems | Taiwan market: xDSL subscriptions fall in 1Q08 Jul 23, 16:35 | | | | Taiwan market: TiVo expects user base to grow to 100,000 in 2008 Jul 23, 14:12 | | | | Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom to keep MOD broadcast of Olympic games by divesting in Elta Technology Jul 23, 11:57 | | | | Insatiable demand carries HDDs through recession Jul 23, 10:30 | | | | China market: Volume of web game users to grow to 25.5 million in 2011 Jul 23, 10:24 | | | | Quanta Computer reportedly to make equity investment in notebook connector maker, says paper Newswatch | Jul 23, 11:56 | | | | |
Mobos | Taiwan maker IMON looks to apply motion simulation technology to gaming machines Jul 23, 15:57 | | | | |
Displays | China-based Changhong starts trial production at PDP plant, says report Newswatch | Jul 23, 14:44 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Solar-cell power conversion requirements keep growing Jul 23, 15:33 | | | | Lite-On Semiconductor subsidiary's discrete component capacity to run short in 2H08 Jul 23, 14:18 | | | | |
Telecom | Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson tops Nokia in handset sales value in June, says paper Newswatch | Jul 23, 12:00 | | | |
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