Last update: Monday 20 December 2010 [119 news items]
LED chip demand for TV backlight to return to 1H10 level in Feb 2011, says Formosa Epitaxy
Dec 20, 15:30
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy expects LED chip demand to return to the levels of the first half of 2010 in February and March of 2011, and volume shipments for applications...
Kingston expands lead in DRAM module business, says iSuppli
Nov 16, 10:48
Kingston Technology padded its dominance of the third-party DRAM module business in the first half of 2010, selling US$2.6 billion worth of DRAM modules, according to iSuppli. The...
USB 3.0 controller maker JMicron to debut on Taiwan emerging securities market
Oct 27, 10:22
Shares of SATA interface and USB 3.0 device controller chipmaker JMicron Technology, an associate company of MediaTek, will debut on Taiwan's emerging securities market on October...
Toshiba raises profit guidance for fiscal 1H10
Oct 22, 15:03
Toshiba has announced upward revisions to its profit guidance for the first half of its fisccal 2010, thanks to strong earnings in the semiconductor business, notably NAND flash memory...
Taiwan market: 1H10 online advertising services valued over NT$3.8 billion, says IAMA
Sep 24, 10:24
Providers of online advertising services in the Taiwan market generated total revenues of NT$3.809 billion (US$120 million) during the first half of 2010, rising 23.87% on year, according...
Taiwan market: BenQ aims at top position for LCD monitors and projectors in 2011
Sep 21, 14:20
BenQ aims to rank top-three for LCD TVs, LCD monitors and front projectors in the Taiwan market in the second half of 2010 and aims to become the leading vendor in the LCD monitor...
Gigabyte upwardly adjusts 1H10 revenue total 1.5% after audit
Stockwatch - Sep 14, 02:20
Gigabyte Technology upwardly adjusted its first-half 2010 revenues to NT$23.78 billion, up from 23.42 billion, after going through the audit process, the company explained in a filing...
Taiwan market: Netbook proportion in notebook shipments rise in 1H10
Sep 14, 01:15
Looking at end-user demand for notebooks in the local Taiwan market in the first half of 2010, the netbook proportion reached 25% and 28% in the first and second quarter, respectively,...
Csun reportedly lands PV equipment orders from SAS
Sep 9, 15:54
Csun Manufacturing has landed several orders for poly-Si silicon ingot furnaces, with shipments to begin in the fourth quarter of 2010, president Webber Wong revealed at the company's...

Array Networks posts over NT$400 million in revenues in 1H10
Sep 9, 15:11
California-based Array Networks, which is listed on Taiwan's OTC securities market, has posted revenues of NT$406 million (US$12.71 million) for the first half of 2010, an increase...
Forcecon sees revenues up, gross margins down in 1H10
Sep 3, 16:49
Forcecon Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of notebook cooling modules, saw consolidated revenues of NT$1.82 billion (US$55.5 million) for the first half of 2010, rising 24.95% on...
VIA Technologies posts net loss for 1H10
Sep 3, 16:29
VIA Technologies has reported a net loss of NT$1.44 billion (US$45.011 million) or NT$1.89 per share for the first half of 2010, versus NT$786 million in losses a year ago. Revenues...
Apacer reports 1H10 EPS of NT$1.90
Sep 3, 15:31
Taiwan-based Apacer Technology, a supplier of memory modules and other storage solutions, saw net profits grow 40.3% on year to NT$209 million (US$6 million) in the first half of...
ITO film/glass makers post mixed 1H10 net profits
Sep 3, 15:30
ITO glass supplier Applied Vacuum Coating Technology (AVCT) and ITO film supplier Ushine Photonics have posted net loss of NT$133.56 (US$4.18 million) and NT$8.13 million, respectively,...
IC distributors snap up handsome gains in 1H10
Sep 3, 10:53
Most Taiwan-based IC distributors have posted handsome gains for the first half of 2010, with WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics, and Yosun Industrial each recording an EPS of over...
Tatung reports net loss for 1H10
Sep 2, 17:07
The Tatung Group has posted net loss of NT$721 million (US$22.53 million) for the first half of 2010 with an EPS of negative NT$0.13.
Compal to see 3Q10 notebook shipments drop up to 10% on quarter
Sep 2, 16:50
Compal Electronics has reduced its third-quarter 2010 notebook shipment forecast from a growth of 5% originally to a single-digit percentage drop on quarter, according to company...
TPK sees strong profit in 1H10
Sep 2, 16:27
Touch panel maker TPK Touch Solutions has announced consolidated revenues of NT$15.99 billion (US$499.53 million) with net profits of NT$1.46 billion and an EPS of NT$7.30 for the...
Heatpipe maker Yeh-Chiang 1H10 revenues jump 69% on year
Sep 2, 11:36
Thermal component maker Yeh-Chiang Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$799 million (US$24.97 million) for the first half of 2010, up 69.27% on year. EPS for the period...
Quanta sees 2Q10 gross margin hit record low
Sep 1, 16:32
Quanta Computer has published consolidated revenues of NT$547.64 billion (US$16.67 billion), a growth of 58% on year; net profit of NT$10.43 billion, a growth of 12% on year; and...
Acer reports 1H10 gross margin of 9.85%
Sep 1, 16:27
Acer has reported a gross margin of 9.85%, net operating profit of NT$8.52 billion (US$259 million) over consolidated revenues of NT$312.39 billion with net profits of NT$6.921 billion...
Taiwan market: LCD TV shipments up 10% on year in 1H10
Sep 1, 16:23
About 600,000 LCD TVs were sold in the Taiwan market in the first half of 2010, growing on year by 10%, while ASPs dropped by 7%, according to industry sources.
Aluminum capacitor maker Chinsan reports strong EPS for 1H10
Sep 1, 15:15
Aluminum capacitor Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial has announced non-consolidated revenues of NT$949.33 million (US$29.64 million), net profits of NT$250.6 million and an EPS...
NOR flash designer Eon posts NT$3.88 EPS for 1H10
Sep 1, 15:08
Eon Silicon Solution has posted an EPS of NT$3.88 (US$0.121) for the first half of 2010 on 22.75% average gross margin. Net profit came to NT$289 million and revenues reached NT$2.59...
Consumer IC design house Sonix looks to declining sales for 3Q10
Newswatch - Sep 1, 14:08
Consumer IC design house Sonic Technology expects its third-quarter revenues to drop slightly from the level recorded in the second quarter due to declining shipments of notebook...
IC distributor WPG see profits more than double in 1H10
Newswatch - Sep 1, 13:59
IC distributor WPG Holdings has posted net profits of NT$2.74 billion (US$85.53 million) in the first half of 2010, up 104% from a year earlier. The earnings translated into an EPS...
Quanta Storage posts 1H10 EPS of NT$1.62
Sep 1, 11:56
Taiwan-based slim-type optical disc drive (ODD) specialist Quanta Storage has published its consolidated financial report for the first half of 2010, recording a gross margin of 12%,...
G-Tech posts net profit for 1H10
Sep 1, 11:26
Optical glass processing services provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC) has announced net profit of NT$61.58 million (US$1.92 million) with an EPS of NT$0.43.
Young Fast, J Touch, Mildex report profits for 1H10, Transtouch sees loss
Aug 31, 16:39
Touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics, J Touch and Mildex Optical have reported net profits of NT$1.53 billion (US$47.66 million), NT$106 million and NT$11.95 million, respectively,...
CF makers Cando, Sintek report losses for 1H10
Aug 31, 16:16
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) makers Cando and Sintek Photronic have posted net losses of NT$311 million (US$9.705 million) and NT$553 million, respectively, for the first half of...
Foxconn sees 1H10 revenues up, gross margin down on year
Aug 31, 15:23
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on August 30 published consolidated revenues of NT$1,198 billion (US$36.5 billion) for the first half of 2010, hiking by 47.6% on...
Clevo sees profit in 1H10 thanks to channel business
Aug 31, 15:03
Taiwan-based notebook maker Clevo has recorded consolidated net profits of NT$301 million (US$9.39 million) for the first half of 2010 mainly benefiting by a return on non-operating...
Formosa Epitaxy sees record 1H10 gross margin
Aug 31, 14:00
Taiwan-based LED chip maker Formosa Epitaxy has released its financial report for the first half of 2010, with results showing a gross margin of 43.58%, a record half-year figure...
Synnex Technology sees 1H10 net profit up 28.4%
Aug 31, 12:23
Taiwan-based electronic products distributor Synnex Technology International has published its consolidated financial report for the first half of 2010, with net profit of NT$2.49...
Unity Opto posts net profit for 1H10
Aug 31, 11:25
LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology has announced consolidated net profit of NT$661.728 million (US$20.65 million) with an EPS of NT$2.15 for the first half of 2010.
- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Marvell Launches Breakthrough Smart Energy Management Platforms for Appliances and LED Lighting Solutions
- Digi-Key announces global distribution agreement with Marktech Optoelectronics
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- American Based Porsche Showroom Complements its HighEnd Automobiles with GlacialLight LED Lights
- 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
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- 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

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.
















