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Monday 12 April 2010
Chip equipment spending down 46% in 2009, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending totaled US$16.6 billion in 2009, a 45.8% decline from 2008, according to Gartner. In major segments, wafer fab equipment dropped...
Friday 9 April 2010
Taiwan market: Asustek ranks top in enterprise desktop market in 2009
Asustek Computer ranked top in Taiwan's enterprise desktop market in 2009 with a 27% market share, mainly due to significant orders from government and enterprise projects, according...
Friday 9 April 2010
Acer 1Q10 operating margin to be higher than 2009 average, says chairman
Acer expects its operating margin for the first quarter of 2010 to be higher than 2.67%, the average in 2009, despite recent increases in DRAM prices and appreciation of the NT dollar,...
Friday 9 April 2010
Altek to deal out 2009 dividend of NT$3 per share
Digital camera ODM Altek, will distribute a dividend per share of NT$3 (US$0.095), NT$2.8 in cash and NT$0.2 in stock, for its 2009 operations, according a decision made by its board...
Friday 9 April 2010
Samsung claims lead in global monitor market in 2009
Samsung Electronics has said it achieved its highest-ever market share for computer monitors last year, holding the number one position for the third consecutive...
Thursday 8 April 2010
SiS expects 2Q10 revenues to bounce back to the same level as 4Q09
Silicon Integrated System (SiS) expects its revenues in the second quarter of 2010 to bounce back to the same level as in the fourth quarter of 2009 despite the company had a sequential...
Tuesday 6 April 2010
Digitimes Insight: Taiwan brands gain 10pp in 2009 global all-in-one PC market share
Taiwan-based all-in-one PC brands – Micro-Star International (MSI), Asustek and Acer – have built their combined share in the global all-in-one PC market from only 2%...
Tuesday 6 April 2010
Jarllytec expects hinge shipments for all-in-one PCs to double in 2010
Taiwan-based hinge maker Jarllytec expects its hinge shipments for all-in-one PCs in 2010 will double from 1.4 million units in 2009, according to the company.
Tuesday 6 April 2010
OLED revenues up 35% to US$826 million in 2009, says DisplaySearch
Revenues of OLED in 2009 totaled US$826 million, up 35% on year, mainly due to increased AMOLED demand for handset display, according to DisplaySearch.
Friday 2 April 2010
Wintek March consolidated revenues up 60% sequentially
Wintek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.24 billion (US$102.15 million) for March, up 60.4% sequentially from NT$2.02 billion and 55.77% on year from NT$2.08 billion, according...
Friday 2 April 2010
PVI licenses FFS technology to IPS Alpha
Prime View International (PVI) on April 1, 2010 said it has licensed its FFS (fringe field switching) technology to Japan-based IPS Alpha through PVI's Korea subsidiary Hydis Techn...
Thursday 1 April 2010
Network equipment maker Planet sees net profit down over 14% in 2009
Network equipment maker Planet Technology saw its net profit decline 14.3% to NT$128.38 million (US$4.04 million) in 2009, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange...
Thursday 1 April 2010
Acer announces on-year growth of 5% in 2009 revenues
Acer's board of directors has approved the financial results for 2009, which marked record highs in consolidated revenues of NT$573.98 billion (US$17.9 billion) representing 5% annual...
Thursday 1 April 2010
DRAM module maker Walton Chaintech swings back to profit in 2009
Graphics card-turned DRAM module maker Walton Chaintech has posted an EPS of NT$1.3 for 2009, returning to profits after losses for two straight years. The company expects to generate...
Thursday 1 April 2010
Gintech ranks 10th globally in 2009 solar cell production
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech Energy ranked 10th in terms of 2009 output among all makers of solar cells or thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules around the world, according...