Last update: Thursday 28 January 2010 [380 news items]
Elpida sees first net profits in nine quarters
Jan 28, 15:49
Computer-memory chipmaker Elpida Memory has reported net profits of 21.1 billion yen (US$234 million) for fiscal third-quarter ended December 31, 2009, representing a return to profitability...
Dec 31, 10:54
Advertising revenues from about 585,000 LCD and LED public displays around China totaled 1.466 billion yuan (US$215 million) in the third quarter of 2009, up 0.4% sequentially but...
China market: 3Q09 third-party e-payment services worth over 155 billion yuan
Dec 31, 10:31
In the China market, platforms of third-party e-payment services generated total sales of 155.88 billion yuan (US$22.82 billion) during the third quarter of 2009, hiking by 19.2%...
China market: 296 million mobile online searches made in 3Q09
Dec 31, 10:28
In the China market, there were 296 million online searches made from handsets, smartphones, PDAs and other types of hand-held devices, but not including notebooks and netbooks, during...
China market: 3Q09 B2B e-commerce trades valued at 1.51 billion yuan
Dec 31, 10:26
In the China market, web portals of B2B (business to business) e-commerce services generated a total transaction value of 1.51 billion yuan (US$221 million) during the third quarter...
China market: 3Q09 online gaming services reach almost 7 billion yuan
Dec 30, 15:52
Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenues of 6.887 billion yuan (US$1.008 billion) during the third quarter of 2009, rising by 11.4% on quarter,...
Taiwan market: Broadband Internet-access rises to almost 5 million at end of 3Q09
Dec 25, 10:05
The total number of home/business subscribers of broadband fixed-line Internet services was steadily growing and reached 4.89 million at the end of the third quarter of 2009, increasing...
Taiwan market: Mobile Internet-access via 3G over 76% in 3Q09
Dec 25, 09:59
There were 17.595 million subscribers of handset-based mobile access to the Internet in Taiwan in the third quarter of 2009, with 3G accounting for 76.48%, GPRS for 15.58%, PHS 7.91%...
OLED shipments explode in 3Q09, bringing in more than US$250 million in revenues, says DisplaySearch
Dec 22, 16:58
Worldwide OLED revenues shattered its previous record, reaching US$252 million in the third quarter of 2009, up 31% sequentially, and shipments reached 21.7 million units, up 19%...
Chip equipment bookings back on growth track in 3Q09, says SEMI
Dec 18, 12:17
Global semiconductor manufacturing equipment bookings managed both sequential and on-year growth in the third quarter of 2009, according to SEMI. Billings for the quarter were still...
North America chip gear book-to-bill ratio at 1.06 in November 2009
Dec 18, 10:19
North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$790.5 million in orders in November 2009 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 1.06, according...
Toshiba outshines 3Q09 NAND flash memory market, says iSuppli
Dec 18, 10:16
Amid a strong performance in the global NAND flash memory market in the third quarter, no supplier did better than Japan's Toshiba whose revenues surged by nearly 50% during the pe...
WiMAX carriers positive outlook on sub growth boosts Taiwan WiMAX CPE industry in 3Q09, says MIC
Dec 14, 16:53
Taiwan WiMAX CPE industry shipment volume reached 844,500 units in the third quarter of 2009, representing 56.7% sequential growth and 236.5% on-year growth, according to Taipei-based...
Taiwan smartphone IC shipments grow over 30% in 3Q09, says MIC
Dec 14, 14:12
Taiwan's smartphone IC shipments reached 116.97 million units in the third quarter of 2009, up 30.9% sequentially, and market value amounted to US$613.7 million, up 32.0% sequentially,...
Taiwan market: 3Q09 shipments of laser, inkjet printers up on quarter, says IDC
Dec 11, 11:45
There were 47,180 laser and 193,014 inkjet printers/MFPs (multi-function peripherals) shipped in the Taiwan market during the third quarter of 2009, increasing by 14.1% and 27.4%,...
Acer takes number two PC rank in 3Q09, says iSuppli
Dec 4, 16:14
Acer rose to second place in the worldwide PC business in the third quarter of 2009, up from third place during the previous quarter. The company supplanted Dell, which declined to...
China market: C2C online transactions top 60 billion yuan in 3Q09
Dec 3, 15:16
China's online C2C (customer to customer) sales reached 60.88 billion yuan (US$8.91 billion) in the third quarter of 2009, growing 15.1% sequentially and 99.9% on year, according...
Worldwide server market showing signs of stabilization, says Gartner
Dec 1, 17:11
Worldwide server shipments for the third quarter of 2009 dropped 17.1% over the same quarter in 2008, while worldwide server revenues for the same period declined 15.5% according...
FormFactor to gear up probe cards shipments for DDR3 testing
Dec 1, 16:26
US-based FormFactor, in view of growing production of DDR3 chips, will offer full-wafer-contact probe cards as customized testing solutions for Taiwan-based makers to test 12-inch...
TPV sees on-year profit growth in 3Q09
Nov 27, 16:52
TPV Technology has reported third-quarter revenues of US$2.26 billion, up 31.8% sequentially but down 4.3% on year. But profits jumped 27.7% on year to US$40.03 million, which nevertheless...
China market: China Mobile dominates handset-based e-mail services in 3Q09
Nov 27, 10:27
China Mobile Communications, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, was the largest provider of handset-based e-mail services in the China market during the third quarter of...
China market saw increased B2B, B2C online sales in 3Q09
Nov 26, 15:54
In the China market, web portals of B2B (business to business) e-commerce services generated total transactions of 1.51 billion yuan (US$221 million) during the third quarter of 2009,...
LDK Solar sees 3Q09 operations turn to profitability
Nov 25, 15:58
LDK Solar, a China-based maker of solar-grade poly-Si wafers, has reported that operations in the third quarter of 2009 swung from the red into the black.
Handset prices continue to fall, even as high-end features rise, says NPD
Nov 25, 14:43
According to The NPD Group, buy-one-get-one (BOGO) offers and other price reductions on smartphones led to a 3% decline in average prices in the third quarter of 2009. The overall...
Gintech, Neo Solar see profits rise in October
Nov 24, 11:35
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech Energy has reported net profit of NT$391 million (US$12.1 million) for October, a significant rise from the average monthly profit of NT$138...
Acer and Asustek hold over 50% of EMEA netbook market in 3Q09, followed by Samsung, says Canalys
Nov 20, 17:04
Acer and Asustek Computer continued to lead in the EMEA netbook market in the third quarter of 2009, taking up 32.4% and 19.6% shares, respectively, but Samsung Electronics rose quickly...
China market: 58.24 million digital cable TV users at end of 3Q09
Nov 20, 10:07
There were 58.24 million subscribers of digital cable TV service in China as of the end of the third quarter of 2009, growing by 46.6% on year, according to China-based consulting...
PV inverter market shines bright in 3Q09, says IMS Research
Nov 19, 16:57
The PV inverter market staged a strong recovery in the third quarter of 2009 with shipments reaching record levels and the outlook for the market is becoming increasingly positive,...
Global TV shipments reach 54.9 million in 3Q09, says DisplaySearch
Nov 19, 16:13
Global TV shipments increased 1% on year for the first time since the third quarter of 2008 to 54.9 million units in the third quarter of 2009, according to DisplaySearch.
China market: 3Q09 on-line advertising value tops 4.1 billion yuan
Nov 19, 16:00
Providers of on-line advertising services in the China market generated total revenues of 4.159 billion yuan (US$609 million) during the third quarter of 2009, according to China-based...
China market: Over 39 million handsets sold in 3Q09
Nov 19, 15:58
There were 39.07 million handsets (not including gray-market) sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2009, increasing by 18.1% on quarter and 11.7% on year, according...
US market: Samsung retakes leadership in LCD TV market in 3Q09, says iSuppli
Nov 17, 12:08
Samsung Electronics in the third quarter of 2009 retook the top ranking in the US LCD TV market from chief competitor Vizio, according to iSuppli.
AAT expects revenues to drop over 20% sequentially in 4Q09
Nov 12, 15:36
IC design house Advanced Analog Technology (AAT) expects its revenues to decline over 20% sequentially to NT$200-240 million (US$6.17-7.40 million) in the fourth quarter due to slow...
Ralink revenues hit high in October
Nov 12, 14:23
WLAN chipmaker Ralink Technology saw its revenues hit a record high of NT$551 million (US$17 million) in October and expects revenues to climb to NT$570-590 million in November.
ChipMOS expects 4Q09 revenues to stay flat or drop slightly on quarter
Nov 12, 12:17
Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has said revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 may remain flat or drop by single-digits compared to the third quarter. Demand for...
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
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- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Global output of LED light bulbs to reach 600 million units in 2013, says Epistar chairman
- Epistar to issue 250 million new shares for private placement
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
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- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- ABB to showcase leading-edge power distribution technologies at CIRED
- Fanless In-Vehicle Systems with Intel Core i7
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.