Taiwan should not waste 12-inch capacity and manpower, says Winbond chairman

Dec 6, 01:45

While Taiwan's DRAM industry has been in serious trouble, the established 12-inch fab capacity and corresponding manpower in Taiwan should not be wasted and instead can be shifted...

Globalfoundries announces executive changes

Dec 1, 12:23

Globalfoundries has announced that it has appointed a new CFO while assigning two other senior executives to key positions. The foundry chipmaker also reiterated plans to ramp capacity...

ShineMore to expand CCL capacity by 25%

Dec 1, 01:00

Taiwan-based ShineMore Technology Materials has revealed plans to expand its CCL production capacity by 25% in 2012, and is also exploring investment opportunities in China.

PC vendors hike prices to reflect adoption of larger capacity HDDs

Nov 30, 14:03

To cope with hard disk drive (HDD) shortages due to flooding in Thailand, HDD vendors have devoted more production to high-capacity and higher-profitability models, forcing PC vendors...

Ralec, Mag.Layers seeing strong orders

Nov 29, 10:35

Chip-resistor manufacturer Ralec Electronics and inductor producer Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics have seen orders fill their present capacities and are expected to post better results...

Liton Technology to expand formed aluminum foil capacity in western China

Nov 29, 01:30

Liton Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of formed aluminum foil used to make aluminum electrolytic capacitors, will expand the production capacity at its factory in Sichuan Province,...

Hard drive prices in retail channels may start dropping in December

Nov 17, 01:25

Several channel retailers are already preparing to dump their hard drive inventory, which was piled up due to concerns over potential shortages, in December as the imbalance between...

CCL supplier Doosan ramps China plant

Nov 11, 01:10

Korea-based Doosan, a producer of copper clad laminates (CCL), has begun small-volume production at its new plant in Changshu, China. Monthly capacity at the facility is scheduled...

TSMC board passes budget for advanced capacity expansion

Nov 9, 10:30

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) board of directors on November 8 approved a capex appropriation of US$1.06 billion specifically for increasing advanced technology...

HDD supply gap to narrow as Nidec resumes some production

Nov 8, 01:50

Japan-based hard disc drive (HDD) motor supplier Nidec, which contributes close to 75% of the global HDD motor shipments, has announced its Ayutthaya plants in Thailand have already...

Flexium to start up new capacity in 2012

Nov 4, 01:30

Flexible PCB (FPCB) supplier Flexium Interconnect expects new capacity at its factory site in Kunshan (China) to come online in April 2011, allowing it to boost production value 40...

Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe

Nov 1, 01:00

Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...

Nokia unveils Mango phones, optimizing Taiwan supply capacity

Oct 27, 11:13

Nokia, with strong support from Taiwan-based handset ODMs and component suppliers, has unveiled two series of its Windows Phone 7.5-based Mango phones, the Lumia and Asha lineups.

Heat-pipe maker Auras to benefit from transferred orders

Oct 27, 01:25

Heat-pipe maker Auras Technology will benefit from transferred orders from US-based clients, as its Japan-based competitor FujiKura's production lines in Thailand have been seriously...

Ichia Technologies to expand FPCB SMT capacity in China

Oct 19, 01:10

Ichia Technologies, a Taiwan-based maker of flexible PCBs and keypads used in handsets, on October 18 started construction of a factory building to house SMT lines at its plant in...

Catcher production suspension may impact Apple

Oct 18, 01:15

As Taiwan-based chassis supplier Catcher Technology's plants in Suzhou, China have been ordered to suspend production by the local government, sources from upstream supply chain players...

Largan to halt capacity expansion due to expected decreased orders in 4Q11

Oct 17, 15:23

Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based maker of lens modules used in handsets, will stop procurement of additional production equipment for the time being because orders in the fourth quarter...

China eyeing 10GWp in installed solar PV system capacity by 2015, says Digitimes Research

Oct 17, 10:47

With China expecting slower growth in regional solar markets such as Europe over the next few years, the government has set out to increase domestic demand during its 12th Five Year...

Nanya plans to resume DRAM production at full capacity

Oct 14, 01:15

Nanya Technology has decided to resume production at full capacity starting October, as inventory digestion is near its end, according to the DRAM chipmaker.

ReneSola aims to be top-2 solar wafer supplier in China

Oct 6, 16:51

ReneSola, a China-based maker of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, has expanded its annual production capacity from 1.3GWp in 2010 to 1.9GWp currently and will continue expansion...

Capacity utilization of solar firms is expected to fall in 4Q11

Oct 4, 01:35

The solar market experienced a slow return of demand in third quarter. The average capacity utilization of solar firms in greater China region has been around 60%. Due to weather...

REC to assess permanent closedown of parts of production capacity in Norway

Sep 29, 13:39

The Board of Directors of Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) has resolved to initiate a process, including formal deliberations with the employee representatives to assess permanent...

Foxconn refutes rumors of staff cuts

Sep 29, 01:20

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has denied recent market rumors that company chairman Terry Guo hopes to cut the company's workforce by 30% over the next five years...

G-Tech cover glass capacity continues to grow

Sep 28, 15:16

Cover glass maker G-Tech Optoelectronics has said it will continue expansion of cover glass production lines, both in fourth-quarter 2011 and 2012, and that the production of 3D glass...

Acer to ship 40,000 notebooks by rail across China and Europe

Sep 22, 01:25

Acer will ship 40,000 notebooks by railroad across Chongqing, China and Duisburg, Germany. The shipments are expected to arrive in Europe in two weeks.

IPC player Ibase spends NT$347 million to expand capacity

Sep 20, 01:35

Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Ibase announced it will spend NT$347 million (US$11.63 million) to purchase land property and production plants in Taiwan to expand its capacity...

PCB equipment makers seeing order visibility through year-end

Sep 16, 15:18

Ampoc Fareast has received orders that will keep production at full capacity through the end of 2011, as clients in China and Japan step up expanding their capacities for HDI boards,...

Gigastorage to hike solar wafer capacity to 320MWp at end of 2011

Sep 16, 10:52

Gigastorage is on schedule to expand its annual production capacity of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers to 320MWp by the end of 2011, according to the company.

Rexchip might ramp R2 for Elpida

Sep 16, 01:20

Elpida Memory is likely to remove some of its production lines from Japan to Rexchip Electronics's second 12-inch fab, R2, which has been left idle since the shell construction was...

Polyimide film maker Taimide to install new production lines

Sep 15, 15:06

Taimide Technology, which supplies polyimide (PI) films for flexible PCBs (FPCB), has revealed plans to build a new plant in Miaoli, western Taiwan with an annual production of 2,100...

Powerchip to halve DRAM output

Sep 9, 01:10

Powerchip Technology has unveiled plans to slash its total PC DRAM output by 50%, while reporting huge declines in revenues for August 2011.