Prices of some large-size flat panels to bottom out soon, says AUO chairman

Dec 1, 01:50

Prices of certain sizes of large-size LCD panels are likely to bottom out soon due to an influx of short lead-time orders, according to KY Lee, chairman of AU Optronics (AUO). However,...

Netgear aims at over 15% of revenues from Asia Pacific by 2014, says chairman

Nov 28, 11:09

Netgear, a California-based vendor of networking/communication equipment, aims at revenues of US$2.0 billion by 2014, with the proportion coming from the Asia Pacific market expected...

Google pushing Chrome OS for PCs; vendors give it the cold shoulder

Nov 10, 13:59

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, at speech in Taiwan on November 9, promoted Chrome OS in high-profile for the PC market, but PC players are rather pessimistic about the idea...

Sales ratio of PC DRAM to drop to 20% in 2012, says Powerchip

Nov 10, 01:20

Powerchip Technology expects the contribution to revenues of its PC DRAM business to fall to 20% or even less in 2012, in line with the company's diversification strategy, according...

Google to maintain a well-functioning Android ecosystem

Nov 10, 01:00

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt, commenting on concerns about the company's acquisition of Motorola during his visit to Taiwan on November 9, pointed out that the company will...

Google's Eric Schmidt to visit Taiwan to promote Android

Nov 8, 01:30

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt is set to visit Taiwan on November 9 to have a conference with Taiwan-based PC vendors and promote its Android operating system, according to...

Google executive chairman Schmidt to visit Taiwan

Nov 2, 12:03

Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt will pay a one-day visit to Taiwan on November 9 and is expected to call on Android and Chrome OS device vendors, including HTC, Acer and Asustek...

Technological improvement is key to survival of solar firms, says Motech chairman

Nov 1, 16:51

Technological improvement will be the key to solar firms' survival, according to Simon Tsuo, chairman of Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech. The industry should have seen oversupply...

Acer chairman welcomes HP decision to not spin off PC business

Oct 31, 16:55

Commenting about Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) recent decision that the company will not spin off its PC business, Acer chairman JT Wang has welcomed the decision and believes that HP's...

Quanta chairman optimistic about artificial intelligence for the future

Oct 26, 16:33

Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam, at a 2011 International Design Alliance (IDA) Congress Taipei conference, pointed out that after cloud computing, artificial intelligence including...

Delta 4Q11 performance may be below expectations, says company chairman

Oct 17, 15:03

Due to instability and strong fluctuations of the global economy, Delta chairman Bruce CH Cheng has indicated the likelihood that fourth-quarter performance will not meet expectations...

Simplo battery problem already resolved, says chairman

Oct 13, 01:35

Chairman of Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology Raymond Sung, at a press conference on October 12, confirmed that the company had some issues with its batteries, but the...

TSMC chairman and Acer founder pay tribute to Steve Jobs

Oct 7, 01:20

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company) chairman Morris Chang and Acer founder Stan Shih both have paid tribute to former Apple CEO Steve Jobs. "We have lost a true...

Everlight anticipates LED lighting revenues to reach 15% of total revenues in 2012, says chairman

Oct 3, 15:26

The continuous weak demand for LED TV backlight modules (BLUs) has been causing delayed growth in the LED market. However, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging...

Acer likely to swing into profitability in 4Q11, says chairman

Oct 3, 11:40

Acer stands a chance of turning its business operation from the red into profitability in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to company chairman JT Wang.

AUO cuts capex with LCD industry yet to see bottom, says chairman

Sep 29, 15:24

AU Optronics (AUO) has reduced its 2011 capex to less than NT$70 billion (US$2.3 billion), down 30% from NT$90-95 billion, and does not rule out the possibility of further slashes...

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...

ASE looks to expand

Sep 23, 01:05

IC packaging and testing service provider Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects its consolidated revenues to top US$30 billion in 2020, and is eyeing a 30% global market...

FCCL business outlook to keep rosy for 6-7 years, says AEM chairman

Sep 20, 01:00

Global demand for FCCLs (flexible copper-clad laminates) is on the rise and the business boom is expected to continue for as long as six to seven years mainly due to growing demand...

Eversol has sufficient cash to 2013, says chairman

Sep 15, 15:03

The changes in government incentives and oversupply in the market have been causing the solar industry to experience rough times, according to Martin Kuo, chairman of Taiwan-based...

PC players optimistic about re-rise of Wintel

Sep 15, 01:05

PC players are starting to turn optimistic about a return of Wintel as Intel and Microsoft have each hosted global developer conferences to promote the upcoming Ivy Bridge processors...

Revenues from LED lighting to account for 20% in 2011, says Huga chairman

Sep 9, 16:09

LED demand from TV firms has been uncertain causing slow growth for the industry. However, the potential of LED lighting is foreseeable. TP Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based LED firm...

Quanta announces 2Q11 results; expects strong growth for cloud computing products

Sep 1, 01:25

Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$274.39 billion (US$9.47 billion) for the second quarter, up 9.1% on quarter, but down 7% on year, while gross margin also...

Gross margins for PC ODMs expected to turn healthy in 2012

Sep 1, 01:10

Gross margins of PC ODM players are expected to return healthy in 2012 as the notebook supply chain has already reached a mutual consensus to refuse low-margin orders in the future,...

Chunghwa Telecom to deal out all net profit as cash dividend in 2014-2015, says chairman

Aug 29, 11:35

Chunghwa Telecom, viewing that its reserve of accumulated undistributed earnings is on the rise to attain its current paid-in capital of NT$77.574 billion in 2014-15 and then it will...

Compal expects 3Q11 revenues to grow up to 5%

Aug 26, 14:06

Compal Electronics' revenues for the third quarter of 2011 are expected to increase by up to 5% sequentially, according to company chairman Rock Hsu. Orders for the China market remain...

Effective policies can help the LED industry, says Everlight chairman

Aug 25, 14:56

In comparison to government policies in Japan, South Korea and China in promoting the usage of LED products, Taiwan's government has been lagging behind, according to Robert Yeh,...