Last update: Monday 16 January 2012 [33 news items]
Newswatch - Jan 16, 16:44
Touch panel makers TPK Holding has decided to cancel a planned sale of its global depositary receipts (GDRs) due to recent market volatility, according to a company filing with the...
Touch panel maker TPK reports sequential revenue decline for October
Newswatch - Nov 4, 14:02
Touch panel maker TPK Holding has announced consolidated revenues of NT$11.55 billion (US$382.2 million) for October, down 32.3% on month but up 34.9% on year. In terms of the US...
Jul 15, 01:05
Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power announced July 14 the conclusion of a US$132.4 million GDR (global depositary receipt) issue, which consists of 20 million GDRs.
CMI plans to issue up to 1 billion new shares for capital expansion
Apr 14, 01:30
LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) plans to launch a capital expansion project through a rights issue and the issuance of global depositary receipts (GDRs), with the number of new...
Foxconn to issue NT$12 billion bonds, 600 million new shares for GDR
Mar 21, 10:18
Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will issue unsecured corporate bonds worth up to NT$12 billion (US$407 million) and raise additional pain-in capital through issuing up to one...
Jan 14, 01:15
Wintek's GDR project has been finalized and the company will issue 40 million units to rise a total of US$331 million, mainly for overseas purchases.
Morgan Stanley gets Wintek NT$12 billion GDR project, says report
Newswatch - Dec 6, 14:55
Morgan Stanley reportedly has won a deal for underwriting Wintek's GDR worth NT$12 billion (US$396.43 million), according to a Chinese-language report in the Economic Daily News...
Wintek decides not to file suit against JP Morgan analyst, says report
Newswatch - Dec 2, 11:55
Wintek has decided to not take legal action against a JP Morgan analyst over a recent report that cited wrong data, as it has not caused any damage to the company, according to chairman...
Wintek revenues to top NT$66 billion in 2010, says chairman
Dec 2, 11:36
Wintek has reported consolidated November revenues of NT$8.85 billion (US$289.92 million), up 7.36% on year. Wintek chairman Hyley Huang indicated that the company's revenues in December...
Wintek signs loan, Sintek to float GDRs
Nov 25, 01:55
Touch panel makers Wintek and Sintek Photronics on November 24 settled on their fund-raising plans, with the former signing a five-year syndicated loan and the latter to release new...
Powerchip drops GDR plan amid market uncertainties, says report
Newswatch - Nov 23, 11:13
Powerchip Technology, a major Taiwan-based DRAM maker, has decided to cancel plans to sell up to 800 million new shares in the form of global depositary receipts (GDR), the Economic...
Powerchip expects DRAM rebound in 2Q11
Nov 18, 16:35
The current weakness in DRAM-chip prices is mainly caused by seasonal effects, according to Frank Huang, chairman of Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology. Huang expects demand to be...
Acer nets over US$37 million from selling Wistron GDRs
Nov 10, 15:39
Acer on November 9 announced its disposal of 3.5 million GDRs (global depositary receipts) issued by Wistron at US$19.72 per unit for a total sales transaction value of US$69 million,...
Wintek reports record high revenues for October 2010
Nov 3, 01:35
Wintek has posted consolidated revenues of NT$8.25 billion (US$270.76 million) for October, a record high in monthly revenues, increasing 7.06% sequentially and 224.69% on year.
Wintek to end GDR cooperation with JP Morgan in response to a negative report
Oct 21, 15:30
Wintek has announced an end to its GDR cooperation with the JP Morgan Group due to an underweight rating by JP Morgan analyst Narci Chang.
Wintek posts better-than-expected profits in 3Q10
Oct 14, 01:15
Thanks to increasing touch panel shipments to Apple for iPad, Wintek has posted an EPS of close to NT$1 (US$0.032) for the third quarter of 2010, higher than market expectations....
SAS terminates GDR issue; Neo Solar Power to issue 70 million new shares
Jul 27, 14:03
Solar-grade wafer maker Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) has terminated plans to issue 80 million GDR (global depository receipts) shares citing the need for further evaluation...
Foxconn plans to issue 880 million new shares for floating GDR
Jun 9, 16:30
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) at its shareholders meeting on June 8, decided to issue 880 million new shares specifically for issuing global depositary receipts...

Wintek sees April revenues highest since 2006
May 5, 11:39
Taiwan-based panel maker Wintek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.722 billion (US$118 million) for April, the highest monthly level since 2006, increasing 14.94% sequentially...
Mar 29, 14:10
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics has announced a plan to issue 85 million GDR (global depositary receipt) shares, according to company filing with the Taiwan...
Wafer maker SAS in talks for Texas PV project, say sources
Mar 26, 12:25
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a Taiwan-based maker of semiconductor and solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, is talking with the Texas state government in an attempt to...
Gou-donated stem cell therapy center opens in Taipei
Mar 15, 16:29
A stem cell therapy center donated by Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has been unveiled in Taiwan.
Wintek suffers net loss of nearly NT$2.6 billion in 2009
Feb 23, 14:31
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$27.399 billion (US$835 million), gross operating loss of NT$38.0 million, net operating...
Dec 14, 16:58
Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) has set the price of its GDR (global depositary receipt) at US$23.5732 per unit, seeking to raise a total of over...
PVI to issue GDR to raise US$100-150 million
Aug 26, 12:12
Taiwan-based EPD (electrophoretic display) maker Prime View International (PVI), in order to raise funds for the acquisition of E-Ink at US$215 million, will issue GDR (global depositary...
Taiwan solar wafer maker GET suffers large drop in stock price due to GDR price gap
Aug 14, 17:02
Solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) saw its share price on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) slip by 6.9% from NT$95.60 to NT$89 per share on August 13 as investors sought...
Inotera loss narrows in 2Q09, on track to migrate to 50nm
Aug 7, 11:57
Inotera Memories, a joint venture between Micron Technology and Nanya Technology, saw its net loss for second-quarter 2009 narrow to NT$4.11 billion (US$125 million) compared to a...

Aug 3, 15:21
Taiwan DRAM maker Inotera Memories has set the price of its global depositary receipt (GDR) at US$4.8757 per unit, which is about 10% lower than the company share's closing price...
Panel maker CPT sets GDR price at US$2.95
Jul 27, 13:52
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has set the price of its forthcoming global depositary receipt (GDR) issue at US$2.95 per unit, according to the compa...
Inotera to issue GDRs to fund 50nm transition
Jul 17, 09:53
Inotera Memories' board of directors has decided to issue GDRs equivalent to a total of up to 800 million stocks in order to raise around NT$10 billion (US$303.81 million). The funding...
Jul 9, 17:16
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) plans to issue global depository receipts (GDRs) equivalent to 2.5 billion shares with unit pricing to be set later,...
Wistron issues GDRs at US$14.90 per unit
Jun 16, 14:26
Wistron has issued 15 million GDRs (global depositary receipts) priced at US$14.90 per unit, 2% lower than the company's closing price on June 15.
Solar cell maker Gintech to issue GDR worth US$49.7 million
Mar 19, 11:12
Gintech Energy, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, on March 18 announced the price of US$1.76 (NT$60.51) per unit set for its planned issuance of 28.241 million...
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
Bits + chips | 1h 54min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | 2h 7min ago
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | 2h 42min ago
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | 3h ago
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
Bits + chips | 3h 10min ago
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
Bits + chips | 3h 41min ago
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | 4h 49min ago
Price key to popularity of Thunderbolt, say Taiwan motherboard makers
Before Going to Press | 3h 8min ago
TPK to see revenue growth in 3Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 36min ago
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
Before Going to Press | 4h 20min ago
Three Taiwan IC distributors deny Samsung plans to withdraw sales agent rights
Before Going to Press | 4h 21min ago
Taiwan market: China-based vendors competing in entry-level to mid-range smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 4h 46min ago
TSMC sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues may fall to 5% due to declining book/bill ratio
Before Going to Press | 5h 3min ago
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
- CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
- Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
- Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
- China TV makers to further expand products abroad
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
22-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7274.89 | +82.66 | +1.15% |

| TSE electronic | 277.63 | +3.99 | +1.46% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 104.57 | +2.00 | +1.95% |

| OTC electronic | 134.14 | +2.91 | +2.22% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- 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.

















