Last update: Wednesday 15 May 2013 [88 news items]
IC substrate maker PPT sales may decline less than rivals in 1Q09
Jan 8, 15:56
Due to sluggish market demand, IC substrate makers' performances in the first quarter of 2009 are expected to remain weak. Market observers expect Kinsus Interconnect Technology and...
IC substrate sales slumped in December 08 due to decline in handset and PC demand
Jan 6, 15:02
IC substrate makers saw weak performance in December 2008 due to a sharp decline in demand for consumer electronics, handsets and PC products. Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) has...
IC substrate makers' utilization rates drop sharply in December
Dec 24, 14:16
IC substrate makers' utilization rates in December have dropped due to declining orders. Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC)'s utilization rate for flip-chip (FC) substrates has fallen...
SPIL and NPC see sharp sales decline in November
Dec 9, 12:41
November sales of Siliconware Precision Inudstry (SPIL) and Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) declined significantly because of order shrinkage since the end of October, and market...
IC substrate maker Kinsus said to revise down 4Q sales forecast
Dec 9, 01:15
IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology expects its fourth quarter sales will drop by over 20%, compared with a previous estimate of a 15% decline, amid decreased demand...
Semiconductor distributor Niching to see sales up while profits drop in 2008
Nov 25, 16:28
Although Semiconductor distributor Niching Industrial has seen sales growth in 2008 thanks to strong shipments of memory module and memory card substrates, profits have declined due...
IC substrate maker Kinsus to see sales decline more than 15% in 4Q amid weak order volumes
Nov 12, 12:06
IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology expects to see a sales decline of more than 15% in the fourth quarter, while its utilization rate will be in the 65-70% range and...
IC substrate maker PPT expected to see 10% decrease in 4Q08 revenues
Nov 7, 16:06
IC substrate maker Phoenix Precision Technology's (PPT's) October sales declined 0.3% from September. The company holds a conservative view about fourth-quarter sales since order...
IC substrate makers expect 5-10% sales decline in 4Q
Nov 4, 11:52
A double-digit decline in fourth-quarter demand for packaging and testing products is expected due to weak orders for IC substrates. Institutional investors forecast Nan Ya Printed...
Next-generation Intel Nehalem CPU to increase consumption of FC substrates
Oct 28, 12:12
The number of substrate layers for the next-generation Intel Nehalem-based CPU has been decided, according to industry sources, with 12 layers being the maximum, double the current...
PCB maker NPC expected to see 10% sales decline in 4Q
Oct 24, 17:02
According to Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), demand for traditional PCBs and wire-bonding substrates is falling but shipments of flip-chip (FC) substrates remains relatively strong...
TPCA Show 2008 to begin on October 22
Oct 6, 16:46
The Taiwan Printed Circuit Association's (TPCA's) annual event (TPCA Show 2008) is to be held between October 22-24. 357 exhibitors across 1,634 booths are registered to participate,...
TKK benefiting from IC substrate and PV customers; 2009 outlook optimistic
Oct 3, 16:43
Although the general economy is weak, semiconductor equipment distributor Taiwan Kong King's (TKK's) sales and profits will continue to grow thanks to the capacity expansions of IC...
Intel Nehalem CPUs expected to boost substrate demand
Sep 19, 17:05
The launch of second-phase Intel Nehalem-based CPUs (scheduled for the third quarter of 2009) is expected to have a corresponding impact on substrate demand, according to industry...
FC shipments remain strong, but other IC substrate segments constraining overall growth
Sep 19, 16:49
Taiwan investors forecast that sales for IC substrate makers in the third quarter will have only single-digit growth due to weak demand for wire bonding substrates and PCBs, which...
Kinsus enters solar module segment with Lucky Power investment
Newswatch - Aug 15, 15:53
IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology has entered the photovoltaic sector via its recent investment in solar-module maker Lucky Power. Among all major IC substrate makers...
Kinsus lowers 3Q guidance to single-digit growth
Jul 16, 01:00
IC substrate supplier Kinsus Interconnect Technology has lowered its revenues forecast for the third quarter to single-digit growth, originally the company was aiming for 10%, because...
IC substrate suppliers upbeat about 3Q
Jun 18, 01:00
Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers are mostly optimistic about the third quarter, with Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC) and Kinsus Interconnect Technology expecting strong sequential...
Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13
Bits + chips | 31min ago
LED firms to lower prices through improved technology
LED | 32min ago
Commentary: High-end LED lighting in demand
LED | 1h 55min ago
Digitimes Research: Europe solar trade tariffs may slow down market growth
Green energy | 3h 15min ago
Trial production of 5th-generation iPad to begin soon, say Taiwan makers
IT + CE | 3h 28min ago
Getac aims at expanding ruggedized PC market share to 30%
IT + CE | 3h 47min ago
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- GLT expanding light guide plate capacity
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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
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- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal
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2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto's cafe booth
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Apr 8.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Delta LED light bulbs
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2013 Taiwan Internationbal Lighting Show: Epistar applications for agricultural lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Everlight residential LED lighting
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
2013 Taiwan International Lighting Show: Edison Opto LED strip lamp
Photo: Jackie Chang, DIGITIMES, Mar 29.
Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...
Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...
MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...
Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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.