China-based TCL announces JV with Century to jointly build 8.5G plant

Newswatch - Nov 17, 15:37

China-based LCD TV vendor TCL Group has signed an agreement with Century Science & Technology Investment Corporation to jointly set up a 8.5G LCD panel production plant in Shenzhen,...

Aide Solar to form PV module joint venture in China with Europe-based system provider

Nov 12, 16:03

Jiangsu Aide Solar Energy Technology, a China-based solar cell and photovoltaic (PV) module maker, will form a joint venture with a PV system supplier in Europe to produce PV modules...

TPV signs joint venture agreement with LG Display

Nov 10, 17:10

TPV Technology has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Top Victory Investments has entered a joint venture (JV) agreement with LG Display.

Elpida takes director-seat majority following Rexchip shuffle

Nov 3, 15:47

Taiwan-based DRAM maker Rexchip Electronics has recently reshuffled its board of directors with Elpida Memory occupying six seats and Powerchip Semiconductor (PSC) four, according...

Asustek plans to establish joint venture with Garmin in 2010

Oct 29, 11:33

Asustek Computer plans to establish a joint venture with Garmin in 2010, aiming to push sales of Garmin-Asus dual-brand smartphones, according to industry sources.

PSC mulls buying back Rexchip shares from Elpida, say sources

Oct 15, 11:42

Taiwan-based DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) is mulling the possibility of buying back a portion of the Rexchip Electronics shares it has sold to Japan-based...

Elpida says Taiwan subsidiary turned profitable in 3Q09

Oct 9, 17:11

Elpida Memory has said its production subsidiary, Rexchip Electronics, turned profitable in July-September on rising DRAM prices. Rexchip is expected to report a net profit of almost...

LG Display and Samsung reportedly to form separate joint ventures with TPV for LCM production in China

Oct 8, 16:25

LG Display (LGD) and Samsung Electronics will reportedly each set up a joint venture with TPV Technology in China to manufacture LCD products, as the Korea companies are eyeing the...

Rexchip breaks even in 3Q09, says PSC

Oct 6, 15:51

Rexchip Electronics may have broken even in the third quarter of 2009, according to Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) vice president and spokesperson Eric Tang. The joint...

Giesecke & Devrient, Phison partner on secure flash devices

Oct 5, 16:11

Giesecke & Devrient (G&D) and Phison Electronics have jointly announced they plan to form a joint venture - Giesecke & Devrient Secure Flash Solutions - which will combine...

LCD panel makers gearing up fab construction in China, says Displaybank

Sep 3, 14:29

Leading TFT-LCD panel makers including LG Display (LGD), Sharp and Samsung Electronics are actively seeking advancement into China. Displaybank said that the trend can be seen as...

Arcadyan revenues to grow 20% in 3Q09, sets up joint venture with Compal

Sep 2, 11:54

Taiwan-based networking device maker Arcadyan Technology expects its revenues to grow 20% sequentially in the third quarter of 2009 and fourth-quarter revenues to stay flat at the...

PSC loss widens in 2Q09; to sell more Rexchip shares to Elpida

Aug 31, 10:55

Taiwan-based Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) saw wider losses on both sequential and annual bases in the second quarter of 2009.

Inventec notebook shipments may drop to as low as 23 million units in 2010

Aug 27, 15:29

Inventec's notebook shipment forecast for 2010 has been reduced by market watchers from the previous estimate of up to 27 million units, to only 23-25 million units, since Inventec...

Compal chassis joint venture lands orders from Acer and Asustek, says paper

Newswatch - Aug 17, 15:45

Compal Precision Module, a joint venture of Compal Electronics and chassis maker Ju Teng International, has recently landed chassis orders from Acer and Asustek Computer, according...

Taiwan Memory may fail, says Inotera executive VP

Aug 17, 15:04

Taiwan Memory Company (TMC), a Taiwan government-funded memory company partnering with Japan-based Elpida Memory, may not succeed in revitalizing Taiwan's ailing memory-chip industry,...

TMD sets up joint venture with China-based panel players, says reports

Aug 6, 12:30

Toshiba Mobile Display (TMD) will establish a joint venture in Guangdong, China with TFT-LCD panel players from China and Hong Kong with total investment up to US$100 million, according...

Ritek thin-film PV joint venture wins government investment

Jul 29, 15:04

Taiwan's National Development Fund, the central government's venture capital arm used to promote development of target industries, has decided to invest NT$500 million (US$15.3 million)...

AUO China joint venture BVCH Optronics to start LCM production in 4Q09

Jul 28, 15:05

BVCH Optronics (Sichuan), a joint venture set up by AU Optronics (AUO) and China-based Sichuan Changhong Electric to make LCD modules (LCMs) in western China, will commence volume...

China market: Suntech announces 500MWp PV project; Yingli forms JV

Jul 24, 12:25

China-based Suntech Power has signed for a photovoltaic (PV) power-generating project with total installation capacity of 500MWp (megawatt-peak) in eastern China, while fellow maker...

Intel, CHT WiMAX joint venture plans stalled

Jul 22, 15:46

A long-awaited WiMAX joint venture between Intel, Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) and the Taiwan government-operated National Development Fund may be put on hold due to unfavorable market...

Taiwan DRAM makers may gain access to state funds along with TMC

Jul 22, 11:06

Officials from the Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under Taiwan's economics ministry on July 21 met with local DRAM makers to spell out requirements to access state funds. The...

Kinsus, Pegatron to partner for optical components

Jul 21, 15:36

Kinsus Interconnect Technology has announced that it will set up an optical component joint venture with Pegatron Technology, with initial investment for the new company to be NT$360...

ProMOS exits flash card business

Jul 15, 11:06

Memory chipmaker ProMOS Technologies has recently completed the sale of its stake at Putian Maode Technologies (Chongqing), a China-based joint venture specializing in flash memory...

Taiwan LED chipmaker Huga to set up joint venture with Seoul Semiconductor and Seoul Optodevice

Jul 2, 17:07

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Huga Optotech is going to set up a joint venture with Seoul Semiconductor (SSC) and Seoul Optodevice (SOC), according to a company filing at the Taiwan...

AUO and China-based Sichuan Changhong to set up LCM joint venture

Jun 22, 10:39

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced a plan to form a joint venture with Sichuan Changhong Electric to establish an LCD module (LCM) plant that will help the panel maker expand its presence...

Quanta to relocate LCD joint venture factory in China

May 6, 12:07

Techview International Technology, a LCD joint venture of Quanta Computer and the Pou Chen Group, will shift its factory in southern China to a site inside Quanta's production base...

China Mobile to invest in Taiwan-based mobile telecom carrier FET for 12% stake

Apr 30, 16:38

Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), one of the three largest operators of mobile communication service in Taiwan, on April 29 signed with China Mobile Communications, the largest...

Intel and Taiwan government may announce WiMAX joint venture in early June, say sources

Apr 28, 13:58

The Taiwan government-operated National Development Fund and Intel may jointly announce the formation of a long-awaited WiMAX joint venture during or around Computex Taipei in June,...

IM Flash likely to beat Hynix in 2009 ranking, says DRAMeXchange

Apr 20, 16:00

IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between Intel and Micron Technology, may overtake Hynix Semiconductor and become the third-largest NAND flash supplier worldwide in 2009, according...

China market: Solargiga subsidiary to step into BIPV business

Apr 17, 10:54

Solargiga Energy, a China-based maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Jinzhou Yangguang Energy has signed...