Spending on TFT LCD manufacturing equipment is expected to surge from the recession-induced low of US$7.0 billion in 2009 to US$13.2 billion this year, according to DisplaySearch...
Taiwan-based equipment makers Mirle Automation and Csun Manufacturing have reported pre-tax profits of NT$98 million (US$3 million) and NT$88.16 million, respectively, for the first...
All Ring Tech, which makes equipment used in the production of LCD panels, passive components as well as IC packaging, expects revenues for the second quarter to be higher than the...
Applied Materials has said it now expects fiscal 2010 net sales to be more than 60% higher than in fiscal 2009, compared to its previous forecast of up more than 50%. The fab-tool...
Flat-panel display (FPD) equipment specialists Kenmec Mechanical Engineering and Mirle Automation have both stepped into making bonding equipment for the production of touch panels,...
Capital spending in the semiconductor industry is expected to reach US$21-23 billion in 2010, up from around US$13 million in 2009, according to Mike Splinter, chairman and chief...
A legislator in Taiwan has questioned the government move to give LCD panel makers the green light to set up 5G and lower-generation plants in China, warning it may result in massive...
Applied Materials has announced the opening of its newly-expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center, Taiwan. The nearly 15,000-square meter facility will enhance Applied's capability to...
Csun Manufacturing and Gallant Precision Machining (GPM) managed sequential revenue growth in February 2010, while All Ring Tech and Mirle Automation both saw revenues drop from January...
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, which specializes in industrial automation equipment, has announced plans to spin off its EMS unit have been approved by its board of directors.
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering and Mirle Automation have both reported sequential revenue growth for January 2010, as customers expand capacity. However, All Ring Tech and Csun Manufacturing...
FPD (flat panel display) equipment maker Kenmec Mechanical Engineering has set its 2010 consolidated revenues target at NT$20 billion (US$623 million). The figure represents a significant...
Besides color and flexible EPDs (electrophoretic displays), Prime View International (PVI) also plans to introduce touch-capable EPDs and EPDs that support animation in 2010, according...
Chip-manufacturing automation tool maker Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, which also makes production equipment for the FPD and solar-module sectors, has announced the price of its...
