Intel, AMD, Nvidia, ARM ready for Computex 2011

May 17, 01:30

Global first-tier CPU and GPU makers and designers Intel, AMD, Nvidia and ARM are all set to participate Computex 2011, which will be hosted from May 31 to June 4 with about 1,800...

Passive component demand to grow 18-20% in 2011, says Walsin president

May 13, 14:17

Walsin Technology Company (WTC) expects demand for its passive components to top 45-46 million units in 2011, increasing 18-20% from a year earlier, according to company president...

LCD driver IC firm Ilitek sees slow May, June orders

May 13, 12:08

LCD driver IC maker ILI Technology (Ilitek) expects to see sequential drops in May and June 2011 revenues as handset clients in China have slowed down orders due to low season effects,...

Taiwan president meets Yahoo CEO Bartz

Apr 29, 16:36

Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou, at an April 28 meeting with Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz, invited Yahoo to increase investment in Taiwan and set up its East Asia operational center in Taiwan,...

Darfon sees sequential drop in 1Q11 revenues

Apr 28, 01:40

Taiwan-based PC accessory maker Darfon Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$6.12 billion (US$212.21 million), down 8.7% sequentially with gross margin of 9.9% down...

Pegatron sees net losses in 1Q11

Apr 28, 01:20

Pegatron Technology has announced net losses of NT$559 million (US$19.38 million) for the first quarter of 2011 with EPS of negative NT$0.25 and gross margin of only 1.8%, all historical...

Ardentec sees chip demand rebound in 2H11

Apr 22, 16:16

There will be a rebound in demand for semiconductors during the second half of 2011, according to Chi-Ming Chang, president of Taiwan-based test company Ardentec. The impact of Japan's...

China Unicom to procure over one million tablet PCs, develop own-brand smartphones, says president

Apr 12, 11:58

China United Telecommunications (China Unicom), the only WCDMA operator in China, plans to procure more than one million tablet PCs and develop own-brand smartphone series, WoPhone,...

MediaTek 3Q11 sales to show substantial rebound, says president

Apr 7, 11:55

MediaTek stands a better chance of generating a substantial rebound in revenues and profits in the third quarter of 2011, company president Hsieh Chin-chiang said at a recent analysts...

Acer expects component shortages for tablet PCs and smartphones

Apr 7, 01:15

Commenting about the tablet PC market, Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin pointed out that the company is currently working aggressively over its tablet PCs and is doing a marvelous...

Taiwan market: Acer announces new Timeline notebooks; aims to sell 6 million units

Apr 7, 01:10

Acer has announced its third-generation Timeline notebooks featuring Intel's Sandy Bridge processor and ultra-thin industrial design in Taiwan and the company is aiming to sell six...

Acer EMEA gets new president

Mar 31, 16:33

Acer has announced the appointment of deputy president of Acer EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Walter Deppeler as the new Acer EMEA president, with immediate effect.

ARM cooperating with Microsoft, says ARM Taiwan president

Mar 23, 01:40

ARM has been cooperating with Microsoft according to ARM Taiwan at a March 22 press conference in Taipei. ARM did not release further information due to confidentiality, but many...

PC supply chain still has up to 3 months of inventory, says Acer Taiwan president

Mar 17, 01:10

Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin has pointed out that the PC industry's upstream supply chain still has an inventory level of about 2.5-3 months, and therefore will only see limited...

Glass substrate demand growth for mobile PCs exceeds LCD TVs, says CDTT president

Mar 11, 01:30

Corning Display Technologies Taiwan (CDTT) president Alan Eusden has indicated that glass substrate demand growth for the mobile PC segment will reach 18% in 2010-2014, exceeding...

Acer takes less than 2 weeks to restock Intel Sandy Bridge notebooks

Mar 3, 01:00

Acer took less than two weeks to re-produce notebooks with fixed Intel Sandy Bridge chipsets and ship them to retail channels worldwide; leading all other global brands, mainly due...

Rexchip to volume produce mobile DRAM for Elpida in 3Q11

Feb 25, 12:00

Rexchip Electronics will start trial production of mobile DRAM products employing Elpida Memory's designs in May 2011, with sample shipments to follow shortly afterward, Elpida president...

Elpida looking to team up with Taiwan counterparts, says CEO

Feb 25, 01:50

Elpida Memory president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto has admitted that the company is approaching Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies with a view of forming a competitive...

Elpida mulls price hike on improved demand

Feb 25, 01:10

Elpida Memory is planning to raise prices of its PC DRAM in early March 2011, as demand and supply will be more balanced, according to company president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto speaking...

China Unicom to focus support on non-iPhone smartphones in 2011, says president

Feb 17, 01:25

China Unicom will focus its smartphone business on models other than iPhone in 2011 to reduce the unfavorable influence on its overall business operation due to heavy reliance on...

E Ink to triple EPD capacity in 2011

Feb 16, 01:50

Amid increasing demand for e-paper, as well as FFS panels for tablet PCs and smartphones, electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) plans to expand its EPD capacity...

Elpida CEO positive about PC DRAM demand after March

Feb 10, 02:00

Supply for DDR3 memory will become tight in April or May after reaching a balance point in March 2011, according to Elpida Memory president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto. DRAM inventory...

AUO to start mass shipments of tablet PC panels with touch solution in 1Q11

Jan 28, 01:35

AU Optronics (AUO) started small volume shipments of tablet PC panels in the fourth quarter of 2010 and expects to start mass volume shipments with touch panel solutions in the first...

AUO losses to continue in 1Q11, says executive VP

Jan 28, 01:30

AU Optronics (AUO) expects to continue to see losses in the first quarter of 2011, but the extent will be less significant as prices for large-size panels will start to increase in...

AUO expects mass production of AMOLED panels at 3.5G plant in 2H11

Jan 28, 01:25

AU Optronics (AUO) is currently installing equipment for AMOLED production at its 3.5G line and is scheduled to start mass production in the second half of 2011, according to executive...

Novatek sees touch IC as main growth driver in 2011

Jan 28, 01:00

IC design house Novatek Microelectronics expects touch panel ICs to be the main revenue growth driver in 2011. Touch IC demand will be buoyed by booming smartphone and tablet PC sales,...

Asustek expects a slight drop in 1Q11 revenues

Jan 25, 01:10

Asustek Computer CFO David Chang recently pointed out that the company's revenues in the fourth quarter of 2010 met expectation though total was not a record as hoped. As for the...

Acer may see netbook shipment growth in 2011, says Acer Taiwan president

Jan 24, 16:54

President of Acer Taiwan Scott Lin, commenting on reports about Acer stepping out of the netbook market, pointed out that Acer will never quit from netbook competition. As many of...

Samsung Taiwan announces new president

Jan 21, 02:00

Samsung Electronics Taiwan has announced the appointment of Moon Sung Hyun as its new president.

Walton expects double-digit revenue growth for 2011

Jan 21, 01:55

Memory packaging and testing firm Walton Advanced Engineering expects to enjoy double-digit growth in its 2011 revenues, and is eyeing a 20% gross margin, according to company president...

Passive component distributor NDB enters PV inverter supply chain

Jan 20, 01:55

Nichidenbo (NDB), which mainly distributes Japan-made aluminum electrolytic capacitors, has entered the supply chain of major China-based PV inverter suppliers, according to company...

Taiwan solar module makers to benefit from new US military procurement regulations

Jan 19, 01:15

A provision in a military authorization law signed by US president Barack Obama on January 7, 2011, which requires the Defense Department to purchase only American-made solar panels,...