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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Sunday, November 8, 2009
05:06 (GMT+8)
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US market: Windows 7 sales surpass Vista launch, says NPD Nov 6, 17:00 Initial sales (made between October 18-24, 2009 and including Windows 7 pre-sales) of Microsoft's Windows 7 boxed software surpassed those of Vista's first few days on the US market, according to NPD Group. Read more |
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US market: LCD TV shipments to reach 8 million in 4Q09, says iSuppli Nov 6, 16:53 US LCD TV shipments are expected to amount to eight million units in the fourth quarter of 2009, up 7.3% from 7.5 million during the same period in 2008, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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China gray handset shipments to reach 145 million units in 2009, says iSuppli Nov 6, 16:45 China's gray-market handset shipments in 2009 are set to grow to 145 million units, or nearly 13% the size of the legitimate global handset business, according to iSuppli. The gray market has become too big and too lucrative for the mobile handset supply chain to ignore anymore. Read more |
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Wistron lowers 4Q09 notebook shipment forecast Nov 6, 16:38 Wistron has lowered its projected on-quarter notebook shipment growth for the fourth quarter of 2009 from 10% originally to 5%, resulting in projected shipments of 7.2-7.3 million units for the quarter and 25.5 million units for the whole year, lower than its original target of 26 million units, according to industry sources. Read more |
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AUO sees on-month revenue drop in October on seasonality Nov 6, 11:48 AU Optronics (AUO) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$39.6 billion (US$1.22 billion) for October 2009, down by 3.4% sequentially from NT$40.98 billion but up 45.3% on year from NT$27.26 billion. Accumulated consolidated revenues from January to October totaled NT$284.07 billion, down 27.4% on year. Read more |
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Elpida swings to operating profit in Jul-Sep 2009 Nov 5, 17:04 Elpida Memory has announced net sales for the second quarter of its fiscal 2009 (ended September 30, 2009) rose 32.1% sequentially to 95.9 billion yen (US$1.06 billion), with operating income returning to the black. The Japan-based memory producer generated an operating profit of 800 million yen in the July-September quarter, compared to losses of 42.3 billion yen in the prior quarter and a loss of 24.5 billion yen a year ago. Read more |
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ECS expects to ship 7-8 million own-brand motherboards in 2009; 20% growth in 2010 Nov 5, 16:42 First-tier motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) expects its own-brand motherboard shipments for 2009 to remain flat at 7-8 million units and will see growth of 20% to 8.4-9.6 million units in 2010 as the company will expand its mid-range and high-end product lines, according to David Chien, vice president of ECS' channel business. Read more |
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AMD GPU shortage causing PC vendors to delay products to 1Q10 Nov 5, 16:06 Tight supply of AMD GPUs has caused several PC vendors to delay their mass shipment schedules by about two months to the first quarter of 2010, according to sources at the companies. Read more |
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Ralink and Realtek WLAN chip market shares set to increase in 2010 Nov 5, 15:39 Taiwan-based WLAN chipmakers Ralink Technology and Realtek Semiconductor are expected to see their market shares increase in 2010 as a number of Taiwan ODM and OEM notebook makers have decided to add additional chip suppliers to curtail the risk of being caught out by any shortage of WLAN chip supplies, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Epson expects 1080p projectors to become mainstream for home market in 2010 Nov 5, 15:09 Epson Taiwan expects 1080p front projector shipments worldwide will surpass those of 720p models in 2010 and become the mainstream product for the home-use market due to falling prices. Read more |
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Notebook makers expected to see growth in October shipments, except Inventec Nov 5, 14:48 First-tier notebook makers are estimated to have achieved close to 10% on-month shipment growth in October 2009, except Inventec which saw a slight drop. Read more |
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LGE expects 20% growth in handset shipments in 2010, says executive Nov 5, 12:12 LG Electronics (LGE) expects its handset shipments to increase 20% in 2010, a growth as strong as that in 2009, according to Skott Ahn, president and CEO of LG Electronics Mobile Communications. Read more |
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HTC handset shipments and revenues to post sequential growth in 4Q09, says CEO Nov 5, 11:14 HTC's handset shipments and revenues will both grow sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2009 due to strong demand for its recently released Windows Mobile 6.5-based HTC HD2 smartphones, according to company CEO Peter Chou. Read more |
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ALi, Sunplus developing STB chips for HDTVs Nov 4, 16:46 ALi and Sunplus Technology are stepping up efforts to expand their set-top box (STB) chips for HDTVs, according to industry sources. Both IC designers are expected to see higher gross margins in 2010, on higher shipments of HD STB solutions. Read more |
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China market: LED TV demand to reach 4 million units in 2010, says CECC Nov 4, 11:58 Demand for LED-backlit LCD TVs in the China market is expected to increase to four million units in 2010 from one million units in 2009, and to eight million units in 2011, as both international and domestic brands are actively promoting the product, according to China Electronic Chamber of Commerce (CECC). Read more |
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Sony to use MediaTek controller chips for ultra low-price LCD TVs, say sources Nov 3, 16:07 Sony is reportedly set to use TV controller chips, such as scaler ICs, from Taiwan-based MediaTek for its so-called super entry-level B series ultra low-price LCD TVs, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan makers expect mild drop in small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments in 4Q09 Nov 3, 16:03 Major LCD panel makers in Taiwan expect small- to medium-size panel shipments in the fourth quarter to remain flat or drop only 5-10% sequentially, according to company sources. Read more |
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CPT loss narrows in 3Q09 Nov 3, 15:55 Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced consolidated net loss of NT$4.82 billion (US$148.11 million) for the third quarter of 2009, improved from net loss of NT$9.8 billion for the second quarter. Read more |
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Taiwan LED chipmakers expanding capacity on strong backlight demand Nov 3, 12:26 The total blue LED chip capacity of Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, Tekcore, Arima Optoelectronics, Genesis Photonics and Huga Optotech is expected to increase by 25% to five billion chips per month in 2010 to meet increasing demand for LEDs used in large-size panel backlighting and general lighting applications, according to market sources. Read more |
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Projector chips supply to remain tight through end of 2009 Nov 3, 11:59 Front projector vendors are seeing chip shortage, especially for DLP chips from Texas Instruments (TI), amid surging demand since the second quarter of 2009, and they expect the shortage to last until the end of 2009, according to industry players. Read more |
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Solar cell makers Motech and E-Ton expect strong 4Q09 Nov 3, 11:19 Taiwan-based Motech Industries and E-Ton Solar Tech both expect strong solar cell shipments in the fourth quarter of 2009. They shipped 235MWp and 139MWp respectively during January-September and expect shipments to reach 360MWp and 200MWp respectively for 2009, according to the companies at their investors conferences on November 2. Read more |
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Handset market turns corner in 3Q09; more gains expected in 4Q09, says IDC Nov 3, 10:22 The worldwide handset market saw mild sequential growth in third-quarter 2009, according to IDC. On-year growth remained negative, but improved from the first half of 2009. Handset shipments totaled 287.1 million units worldwide in the third quarter, down 6% from a year earlier, but up 5.6% from the second quarter. Read more |
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Pico projectors for handsets to see staggering growth in 2012, says Young Optics president Nov 2, 16:57 Claude Hsu, president of Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics, has predicted that shipments of pico projectors for handsets will grow to 10-25 million units in 2012, compared to 20,000-30,000 in 2009. Read more |
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ECS reportedly looking for talent to help depleted notebook team Nov 2, 16:43 Although Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has seen an exodus of talent from its notebook division, the company has responded by aggressively seeking out R&D talent from Taiwan-based second-tier notebook players including First International Computer (FIC), Clevo and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), as well as executives from Compal Electronics, according to industry sources. Read more |
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HannStar Display swings to profits in 3Q09 Oct 30, 17:10 HannStar Display saw net profits of NT$491 million (US$15.11 million) in the third quarter and expects utilization rate to remain high in the fourth quarter. Read more |
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Compal notebook shipments to grow more than 20% in 2010, says chairman Oct 30, 17:08 Compal Electronics has forecast that its notebook shipments in 2010 will grow more than 20% on year, to about 44 million units, from its expected shipments of 36.5 million units for 2009. The company also expects to see a sequential shipment increase of 10% in the fourth quarter of 2009, though shipments will drop about 10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2010, according to company president Ray Chen. Read more |
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Asustek aims to increase revenues by about 30% in 2010 Oct 30, 16:57 Asustek Computer expects that its 2010 revenues will have a chance to approach NT$300 billion (US$9.23 billion), which would represent on-year growth of about 30%. The company is also aiming to rake in profits of NT$18-20 billion in 2010 as it goes about improving its organizational structure, according to company CEO and president Jerry Shen. Read more |
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Coretronic 3Q09 net profit reaches almost NT$900 million Oct 30, 16:53 Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has announced third-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$21.05 billion (US$647.14 million) with an operating income of NT$463 million. Net profit was reported at NT$899 million, with an EPS of NT$1.18. Read more |
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HannStar Board reiterates NT$20 billion revenues and 65 million unit shipments targets for 2009 Oct 30, 16:39 PCB maker HannStar Board expects revenues will continue to grow in October and November, and it aims to see consolidated revenues of NT$20 billion (US$614.16 million) in 2009. HannStar Board shipped 48 million notebook PCBs in the first three quarters of 2009, and yearly shipments are expected to reach its goal of 65 million units, said the company. Read more |
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Unity Opto, Harvatek report net profit for 3Q09 Oct 30, 15:46 LED packaging houses Unity Opto Technology and Harvatek have reported net profits of NT$328.85 million (US$10.12 million) and NT$102.58 million, respectively, for the third quarter of 2009. Read more |
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Driver IC demand from TV, handset sectors remains stable in 4Q09, monitors decline Newswatch - Oct 30, 15:14 Demand for large-size LCD driver ICs is sliding in fourth-quarter 2009 due to decreased orders for monitors, while shipments of TV products remain strong, according to industry sources. The shipment decline of small-size driver ICs is narrower than for large-size products, with more stable demand from the handset segment, the sources noted. Read more |
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Acer expects BRIC to boost its PC shipments in 2010 Oct 29, 17:10 Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci has said that strong demand from Brazil, Russia, India and China (BRIC) markets will be major contributors to the company's PC shipment growth in 2010. Read more |
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MediaTek to volume produce WiMAX chips by year-end 2009 Oct 29, 16:25 MediaTek plans to begin volume producing three WiMAX controller chips at the end of 2009, and expects shipments to grow by 10 times in 2010, according to the company. Read more |
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Beceem expects WiMAX solution shipments to Taiwan to double in 2010 Oct 29, 15:43 WiMAX solution provider Beceem Communications expects its shipments of WiMAX chips to Taiwan to account for 60% of its total WiMAX solution shipments in 2010, compared to 30% in 2009, according to company VP of worldwide sales David Carrol. Read more |
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Digital photo frame market to decline in 2009 and 2010, says IDC Oct 29, 15:08 Global digital photo frames shipments grew 6.3% on year to 9.1 million units in 2008, with the US being the dominant region of nearly 5.9 million units, according to IDC. The global market is expected to decline by about 10% in 2009 with shipments falling to 8.2 million units while the US market will decline by 11%. Single digit growth is forecast to resume in 2011 and continue to improve throughout the rest of the forecast period, resulting in a 2008-2013 CAGR of 0.4%. Read more |
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Compal and Wistron both see double-digit growth in 3Q09 revenues Oct 29, 12:18 Compal Electronics and Wistron have both reported growth in their third quarter revenues with Compal seeing sequential growth of 41.8% and Wistron 15.1%. Read more |
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Acer to target shipments of 40 million notebooks in 2010, says chairman Oct 29, 11:15 Acer looks set to comfortably achieve its notebook shipments goal of more than 30 million units for 2009, and is looking to mark two major milestones in 2010, shipping more than 40 million units, and becoming the number one vendor, according to chairman JT Wang. Read more |
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Inventec confident of meeting 2009 notebook shipments target Oct 28, 17:09 Inventec recently said it is confident it will reach its shipments goal of 21 million notebooks in 2009 despite an anticipated drop in fourth-quarter shipments, according to company vice president of finance Alexander Hsu. Read more |
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Arcadyan posts profit for first three quarters Oct 28, 14:29 Network equipment maker Arcadyan Technology has posted net profits of NT$442 million (US$13.6 million), or NT$4.12 per share, for the first three quarters of 2009, according to company data. Read more |
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Inventec Appliances aims at 4Q09 revenues of NT$15 billion Oct 28, 11:34 Taiwan-based handset maker Inventec Appliances expects consolidated revenues to increase from NT$11.6 billion (US$354 million) posted in the third quarter to NT$15 billion in the fourth mainly due to peak season effects and the launch of new models, according to the company. Read more |
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Ability Enterprise expects to ship over 20 million digital cameras in 2010 Oct 28, 11:29 Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise is confident of attaining its 2009 shipment target of 15 million units and expects to ship more than 20 million units in 2010, according to the company. Read more |
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Small- to medium-size LCD market set for 4Q09 slowdown, says iSuppli Oct 27, 16:19 The last six months have been very strong for small- to medium-size LCD panels mainly used in cell phones, but suppliers do not expect the good times to last in the fourth quarter, spurring them to slow production and restrain inventories, according to iSuppli. Read more |
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Thinking Electronic to see 10 fold growth in automotive component shipments Newswatch - Oct 27, 16:19 Taiwan-based passive component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial's monthly shipments of automotive components used in heaters is expected to ramp to ten times its current level – about three million units – around the second quarter of 2010 mainly due to fast growing demand for automobiles in the China market, according to market sources. Read more |
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Sony may reduce TV panel orders to AUO in 2010, sources say Oct 27, 16:02 Sony reportedly will reduce its TV panel orders to AU Optronics (AUO) in 2010, as the client's 10G LCD panel manufacturing joint-venture with Sharp has already started production, according to market sources. Read more |
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TV panel shipments expected to grow until 1Q10 on low inventory in China Oct 27, 15:23 Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are expected to see their shipments of TV panels enjoy brisk sales in fourth-quarter 2009 and in the first quarter of 2010 due to strong demand from the TV sector in China and the roll-out of new TV models by vendors in the first quarter 2010, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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GPU market soars over 21%, says JPR Oct 27, 14:40 Third-quarter 2009 shipments of graphics processors jumped 21.2% over the second quarter, which was already a strong quarter, clearly signaling the holidays will be robust for PCs and the industry in general, according to Jon Peddie Research (JPR). Read more |
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Large-size LCD panel shipments hit all-time high in September, says DisplaySearch Oct 27, 12:10 September 2009 shipments of large-area TFT-LCD panels reached 52 million units, up 2% sequentially and 25% on year, setting a new record for monthly large-area TFT-LCD shipments, according to DisplaySearch. Large-size TFT-LCD revenues reached US$6.8 billion, up 6% sequentially and 15% on year. Read more |
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CMO expects further profit growth in 4Q09 Oct 27, 12:05 Having swung back to profits in the third quarter 2009, Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) expects a further improvement in profitability in the fourth quarter as overall material costs are expected to drop 2-3%, according to company president Jyh-chau Wang. Read more |
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Taiwan makers ship over 18 million digital cameras in 3Q09, says Digitimes Research Oct 27, 11:54 Taiwan-based digital camera makers shipped 18.37 million units in the third quarter of 2009, a rise of 103.2% on quarter and 27.1% on year, according to Digitimes Research. However, shipments for the fourth quarter are projected to decrease 20.5% on quarter to 14.6 million units due to seasonality. Read more |
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Corning expects worldwide LCD glass market to grow 15% in 2010 Oct 27, 10:37 Corning has reported that display business revenues rose slightly sequentially to US$679 million in the third quarter, as sales were impacted by an earthquake that affected production at the company's LCD facility in Shizuoka, Japan in August. But the company said LCD glass demand will remain strong in the fourth quarter and the worldwide market will grow 15% in 2010. Read more |
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