Qualcomm launches 5.7-inch Mirasol color display

Apr 9, 16:00

Qualcomm MEMS Technologies has launched a 5.7-inch XGA color Mirasol display, and expects the product to start volume production in 2010 at the 4.5G production plant in Longtan,...

AUO to surpass Chimei Innolux in LTPS capacity, says Digitimes Research

Apr 6, 14:58

Low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) capacity of AU Optronics (AUO) will surpass that of Chimei Innolux Corporation (CIC) after the acquisition of AFPD, a subsidiary of Toshiba Mobile...

PVI licenses FFS technology to IPS Alpha

Apr 2, 16:41

Prime View International (PVI) on April 1, 2010 said it has licensed its FFS (fringe field switching) technology to Japan-based IPS Alpha through PVI's Korea subsidiary Hydis Techn...

AUO signs MOU to acquire TMD subsidiary in Singapore

Mar 31, 14:46

AU Optronics (AUO) announced today that it has signed an MOU with Toshiba Mobile Display (TMD) to purchase 100% shares of AFPD, a subsidiary of TMD in Singapore and a leading manufacturer...

HannStar to add investment in China subsidiary maker of touch-panel modules

Mar 31, 14:04

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display on March 30 announced an additional investment of US$21 million in Hannspree Display (Nanjing) to increase the paid-in capital of...

Compal to set up subsidiary for alloy chassis manufacturing in China

Mar 30, 14:41

Compal Electronics on March 29 announced an indirect investment of NT$175 million (US$5.47 million) to set up a subsidiary that will mainly produce aluminum alloy chassis for notebooks...

Former E-Ton president reportedly to head UMC PV subsidiary

Mar 29, 10:49

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will appoint Allen Guo, former president of Taiwan-based solar cell maker E-Ton Solar Tech, as president of its solar cell subsidiary Topcell...

TPV and BriView receive LCD TV orders from China-based vendor Haier

Mar 26, 14:58

TPV Technology and BriView Electronics, an LCD TV manufacturing subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), both reportedly have received orders from China-based vendor Haier, according to...

PSC sells Zentel shares

Stockwatch - Mar 23, 17:00

Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) on March 22 announced it had sold 3.422 million shares of subsidiary Zentel Electronics, a memory IC design house, for NT$90.99 (US$2.86)...

Epistar to increase blue LED chip capacity at China subsidiary

Mar 23, 15:55

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar will invest US$16 million to expand blue LED chip capacity at its subsidiary Episky Corporation (Xiamen) in southern China, according to the comp...

AUO submits application for 7.5G LCD panel plant in China

Mar 15, 14:57

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it has submitted an application to the Taiwan government for establishing a 7.5G TFT-LCD front-end production plant in Kunshan in China's eastern...

Kenmec board of directors approves EMS business spin-off

Mar 10, 15:55

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.

Asustek subsidiary eyeing AMD southbridge design orders

Mar 9, 16:22

IC designer ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer, is reportedly striving for AMD southbridge design orders, according to industry sources.

Young Optics sees lower sales and profit in 2009

Feb 26, 15:48

Taiwan-based light engine maker Young Optics, a subsidiary of backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.6 billion (US$174.61 million) for...

Silicon wafer maker Wafer Works gears up for capacity expansions

Feb 26, 14:53

Taiwan-based Wafer Works, which makes small- to medium-sized semiconductor-grade wafers, plans to ramp its wafer-producing capacity in 2010 due to increasing orders. The company has...

Pixart to spin off CIS design subsidiary in March

Feb 10, 12:10

Pixart Imaging will spin off its CMOS image sensor (CIS) design subsidiary - PrimeSensor Technology - at the end of first-quarter 2010, according to Pixart chairman Huang Sen-huang...

Trend Micro sets up cloud computing subsidiary

Feb 5, 15:55

Trend Micro on February 4 announced that it has established a wholly owned subsidiary, TCloud Computing, to provide technological know-how as well as system integration, consulting...

AUO subsidiaries invest in LED maker Lextar

Feb 5, 15:35

AU Optronics (AUO) subsidiaries including polarizer maker Daxon Technology, Qisda and LCD TV inverter maker Darfon Electronics have invested in LED chipmaker Lextar Electronics, also...

Lextar to set up LED subsidiary in China

Feb 2, 15:55

LED epitaxial wafer maker Lextar Electronics, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), will invest US$20 million to set a subsidiary of its own in Suzhou, eastern China, according to...

AUO OEM subsidiary BriView to invest US$200 million for new plants in China

Feb 1, 14:53

BriView Electronics, a LCD TV OEM subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO), will invest US$20 million to set up two new plants in Hefei and Kunshan, China, according to an AUO filing with...

Gintech president to transfer to subsidiary Eversol

Jan 29, 10:37

Gintech Energy, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, on January 28 announced the resignation of its president Ellick Liao. Liao indicated that he will assume the...

Tatung's PV subsidiary to seek cooperation with international firms

Jan 26, 11:28

Tatung, a consumer electronics vendor in Taiwan, expects its subsidiary, photovoltaic (PV) module maker Apollo Solar Energy, to expand business operation through cooperation with...

Daxin aims at 50% revenue growth for 2010

Jan 22, 12:26

LCD component supplier Daxin Materials, an affiliate of AU Optronics (AUO), saw its 2009 revenues increase over 50% to around NT$2 billion (US$62.57 million), and is aiming for another...

Rexchip posts second straight quarterly profit

Jan 20, 11:52

Rexchip Electronics, a 64%-held subsidiary of Elpida Memory, has announced that net profits for the fourth quarter of 2009 amounted to NT$3.5 billion (US$110 million). The DRAM producer...

Nuvoton to launch accelerometers

Jan 20, 10:20

Winbond Electronics' subsidiary Nuvoton Technology will enter the MEMS market with the launch of accelerometers initially, according to market sources. The company will further introduce...

AOC and Great Wall to leap in 2010 LCD monitor shipments

Jan 14, 15:30

AOC, the branding subsidiary of TPV Technology, is expected to ship 15 million LCD monitors in 2010, up from 10 million units in 2009, while China-based brand vendor Great Wall -...

Chi Mei Corporation to merge with subsidiary, downsize capital

Jan 13, 16:25

Chi Mei Corporation, a producer of plastic resins and intermediate petrochemicals, will merge with its wholly owned subsidiary Chi Mei Specialty Chemicals in line with the ongoing...

Motech subsidiary AE Polysilicon obtains US$44.85 million tax credit

Jan 12, 14:52

Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech Industries on January 11 announced that AE Polysilicon, its US-based subsidiary that makes polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si), has been given a...

China market: Foxconn retail subsidiary to increase number of stores to compete against Clevo

Jan 4, 14:51

The Foxconn Group's channel retail subsidiary, Cybermart, in China expects to expand its number of stores from 34 currently to 50 over the next five years and will compete directly...

Faraday to transfer IP business to Innopower

Dec 31, 11:03

Innopower Technology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Faraday Technology, has announced, effective immediately, that it has been selected as the sole IP distributor of Faraday. Innopower...

PVI subsidiary Hydis enters into investment, cross-licensing agreements with LGD

Dec 28, 12:25

Prime View International (PVI) today announced that its Korea-based subsidiary Hydis Technologies has entered into investment and cross-licensing agreements with LG Display (LGD).

E-Ton subsidiary Adema sees low utilization, say sources

Dec 28, 11:18

California-based monocrystalline silicon ingot maker Adema Technologies, which was acquired by E-Ton Solar Tech in 2008, is operating at low capacity utilization, according to industry...

ECS retail subsidiary in China to apply for listing on TSE in 2011

Dec 25, 16:03

Elitegroup Computer System (ECS) expects its subsidiary, the China-based channel retailer Orbbit, to apply for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in 2011, according to Orbbit...

HT mMobile draws new strategic partner; targets China 3G handset market

Dec 23, 14:09

HT mMobile, a 30%-held affiliate of Taiwan-based Sunplus Technology, has drawn NT$100 million (US$3.09 million) worth of investment from IC distributor Asec International, according...

Cyntec becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta

Dec 21, 14:36

Delta Electronics announced the approval of Delta's issue of new capital to swap for outstanding shares of its subsidiary Cyntec at a shareholders' meeting on December 18. The exchange...