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NEWS & VIEWS |
Taipei,
Thursday, December 4, 2008
08:25 (GMT+8)
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Taiwan market: Sharp joins Sony in LCD TV price war Dec 3, 16:03 With Sony having lowered its LCD TV prices to stimulate sales in Taiwan, international competitor Sharp has decided to join the price war. Read more |
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Taiwan digital camera makers may share 60% of 2009 global shipments, paper says Newswatch - Dec 3, 11:37 Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras are expected to ship 70 million units in 2009, possibly accounting for 60% of the global total, according to the Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (EDN). Read more |
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Many China firms gearing up for poly-Si production, but few will enter into volume production 2009, say Taiwan makers Dec 2, 17:09 Due to fast growing demand for solar cells, there have been many newly established producers of polycrystalline silicon material (poly-Si) in China and the total number has reached about 50 currently, but no more than five of them will be capable of undertaking volume production in 2009, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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Yeon announces increased RFID IP, says paper Newswatch - Dec 2, 12:26 RFID service provider Yeon Technology, an affiliate of Yuen Foong Yu Paper Manufacturing (YFY Paper), has announced it has design protection in the EC (European Community) for four designs, as well as three Taiwan patents for its high frequency UHF RFID near-field and far-field antennas, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report. Read more |
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Taiwan DRAM makers expected to report falling revenues in November, but losses narrow Newswatch - Dec 2, 11:59 Taiwan's major DRAM makers – Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology, Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and ProMOS Technologies – are all expected to post double-digit sequential drops in their November sales, according to today's Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN). Read more |
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Taiwan market: 16:9 LCD monitor shipments growing Dec 2, 11:36 With LCD panel makers and monitor vendors actively promoting the 16:9 aspect ratio, LCD monitor shipments to the Taiwan market are growing, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Samsung launches 13.6-megapixel digital camera M310W Dec 2, 10:01 Samsung Electronics is exhibiting its new high-end digital camera model, M310W, at the IT Month fair taking place in Taipei for sale in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$9,390 (US$282), according to Samsung Electronics Taiwan. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Local LCD TV vendors expect to join price war Dec 2, 01:10 With Sony starting a price war in the local Taiwan LCD TV market in order to boost its sales for the Lunar New Year holiday in January 2009, second tier international vendors and local vendors are expected to follow suit and lower their prices as well, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chimei expects to reach LCD TV shipment goal this year Dec 1, 17:15 Despite the global economic downturn, Taiwan LCD TV brand Chimei shipped has 115,000 units of LCD TVs so far this year to the Taiwan market, up 25% on year, with the company expecting to reach its shipment goal of 130,000 units for the local market this year, according to Liang-Bin Cheng, vice president of Chimei's brand development division. Read more |
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Taiwan market: price-cut competition for BD devices at IT Month fair Dec 1, 16:35 At the annual IT Month fair taking place in Taipei from November 29 to December 7, 2008, Taiwan-based maker Forworld Electronics offers a self-produced Blu-ray Disc (BD) player and a self-produced BD-ROM drive for bundled sale at a low price of NT$12,000 (US$360), while Samsung Electronics has lowered the retail price for its BD player, BD-P1500, by 25.1% from NT$19,900 to NT$14,900. Read more |
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Solar cell maker E-Ton reportedly lands 100MWp order from Italy PV module maker Dec 1, 15:15 E-Ton Solar Tech, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, is expected to sign with a photovoltaic (PV) module producer in Italy for a 4-year contract to supply solar cells totaling 100MWp, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan to become WTO GPA member Dec 1, 14:31 The World Trade Organization (WTO) is expected to announce on December 9 of Taiwan's accession to the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA), which will allow Taiwan exporters of goods and services to participate in government procurement market worldwide, according to Teng Cheng-chung, vice minister of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Read more |
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Taiwan market: Canon launches EOS 5D Mark II Dec 1, 14:26 Canon has unveiled its DSLR (digital single-lens reflex) camera, EOS 5D Mark II, in Taiwan at a recommended retail price of NT$79,900 (US$2,399). The company aims at a 50% share of the local DSLR market in 2008, according to Canon Marketing (Taiwan). Read more |
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Taiwan market: CHT aims to sell 50,000 iPhone 3Gs by 1Q09 Dec 1, 12:29 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will start marketing the iPhone 3G handsets in the Taiwan market on December 13, with an aim to sell up to 50,000 units by the end of the first quarter of 2009, according to CHT. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Microsoft offers SBS 2008 on 3-year payment play Nov 28, 16:54 Microsoft on November 27 unveiled a Chinese-language version of Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008), its latest IT infrastructure platform tailored for small businesses users equipped with fewer than 75 PCs, for sale to SMBs in Taiwan on a three-year installment payment scheme, according to Microsoft Taiwan. Read more |
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Equipment supplier Spirox sets up 5KW pilot HCPV system in Taiwan Nov 28, 16:18 Spirox Corporation, a Taiwan-based provider of semiconductor equipment and solution service, on November 27 held the opening ceremony for a 5KW (kilowatt) pilot high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) system installed on the campus of National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) located in southern Taiwan, according to the company. Read more |
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Toshiba to increase 2009 purchases from Taiwan by 20%, says paper Newswatch - Nov 28, 15:35 Toshiba is expected to increase its annual purchases from Taiwan in 2009 by 20% on year, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report citing market watchers. Read more |
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Taiwan network-equipment makers still see influx of WiMAX orders Nov 28, 15:14 Despite growing concerns of global market conditions, Taiwan-based network equipment makers have continued to receive orders for WiMAX CPE (customer premise equipment) products from telecom services operators, especially those in emerging markets, including Russia and India, according to sources at Taiwan's network-equipment industry. Read more |
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Resistive touch panel maker Mildex to list on OTC Nov 28, 15:12 Taiwan-based resistive touch panel maker Mildex Optical will list on the Over The Counter (OTC) market of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) after the Lunar New Year holidays (January 24 to February 1) in 2009, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Delta Electronics wins second big PV project Nov 28, 12:17 Delta Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of power supplies, on November 27 won an open bid held by state-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) to set up a photovoltaic (PV) power-generating system with an annual capacity of 1.5MWp (megawatt-peak), according to industry sources in Taiwan. This is Delta Electronics' second PV project in the Taiwan market, following the first one to establish a 1MWp PV power-generating system on the roof of a stadium located in Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan, the sources pointed out. Read more |
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Preliminary report: Taiwan notebooks – 3Q 2008 Nov 27, 11:16
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Preliminary report: Taiwan handsets – 3Q 2008 Nov 27, 11:13
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Preliminary report: Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 3Q 2008 Nov 27, 11:09
Introduction Read more |
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Preliminary report: Taiwan LCD monitors – 3Q 2008 Nov 27, 11:06
Introduction Read more |
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Preliminary report: Taiwan digital cameras – 3Q 2008 Nov 27, 11:02
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Preliminary report: Taiwan LCD TVs – 3Q 2008 Nov 27, 10:58
Introduction Read more |
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Preliminary report: Taiwan ODD sector – 3Q 2008 Nov 27, 10:54
Introduction Read more |
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Preliminary report: Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 3Q 2008 Nov 27, 10:48
Introduction Read more |
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Leading China publisher entering optical ID market should benefit Taiwan related IC designers Nov 25, 12:59 IC distributors are optimistic about the optical identify (OID) market since China leading publishers in the education market are willing to adopt OID products and will position them as high-level education products. More publishing companies are expected to follow which will benefit Taiwan related IC design houses such as Sonix Technology and Sunplus Technology. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Epson aims at 45% inkjet MFP share in 2008 Nov 25, 11:33 Seiko Epson has unveiled its new inkjet MFP (multi-function peripheral) model, Stylus Office TX600FW, in the Taiwan market at a recommended retail price of NT$6,990 (US$210), with aims to occupy 45% of the total sales volume of inkjet MFPs in Taiwan in 2008, according to Epson Taiwan Technology & Trading. Read more |
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Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments to plunge in 4Q, says Digitimes Research Nov 25, 01:30 Taiwan's large-size LCD panel shipments are expected to drop in the fourth quarter – the first time Taiwan's sector will see a decline for two quarters in a row – as major clients continue to cut orders amid weakening demand in the TV market, according to Digitimes Research. Read more |
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Taiwan ODD shipments to continue falling in 4Q08, says Digitimes Research Nov 25, 01:25 Taiwan makers shipped 18.6 million optical disc drives (ODDs) in the third quarter, down 3% sequentially and down 17% on year, as the Taiwan sector felt the impact from the global economic downturn more acutely than its foreign competitors, according to a recent Digitimes Research report. Shipments will go further down in the fourth quarter, as no economic recovery is in sight to boost Taiwan's ODD shipments. Read more |
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Taiwan LED production value falls slightly in 3Q, says IEK Nov 25, 01:15 Taiwan LED industry production value dropped a slight 1% to NT$14.7 billion (US$440 million) in the third quarter this year, mainly due to decreased demand from the Europe and US markets, according to Taiwan's Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK). Read more |
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Taiwan LCD TV shipments to decline 4% in 4Q, Digitimes Research says Nov 25, 01:10 Taiwan's LCD TV shipments will decline almost 4% sequentially in the fourth quarter as its top maker TPV Technology will see a sharp fall in its shipments after a strong third quarter, when TPV's shipments were boosted by orders from the US retail sector preparing for the year-end shopping season, according to the latest Digitimes Research FPD Report on Taiwan's LCD TV sector. Read more |
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Taiwan FPD industry sees production value drop 8.4% in 3Q08, IEK says Nov 24, 16:24 With the global economy worsening, Taiwan's flat panel display (FPD) industry saw its production value in the third quarter drop 8.4% sequentially to NT$417 billion (US$12.5 billion), according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) of the Industrial Technology Information Service (ITIS). Read more |
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Time for Taiwan DRAM makers to move forward, says Kingston Nov 24, 15:26 David Sun, co-founder of Kingston Technology, recently stated that Taiwan's DRAM makers should be aware that now is the best time for Taiwan's DRAM industry to implement consolidation or vertical integration strategies. The later a response to the industry downturn is carried out, the harder is will be for DRAM makers to recover, Sun commented. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to add 550,000 FTTx users in 2009 Nov 24, 15:19 Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will expand the capacity of its fiber-optic network around Taiwan by more than 900,000 ports, and it expects an addition of 550,000 FTTx (fiber to the home/building/curb) subscribers in 2009, with the total number of FTTx subscribers to increase from 1.05 million estimated for the end of 2008 to 1.6 million, according to CHT. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Acer targets entry-level segment with eMachines PCs Nov 24, 12:29 Acer has launched products from its sub-brand eMachines targeting the entry-level market, with average selling prices (ASPs) below NT$20,000 (US$598.24), according to sources at Taiwan's retail channels. Read more |
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Taiwan market: White-box 7-inch digital photo frames priced under US$30 Nov 21, 17:15 While consumer spending is decreasing amid the global economy downturn, white-box digital photo frame vendors in Taiwan are offering sub-NT$1,000 (US$30) 7-inch digital photo frames to grab market share, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Fierce competition for 2.5-inch external HDDs may lead to price war Nov 21, 17:05 In the Taiwan market, growing demand for 2.5-inch external hard disk drives (HDDs) due to increasing use of portable consumer electronics has attracted many new vendors since the second quarter of 2008, resulting in increasingly intensive competition which is on the verge of sparking a price war, according to local retail channels. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Samsung, LG handset shares hit record in October Nov 21, 15:43 In Taiwan's handset market, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics occupied 20.3% and 7.6% respectively of the total shipment volume in October 2008, the highest ever monthly figures for the companies, according to market sources. Read more |
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Taiwan IC production value down 6.5% in 2008, research suggests Nov 20, 15:58 The Taiwan semiconductor industry will see its IC design, packaging and testing sectors all slide in production value in 2008, with the packaging and testing segments experiencing double-digit declines, according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) of the Taiwan government-sponsored Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI). The production value of Taiwan's IC industry is estimated to fall 6.5% to NT$688.7 billion (US$20.6 billion) in 2008, said IEK. Read more |
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InvenSense seeks partnerships with Taiwan foundry service providers Nov 20, 12:17 InvenSense, a provider of motion sensing solutions for mobile applications, is looking for partnerships with Taiwan-based foundry service providers, according to company CEO Steve Nasiri. Read more |
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Taiwan smartphone shipments to drop slightly in 4Q on decreased iPhone 3G orders, paper says Newswatch - Nov 20, 12:15 With contract manufacturers seeing decreased orders for the iPhone 3G, Taiwan's smartphone shipments will drop 0.4% sequentially to 10.98 million units in the fourth quarter, much eclipsed by average global sequential growth of 17.9%, the Taiwan government-sponsored Market Intelligence Center (MIC) was cited by the Economic Daily News (EDN) as predicting. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Sony to launch first 8x Blu-ray Disc burner Nov 20, 09:52 Sony will launch BWU-300S, its first model of 8x Blu-ray Disc (BD) burners, in the Taiwan market on November 29 at a recommended retail price of about NT$11,000 (US$332), according to Sony Taiwan. BWU-300S will be sold with a free Cyberlink BD editing/burning software. Read more |
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Elpida rumored to be looking to merge as CEO visits Taiwan Nov 20, 01:15 A scheduled visit by Yukio Sakamoto, president and CEO of Elpida Memory with officials from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) this Friday (Nov 21) has sparked market rumors that the company is looking to merge with one of Taiwan's DRAM players, according to industry sources. Read more |
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Taiwan market: BenQ launches 10-megapixel DSCs Nov 19, 16:56 BenQ has announced the launch of two 10-megapixel digital still camera (DSC) models, E1050 and E1050t, in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$6,990 (US$211) and NT$8,990 respectively. Read more |
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ProMOS chairman urges Taiwan government to bail out DRAM industry Nov 19, 01:00 ProMOS Technology chairman ML Chen has urged the Taiwan government to throw a lifeline to the DRAM industry to helping it undergo fundamental changes during the current difficulties. Read more |
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Taiwan market: Soft-World launches World of Warcraft's second expansion pack Nov 18, 16:47 Soft-World International has announced the launch of Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion pack of World of Warcraft. Game First International, Soft-World's subsidiary, is the Taiwan operator of World of Warcraft, a MMORPG (massively multi-player online role-playing game) developed by US-based Blizzard Entertainment. Read more |
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UMG solar-grade silicon has potential, but stable quality and supply not there stable yet, say Taiwan makers Nov 18, 01:10 Solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) produced by using an upgraded metallurgical grade (UMG) process has been shown to have the potential of being used to make solar-grade poly-Si ingots/wafers, but quality and supply volume are not stable yet, according to industry sources in Taiwan. Read more |
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