Last update: Thursday 17 May 2012 [19 news items]
Foxconn says no to rumors of planning to seek strategic investment from clients
May 17, 01:00
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has refuted a rumor the company plans to form strategic alliances via mutual investments with clients such as Apple and Hewlett-Packard...
Foxconn reports record high December revenues
Jan 11, 01:30
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reported unconsolidated December revenues of NT$316.944 billion (US$11 billion), a 3.17% increase on month and 29.53% increase on...
Taiwan-based solar firms may not benefit from increasing demand in China
Sep 30, 11:41
China has strong determination to conserve energy and promote renewable energy sources from the announcement of the 12th five-year plan. The solar industry has been looking forward...
Foxconn refutes rumors of staff cuts
Sep 29, 01:20
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has denied recent market rumors that company chairman Terry Guo hopes to cut the company's workforce by 30% over the next five years...
Foxconn to establish Cybermart IT mall in Taiwan
Jul 7, 01:45
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will start establishing buildings for the Taipei IT mall project on July 11 with company chairman Terry Guo to attend the groundbreaking...
Foxconn prepares 5-year plan to boost its performance
Jun 9, 16:23
Taiwan-based electronic manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, in response to investors' questions about the company...
Foxconn will not quit notebook manufacturing, says company chairman
Jun 9, 02:10
Taiwan-based electronics manufacturing service (EMS) provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, at a recent investors meeting, stated that Foxconn...
CMI to spin off touch-panel business, says Terry Guo
Jan 31, 12:29
Chimei Innolux (CMI), the largest Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker belonging to the Foxconn Group, will spin off two business units handling touch panels and small- to medium-sized...
Foxconn to separate small- to medium-size business from CMI
Jan 4, 01:55
Terry Gou, chairman of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) reportedly will separate the small- to medium-size business from Chimei Innolux (CMI) and break it up into...
CMI actively expanding LTPS capacity
Dec 28, 01:15
Chimei Innolux (CMI) reportedly has started expanding its LTPS production line as the capacity from the 3.5G plant (originally from TPO Displays) and Tainan plant will not fulfill...
Foxconn reminds local critics in Taiwan that it can invest elsewhere
Jul 22, 17:17
CFO of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Huang Chiu-ling held a press conference on July 21, where he commented that company chairman Terry Gou was reconsidering its...

Foxconn chairman Terry Guo refutes sweat factory claims as another worker falls to his death
May 25, 14:15
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo has refuted a report claiming the company operates a sweat factory, saying that the company's facility in Shenzhen,...
Apr 7, 15:45
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is seeking qualified professionals in Taiwan to fill job positions of various levels needed at its many factories and business divisions...
LED chipmaker may be next Foxconn acquisition target, say observers
Nov 17, 16:41
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is possibly eyeing the LED industry for its next acquisition, having seen its LCD panel subsidiary Innolux Display enter into a merger...
Foxconn announces drop in August revenues; to build low-carbon technology city
Sep 11, 17:37
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has posted revenues of NT$108.24 billion (US$3.32 billion) for August 2009, drops of 15.54% on month and 24.61% on year.

Foxconn denies company chairman being investigated by IRS
Stockwatch - Jul 22, 16:58
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has denied the recent market rumor indicating that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in the US is investigating the company chairman...
Foxconn to begin relocating production facilities in China back to Taiwan, says chairman
Mar 30, 13:49
The Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Group plans to relocate part of its production facilities in China back to Taiwan later this year, the group's chairman Terry Gou said during...
Foxconn forms strategic partnership with IBM Taiwan
Mar 5, 14:14
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and IBM Taiwan have announced a strategic partnership under which Foxconn will invest around US$1 billion over the next five years...
Foxconn issues conservative guidance for short-term business outlook
Jun 3, 15:28
Terry Guo, chairman of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), issued a conservative guidance for the short-term business outlook, citing uncertainty in the global economic...
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 1h 5min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 1h 9min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 1h 12min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 1h 17min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 1h 31min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 1h 36min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 1h 57min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 2h 15min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 2h 21min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 2h 30min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 2h 40min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 2h 42min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 2h 43min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 3h 36min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 3h 55min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 3h 57min ago
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
- Releases
- White papers
- Bulletin
- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7147.75 | -127.14 | -1.75% |

| TSE electronic | 271.94 | -5.69 | -2.05% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |

| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

Keeping industrial interesting: Q&A with analog and mixed signal solution provider Maxim
According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

Over the next 30 years, the world's middle class (defined as per capita income of more than US$8,000...

Turning C code into silicon in 8-16 weeks: Q&A with semi startup Algotochip
Silicon Valley startup Algotochip specializes in architecting and implementing all aspects of a complete...

The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
The ramping-up of 8.5G production at China-based BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.

















