Last update: Wednesday 23 May 2012 [118 news items]
Acer rated as most valuable Taiwan brand in 2009
Oct 19, 11:39
Acer has been given the highest appraised brand value, at US$1.241 billion, of Taiwan-based global brands in 2009, according to a top-20 list announced by the government-sponsored...
Taiwan market: Samsung to launch own-brand memory cards soon
Oct 8, 12:01
Samsung Electronics will begin to market own-brand memory cards in the Taiwan market at the end of October with Transcend Information handling back-end packaging and distribution,...

A-Data and Transcend 3Q09 sales up on year
Oct 7, 15:43
A-Data Technology and Transcend Information saw their revenues for the third quarter of 2009 return to an on-year growth track. Both companies saw September sales hit a high for the...
Memory module makers to see revenue growth in September
Sep 28, 15:54
Taiwan-based memory module makers A-Data Technology, Power Quotient International (PQI) and Transcend Information are expected to enjoy revenue growth on year in September 2009, thanks...
IC distributor Supreme sees sales driven by NAND flash orders from Transcend, A-Data
Sep 21, 11:35
Taiwan-based IC distributor Supreme Electronics may see September consolidated revenues hit a monthly high in 2009 as orders for NAND flash chips from its two major customers, Transcend...

A-Data revenues up in August on DRAM price rally
Sep 8, 15:18
A-Data Technology has announced revenues of NT$3.18 billion (US$96.7 million) for August 2009, hitting a 21-month high. The memory module maker managed revenue increases of 22.7%...
Alcor Micro sets private placement share price
Aug 24, 16:44
IC design house Alcor Micro has set the price of its private placement for seven million shares at NT$39.35 (US$1.20) per share, with market observers expecting the company to see...
Transcend reports better-than-expected 2Q09; profits up 51%
Aug 6, 15:11
Memory module maker Transcend Information performed better-than-expected in the second quarter of 2009 with its net profits reaching NT$910 million (US$27.83 million), translating...

DRAM prices unlikely to go beyond US$2 in near term, says Transcend chairman
Aug 6, 10:15
DRAM prices are unlikely to rise beyond US$2 in the near term meaning Taiwan-based DRAM makers will be unable to raise new funds to migrate into next-generation 50nm, according to...

Transcend partners with Ingram Micro in Central, South America
Jul 22, 15:28
Transcend Information has recently signed a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro, a wholesale provider of technology products and supply chain management services, for the Central...
A-Data and Transcend expected to net NT$2 per share or above in 2Q09
Jul 14, 15:38
A-Data Technology and Transcend Information are expected to see their second quarter profits maintain or surpass levels seen in first-quarter 2009, as DRAM prices are on a return...
A-Data and Transcend see June revenues up double-digits
Jul 8, 11:04
A-Data Technology and Transcend Information enjoyed on-month revenue growth of 24.5% and 25.6%, respectively, in June 2009. Both memory module makers have seen growing sales contributions...
DRAM prices expected to approach US$2 in 4Q09, says Transcend chairman
Jun 17, 14:15
DRAM prices stand a good chance of approaching US$2 in the fourth quarter, surpassing cost levels, according to Peter Su, chairman of memory module maker Transcend Information. As...
Transcend to increase investment in flash controller IC designer
Jun 17, 11:24
Memory module maker Transcend Information plans to increase its stake in Alcor Micro by subscribing to part of the seven million new shares to be issued by the NAND flash controller...
A-Data and Transcend post revenue drops in May
Jun 8, 17:00
A-Data Technology and Transcend Information saw revenues for May 2009 slide sequentially as a result of seasonality. On an annual basis, both memory module makers experienced double-digit...
Trancend breaks into top 3 in flash disks
Jun 8, 14:07
Taiwan's Transcend Information saw its global share of the flash disk market surpass 10% for the first time in 2008, according to a Gartner report. The research firm said in the report...

Transcend strengthens partnership with Bharti in India
Jun 5, 15:14
Transcend Information has said its partnership with Bharti Enterprises has allowed the memory module maker to ship more than one million memory products per month to the India market,...

Computex 2009: Transcend debuts strategic products and SATA SSDs
Jun 3, 10:56
Transcend Information has debuted its brand-new PF730 digital photo frame and two digital music players, along with a new line of 2.5-inch SATA SSDs equipped with 64MB DRAM buffer...

Transcend teams up with Trend Micro to release antivirus USB flash drive
May 18, 16:09
Transcend Information has announced its alliance with Trend Micro to offer Trend Micro USB Security software preloaded on its newest USB flash drive, the JetFlash V15.

Transcend enjoys continued shipment growth in April, memory cards up 37% on year
May 8, 15:00
Memory module maker Transcend Information has announced total shipments for April 2009 at 8.19 million units, representing growth of 9.2% on year and 13.8% sequentially. Shipments...
MediaTek dismisses speculation of plans to tap SSD controller market
Stockwatch - Apr 22, 10:45
MediaTek has dismissed speculation it is eyeing the market for solid-state drive (SSD) controllers.
Memory module makers to report better-than-expected 1Q09 on stabilizing prices
Apr 15, 16:05
Memory module makers A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) may swing back to profits in the first quarter of 2009, with pre-tax EPS to be between NT$1-2 (US$0.03-0.06),...
Transcend March shipments up over 28% on year
Apr 8, 15:47
Memory-module maker Transcend Information recorded total shipments of 7.2 million memory products in March, an increase of 28.5% from the same month in 2008. Shipments of its strategic...
Memory specialists looking to Windows 7 to boost SSD longevity
Mar 30, 15:19
The replacement to flash-based solid state drives (SSDs) will be pushed forward by Microsoft's launch of Windows 7, according to Taiwan's memory specialists.

Memory module makers gain on reduced upstream supply
Mar 9, 12:12
Downstream memory specialists have benefited from positive NAND flash spot prices, and more stable DRAM pricing. Taiwan's memory-module suppliers A-Data Technology and Transcend Information...
Memory-module maker Transcend to relocate production on optimism over Taiwan Memory
Mar 6, 15:39
Memory-module maker Transcend Information is preparing to shift its production base back to Taiwan, and will set up a new plant with a production capacity of 7.7 million modules per...

Transcend offers new SSDs up to 192GB in capacity
Feb 24, 14:46
Transcend has recently announced a lineup of solid-state drives (SSD) that include a 1.8-inch portable SSD (SSD18M) and 1.8- and 2.5-inch form-factor SATA 3Gb/s and IDE interface...

Memory-module maker Transcend eyes record shipments in February
Feb 18, 12:26
Memory-module maker Transcend Information stands a good chance of seeing monthly unit shipments break the 10 million mark this month, company sources have estimated. The company shipped...

Memory module makers 1Q09 performance expected to benefit from bullish prices
Feb 4, 17:00
Market watchers estimate that memory module specialists A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI) are to report better-than-expected performance...
DRAM module makers increase prices; 1GB DDR2 quoted at US$10
Jan 9, 01:10
DRAM module makers Kingston Technology, Transcend Information, A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) have increased their prices following the recent surge in DRAM...
Memory module makers perform better than expected in December
Jan 7, 01:05
Leading memory module makers Transcend Information and A-Data Technology posted better-than-expected revenues and shipments in December, as opposed to the money-losing commodity memory...
Transcend launches DDR3-1333 memory kits for Intel Core i7
Jan 5, 12:40
Transcend Information announced today the release of its DDR3-1333 triple channel memory kits for use with Intel Core i7 processors and Intel X58 Express chipset motherboards.

Transcend ships over 8.6 million memory products in November
Dec 18, 01:10
Memory module maker Transcend Information has announced that it shipped 8.64 million memory products in November this year.
Transcend chairman urges truce among DRAM makers
Nov 26, 14:02
Peter Su, chairman of memory module maker Transcend Information, has urged Taiwan's DRAM makers to reach a truce. Not only should the goverment take measures to bail out the local...
Transcend strategic products bringing in solid revenues contributions
Nov 25, 15:33
Memory-module maker Transcend Information expects the sales ratio of its profitable product segment to increase to 15% in the fourth quarter of 2008, up from 6% earlier this year,...

Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 1h 29min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 1h 33min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 1h 36min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 1h 41min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 1h 55min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 2h ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 2h 21min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 2h 39min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 2h 45min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 2h 54min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 3h 4min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 3h 6min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 3h 7min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 4h ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 4h 19min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 4h 21min 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
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- 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.





















