Last update: Monday 22 April 2013 [188 news items]
ProMOS denies report about Hynix exit
Stockwatch - Apr 21, 14:37
ProMOS Technologies has announced that Goo Choi, senior VP of Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, will resign from the Taiwan-based DRAM maker's board of directors effective June 18.
Apr 20, 15:04
Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), in which Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) now holds a 78.12% stake, has announced plans to voluntarily delist from the Taiwan Stock...
Rexchip starts trading in Taiwan stock market
Newswatch - Apr 20, 10:01
Rexchip Electronics, a 64%-held subsidiary of Japan's Elpida Memory, began trading on Taiwan's Emerging Stock Board (ESB) today (April 20).
UMC announces indirect investment in China for LED lighting
Stockwatch - Apr 13, 16:45
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has revealed an indirect investment worth US$1 million for setting up a new subsidiary specializing in LED lighting manufacturing and sales...
China-based solar wafer maker Solargiga sees loss from 2009 operation
Mar 19, 12:03
China-based solar ingot/wafer supplier Solargiga Energy on March 18 published its 2009 financial report, posting revenues of 658 million yuan (US$96.3 million), gross margin of 25.3%...
US-based LCD controller vendor iML approved to list on Taiwan stock market, says paper
Newswatch - Mar 17, 14:06
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) has approved an application filed by Integrated Memory Logic (iML), an LCD controller IC design house registered in the Cayman Islands but with its...
LCD controller vendor iML likely to be first foreign firm to issue IPO in Taiwan, says TSE chairman
Mar 16, 16:55
Integrated Memory Logic (iML), an LCD controller IC design house registered in the Cayman Islands, may become the first foreign company to have its IPO (initial public offering) listing...
Foxconn denies it will invest in Amtran
Stockwatch - Mar 16, 15:59
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has dismissed a recent Chinese-language media report in Taiwan that claimed the EMS giant was mulling acquiring a 40% stake in Amtran...
Mar 16, 14:03
Mask ROM and NOR flash memory maker Macronix International Company (MXIC) has revealed plans to issue up to 1.5 billion new shares through a rights issue, private placement offerings...
Cable modem maker CastleNet to debut on Taiwan OTC market on March 16
Mar 4, 12:20
Shares of Taiwan-based cable modem maker CastleNet Technology will debut on Taiwan's OTC securities market on March 16, 2010, according to the company.
Nuvoton to list on OTC market on January 29
Jan 26, 16:30
Nuvoton Technology, a logic IC subsidiary of Winbond Electronics, plants introduce 32-bit microcontroller units (MCUs) on January 28 and list on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock...
Senao Networks to apply for listing in 3Q10
Jan 26, 16:20
Taiwan-based network equipment maker Senao Networks will file an application for listing on either the Taiwan Stock Exchange or the over-the-counter (OTC) bourse in the third quarter...
Quanta to build third manufacturing site in China
Jan 20, 16:17
Quanta Computer has announced it will build a new production base in Chongqing, in addition to its two existing plants located in Songjiang and Changshu, China, according to a filing...
Young Fast sees December revenues drop almost 30% sequentially
Jan 8, 14:49
Taiwan touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics has posted revenues of NT$1.02 billion (US$32.01 million) for December, down 27.93% sequentially from NT$1.41 billion, but up 88.32%...
TSE amends listing regulations, removing barrier for synchronous listing of Asustek, Pegatron
Dec 30, 15:50
The board of directors for the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on December 29 passed a draft amendment to its listing regulations. The changes are expected to solve the legal obstacles...
Inotera gets approval to issue new shares in Taiwan
Newswatch - Dec 30, 13:39
Taiwan's Securities and Futures Bureau under the Cabinet's Financial Supervisory Commission has confirmed its approval of Inotera Memories' plans to issue 640 million new shares at...
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...
Asustek will work to get same-day listing for Pegatron
Dec 17, 15:12
Asustek Computer has reached out to its shareholders saying it will do what it can to minimize any process delays to its plans to release 75% of its stake in Pegatron Technology and...
Handset chassis maker Chi Cheng denies Foxconn acquisition rumors
Stockwatch - Dec 10, 16:03
Taiwan-based handset chassis maker Chi Cheng Enterprise has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) to deny recent market rumors indicating that Foxconn Electronics (Hon...
Amtran November 2009 revenues up over 15% sequentially and on year
Dec 8, 16:27
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology saw its November 2009 revenues increase 15.88% sequentially to NT$6.25 billion (US$193.54 million) from NT$5.4 billion, and 16.4% on year...
Arcadyan and Alpha Networks November 2009 revenues slightly affected by seasonal factors
Dec 8, 13:51
Network equipment makers Arcadyan Technology and Alpha Networks both saw their revenues decline sequentially in November 2009 due to seasonal effects, according to data released the...
Mixed November sales results for Taiwan LED players
Dec 8, 12:20
LED players Unity Opto Technology, I-Chiun Precision Industry and Tekcore have reported mixed results for November, as Unity Opto saw its revenues drop over 10% sequentially, while...
China-based solar-grade wafer maker Solargiga to be listed in Taiwan
Nov 30, 09:55
Solargiga Energy, a China-based maker of solar-grade monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers, will issue up to 100 million new shares, accounting for 5.86% of its current paid-in...
Nov 25, 16:59
TPO Displays has finished a capital reduction, with outstanding shares dropping to 4.17 billion from 4.22 billion, according to company filing at the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on...
TSE to probe CMO-Innolux deal for possible insider trading
Nov 16, 16:23
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) has said that it will probe into insider trading suspicions involving the acquisition deal between Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and Innolux Display...
Innolux-CMO acquisition brings no impact on Himax, says the IC designer
Nov 16, 14:55
The acquisition of Innolux Display and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will not impact Himax Technologies, a subsidiary of CMO, according to the LCD driver IC design house. Himax expects...
CMO merger speculation fuels share price growth
Nov 13, 17:44
Rumors have circulated that Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) is in merger talks with AU Optronics (AUO) or Innolux Display. All companies have dismissed the rumors.
Zinwell EPS remains high in 1Q-3Q09 despite decline in profits
Newswatch - Nov 3, 16:01
Set-top box (STB) and satellite communication device maker Zinwell Communications has posted net profits of NT$852 million (US$26.22 million) for the first three quarters of 2009,...
Cyntec to delist from TSE in March 2010; become wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Electronics
Nov 2, 16:52
Passive component maker Cyntec has announced that it will become a 100%-owned subsidiary of its parent company Delta Electronics, and will delist from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)...
AzureWave debuts on Taiwan emerging stock market
Newswatch - Oct 30, 16:00
Shares of network equipment maker AzureWave Technology will debut on the Taiwan emerging stock market today (October 30, 2009), according to the company. AzureWave posted net profits...
Hong Kong-listed STB maker Sandmartin to issue Taiwan depositary receipts
Oct 21, 14:38
Hong Kong-listed STB (set-top box) maker Sandmartin International Holdings plans to release 148 million shares in the form of TDR (Taiwan depositary receipts) on the Taiwan stock...
Transtouch, Cando, TPK plans to list on TSE mainboard
Oct 13, 15:22
Touch panel makers Transtouch Technology, Cando, and TPK Touch Solutions are planning to apply for listing on the Taiwan Stock Exchange mainboard amid increasing demand for touch...
Pegatron reportedly preparing for listing on TSE
Oct 12, 17:12
Pegatron Technology reportedly has quoted several security firms and is in preparation to be listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE), according to sources from security firms.
Around 30 Taiwan-invested companies in China and other start-ups planning IPO in Taiwan
Oct 9, 17:08
The Taiwan government has, over the past two years, encouraged foreign companies or companies invested in by Taiwan enterprises abroad to tap the island's financial market by listing...
Nanya to raise capital through rights issue
Stockwatch - Sep 25, 14:19
The board of directors of Nanya Technology has approved a plan to raise capital through rights issue to fund equipment purchase for its 12-inch Fab-3A and repay corporate bonds, according...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- GIGABYTE Launches the BRIX Ultra Compact PC Kit
- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- 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
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
24-May-2013 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 8209.78 | -28.05 | -0.34% |

| TSE electronic | 310.89 | -0.43 | -0.14% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 118.64 | -0.71 | -0.59% |

| OTC electronic | 143.77 | -0.29 | -0.2% |

- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
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Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















