Intel promotes two executives to senior vice president

Feb 3, 14:28

Intel has announced that its board of directors has promoted Mooly Eden and Richard Taylor to the position of senior vice president.

Wireless displaces PC as top semiconductor spending area for OEMs in 2011, says IHS

Feb 2, 11:20

Propelled by the red-hot appeal of items like Apple's iPhone and iPad, the wireless communications sphere surpassed computers to lead all segments in semiconductor-related spending among the world's leading OEMs in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli.

Acer aims to ship 1 million PCs to Brazil in 2012

Feb 1, 01:10

Acer has been making efforts to tap the Brazil market and aims to ship one million PCs in 2012, double the volume recorded in 2011, according to industry sources.

Wistron looks to 20% notebook shipment growth in 2012, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 30, 14:25

Wistron expects its shipments of notebooks, servers and hand-held devices to grow 20% on year in 2012, while LCD TV shipments will stay flat for the year, the Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) quoted company chairman Simon Lin as saying.

Qisda, Chimei develop medicare equipment

Jan 18, 16:45

Taiwan-based EMS provider Qisda and branded LCD TV vendor Chimei both plan to strengthen their deployments in the health-care industry, according to industry sources.

Cloud server market set to double from 2010 to 2012, says IHS

Jan 17, 10:43

Spurred by the rising use of online storage and infrastructure systems to support services like Apple's iCloud, cloud servers will enjoy robust prospects in 2012 and then move on to become the fastest-growing segment of the server industry within three years, according to IHS iSuppli.

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 year. Accumulated revenues for 2011 reached NT$2.77 trillion, a 19.89% increase compared to 2010.

Vendors of servers to not shift R&D from Taiwan to China

Dec 30, 15:42

In response to media report that vendors of servers will shift R&D of servers from Taiwan to China, these vendors indicated that R&D in Taiwan focuses on product innovation while that in China is oriented toward product application and it is not feasible to shift R&D of servers from Taiwan...

Romley expected to spur replacement of servers, but subject to global economic situation and HDD supply

Dec 30, 15:24

Intel will launch its new server platform Romley in March 2012, which is expected to cause enterprises to replace servers as early as the second half of 2012, according to industry sources in Taiwan. However, the extent of server replacement depends on global economic situation and supply of hard disk...

Taiwan players may be left out of smart TV competition

Dec 27, 01:25

As smart TVs are expected to become major focuses of the IT industry in 2012, Taiwan players may be left out from the competition, according to sources from supply chain players.

PC demand in China a concern, say PC supply chain makers

Dec 14, 16:33

While the supply shortages of hard disk drives (HDDs) triggered by the Thailand floods seem somehow to have eased, PC vendors and makers in the supply chain have now begun to worry that demand for PCs in China may not be as strong as expected during the peak shopping season prior to the Lunar New Year...

Server brands reportedly put pressure on ODMs to not acept orders directly from end clients

Dec 12, 16:39

As social network website players such as Google and Facebook are placing their data center orders directly with PC ODMs, server brand vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and IBM have already started feeling the threat and reportedly been demanding ODMs not take orders or they will shift their...

Global all-in-one PC shipments to reach 15.8 million units in 2012, says Digitimes Research

Dec 8, 17:09

After experiencing strong growth of 45-50% in 2009 and 2010, demand for all-in-one (AIO) PCs has already started cooling down with shipment growth for 2011 expected to reach only 31.1%. The segment will face an even bigger slowdown as it continues trying to penetrate into the desktop market in 2012,...

Taiwan market: 3Q11 server shipments down sequentially, says IDC Taiwan

Dec 6, 16:33

There were 17,933 servers shipped in the Taiwan market during the third quarter of 2011, decreasing 11.2% on quarter but increasing 13.8% on year, while the corresponding shipment value of US$85.2 million slipped 9.2% on quarter but rose 21.9% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.

Synnex November revenues increase

Dec 6, 16:28

Taiwan-based 3C channel distributor in Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$26 billion (US$861 million) for November 2011, increasing 2.8% on month and 9.2% on year.

CMI likely may relocate OEM business to Foxconn after restructuring, say sources

Dec 6, 11:36

While the corporate restructuring at Chimei Innolux (CMI) touched off by the resignation of its chairman Liao Ching-siang is still underway, recent market speculations have indicated that the chance is high for CMI incumbent CEO Hsing-Chien Tuan to be elected as the new chairman and that CMI's OEM...

Worldwide server shipments grew 7%; revenues 5% in 3Q11, says Gartner

Nov 30, 14:18

Worldwide server shipments in the third quarter of 2011 grew 7.2% on year, while revenues increased 5.2% on year, according to Gartner.

Asustek launches solutions for private cloud computing

Nov 24, 14:40

Asustek Computer, on November 23, launched a new solution – Asus Cloud – for the private cloud computing market and will also rename its subsidiary, Asus WebStorage, that primarily handles cloud computing business to Asus Cloud.

Cloud computing player Wyse acquisition of Trellia to benefit Inventec

Nov 24, 01:00

Cloud client computing solution player Wyse Technology's recent acquisition of cloud computing infrastructure management player Trellia is expected to benefit its major ODM partner Inventec in terms of shipment volume, according to sources from the cloud computing industry.

Server vendors worry about 1Q12 business due to Intel reportedly delaying launch of Romley platform

Nov 23, 15:43

Intel has not yet launched its new server processor platform Romley and may delay the launch for about a quarter until February-March 2012, causing worries among Taiwan-based vendors that expected business opportunities from replacement servers in the first quarter of 2012 may be delayed, according...

Asustek tapping private cloud market

Nov 21, 10:19

Asustek Computer has offered cloud computing-based total solutions to compete for orders for private clouds and to promote its servers, according to the company.

Storage solution supplier Promise launches new private cloud solution

Nov 17, 15:59

Taiwan-based RAID storage solution supplier Promise Technology has cooperated with Taiwan's Institute for Information Industry to launch on November 16 its SmartApp cloud storage service system.

Foxconn announces growth in 3Q11; may face challenges in 4Q11

Nov 15, 14:26

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$863.29 billion (US$28.58 billion) for the third quarter, up 9.8% sequentially; however, the company's consolidated gross margin declined on quarter to only 7.05% with net profits of NT$19.18 billion and EPS at...

AMD announces two new server platforms in China

Nov 15, 01:20

AMD, on November 14, announced its latest 16-core Opteron 6200 series server processors, previously codenamed Interlagos, in Beijing, China with server players such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell, Acer, Asustek Computer and Supermicro, will all launch related systems and motherboard products.

AMD Ready Solutions to help accelerate data center deployments

Nov 10, 15:54

AMD has announced Ready Solutions for servers, a collaborative effort with server platform manufacturers to provide a broad portfolio of ready-to-market AMD Opteron 6200 Series processor-based motherboards worldwide through authorized AMD distributors.

ODM PC supply may be 10% short in December 2011, 1Q12 due to HDD shortages, say PC vendors

Nov 7, 11:17

The global ODM supply of PCs, due to short supply of hard disk drives (HDDs) arising from the flooding in Thailand, may be short of demand by 10% in December 2011 and the first quarter of 2012, according to PC vendors including Hewlett-Packard, Dell and Acer.

Micron expands LRDIMM portfolio for servers

Nov 4, 16:49

In addition to the standard densities of 8GB, 16GB and 32GB, which are sampling in high volume to several customers, Micron Technology has introduced a 64GB LRDIMM to meet the ever-growing density requirements of servers.

Dell to expand Taiwan Design Center staff for cloud computing business

Nov 4, 01:00

Dell on November 3 announced additional investment in Taiwan to mainly expand staff at its Taiwan Design Center from 600 members currently to 700 in an attempt to strengthen its ability to provide cloud computing solutions for business users in the Taiwan market.

Taiwan server shipments to return stable after election in 1Q12

Nov 3, 01:25

Although server shipments in Taiwan in the first two quarters of 2011 saw over 10% on-year growth compared to the same period in 2010 and the volume in the third quarter is also expected to have performed strongly, the volume in the fourth quarter may not see as strong performance as in the previous...

Qisda reports losses for 3Q11

Oct 27, 01:30

Qisda has reported a net loss of NT$350 million (US$11.62 million) or NT$0.17 per share for the third quarter of 2011. For the January-September period, net losses amounted to NT$1.4 billion or NT$0.71 per share.

Foxconn expected to achieve growth in profits and gross margins in 3Q11 and 4Q11

Oct 25, 14:19

Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) third-quarter gross margin is expected to be higher than the 7.3% recorded in the second quarter with EPS to also likely to be above NT$1.30 (US$0.43), higher than the NT$1.21 in the second quarter, according to market watchers.

Fire strikes Foxconn Shandong plants

Sep 27, 14:58

Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry's) plants in Shandong province, China, were struck by a fire this morning (September 27). No employees are reported to have been harmed. Commenting on the incident, Foxconn pointed out that the fire has already been put out and it believes the fire was...

Samsung supplies server DRAM for Microsoft data center

Sep 26, 14:21

Samsung Electronics has announced that its 30nm-class DDR3 memory is being adopted by Microsoft in its virtualized data center.

HP likely to cancel plans to spin off PC unit

Sep 23, 01:15

Hewlett-Packard (HP) may back off from its previous announcement to spin off its PC business unit if CEO Leo Apotheker is ousted as is being reported, according to notebook makers. HP is expected to ship 37-38 million notebooks in 2011.

Taiwan market: Server shipments up 11.6% sequentially in 2Q11, says IDC

Sep 21, 16:56

There were 20,128 servers shipped in the Taiwan market during the second quarter of 2011, increasing 11.6% on quarter and 14.4% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.

Lenovo becomes third-largest PC brand in 2Q11, says IHS iSuppli

Sep 20, 15:03

Capitalizing on strong sales in China and the US - as well as on a weak performance by close rival Acer - Lenovo in the second quarter rose one rank to became the world's third-largest PC brand, according to the new IHS iSuppli Compute Platforms Market Tracker from information and analysis provider...

IPC player Ibase spends NT$347 million to expand capacity

Sep 20, 01:35

Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) player Ibase announced it will spend NT$347 million (US$11.63 million) to purchase land property and production plants in Taiwan to expand its capacity. However, due to the company will not be able to move the related equipment and production lines from its rented plants...

A new wave of PC price cuts may approach Europe market

Sep 19, 15:59

Europe is expected to experience another wave of PC price cuts after the price war triggered by Acer's inventory digestion earlier in the year, as Acer's former-CEO Gianfranco Lanci has joined Lenovo as a consultant and is expected to assist Lenovo in expanding its market share in Europe, according...

PC ODMs to increase R&D expenses to develop multi-platform products in 2012

Sep 16, 01:10

PC ODMs are likely to be required to increase their R&D expenses substantially in 2012 to cope with demand from branded PC vendors, including Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer, Dell and Asustek Computer who all plan to launch multi-platform products, according to industry sources.

Samsung develops 1.25V DDR3 modules for servers

Sep 15, 14:33

Samsung Electronics announced on September 15 that it has developed DDR3 registered dual inline memory modules (RDIMMs) designed for use in low-power enterprise server systems at a 1.25 voltage.

IDF 2011: Intel CEO outlines company plans to lead future of computing

Sep 14, 16:51

Intel has announced a new effort with Google that aims to accelerate Intel's business in smartphones.

PC shipments to slow to 3.8% growth in 2011; to increase 10.9% in 2012, says Gartner

Sep 9, 16:05

Worldwide PC shipment growth is on pace to total 364 million units in 2011, a 3.8% increase from 2010, according to the latest preliminary forecast by Gartner. PC shipments are forecast to see better growth by the end 2012, when shipments are expected to reach 404 million units, a 10.9% increase from...

Asustek, NCHC to build super graphics processing unit in Taiwan

Sep 9, 12:26

Asustek Computer, on September 8, announced that the company has finished establishing the largest ever GPU supercomputer in Taiwan with cooperation from the Taiwan government-backed National Center for High-performance Computing (NCHC).

Asia-based PC vendors may develop regional OS in 20 years, says Acer founder

Sep 9, 11:46

Branded PC vendors in Asia will have opportunities to develop PC operating systems, in 20 years or less, for Asia if they are able to control the global PC market after US businesses, including Hewlett-Packard (HP), abandon the PC market for more value-added products, according to Acer founder Stan...

Branded PC vendors and OEMs to compete for PC orders from India government

Sep 9, 01:20

The government of India plans to release orders for several million PCs through international bidding, which has not only attracted first-tier branded PC vendors but also PC OEMs including Quanta Computer, Pegatron Technology and Clevo to participate in the competition, according to industry sources...

AMD expands desktop lineup of AMD Fusion APUs

Sep 8, 16:48

CPU maker AMD has announced availability of its new A-series Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) A4-3300 and A4-3400 desktop processors, bringing the entry-level desktop APU price down to US$70.