Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Green energy | 5h 38min ago
TXC to increase TCXO capacity by 200%
Bits + chips | 5h 43min ago
MILC to enjoy growth in both worldwide and Taiwan sales
IT + CE | 5h 48min ago
Taiwan market: HTC recaptures top handset vendor ranking in April
Mobile + telecom | 5h 53min ago
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 5h 58min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 6h 3min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 6h 8min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 6h 13min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 6h 18min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 10h 24min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 10h 34min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 10h 36min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 10h 37min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 11h 30min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 11h 49min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 11h 51min ago
June TV panel prices to be flat
Displays | May 23, 01:25
TV panel prices are likely to stay flat in June, according to industry sources. TV sales in China during the May 1 holidays were not as high as expected,...
LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
LED | May 23, 01:20
Second-quarter 2012 LED prices have been flat, according to industry sources. Demand has been high pushing capacity utilization rates to remain high. If prices...
Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
Green energy | May 23, 01:15
Taiwan-based solar cell makers plan to increase prices as demand has been high. Solar wafer firms hope to follow suit.
Compal is expected to ship 2-3 million notebooks to Samsung in 2012
Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
IT + CE | May 23, 01:00
Samsung Electronics has for the first time outsourced notebook production and released initial ODM orders to Compal Electronics, with shipments to begin in June 2012, according to Taiwan-based notebook supply chain makers.
Taiwan April manufacturing index down
May 23, 16:29
Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
May 23, 12:13
Taiwan April unemployment rate slightly down
May 23, 12:09
AMD prepares low-voltage CPUs for Windows 8 tablet PCs
May 22, 16:07
Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
May 22, 14:17
Taiwan attracts January-April foreign direct investment of over US$1.8 billion
May 22, 11:22
Acer, Asustek to launch netbooks with upgraded Atom processor in 3Q12
May 22, 01:40
Intel pushes new battery solutions to reduce ultrabook cost
May 22, 01:30
Samsung reducing DSC outsourcing to Taiwan makers
May 22, 01:20
Foxconn setting up component factory for Apple products in eastern China, says media
May 22, 01:10
Taiwan sees decreased April export order value
May 21, 16:30
Tizen-based devices to appear in 2H12
May 21, 16:14
Advantech to deploy marketing offices in third-level cities in China in 2H12
May 21, 11:23
- Taiwan notebook ODMs
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- Android
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Although notebook vendors were optimistic about the demand for ultrabooks, Acer's change in its ultrabook...
Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
May 22, 11:25
International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
May 22, 01:15
China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
May 21, 16:16
China market: Booming sales of Windows Phones could be short-lived, say sources
May 21, 12:49
Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
May 23, 15:46
Samsung plans to deliver memory, MCP parts directly to HTC, Transcend, say sources
May 23, 15:39
North America fab tool book-to-bill slips in April 2012, says SEMI
May 23, 14:56
TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
May 23, 14:07
HiSilicon licenses ARM Mali GPUs for smart connected devices
Newswatch | May 23, 11:22
Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
May 23, 01:30
Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
May 23, 01:10
Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
May 23, 01:05
Career to ramp up FPCB capacity by 30% in 2H12
May 22, 15:23
Hermes Microvision lists on OTC market
May 22, 14:43
Packaging and testing firms see mobile DRAM orders rise
May 22, 14:07
KYEC steps into testing of image sensor ICs
May 22, 12:23
Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
May 22, 12:20
Nuvoton looks to strong sales in May and June
May 21, 16:19
Taiwan 1Q12 semiconductor production value down 3.1% sequentially, says IEK
May 21, 16:18
Faraday tapes out 40nm ASICs for 4G LTE base stations, says paper
Newswatch | May 21, 15:33
MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
May 21, 14:38
Taimide completes phase-1 of new polyimide factory
May 21, 10:26
DRAM share of average smartphone BOM falls by half, says IHS
May 21, 10:25
- Micron in talks to acquire Elpida
Micron Technology has confirmed it is engaged in discussions with Elpida Memory's trustees to acquire...
- Mobile memory market boom continues
According to IHS iSuppli, smartphones and tablets will act as key catalysts for continued healthy growth...
- Taiwan IC distributors mixed on 2Q12 outlook
Taiwan-based IC distributors have mixed outlooks for the second quarter of 2012. WPG has expressed...
- 28nm chips in short supply at TSMC
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) 28nm foundry capacity has been short of demand...
TPV steps up LCD TV production
May 23, 16:26
China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
May 23, 12:00
New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
May 23, 11:51
3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
May 23, 10:19
Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
May 23, 10:11
CMI, AUO see decreasing production costs due to declining equipment depreciation costs
May 22, 01:35
China TV makers to further expand products abroad
May 22, 01:00
China market: Demand for direct-type LED TVs expected to grow
May 21, 16:26
BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
May 21, 16:15
Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
May 21, 10:48
China government to subsidize energy-saving consumer electronics
- Makers move to avoid China LCD tariffs
China raised tariffs for LCD panels on April 1, 2012. Both local and foreign makers in the supply chain...
- China TV market
China has become the biggest TV market in the world. Its local brands, such as TCL, are posing strong...
China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
May 23, 11:34
Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
May 22, 01:25
Taiwan LED manufacturers to use silicon substrates for producing LED chips
May 22, 01:05
Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
May 21, 15:38
LED industry sees high capacity utilization rates due to growing orders in 2Q12
China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
May 23, 11:26
Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
May 22, 15:42
Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
Newswatch | May 22, 15:28
GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
May 22, 14:09
US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
May 21, 11:57
Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
May 21, 11:19
Solar wafer firms in Taiwan hope to return to profitability
- US government levies heavy anit-dumping duties on China solar firms
US government announced on May 17 the anti-dumping duties on China-based solar firms.
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
- 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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- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
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- 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
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