Notebook vendors to push ultra-like notebook models

Apr 26, 01:20

The high prices of second-generation ultrabooks which are set to appear in early June of around US$1,000 are unlikely to help them win-over consumers; therefore, notebook vendors...

Applied Materials holds solar technology innovation summit conference in China

Apr 20, 12:11

Applied Materials' Solar Technology Center in Xi'an, western China, will hold a solar technology innovation summit on April 20, according to the company. The center is an R&D...

TSMC capex budget hike to benefit equipment and materials suppliers, say sources

Apr 12, 14:44

The decision by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to raise its capex budget for 2012 will benefit suppliers and distributors of semiconductor equipment in Taiwan,...

Applied Materials introduces advanced CVD films to enable metal oxide-based high resolution displays

Mar 21, 12:25

Applied Materials has announced new PECVD film technology to produce higher-performance, high-resolution displays for next-generation tablet PCs and TVs. Available on Applied's AKT-PECVD...

New iPad costs more to produce, IHS teardown reveals

Mar 20, 15:49

The new iPad, equipped with 32GB of NAND flash memory and 4G LTE wireless capability, carries a bill of materials (BOM) of US$364.35, according to a teardown analysis by IHS iSuppli...

BenQ Materials offers contact lenses for own-brand sale

Mar 20, 01:35

BenQ Materials, a Taiwan-based maker of polarizers, on March 19 unveiled its new product, gas-permeable silicon hydrogel disposable contact lenses for sale under its own brand MiaCare...

Corning and Samsung Mobile Display form new OLED glass venture

Feb 6, 15:03

Corning and Samsung Mobile Display have signed an agreement to establish a new equity venture for the manufacture of specialty glass substrates for the rapidly expanding organic light...

Chang Wah seeing orders for driver IC-use packaging materials surge

Jan 19, 17:00

Chang Wah Electromaterials, which distributes packaging materials and equipment for the semiconductor and LCD industries, expects orders for COF (chip-on-film) packaging materials...

Apple suppliers to start preparing materials for iTV in 1Q12, say sources

Dec 27, 10:55

The supply chain of Apple will start preparing materials for iTV sets in the first quarter of 2012 in order to meet Apple's schedule to launch the new display products in the second...

IC packaging materials market to reach US$25.7 billion by 2015, says SEMI

Dec 16, 13:58

The market for semiconductor packaging materials, including thermal interface materials, is expected to reach US$22.8 billion in 2011 and grow to US$25.7 billion by 2015, according...

Chi Mei Materials to run at 80% capacity in 4Q11

Dec 15, 01:10

Polarizer film maker Chi Mei Materials Technology is expected to run at 80% of its capacity in the fourth quarter of 2011 with the quarter's profitability to be higher than that recorded...

Ultrabooks to lead to development of various chassis materials, say makers

Dec 9, 15:37

The development of notebooks will be toward slimness over the next two to three years due to the promotion of ultrabooks, and the use of various materials/processes for making chassis...

MLCC material supplier PDC cautious about 4Q11

Nov 25, 11:55

Prosperity Dielectrics Company (PDC), which mainly supplies powder materials to multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitor (MLCC) makers, has said weak end-market demand will negatively affect...

Applied Materials completes Varian takeover

Nov 14, 10:54

Applied Materials has completed its acquisition of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates. This takeover enhances Applied's portfolio with ion implantation technology, a market...

Laser Tek expects November, December revenues to fall

Nov 10, 16:14

Laser Tek, a supplier of SMD (surface-mount-device) packaging materials and semiconductor equipment, expects to report on-month drops in revenues for November and December. Passive...

ShineMore gearing up for niche-market CCLs

Nov 4, 15:25

ShineMore Technology Materials, a maker of copper clad laminates (CCL), has revealed plans to grow the ratio of niche-market products in company revenues to 50% in 2012 from 27% estimated...

AZ Electronic to open new plant in Taiwan

Oct 20, 16:46

AZ Electronic Materials, which produces specialty chemical materials used in the manufacture of ICs and flat panel displays, recently held a ground-breaking ceremony for a new manufacturing...

Fiber glass fabric makers post over 10% drops in September revenues

Oct 11, 13:57

Taiwan-based Fulltech Fiber Glass, Glotech Industrial and Baotek Industrial Materials, suppliers of fiber glass fabrics for PCB bonding sheets and laminates, all saw their revenues...

Chi Mei Materials competing for orders for polarizer films in China

Sep 23, 01:20

Polarizer film maker Chi Mei Materials Technology, in view of fast growing demand from TFT-LCD panel makers in China, has set up a wholly owned subsidiary in eastern China specifically...

Lextar, G-Tech, Chimei Materials to debut on TSE

Sep 20, 12:10

Panel component suppliers such as LED player Lextar, surface glass maker G-Tech Optoelectronics (G-Tech) and light guide plate maker Chimei Materials are expect to debut on the Taiwan...

PSU maker ENG Electronic cuts into aluminum material supply industry

Sep 15, 01:25

Power supply unit (PSU) maker ENG Electronic has recently cut into the aluminum material supply industry and will start shipping aluminum materials and ingots to chassis makers such...

Niching expects flat or slight growth in 3Q11 revenues

Sep 1, 11:59

IC material distributor Niching Industrial expects revenues to stay flat or grow slightly in the third quarter of 2011, reflecting weak demand from the memory IC substrate sector,...

Applied Materials announces system for solar manufacturing

Sep 1, 10:38

Applied Materials has announced its new Applied Baccini Pegaso solar PV cell manufacturing platform that fabricates electrical circuits on both sides of a solar cell - a process that...

IC material distributor Niching posts revenue decline in July

Aug 12, 16:56

IC material distributor Niching Industrial saw its revenues decline 20% sequentially and 22% on year to NT$87 million (US$3 million) in July, lower than company expectations. For...

SAS merges semiconductor silicon wafer subsidiary of Japan-based Covalent Materials

Aug 12, 11:21

Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS) announced the merger of the semiconductor silicon wafer subsidiary of Japan-based Covalent Materials on August 10. However,...

SAS to buy silicon wafer unit of Covalent for JPY35 billion

Aug 11, 10:17

Sino American Silicon (SAS) has announced plans to acquire the silicon wafer business of Japan's Covalent Materials for JPY35 billion (US$458 million). The business transfer is scheduled...

Solar cell prices to rise 3-5% in August

Jul 28, 13:40

Solar cell makers have notified clients that August quotes will go up by 3-5% to reflect the rising cost of production materials, according to industry sources.

Efun selects Applied Materials system for production of touch screen films

Jul 22, 15:35

Taiwan-based Efun Technology, a manufacturer of critical components for touch screens, LCD monitors and backlight modules, has started to produce flexible substrates coated with indium...

CCL supplier ShineMore applies for OTC listing

Jul 21, 12:05

Copper clad laminate (CCL) maker ShineMore Technology Materials has submitted an application to list on Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) market, according to the company. It is currently...