Last update: Friday 10 February 2012 [3415 news items]
Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
Feb 10, 16:18
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has filed an application with the National Communications Commission (NCC) for approval for operating mobile satellite-based communication service in the Taiwan...
Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
Feb 10, 15:12
The prices of solar wafers and cells have been increasing. However, polysilicon spot price remains flat at US$29.50/kg while the price of solar modules has dropped by EUR0.01/watt.

Commentary: PV demand picking up, but Europe firms still struggling
Feb 10, 11:18
The solar market rebounded slightly before the Lunar New Year holidays. Many firms in the Greater China region experienced increasing capacity utilization rates due to urgent orders...
Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
Feb 10, 01:35
Nokia, Motorola Mobility and Sony Mobile Communications are expected to increase their outsourcing of handsets to Taiwan-based ODMs in 2012 in an effort to regain their global market...
Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
Feb 9, 15:50
The economy was harsh to the solar industry in 2011 as supply exceeds demand. In 2012, Taiwan-based solar cell firms still need to find a solution to prevent being marginalized.

More Taiwan makers stepping into NAND flash production
Feb 9, 14:19
Winbond Electronics has revealed plans to venture into the manufacture of NAND flash memory, joining fellow Taiwan-based memory makers Powerchip Technology and Macronix Internation...
GET seeking cash injection of NT$2.1 billion
Feb 9, 01:30
Solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) plans to issue 50,000 shares to obtain a cash injection. GET shares closed at NT$42.30, meaning GET hopes to obtain NT$2.1 billion...
Cambrios seeking cooperation with Taiwan touch panel makers
Feb 8, 15:50
US-based nano-material provider Cambrios is seeking cooperation with Taiwan-based touch panel makers for the development of display applications optimizing the company's wet-processable...

Intel and AMD low-power processors not price competitive with ARM, say notebook makers
Feb 8, 01:25
While Intel and AMD have been making efforts to develop low power processors for use in smartphones and tablet PCs, they cannot compete with solutions from ARM in terms of price,...
Everlight, Edison Opto see decreasing January revenues
Feb 8, 01:10
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight reported January revenues of NT$1.147 billion (US$39 million), down 10.5% on month and 2.4% on year. According to Everlight, the falling...
Gintech reports falling January revenues
Feb 8, 01:05
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Gintech reported January revenues of NT$1.179 billion (US$40 million), down 11.88% on month and 43.18% on year.

Taiwan January export value decreases
Feb 7, 16:47
Taiwan recorded total export value of US$21.08 billion in January 2012, decreasing 12.0% on month and 16.8% on year, while the total import value of US$20.66 billion fell 4.5% on...
Taiwan market: February LCD monitor sales to grow 10% sequentially
Feb 7, 14:41
Branded LCD vendors in Taiwan including Asustek Computer, Chimei, BenQ and ViewSonic will offer incentives to promote sales to students in the local market upon the beginning of the...
Taiwan market: Delta installs 1,300 LED street lamps in Penghu
Feb 7, 14:25
Delta Electronics has announced the completion of 1,300 LED street lamps in Penghu County, Taiwan.
Feb 7, 11:53
Taiwan's January 2012 consumer price index (CPI) of 108.36 (2006 as base year) rose 0.33% on month and 2.37% on year, while the corresponding wholesale price index (WPI) of 112.66%...
Catcher announces on-year growth in January revenues
Feb 7, 01:25
Catcher Technology announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.82 billion (US$95.19 million) for January, down 13.3% on month, but up 16.7% on year; however, the company's non-consolidated...
Memory module firms see double-digit sales drops in January
Feb 7, 01:20
Revenues at Taiwan's major DRAM module and NAND device manufacturers saw double-digit sequential decreases in January 2012, due to fewer working days caused by the Lunar New Year...

Vendors dropping ultrabook prices in preparation of second-generation models
Feb 7, 01:15
As ultrabooks from brand vendors such as Acer, Lenovo and Hewlett-Packard (HP) are all recently seeing price drops in the North America, sources from retail channel believe that the...
Taiwan to hold first touch exhibition in August 2012
Feb 6, 14:39
The 2012 Touch Taiwan will take place at the Taipei World Trade Center Nangang Exhibition Hall from August 29 to September 1, 2012.
Sapphire substrate maker Wafer Works Optronics reports net loss for 2011
Feb 6, 14:20
Weak demand in the LED market in 2011 caused pricing of upstream sapphire substrates to decrease as well. 2-inch substrates have been quoted around US$8-10/unit.
Taiwan Mobile plans to set up retail network in China
Feb 4, 15:11
Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, plans to extend its self-operated retail network in Taiwan myfone, into China, with 30-50 stores to...
Taiwan DRAM makers post mixed January results
Feb 4, 12:41
Revenues at Nanya Technology registered a 28% sequential increase in January 2012 while Inotera Memories' grew 0.2% on month. Powerchip Technology, however, saw its January sales...
Neo Solar Power reports narrowing net loss for January
Feb 4, 11:03
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) reported fourth-quarter 2011 net losses of NT$1.666 billion (US$56 million). EPS in the fourth quarter were negative NT$4.46. Fourth-quarter...

Taiwan networking equipment makers to expand capacity in 2012
Feb 3, 15:57
Alpha Networks, Gemtek Technology, SerComm and AzureWave Technologies, four Taiwan-based makers of networking/communication devices/equipment, plan to expand their production capacities...
Taiwan graphics card vendors see over 2 million shipments in 2011, says paper
Newswatch - Feb 3, 14:33
Taiwan-based graphics card vendors and makers, Asustek Computer, Micro-Star International (MSI), Gigabyte Technology and PowerColor (TUL), each shipped more than two million graphics...
Chip demand picking up, say Taiwan IC designers
Feb 3, 13:59
Taiwan-based fabless IC firms have recently landed an influx of short lead-time orders from clients that had been keeping inventory lean due to the uncertain market outlook, according...
FST, SAS, Wafer Works expected to benefit from closure of Sumco silicon wafer factories
Feb 3, 11:16
Japan-based Sumco will reorganize its business operations closing a 12-inch and an 8-inch semiconductor silicon wafer factory in Japan. The closures are expected to benefit Taiwan-based...

Taiwan analog IC firms gearing up for switch to 8-inch wafers
Feb 3, 01:10
Taiwan-based fabless analog IC firms are all expected to carry out their transition to 8-inch wafers in 2012, according to industry sources. The move will help improve their cost...
LG to increase purchases of handset parts and components from Taiwan, say sources
Feb 2, 15:50
Buoyed by strong sales of its high-end Optimus LTE smartphones, LG Electronics is expected to increase its purchases of handset parts and components from Taiwan makers in 2012, according...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD monitor shipments decline in 4Q11
Feb 2, 01:25
Shipments of LCD monitors by Taiwan makers totaled 27.46 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, down 5.7% sequentially and 13.1% on year, according to data compiled by Digitimes...
Notebook shipments expected to rise significantly in 2H12
Feb 2, 01:10
Notebook shipments, benefiting from the recovery of hard drive shortages and launch of Windows 8 in the third quarter, are expected to rise significantly in the second half, compared...
Taiwan 2011 economic growth lowered to 4.03%
Feb 1, 11:22
Taiwan's GDP growth in 2011 has been downward adjusted to 4.03% from 4.51% projected in November 2011, according to the latest estimates by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...
Taiwan LED chipmakers expect 1Q12 LED TV backlight shipments to rise
Feb 1, 01:20
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Genesis Photonics and Formosa Epitaxy indicate that capacity utilization rates in first-quarter 2012 should be able to reach around 70-80%. In addition,...

January capacity utilization rates of solar cell makers increase
Feb 1, 01:15
Urgent orders have caused Taiwan-based solar cell firms to experience increasing capacity utilization rates in January. According to Solartech, capacity utilization rate was around...

Qualcomm Mirasol technology secures more orders
Feb 1, 01:05
Qualcomm MEMS Technologies' (QMT) Mirasol display technology has been securing orders from South Korea-, China- and Taiwan-based e-book reader customers. Qualcomm indicated its second...

- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Marvell and Google Team Up to Transform TV into the Command Center for the 'Connected Lifestyle'
- Marvell Launches Breakthrough Smart Energy Management Platforms for Appliances and LED Lighting Solutions
- Digi-Key announces global distribution agreement with Marktech Optoelectronics
- Valuable LED lighting - Ecomaa Dimmable LED MR16
- American Based Porsche Showroom Complements its HighEnd Automobiles with GlacialLight LED Lights
- 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
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
- Isolated power factor corrected offline regulator needs no opto
- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
10-Feb-2012 markets closed
| Last | Change |
| TAIEX (TSE) | 7862.27 | -48.51 | -0.61% |

| TSE electronic | 294.11 | -2.94 | -0.99% |

| GTSM (OTC) | 115.45 | +0.00 | +0% |

| OTC electronic | 150.67 | -0.14 | -0.09% |

- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011

Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...

MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...

The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...

Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- 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.
























