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Thursday 16 June 2011
Digital camera chassis maker AVY expects flat performance in 2011
Taiwan-based digital camera chassis maker AVY Precision, facing downstream clients demanding price cuts, and a supply shortage of LCD panels and lenses, expects its revenues and profits...
Wednesday 15 June 2011
Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant near completion
State-run Taiwan Power Company (Taipower) has finished 93% of the construction of Taiwan's fourth nuclear power plant located in the northeastern coast, with main buildings and installation...
Tuesday 14 June 2011
Global hard drive shipments to grow 15-20% sequentially in 3Q11, estimates Min Aik
Taiwan-based hard drive component maker Min Aik Technology, calculated from its orders, has estimated that global hard drive shipments will grow 15-20% sequentially in the third quarter...
Thursday 9 June 2011
Taiwan market: Digital camera sales to increase 10% on year in 2011
Taiwan's digital camera sales in 2011 are expected to increase 10% on year, up from around one million units in 2010 with Sony and Canon both aiming to become the leader of Taiwan's...
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Taiwan debates over necessity of nuclear power
Arguments over the use nuclear power have been heating up in Taiwan since Japan's earthquake on March 11. Germany's recent announcement of shutting down all nuclear power plants before...
Friday 3 June 2011
Soaring semiconductor inventory mitigates impact of Japan disaster in 1Q11, says IHS iSuppli
Normally a cause for concern, excess inventory actually served as a boon for the global semiconductor industry in the first quarter of 2011 alleviating the severity of component shortages...
Friday 3 June 2011
Delta Electronics begins use of 3 zero-carbon classrooms in Taiwan
Delta Electronics on June 2 inaugurated three zero-carbon classrooms, an energy-saving educational facility, inside three elementary schools located in northern, central and southern...
Thursday 2 June 2011
Semiconductor on-year sales growth encouraging, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors totaled US$24.7 billion in April 2011, up 3.9% from US$23.7 billion a year earlier, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales,...
Wednesday 1 June 2011
Demand for aluminum capacitors remains strong 2 months after Japan earthquake
Demand for aluminum capacitors has remained strong recently although not as high as the levels recorded in April after the March 11 earthquake in Japan. Some Taiwan makers will continue...
Thursday 26 May 2011
Japan's prime minister to announce new energy plan in G8 meeting
Japan's prime minister Naoto Kan is expected to announce his government's new energy plan, the "Sunrise Plan," at the G8 meeting taking place on May 26-27 in France.
Wednesday 25 May 2011
Coretronic to become Apple supplier
Rumors have surfaced that Taiwan-based backlight module maker Coretronic will become a supplier for Apple's iPad. The shipment penetration rate of Coretronic's BLUs for LED TVs reached...
Thursday 19 May 2011
In odd twist, Japan earthquake delivers price stability for large LCDs, says IHS iSuppli
In a strange turn of events, the Japan disaster has caused prices of large-size liquid crystal display (LCD) panels for some applications to rise and for others to decline slightly,...
Thursday 19 May 2011
Thinking shipping protective components to Apple, say sources
Thinking Electronic, which mainly makes protective components for power supplies, reportedly has landed windfall orders from Apple after the Japan earthquake with shipments beginning...
Tuesday 17 May 2011
HP places strong notebook orders in May and June
First-tier notebook brand vendor Hewlett-Packard (HP) has recently notified its upstream component partners that its component shortage issues have already been resolved with its notebook...
Thursday 12 May 2011
Shortage of smartphone and tablet PC components emerging
Despite both upstream and downstream PC and smartphone players claiming to have not seen any component shortages and that they will see normal supplies until the end of May 2011, sources...