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Tuesday 20 September 2011
Asustek expects 4Q11 notebook shipments to be at 3.6 million units
Taiwan-based notebook brand vendor Asustek Computer expects its notebook shipments in the fourth quarter to be at around 3.6 million units if the overall global economy does not fluctuate...
Tuesday 6 September 2011
Notebook players limit initial Ultrabook shipment volume below 50,000 units
First-tier notebook brand vendors Acer, Lenovo, Toshiba and Asustek Computer, understanding that demand for notebooks is unlikely to recover in the fourth quarter, while Apple's products...
Thursday 1 September 2011
Compal reduces annual notebook shipments to 42 million units
Compal Electronics has reduced its notebook shipment forecast for 2011 from 48 million units originally to 42 million units, while its shipment forecast for LCD TVs has also dropped...
Friday 19 August 2011
Taiwan 2011 economic growth lowered to 4.81%
Taiwan's economic growth in 2011 has been lowered to 4.81% from 5.01% projected in July due to impacts of the financial problems in Euope and the US, according to the Directorate...
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Grounded on developing open economy Hangzhou continuously advancing four industries
As one of the core cities around the Yangtze River Delta in Chinese mainland, Hangzhou characterized itself with an open economy development mode. During the period of the Eleventh...
Thursday 11 August 2011
Compal sees drop in July revenues and notebook shipments
Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$55.95 billion (US$1.93 billion) for July, down 6% on month, with combined consolidated revenues from January to July also...
Thursday 23 June 2011
Notebook industry may not see peak season effects in 2H11
The notebook industry is unlikely to return to its usual seasonal pattern of having shipment proportions of 4:6 for the first and the second halves in 2011 as the US and Europe are...
Friday 20 May 2011
Taiwan sees 1Q11 economic growth of 6.55%
Taiwan posted an economic growth rate - on-year growth in real GDP - of 6.55% for first-quarter 2011, according to statistics released by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...
Tuesday 26 April 2011
Taiwan March manufacturing production index rises
Taiwan recorded manufacturing production index (2006 as base year) of 143.08 for March 2011, increasing 25.91% on month and 14.37% on year, according to statistics released by the...
Friday 18 February 2011
Taiwan sees 4Q10 economic growth of 6.92%
Taiwan has posted an on-year growth in real GDP of 6.92% for the fourth quarter and 10.82% for the entire 2010, according to preliminary figures released by the Directorate General...
Thursday 10 February 2011
Rising exchange rates of Asia currencies benefits US PC vendors
US-based PC vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP), Dell and Apple are gaining advantages as exchange rates of Asia Pacific currencies to the US dollar are rising quickly, according...
Wednesday 26 January 2011
Taiwan-based IC distributors bullish on 2011 growth
With demand for semiconductor products remaining steady and more new applications emerging, IC distributors such as WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics, Zenitron and Techmosa International...
Tuesday 18 January 2011
WT Micro aims for US$3 billion in annual revenues within 3 years, says company chairman
With strong growth in the notebook, tablet PC and smartphone markets, a booming Asian economy and new applications, IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects annual revenues to reach...
Tuesday 21 December 2010
LCD panel market to be better in 2011, says AUO executive VP
With limited capacity expansion in 2010, and only South Korea's LG Display having ramped up capacity substantially in the past two years, LCD panel supply and demand will be more...
Tuesday 23 November 2010
Blu-ray disc drive penetration will not see giant boost
Although the price of the Blu-ray disc (BD) drives has already dropped from US$100 to about US$70-80, market penetration of BD drives in 2010 is unlikely to see strong growth compared...
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