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Tuesday 9 June 2009
Taiwan LED players eyeing 1.4 million LED streetlamp business from China
Taiwan LED players are looking to grab a portion of the 1.4 million LED streetlamp business that the China government plans to install by the end of 2009, according to market sourc...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Formosa Epitaxy to install more equipment on improved order visibility
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy will install four MOCVD (metal-organic chemical vapor deposition) machines in addition to the seven units it originally planned for full-year...
Tuesday 2 June 2009
Nanya to raise NT$30 billion for migration to 50nm
The board of directors at DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has approved a plan to raise more than NT$15 billion (US$464 million) through a private placement at the end of June. Backed...
Wednesday 27 May 2009
Micron pays back loan borrowed from Inotera
Inotera Memories, on May 26, said it has collected US$85 million from Micron Technology in repayment for a six-month loan to facilitate its acquisition of Qimonda's stake in Inoter...
Friday 8 May 2009
Formosa Epitaxy lands LED orders from LGD
Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy has received LED chip orders from LG Display (LGD) for TV backlighting, according to industry sources.
Monday 20 April 2009
Formosa Plastics to fully back Nanya capital expansion, say sources
The Formosa Plastics Group, the parent company of Taiwan's DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology, will subscribe to new Nanya shares through a private placement, according to company sou...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
Taiwan Memory to submit application for national budget with Micron-Nanya camp to follow suit
Taiwan Memory Company (TMC) plans to submit an application to the government for a budget of no more than NT$30 billion (US$891 million) from the National Development Fund (NDF) before...
Friday 10 April 2009
Micron-Nanya camp to build IP for Taiwan DRAM, asking support from government
The Micron-Nanya camp has similar goals to those of the Taiwan government in respect to restructuring the island's memory-chip industry, according to CJ Wu, chairman of Nanya Technology...
Wednesday 1 April 2009
Commentary: Upstream LED players turning aggressive in downstream lighting market
Taiwan LED chipmakers and packaging houses, such as Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, Everlight Electronics, and Bright LED, are crossing into the general lighting and streetlamp market in...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
LED players remain cautious about recent rebound in market
Taiwan LED players, cautious about the industry's outlook beyond June, have indicated that recent increases in orders may only be a rebound whose momentum may not last long, according...
Monday 23 March 2009
DRAM chipmakers Nanya and Inotera gain capital support from Formosa Plastics
Taiwan's Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have received additional capital of over NT$10 billion (US$296 million) from parent company the Formosa Plastics Group, according to...
Thursday 19 March 2009
LED chipmakers have better order visbility and utilization rates
Taiwan LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, and Opto Tech have all reported sequential increases in their February revenues, with their order visibility and utilization rates...
Thursday 12 March 2009
DRAM maker Nanya to gain funding from parent company, sources say
The Formosa Plastics Group has decided to pour a substantial amount of capital, in the form of equity investment or loans, into its subsidiary Nanya Technology, one of Taiwan's struggling...
Friday 6 March 2009
Formosa Plastics and Nanya look to participate in Taiwan Memory
The Formosa Plastics Group, parent company of DRAM makers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, is prepared to pursue talks with John Hsuan, chairman elect of Taiwan Memory Company...
Friday 27 February 2009
Micron agrees to release DRAM technology to Taiwan
The Formosa Plastics Group, parent company of Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, has assured the Taiwan government that Micron Technology will release more than 2,500 patents...