Foxconn denies promises to invest in Kaohsiung Harbor Systems - Stockwatch | Mar 10, 17:30 | | Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has issued a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) commenting on recent reports stating that the company has backed out of promises to the Kaohsiung City government to establish a global shipping hub at Kaohsiung Harbor in the southern port city of Taiwan. Foxconn stated that the company never made any firm agreement to invest in Kaohsiung Harbor. Read more | |  |
| CPT, Innolux see February revenues down on month Displays | Mar 10, 12:18 | | Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and Innolux Display saw sequential revenue drops for February of 3.3% and 16.42%, respectively. Read more | | |
| DRAM maker PSC says 2010 capex to top NT$10 billion Bits + chips | Mar 10, 11:56 | | Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), Taiwan's second-largest DRAM maker in 2009 by revenues, has set a capex goal of NT$10-11 billion (US$315-346 million) for 2010, according to the company. The majority of the planned spending is to upgrade equipment for the company's shift to 45nm process production. Read more | | |
| | | | | Compal sees on-month revenue drop in February 2010 Systems | Mar 10, 16:28 Compal Electronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$68.86 billion (US$2.15 billion) for February 2010, down 6.2% on month, but up 77% on year,... Read more | | Arcadyan looks to 30% revenue growth in 2010 Systems | Mar 10, 12:09 Network equipment maker Arcadyan Technology expects its 2010 revenues to grow by 30% from NT$11.487 billion (US$360.66 million) it recorded in 2009,... Read more | Motherboard makers see on-month drops in February 2010 revenues Mobos | Mar 10, 16:38 First-tier motherboard makers Asustek Computer, Pegatron Technology, Gigabyte Technology and Micro-Star International (MSI) have all seen on-month drops... Read more | | Young Fast 2009 profits almost NT$3 billion Displays | Mar 10, 17:07 Taiwan-based touch panel maker Young Fast Optoelectronics generated a net profit of NT$2.97 billion (US$90.4 million) for 2009, equivalent to net EPS... Read more | Sony to ship 20-25 million LCD TVs in 2010, says Sony Taiwan Displays | Mar 10, 17:07 Sony aims to ship 20-25 million LCD TVs in 2010 worldwide of which six million will be LED-backlit models, and 3D LCD TV shipments are expected to reach... Read more | | Coretronic reports 6% sequential drop for February revenues Displays | Mar 10, 16:58 Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic has posted consolidated revenues of NT$6.7 billion (US$210.99 million) for February, down 6.08% on... Read more | Delta to use AMTC 3.5G CF line for e-paper production Displays | Mar 10, 12:15 Delta Electronics on March 9 won rights to use a 3.5G color filter (CF) production line owned by Allied Material Technology (AMTC) through an open-bid,... Read more | | Kenmec board of directors approves EMS business spin-off Bits + chips | Mar 10, 15:55 Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, which specializes in industrial automation equipment, has announced plans to spin off its EMS unit have been approved... Read more | TSMC reports revenue growth for February 2010 Bits + chips | Mar 10, 14:44 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw revenues for February 2010 grow just 0.1% on month to NT$29.2 billion (US$919 million). The February... Read more | | SanDisk drops patent lawsuit against Transcend Bits + chips - Stockwatch | Mar 10, 12:12 Transcend Information has announced that it has received notification from the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin that SanDisk has... Read more | Supply of passive components tightens Bits + chips | Mar 10, 12:10 The supply-demand gap of some types of multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitors (MLCCs) and specialty polymer aluminum electrolytic capacitors (SP-Caps) has... Read more | | Solar cell maker DelSolar to expand capacity by 900MWp Bits + chips | Mar 10, 11:52 DelSolar, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, on March 9 announced the establishment of a new factory of solar cells and photovoltaic... Read more | Heraeus sets up R&D center in Taiwan; PV silver paste factory to arrive in 2012 Bits + chips | Mar 10, 11:43 Germany-based Heraeus on March 9 announced the establishment of an R&D center in northern Taiwan at an initial investment of NT$60 million (US$1.88... Read more | | Winbond to raise NOR flash prices Bits + chips | Mar 10, 11:30 Winbond Electronics is looking to raise prices for NOR flash memory by 5% to reflect tight capacity, while Macronix International Company (MXIC) may... Read more |
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Systems | Optical disc makers CMC, Ritek see mixed on-year growth in February 2010 revenues Stockwatch | Mar 10, 16:23 | | | | | Acer ascends, as PC market defies expectations in 2009, says iSuppli Mar 10, 15:49 | | | | | Taiwan market: Canon aims at 15% growth in 2010 sales revenues Mar 10, 14:09 | | | | | Navigation application providers turn to social networking, says iSuppli Mar 10, 12:34 | | | | |
Mobos | Advantech to acquire Germany-based industrial PC firm DLoG Mar 10, 11:38 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Mobile WiMAX chipset shipments boom in 2009, but overall market stays flat, says Maravedis Mar 10, 17:31 | | | | | IC Insights raises chip market forecast for 2010 Mar 10, 16:41 | | | | | Raydium February 2010 revenues drop 16% Mar 10, 16:26 | | | | | Elan denies US$70 million settlement with Apple Stockwatch | Mar 10, 15:56 | | | | | Taiwan-based passive component makers report double-digit decline in February 2010 Mar 10, 15:49 | | | | | Chip resistor maker Ta-I enters ceramic heat sink substrate market Mar 10, 15:30 | | | | | Polytronics posts growth in February 2010 thanks to shipments of heat sink substrates Mar 10, 14:58 | | | | | SMIC to cut 10% of employees Newswatch | Mar 10, 14:07 | | | | | PQI sees February 2010 sales drop on month, expects rebound in March Mar 10, 14:05 | | | | | IMEC and Synopsys collaborate on 3D stacked IC development Mar 10, 14:03 | | | | | Pixart, Ralink both see revenues grow in February Mar 10, 11:48 | | | | |
Telecom | Ericsson to expand purchases of 3.5G, LTE and IPTV products in Taiwan, says paper Mar 10, 15:35 | | | | | Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Vmax sets 2010 capex at NT$1.5 billion Mar 10, 12:33 | | | | | Nokia not keeping up with smartphone performance leaps, says Ovum Mar 10, 12:31 | | | |
| Gigabyte closes gap with Asustek in motherboard shipments Mobos | Mar 9, 13:52 | | Gigabyte Technology's motherboard shipments are estimated to have reached 3.1-3.3 million units for the first two months of 2010, tied up with Asustek Computer's shipment estimate of 3.2-3.3 million units, according to market watchers. Read more | | |
| SanDisk begins to supply NAND flash wafers, say memory module makers Bits + chips | Mar 9, 10:16 | | Taiwan-based NAND flash device makers including A-Data Technology, Transcend Information and Power Quotient International (PQI), and flash controller supplier Phison Electronics have begun to source NAND flash wafers from SanDisk, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
| Handset component makers set to see revenues decline faster than expected in 1Q10 Telecom | Mar 9, 14:37 | | Three major Taiwan-based handset component makers – Merry Electronics, Ichia Technologies and Silitech Technology – have all turned more conservative over their revenue outlooks for the first quarter of 2010, predicting the first-quarter revenues to drop at a rate faster than originally expected. Read more | | |
| | | | | Chicony sees on-month revenue growth in February Systems | Mar 9, 14:56 Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.93 billion (US$123.39 million) for February 2010,... Read more | | Quanta, Wistron and Inventec see February 2010 revenues down on month Systems | Mar 9, 13:45 First-tier notebook makers Quanta Computer, Wistron and Inventec saw a sequential drop in their February 2010 consolidated revenues mainly because of... Read more | Asustek subsidiary eyeing AMD southbridge design orders Mobos | Mar 9, 16:22 IC designer ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer, is reportedly striving for AMD southbridge design orders, according to industry sour... Read more | | Epistar, Everlight, Lite-On Tech, Harvatek enjoy on-year growth in February revenue Displays | Mar 9, 12:03 Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar, LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics, Lite-On Technology and Harvatek saw February revenues go up significantly... Read more | AUO, CMO, HannStar see revenues drop in February Displays | Mar 9, 11:06 AU Optronics (AUO) has reported a 14.5% sequential drop in revenues for February, while Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and HannStar Display also saw revenues... Read more | | ASE February 2010 revenues up on month, but SPIL down Bits + chips | Mar 9, 16:24 IC packaging and testing house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has announced revenues for February 2010 grew 1.1% sequentially to NT$4.67 billion... Read more | IC substrate maker Kinsus sees order visibility through May Bits + chips | Mar 9, 16:18 Kinsus Interconnect Technology has seen its order visibility extend to May 2010, with new orders focusing on bismaleimide triazine (BT)-based flip-chip... Read more | | UMC sees February 2010 revenues up on month Bits + chips | Mar 9, 15:20 United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$8.63 billion (US$271 million) for February 2010, up 0.4% on month. On an annual... Read more | Taiwan-based PV module makers raise quotes by 2.7-2.8% Bits + chips | Mar 9, 11:48 Taiwan-based producers of photovoltaic (PV) modules made of crystalline silicon solar cells hiked their spot market prices by 2.7-2.8% from US$1.8-1.85/watt... Read more | | Transcend sees February revenues and shipments drop on month Bits + chips | Mar 9, 11:36 Transcend Information has announced its revenues for February 2010 slid 20.1% sequentially to NT$2.34 billion (US$73 million), mainly due to fewer working... Read more | TSMC vice president to assume CEO role at solar cell maker Motech Bits + chips | Mar 9, 10:34 Solar cell maker Motech Industries on March 8 announced the appointment of Chang Peng-heng, currently vice president of Materials Management and Risk... Read more | | China Telecom forms alliance to promote mid-range CDMA 2000 handsets, say sources Telecom | Mar 9, 12:07 China Telecom, in an attempt to promote mid-range CDMA 2000 handsets priced at 700-2,000 yuan (US$103-293), has formed an industry alliance to integrate... Read more |
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Systems | MSI unveils new X-Slim X360 ultra-thin notebook Mar 9, 17:06 | | | | | Dell axes 10% of employees at Taiwan Design Center, says paper Newswatch | Mar 9, 16:25 | | | | | DOCSIS 3.0-enabled products to enjoy strong sales in 2010, says sources Mar 9, 16:15 | | | | | Taiwan February 2010 import/export values up on year Mar 9, 13:42 | | | | | USI sees on-month drop of 2% in February 2010 revenues Mar 9, 13:39 | | | | | OEM quotes for Blu-ray Disc drives fall to US$70-80, say Taiwan makers Mar 9, 12:16 | | | | | Digital camera maker Altek sees 1Q10 order volume up 50% on year Mar 9, 11:22 | | | | | Arcadyan revenues soar nearly 100% on year in February Newswatch | Mar 9, 10:47 | | | | |
Displays | LCD panel makers cutting costs to improve profitability, says iSuppli Mar 9, 16:59 | | | | | Young Fast sales of touch panels down slightly in February Mar 9, 16:10 | | | | | Taiwan market: 20% of BenQ LCD TVs will be LED-backlit in 2010, says executive Mar 9, 15:43 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Nintendo surpasses Samsung as top consumer and wireless MEMS buyer, says iSuppli Mar 9, 17:04 | | | | | Chip equipment spending to grow 76% in 2010, says Gartner Mar 9, 16:53 | | | | | LCD analog IC maker AAT raises 1Q10 guidance Mar 9, 16:24 | | | | | Anpec expected to see February 2010 revenues grow on month Mar 9, 14:39 | | | | | PTI seeking clarity on ITC ruling in Tessera DRAM case Mar 9, 14:27 | | | | | Solar wafer maker SAS sees February revenues hit record Mar 9, 12:20 | | | | | Silicon MEMS microphone market set to grow strong, says The Information Network Mar 9, 11:38 | | | | | Chroma Ate sees revenues up 84% in February 2010 Mar 9, 11:27 | | | | |
Telecom | Taiwan market: Vibo to purchase 400,000 handsets in 2010 Mar 9, 15:32 | | | | | Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Tatung InfoComm to expand coverage Newswatch | Mar 9, 10:45 | | | |
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Notes and corrections | | A March 9 article has been updated to include A-Data's comment on sources' claim about it buying NAND flash wafers from SanDisk. |
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