Trend Micro will not rule out possibility of being acquired, says CEO Systems | 5min ago
 After Intel spent US$7.68 billion to purchase McAfee, Trend Micro CEO Eva Chen has revealed that Trend Micro has received many acquisition offers from first-tier IT players. The company still tends to favor independent operations, but since it a publicly listed company, if any player can offer terms attractive enough for its shareholders, she, as a founder of the company, will definitely respect its shareholders' decision. Meanwhile, company chairman Steve Chang also pointed out that the company's long-term plan is to remain independent, but it will not rule out the possibility for accepting a reasonable merger offer. Read more | | | | | | | Epistar sees modest August revenue growth, Tekcore and Huga posts slight declines Displays | Sep 9, 11:42 LED chipmaker Epistar has reported NT$1.935 billion (US$60.649 million) in August revenues, up 1.7% sequentially and 55% on year. The weak growth is... Read more | | BLU makers post mixed results for August Displays | Sep 9, 11:30
Coretronic's August revenues declined slightly by 1% from July to NT$8.777 billion (US$275.102 million), while Radiant Opto Electronics and Forhouse... Read more
| Second-hand equipment market to remain hot through 2011, says Novellus exec Bits + chips | Sep 9, 11:49 Used semiconductor equipment has become a hot market, as companies look to expand their capacity at lower costs, or in the shortest time possible in... Read more | | WPG to enhance presence in new application markets Bits + chips | Sep 9, 11:33 IC distributor WPG Holdings plans to expand its presence in the new application markets, including in new energy, industrial electronics and telematics... Read more |
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| Taiwan DRAM makers hampered by immersion scanner shortage Bits + chips | Sep 8, 14:11 | | With a shortage on ASML's NXT:1950i, some Taiwan-based DRAM manufacturers will not receive shipments of the equipment for another 12 months, which is hampering their transition beyond 38nm processes, according to industry sources. Read more | | |
| AUO August revenues up; CPT, HannStar down Displays | Sep 8, 11:03 | | Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has reported a 12% sequential growth in August revenues, while fellow makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display saw sequential drops of 3.3% and 13.54%, respectively. Read more | | |
| Samsung exec sees DRAM glut, stabilizing NAND flash prices Bits + chips | Sep 8
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The market for DRAM is likely to enter a state of oversupply later in the third quarter, said Oh-Hyun Kwon, head of Samsung Electronics' chip business, at a media conference in Taipei on September 7. The supply glut was due to weakening PC sales. Read more | | | | | | | Hydis to supply IPS panel for Samsung tablet PC, says Digitimes Research Systems | Sep 8, 17:41 Samsung Electronics' Galaxy Tab 7-inch tablet PC is said to have received some of its IPS panels, which are of comparable grade as those of Apple's iPad,... Read more | | Taiwan III to coordinate cross-strait digital content industry cooperation Systems | Sep 8, 15:54 The Taiwan government-sponsored Institute for Information Industry (III) and its China counterpart, the China Center for Information Industry Development,... Read more | Inventec sees August notebook shipments down over 13% sequentially Systems | Sep 8, 15:50 Inventec saw its August 2010 notebook shipments drop 13.3% from 1.5 million units in July to only 1.3 million units, with the revenues for the month... Read more | | Acer inclined to adopt Android for tablet PCs, says company executive Systems | Sep 8, 11:05 Acer has taken a positive attitude to develop and launch tablet PCs and believes that Android-based tablets will be competitive with the iPad, said the... Read more | Taiwan sees increased August export value Systems | Sep 8, 10:54 Taiwan recorded export value of US$24.05 billion in August, rising 0.6% on month and 26.6% on year, while import value reached US$21.79 billion, up 0.2%... Read more | | Amtran August LCD TV shipments fall to 300,000 units Displays | Sep 8, 17:44 Amtran Technology saw its LCD TV shipments drop to 300,000 units in August 2010, from 320,000 units in July, with corresponding revenues of NT$4.53 billion... Read more | Macronix August sales buoyed by mask ROM orders Bits + chips | Sep 8, 17:43 Macronix International has reported NT$2.70 billion (US$84.5 million) in August 2010 revenues, up 10.3% sequentially to beat market expectations. Revenues... Read more | | Unity Opto, Formosa Epitaxy lower 2010 forecast for global LED TV penetration Bits + chips | Sep 8, 16:17 Taiwan-based LED chip packager Unity Opto Technology and LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy have downward adjusted their projected proportions of global LCD... Read more | Solder material maker Shenmao sets monthly sales record in August Bits + chips | Sep 8, 15:52 Solder material vendor Shenmao Technology posted consolidated revenues of NT$635 million (US$19.86 million) in August 2010, up 0.4% sequentially and... Read more | | ASE revenues hit record for fourth straight month in August Bits + chips | Sep 8, 14:21 Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$17.31 billion (US$541 million) for August 2100, hitting a monthly record... Read more | PTI, Walton August revenues up slightly on month Bits + chips | Sep 8, 14:16 Powertech Technology and Walton Advanced Engineering, which mainly provide backend services for DRAM and NAND flash memory, both saw their August revenues... Read more | | LCD driver IC makers Orise and Raydium post mixed August results Bits + chips | Sep 8, 14:03 LCD driver IC makers Orise Technology and Raydium Semiconductor have posted mixed results for August, with the former seeing revenues increase 3.4% sequentially... Read more | Global Unichip and Faraday positive about 3Q10 outlook Bits + chips | Sep 8, 11:47 IC design service providers Global Unichip and Faraday Technology both expect to set sales records in third-quarter 2010 despite posting sequential decline... Read more | | Taiwan-based solar cell makers reportedly in talks with GCL-Poly to jointly set up wafer-slicing facilities Bits + chips | Sep 8, 10:46 Several Taiwan-based solar cell makers are in talks with China's GCL-Poly to sign long-term polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) supply contracts and possibly... Read more |
| | IC designers may delay USB 3.0 chip launch Mobos | Sep 7, 12:25 | | Taiwan-based IC design houses ASMedia Technology, a subsidiary of Asustek Computer; VIA Labs, a subsidiary of VIA Technologies; and Etron Technology as well as the US-based Fresco Logic originally planned to offer USB 3.0 chips for use in motherboards by the end of 2010, but the companies may fail to meet the expected schedule because they have not yet passed USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) certification, according to Taiwan-based motherboard makers. Read more | | |
| SPIL posts flat revenues in August Bits + chips | Sep 7, 11:36 | | Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) saw sales stay almost flat sequentially in August 2010, according to data released by the company. Market watchers expect the chip packaging and testing house to collect consolidated revenues of NT$16.5 billion (US$517 million) in the third quarter. Read more | | |
| MediaTek posts strong sequential revenue gains in August Bits + chips | Sep 7, 11:15 | | MediaTek has announced that consolidated net sales for August 2010 totaled NT$10.04 billion (US$314.78 million), up 21.79% sequentially but down 17.43% on year. For the first eight months of 2010, revenues amounted to NT$80.93 billion, increasing 8.23% from a year earlier. Read more | | |
| | | | | Advantech sees strong revenue growth in August Systems | Sep 7, 16:11 Industrial PC (IPC) maker Advantech has announced revenues of NT$1.55 billion (US$48.53 million) for August 2010, up 9.56% on month and 71.32% on year,... Read more | | Chassis maker Catcher sees growth in August revenues Systems | Sep 7, 16:04 Taiwan-based metal-alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology saw its consolidated revenues reach NT$1.9 billion (US$59.3 million) in August 2010, up 0.64%... Read more | KYE and Darfon report on-year drop in August revenues Systems | Sep 7, 15:29 Taiwan-based keyboard and PC peripheral maker KYE Systems has reported consolidated revenues of NT$938 million (US$29.3 million) for August 2010, up... Read more | | Global Mobile to procure 1,000 WiMAX base stations from Nokia Siemens Networks Systems | Sep 7, 15:12 Global Mobile, one of the six WiMAX operators in Taiwan, will procure 1,000 WiMAX base stations from Nokia Siemens Networks to expand its networks in... Read more | Taiwan August CPI down on year Systems | Sep 7, 13:32 Taiwan's August 2010 consumer price index (CPI) of 105.67 (2006 as base year) rose by 0.02% on month but dropped by 0.46% on year, while the corresponding... Read more | | Auras reportedly lands orders for thermal modules used in Mac Pro Systems | Sep 7, 12:26 Taiwan-based Auras Technology has reportedly obtained orders for cooling modules used in Apple's workstation computer Mac Pro, with the gross margins... Read more | Wah Hong monthly revenues exceed NT$900 million in August Displays | Sep 7, 15:19 Optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial has posted consolidated revenues of NT$903 million (US$28.32 million) for August 2010, increasing 3.77% sequentially... Read more | | Amtran to raise NT$3.8 billion Displays | Sep 7, 15:15 Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced plans to sign an syndicated loan to raise NT$3.8 billion within three years. Read more | Epistar takes three seats on Huga board Displays | Sep 7, 13:48 Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Huga Optotech has re-elected the members of its board with fellow chipmaker Epistar taking three seats. Epistar is Huga's... Read more | | Taiwan LED packagers, chipmakers report sequential drop in August revenues Displays | Sep 7, 11:35 LED chip packaging house Unity Opto Technology saw August revenues slip 4.6% sequentially but up 58% on year to NT$670 million (US$20.979 million). Revenues... Read more | Qisda reports 12% sequential growth for August revenues Displays | Sep 7, 11:12 Qisda has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.85 billion (US$246.2 million) for August, an increase of 12% sequentially and 11% on year. Consolidated... Read more | | UMC August sales grow 20% on year Bits + chips | Sep 7, 16:05 Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced revenues of NT$10.89 billion (US$341 million) for August 2010, up 20.13% on... Read more | Equipment maker Csun steps into LED supply chain Bits + chips - Newswatch | Sep 7, 15:20 Csun Manufacturing has developed solutions to produce patterned sapphire substrates for LED chips, and cut into the supply chain of major Taiwan-based... Read more | | PQI judged to pay NT$16 million damages in losing patent suit Bits + chips | Sep 7, 15:06 A local Taiwan court has ruled in favor of China-based Netac Technology in a patent infringement lawsuit against Taiwan-based memory module maker Power... Read more | Yageo and Chilisin reports monthly sales records in August Bits + chips | Sep 7, 11:34 Yageo has announced worldwide August net sales of NT$2.528 billion, up 43.2% on year and 0.2% on month. and a monthly revenue record for the company... Read more | | HTC August revenues down 1.75% sequentially Telecom | Sep 7, 12:27 HTC has announced revenues of NT$24.18 billion (US$758.36 million) for August, a decrease of 1.75% sequentially but an increase of 115.26% on year. Accumulated... Read more |
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Systems | Soft-World licenses online games to Southeast Asia markets Sep 7, 16:08 | | | | | Asustek and Foxconn raise employee salary, say papers Newswatch | Sep 7, 11:13 | | | | | Alpha Network August revenues increase 18% sequentially Sep 7, 11:11 | | | | | Ability Enterprise, Altek see increased August revenues Sep 7, 11:11 | | | | | Taiwan market: Asustek subsidiary launches cloud computing-based printing service through alliance with 7-Eleven Sep 7, 11:10 | | | | |
Displays | Wellypower sees almost 7% sequential growth in August revenues Sep 7, 13:34 | | | | | GTOC reports 14% sequential drop for August revenues Sep 7, 11:31 | | | | |
Bits + chips | KYEC adopts Verigy tools for logic IC testing Sep 7, 13:45 | | | | | SAS sees increased August revenues Sep 7, 13:31 | | | | | Novatek August revenues up over 10% on year Newswatch | Sep 7, 12:27 | | | | | SEMICON Taiwan 2010 to kick off with 560 exhibitors Newswatch | Sep 7, 11:08 | | | | |
Telecom | Silitech sets sales record for third straight month in August Sep 7, 15:01 | | | |
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