LCD panel orders from first-tier TV vendors return to Taiwan Displays | Jan 7, 12:19 | | Taiwan's panel suppliers are seeing demand from first-tier LCD TV vendors warming up in January, as clients' inventories are running low, according to market sources. Read more | |  |
| Taiwan MOEA: Government bailout works only if DRAM makers build IP base Bits + chips | Jan 7, 14:42 | | Chen Chao-Yih, administrator of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) bureau, recently said that the fundamental problem that local DRAM makers must confront amid the current recession concerns is IP. Taiwan's DRAM industry does not have home-grown technology and if local players fail to acknowledge this, any government-led intervention is meaningless, according to Chen. Read more | | |
| Memory module makers perform better than expected in December Bits + chips | Jan 7, 01:05 | | Leading memory module makers Transcend Information and A-Data Technology posted better-than-expected revenues and shipments in December, as opposed to the money-losing commodity memory segment. Read more | | |
| Taiwan government should invest in Elpida and Micron, says A-Data chairman Bits + chips | 2h 14min ago
The Taiwan government should consider injecting investment into the overseas partners (Elpida Memory and Micron Technology) of local DRAM makers which have developed advances in key memory technologies, Simon Chen, chairman of A-Data Technology, commented yesterday (January 6). Read more | | | | | | | USI sees drop in annual consolidated revenues in 2008 Systems | Jan 7, 16:35 Universal Scientific Industrial (USI) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.91 billion (US$118.65 million) for December 2008, a slight drop of... Read more | | Asia Optical December consolidated revenues down 32.9% on month Systems | Jan 7, 12:18 Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens kits and digital cameras, has reported self-estimated consolidated revenues of NT$2 billion for December... Read more | Dell Taiwan strategy continues amid globalized business reorganization Systems | Jan 7, 11:50 With Dell planning to reorganize its business into three major segments, Dell Taiwan believes the reorganization will add extra strength to its operations... Read more | | VIA and SiS see on-year drop in 2008 revenues Mobos | Jan 7, 16:11 VIA Technologies has announced revenues for December 2008 of NT$441 million (US$13.38 million), although an increase of 6.8% on month, the amount still... Read more | AMD rolls out low-power desktop CPUs for nettops and all-in-one PCs Mobos | Jan 7, 01:25 AMD has rolled out a set of low-power desktop CPUs targeted at nettops, all-in-one PCs and ultra-small form factor PCs, dubbed Ultra-Value Clients (UVCs)... Read more | | Giantplus and Star World expect to benefit from new orders this year Displays | Jan 7, 15:09 Amid the uncertain economic outlook this year, small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology and LCD module (LCM) specialist Star World... Read more | DRAM production cutbacks lead to lower utilization at packaging and testing firms in early 2009 Bits + chips | Jan 7, 17:08 Memory IC packaging and testing houses ChipMOS Technologies, Formosa Advanced Technologies Company (FATC), Power ASE Technology and United Test and Assembly... Read more | | Apple may add Broadcom to its iPhone supply chain, say Taiwan OEMs Bits + chips | Jan 7, 16:50 Apple is rumored to possibly be considering adding Broadcom to its iPhone supply chain, according to Taiwan OEMs who have seen Broadcom's baseband and... Read more | Passive component maker Holy Stone December sales decline Bits + chips | Jan 7, 16:09 Holy Stone has announced that its sales for December 2008 totaled NT$652 million (US$19.8 million), down 15.88% from November and down 32.08% on year,... Read more | | Taiwan wafer maker SAS hit record revenues for 41 months straight in December Bits + chips | Jan 7, 15:24 Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS), a Taiwan-based maker of solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, on January 6 reported revenues of NT$880.1 million... Read more | SMIC claims no knowledge of talks with Intel; finalizes partnership with Datang Bits + chips - Newswatch | Jan 7, 14:17 Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) is reportedly holding negotiations which could see it gain Intel as a strategic partner... Read more | | Cyntec December sales decline on weak demand for notebook-use passive components Bits + chips | Jan 7, 11:28 Passive component maker Cyntec has reported consolidated December 2008 sales of NT$251 million (US$7.61 million), down 26% from November, as weak demand... Read more | DRAM maker PSC chairman forgoes salary Bits + chips | Jan 7, 11:17 Frank Huang, chairman of Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC), has announced that he will forgo his salary until the company returns to profits,... Read more | | Wafer foundries expected to see 20-30% revenue drops in December Bits + chips | Jan 7, 01:20 Taiwan-based foundry service providers may each suffer a revenue drop of 20-30% sequentially in December, as a result of the gloomy economic climate,... Read more | China poly-Si wafer maker LDK lowers 4Q08 outlook, 2009 forecast Bits + chips | Jan 7, 01:15 LDK Solar, the largest producer of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) wafers in China, has announced the downward adjustment of its fourth-quarter... Read more | | HTC records NT$38 EPS in 2008 Telecom | Jan 7, 01:10 High Tech Computer (HTC) has announced revenues for the fiscal year 2008 (ended December 31, 2008) reached NT$152.56 billion (US$4.61 billion), with... Read more |
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Systems | CES 2009: Android platform enters netbook market, says paper Newswatch | Jan 7, 17:10 | | | | | Goldman Sachs expects 1Q09 notebook shipments to drop 24% on-quarter, says paper Newswatch | Jan 7, 16:57 | | | | | Taiwan market: Seagate to launch 3.5-inch HDD Barracuda 7200.12 Jan 7, 15:30 | | | | | AMD delivers new platform for ultra-thin notebooks Jan 7, 01:00 | | | | |
Displays | HannStar to resume LCM production at China plant in January, says paper Newswatch | Jan 7, 15:26 | | | | | LCD still rules handset displays, but new technologies hunt for niches, says ABI Research Jan 7, 14:10 | | | | |
Bits + chips | Global PCB industry decline to continue in 2009, says IEK and Tripod Jan 7, 16:55 | | | | | Formosa Plastics to invest NT$44 billion in solar industry, paper says Newswatch | Jan 7, 10:44 | | | | |
Telecom | CHT 2009 capex unaffected by economic slump Jan 7, 14:03 | | | | | Taiwan market: Handset sales to contract 10% in 2009, says channel operator Jan 7, 14:00 | | | | | Alvarion signs contract with Vmax for WiMAX project in Taiwan Jan 7, 10:48 | | | |
| LCD panel component supply chain tightens as players take conservative stance Displays | Jan 6, 01:15 | | With LCD panel component makers lowering their utilization rates and turning to a management policy of unpaid leave for its workers, increased orders from LCD panel makers are difficult to fill in a timely fashion, leading to a tighter supply situation in the LCD panel component supply chain, according to market sources. Read more | | |
| Samsung reported 50% capex cut dampens memory outlook, but lifts pressure on competition Bits + chips | Jan 6, 17:08 | | A recently-reported slash in capex for 2009 by Samsung Electronics has raised concerns among market watchers that a deceleration in the growth of the global memory market may become even more severe than expected this year. However, the memory chip maker's capex cuts will reduce the pressure on its competitors, which are struggling from overcapacity and falling chip prices. Read more | | |
| MSI reviews 2008 and forecast 2009 performance Mobos | Jan 6
Micro-Star International (MSI) will focus its development of notebook products toward slim and light, while creating more innovative netbook designs in 2009, according to Henry Lu, vice president of products. The company is also considering making Wind an independent brand, Lu added. Read more | | | | | | | Intel hits into white-box netbook market in China Systems | Jan 6, 16:00 Intel recently adjusted the production and supplying strategy of its Atom processors for the white-box netbook market in China, with executives already... Read more | | Network equipment maker Gemtek appoints ex-Intel WiMAX specialist as CEO Systems | Jan 6, 15:22 Taiwan-based network equipment maker Gemtek Technology has announced the appointment of Longsong Lin, a former general manager of Intel Innovation Technologies,... Read more | Optical lens maker Largan reports 40% consolidated revenue drop in December Systems | Jan 6, 01:10 Taiwan optical lens maker Largan Precision reported December consolidated revenues of NT$341 million (US$10.3 million), down 40% from NT$572.6 million... Read more | | LCD panel equipment demand extremely low in 1Q Displays | Jan 6, 15:55 With LCD panel makers reducing capital spending and suspending capacity expansion, equipment makers expect extremely low demand from the LCD sector in... Read more | Wintek reports 20% drop in December consolidated revenues Displays | Jan 6, 12:04 Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has announced a 20% decline in consolidated revenues for December to NT$1.76 billion (US$53.3 million) from... Read more | | Taiwan government to reduce science park management fees by up to 50% Displays | Jan 6, 01:05 In order to help the local high-tech sector deal with an ongoing economic crisis, the Taiwan government has decided to lower management fees at the three... Read more | LCD panel prices stop dropping in 1H January 2009 Displays | Jan 6, 01:00 With LCD panel makers starting to control supply in order to stabilize prices, both LCD monitor and notebook panels prices stopped decreasing in the... Read more | | Capacitor maker Lelon cuts into wind power market Bits + chips | Jan 6, 17:12 Aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics has cut into the wind power market, having received orders from one wind power system maker totaling... Read more | DRAM contract price slump to end in 1H January Bits + chips | Jan 6, 15:52 The downward contract pricing trend of DRAM chips is expected to end in the first half of January as a result of production cutbacks, industry watchers... Read more | | IC substrate sales slumped in December 08 due to decline in handset and PC demand Bits + chips | Jan 6, 15:02 IC substrate makers saw weak performance in December 2008 due to a sharp decline in demand for consumer electronics, handsets and PC products. Phoenix... Read more | APM subsidiary to mass produce digital g-sensors in 1Q09 Bits + chips | Jan 6, 12:23 Apm Communication (Apmcomm), a subsidiary of Asia Pacific Microsystems (APM) invested by United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), has begun mass production... Read more | | China home-grown WAPI standards for WLAN devices likely to gain momentum Telecom | Jan 6, 16:54 The commercialization of 3G services in China which kicks off this year may offer an opportunity for China's home-grown WAPI (WLAN Authentication and... Read more | Dopod eyes 50% handset shipment growth in China in 2009 Telecom | Jan 6, 14:37 Smartphone vendor Dopod, which has strong connections with High Tech Computer (HTC), expects its handset shipments in China to continue expanding by... Read more | | Compal Communications handset shipments fall short of target in 2008 Telecom | Jan 6, 12:41 Compal Communications shipped a total of 37.8 million handsets in 2008, falling short of its revised shipment target of 48 million units and also behind... Read more |
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Systems | CES 2009: MSI to showcase slim notebook and all-in-one PCs Jan 6, 17:16 | | | | | Penpower offers business card scanning recognition solution for Mac OS X Jan 6, 14:34 | | | | | Lenovo announces new members in its Idea consumer lineup Jan 6, 11:58 | | | | | Ritek lands order for 6x BD-R discs from US Newswatch | Jan 6, 10:46 | | | | | Asustek adopts CyberLink solutions for Eee Top ET1602 bundled sale Jan 6, 09:39 | | | | |
Displays | CCFL makers Wellypower and Gio eye own brand lighting products, says paper Newswatch | Jan 6, 16:53 | | | | | Amtran Vizio LCD TV shipments hit quarterly record in 4Q08, says paper Newswatch | Jan 6, 16:44 | | | | | Large-size LCD panel shipments decline in 4Q08, says iSuppli Jan 6, 12:23 | | | | |
Bits + chips | CMO selects Pixelworks solution for LCD panels Jan 6, 17:20 | | | | | ASE buys back NT$315 million in shares Stockwatch | Jan 6, 17:11 | | | | | China semiconductor growth slower-than-expected in 2008, says CSIA Jan 6, 17:04 | | | | | Passive component maker Inpaq invests in competitor Mag.Layers Jan 6, 16:28 | | | | |
Telecom | China's mobile phone user base increases to 633.84 million in November 2008 Jan 6, 11:21 | | | |
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Notes and corrections | | A December 22 article indicated that Garmin would ship 18 million GPS PNDs in 2008. The figure is for both GPS PNDs and other GPS devices. | | A December 24 article concerning the possible sales value of the MEMS industry mistakenly transposed the currency denomination from NT$ to US$. MEMS is expected to bring in sales worth NT$50 billion, not US$50 billion as originally reported. | | A December 16 article misidentified John Hsuan as UMC's vice chairman. He is the company's vice chairman emeritus. |
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