Last update: Thursday 20 June 2013 [1098 news items]
Digitimes Research: Taiwan foundry capacity utilization to fall in 4Q12
Nov 27, 12:04
Utilization rates at Taiwan's top-3 IC foundries will average 84.8% in the fourth quarter of 2012, down from 94.8% in the prior quarter, according to Digitimes Research's latest findings...
Nov 27, 11:45
Refond Optoelectronics, Jufei Optoelectronics, and Z-Light Optoelectronics are medium-size LED packaging firms in China. These firms have relatively low capital compared to Nationstar...
Largan to receive camera lens orders from Korea-based smartphone brand in 2013
Nov 26, 22:13
Taiwan-based camera lens maker Largan Precision is expected to start supplying high-end camera lens to Korea-based smartphone brand vendor in 2013; however, Largan’s orders...
GBM to open new plant in China
Nov 26, 22:06
PCB manufacturer Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) is scheduled to inaugurate a new plant in Chongqing, western China on November 28, according to the company. Capacity at the facility...
Polysilicon firms may reduce capacity to prevent further price falls
Nov 23, 10:55
The spot price of polysilicon has been falling to US$15/kg, close to the variable cost for many firms. Even industry leader, China-based GCL-Poly, saw third-quarter capacity utilization...
Makers in PCB supply chain considering capacity ramps in Taiwan
Nov 22, 20:13
Taiwan-based PCB back-up board maker Aurona Industries and copper-clad laminate (CCL) maker Iteq are considering either relocating their plants in China back to Taiwan or ramping...
Compal to decrease notebook production capacity
Nov 21, 15:30
Compal Electronics will reduce its total capacity from 60 million notebooks a year to 50 million units through stopping production at two factories in Kunshan, eastern China, as soon...
Taiwan PCB makers ramping up capacity
Nov 19, 14:17
A number of new production lines run by Taiwan-based PCB companies in China and Thailand will come online by the end of 2012 or in the first half of 2013, according to industry sou...
TPK expects capacity utilization to fall to 85% in February 2013, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 19, 11:23
Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding is currently running at capacity and expects capacity utilization to slightly drop in December 2012 and slip to a bottom level of 85% in...
G-Tech expanding cover glass, coating glass capacities
Stockwatch - Nov 19, 10:38
G-Tech Optoelectronics, a Taiwan-based glass processing service provider, is expanding its monthly production capacity for cover glass from 1.8 million to 2.5 million units, and that...
Primax monthly CCM capacity expanded to 20 million units, says chairman
Stockwatch - Nov 16, 11:34
Primax Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of PC peripherals, and components for mobile devices and office machines, has expended its monthly production capacity for handset-use CCMs...
TSMC board approves US$3 billion for advanced process capacity expansion
Nov 14, 12:04
The board of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on November 13 approved a capital appropriation in the amount of US$2.975 billion for the purpose of expanding advanced...
Notebook brands turn conservative about accumulating orders to inland plants
Nov 12, 22:40
While notebook ODMs become aggressive about building up their production capacities at plants in inland China to save costs, notebook vendors taken a more conservative stance about...
GET reaches nearly full capacity due to increased outsourcing orders
Nov 7, 14:46
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) saw capacity utilization rate fall to 50% in September, nevertheless, the firm reported capacity has been close to full...
Calin Technology expanding production capacity
Nov 5, 16:46
Calin Technology, which makes aspherical molded glass lenses, spherical glass lenses, injection molding plastic lenses and components as well as lens arrays, is constructing a factory...
CSOT 8.5G yield rate reaches 95%, says company acting CEO
Nov 2, 10:59
LCD panel maker China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has already seen its 8.5G line attain a 95% yield rate, with monthly 8.5G capacity expected to reach more than 125,000...
TPK expects capacity to be unable to meet demand in 4Q12
Nov 1, 20:56
Due to fast growing demand for touch panels, TPK Holding expects orders to exceed its production capacity in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to company president Tom Sun.
Compal announces profit for 3Q12
Oct 31, 22:08
Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$173.03 billion (US$5.92 billion) for the third quarter of 2012, up 4.94% sequentially, with net profit reaching NT$1.63...
Some China-based solar firms see better utilization rates
Oct 30, 15:40
Solar material makers have stated that China has been expanding domestic demand and some tier-one solar firms have been seeing capacity utilization rate rebound to 50% in October...
New FPCB capacity from Fujikura to not affect global market until 2014, say sources
Oct 18, 15:05
The new and restored capacity of flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Fujikura in Thailand will not impact the global FPCB market until 2014, according to industry sources.
Capacity utilization rates at Taiwan-invested PCB plants in Thailand not high enough
Oct 18, 13:52
Although most subsidiaries of Taiwan-based PCB makers in Thailand have completely restored facilities damaged by the floods in 2011, capacity utilization rates at the factories are...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD panel makers face serious challenges from China competitors
Oct 16, 10:52
Throughout the last year, the influence of China-based panel makers' increased production capacity has been increasing, especially when it comes to LCD TV panels. As 8.5G production...
PCB maker Apex to see capacity utilization rate drop to 80% in 4Q12
Oct 11, 14:34
Apex is expected to see its capacity utilization rate drop to 80% in the fourth quarter of 2012 and its revenues dip 10% sequentially in the quarter due to seasonality, according...
GET defers plans to rent solar wafer capacity in China
Oct 11, 13:52
Taiwan-based solar-grade polysilicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) has deferred plans to rent production capacity in China because wafer prices have been falling, according...
MLCC makers likely to lower capacity utilization rates in 4Q12
Oct 8, 12:01
Some Taiwan-based MLCC (multilayer ceramic-chip capacitor) makers are likely to lower their capacity utilization rates as well as product prices in the fourth quarter of 2012 as demand...
Globalfoundries 28/32nm foundry capacity hits as high as 80,000 wafers
Oct 2, 15:15
Globalfoundries' combined capacity for 28/32nm chips has climbed to 60,000-80,000 wafers a month, according to Michael Noonen, the foundry's executive VP for marketing and sales.
EMC new CCL production capacity to come online by year-end
Sep 27, 01:00
New production capacity of CCL (copper clad-laminate) maker Elite Material (EMC) will come online by year-end 2012, boosting the company's monthly output of CCLs to 300,000 units.
Henghao may purchase 6G factory from CPT to expand touch panel capacity
Sep 26, 15:36
Taiwan-based touch panel maker Henghao Technology may acquire a 6G color filter factory in northern Taiwan from display panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) at the end of 2012...
GLT to expand capacity for TV-use light guide plates, says chairman
Sep 26, 01:10
Taiwan-based LED light guide plate maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT), in view of growing demand for light guide plates used in large-size LED-backlit TVs, will invest NT$300...
GET downward adjusts solar wafer capacity utilization to 50% due to price drops
Sep 26, 01:00
Taiwan-based solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET), in view of continual decreases in solar wafer prices, has adjusted its strategy by selecting...
Tripod to add new production capacity in November-December
Sep 19, 15:33
New production capacity for PCB maker Tripod Technology in Hubei, China will come online in November-December 2012. The Hubei plant will have a capacity of one million square feet...
CMI nearly at full capacity, says chairman
Sep 19, 01:05
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has reached nearly full production capacity at all of its plants due to increasing global demand for small- and medium-size products as well as increasing TV...
AimCore to reach full production capacity by end of September, says company president
Sep 18, 15:59
Taiwan-based ITO glass maker AimCore Technology expects to reach full production capacity by the end of September 2012 due to increasing demand for medium-and large-sized ITO glass...
TXC revenues to hit new high in September, ramping up capacity for new orders
Sep 17, 16:20
Quartz component maker TXC is expected to see its revenues continue to hit a new record in September 2012 after revenues topped an historic high of NT$972 million (US$33 million)...
CMI runs at nearly full capacity to meet China TV demand
Sep 12, 15:52
Taiwan-based TV panel makers have been reporting increased orders from China-based TV vendors to meet growing demand for the October 1 holidays in China, according to industry sour...
Samsung PCIe SSD for ultra-slim notebooks
Samsung Electronics has started to mass produce PCI-Express (PCIe) solid state drives (SSD) for ultra-slim notebooks. The new Samsung SSDs are shipped to major notebook makers starting...
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Samsung Electronics has begun volume production of an ultra-fast embedded memory for smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices in 16-, 32- and 64-gigabyte (GB) densities. The...
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SanDisk Extreme Pro microSDHC UHS-I card
SanDisk has announced what it claims is the world's fastest mobile memory card. The SanDisk Extreme Pro microSDHC UHS-I card is ideal for smartphone and tablet users who want to...
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Apacer Tehnology has announced its first industrial-grade MicroSDHC memory card featuring the capacity of up to 16GB. One of the highlights is its firmware and major components that...
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SanDisk has announced that the iNAND Ultra line of products will be the first of its embedded flash memory products to move to 19nm manufacturing technology. Shrinking the size of...
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The LED industry has been growing rapidly in China. Digitimes Research recently visited China-based LED chipmaker Hang Zhou Silan Azure (Silan Azure) to gain insights in China's LED...
China may see LCD panel oversupply in 2H12: Q&A with Digitimes Research senior analyst Tony Huang
Local and foreign players are scrambling to build next-generation large-size TFT LCD panel fabs in China, which is expected to become the largest LCD TV market in the world in 2011...
- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Taiwan market: HTC launches HTC Butterfly S and HTC Desire 600
- Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
- Digitimes Research: TSMC expanding in China
- Lite-On Technology to deal out 2012 cash dividend of NT$2.35
- Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China, says company president
- Genius Electronic to expand lens capacity by 60%
- AUO likely to turn around performance in 2013, says company chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
- Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
- IDC lowers forecast growth for monitors while average screen size increases
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- Chilisin eyes strong prospect of tablet market, expects strong growth
- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.