Wistron unlikely to buy Sharp TV plant in Malaysia, says sources

Jan 18, 14:34

Wistron is unlikely to buy Sharp's TV assembly plant in Malaysia as speculated although Sharp is currently an ODM client for the Taiwan-based company, according to industry watcher...

Digitimes Research: Southeast Asia solar markets need subsidies to stimulate growth

Nov 8, 20:25

Countries in Southeast Asia such as Vietnam, Malaysia, and the Philippines have sufficient sunlight hours which is suitable to develop a strong solar market.

Cal-Comp to enjoy strong external hard drive shipments in 2012; Min Aik announces 4Q11 result

Jan 12, 01:30

Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics expects its external hard drive shipments in 2012 to double from those in 2011 with global market share to reach 50%.

Asustek outsources motherboard orders to Cal-Comp Electronics

Dec 20, 01:10

Asustek Computer has recently added Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics, an affiliate of Compal Electronics, as its motherboard manufacturing partner and is expected to outsource 5-6...

Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe

Nov 1, 01:00

Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...

HDD industry impacted by Thailand floods

Oct 13, 01:25

HDD players Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) and Toshiba have all been impacted by the floods in Thailand amid power shortages and a breakdown...

Sequans, Greenpacket and P1 collaborate on LTE solutions

Jul 22, 11:02

4G chipmaker Sequans Communications, 4G networking solutions provider, Greenpacket, and Packet One Networks (P1), a major 4G operator in Southeast Asia, have jointly announced that...

Malaysia WiMAX operator P1 to develop TD-LTE with China Mobile

Jul 1, 15:29

Packet One Networks (P1), a WiMAX mobile telecom carrier in Malaysia, has signed for technological cooperation with China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, to develop...

Flat panel maker CPT to sell CRT plant in Malaysia

Jun 9, 01:40

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has signed an agreement to sell the land and factory of its CRT plant in Malaysia to Dijaya Corporation Berhad, a local land developer, for MYR391 million...

Wistron to set up TV, notebook factories in Malaysia, China

Apr 25, 11:20

Taiwan-based ODM Wistron will invest MYR110 million (US$37 million) to establish a wholly owned subsidiary maker of LCD TVs in Malaysia, Wistron Technology (Malaysia), as well as...

Infineon to expand manufacturing capacity in Malaysia

Mar 31, 16:05

Infineon Technologies has announced that it will invest US$160 million in 2011 to expand its production capacity, R&D and to upgrade its manufacturing facilities in Malacca, Malaysia...

AUO SunPower officially opens for business

Dec 15, 16:53

AU Optronics (AUO) announced the inauguration of solar cell fab AUO SunPower in Malaysia. The ceremony was attended by AUO chairman KY Lee, Malaysian prime minister Datuk Seri Najib,...

UAT tripling wafer bumping capacity

Jul 13, 11:52

Wafer-bumping service provider Unisem Advanced Technologies (UAT) has doubled the floor space of its plant in Ipoh, Malaysia, with a capacity to be three times its current level,...

AUO and Sunpower to jointly set up solar cell plant in Malaysia

May 28, 10:26

The board of directors of AU Optronics (AUO) on May 27, 2010 approved plans to jointly set up a high-efficiency solar cell plant in Malaysia with US-based Sunpower. AUO and Sunpower...

Chunghwa Telecom offers daily charge for data roaming in China and other Asian regions

May 14, 14:58

Taiwan-based Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has announced a daily charge rate of NT$199 (US$6.28) for using up to 40MB of data roaming service in China, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia,...

Taiwan OTC stock market to cooperate with Bursa Malaysia

Mar 3, 10:56

GTSM, a non-profit organization operating Taiwan's over-the-counter (OTC) stock market, on March 2 signed an MOU (memorandum of understanding) with Bursa Malaysia (Malaysia Exchange)...

STATS ChipPAC moves copper wire bonding process to volume production

Nov 25, 11:23

STATS ChipPAC has ramped production on its copper wire bonding process, joining rivals Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL).

Gemtek shipping WiMAX CPE products to Malaysia operator P1, says paper

Newswatch - Oct 20, 11:34

Taiwan-based network equipment Gemtek Technology has begun shipping WiMAX CPE products to Malaysia WiMAX operator Packet One Networks (P1), according to a Chinese-language Economic...