Osram plans LED assembly plant in China

May 29, 01:40

Osram has signed a contract with the Wuxi New District Administrative Commit-tee to build a new assembly plant in the Chinese province of Jiangsu. LED chips will be packaged in housings...

Foxconn, Sharp to build 6G LTPS panel plant in Chengdu, says paper

Newswatch - May 25, 11:30

Foxconn Electronics plans to team up with Sharp to build a 6G LTPS (low temperature poly-silicon) panel plant in Chengdu, China, the Chinese-language Commercial Times quoted...

BOE plans second 8.5G plant

May 16, 01:30

China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE plans to build its second 8.5G plant in Hefei, China. BOE has one 8.5G plant in Beijing. Industry sources noted that BOE plans to use half of the...

Apple reportedly books up half of mobile DRAM capacity at Elpida Hiroshima plant

May 15, 01:40

Apple has recently placed huge orders for mobile DRAM memory with Elpida Memory's 12-inch plant in Hiroshima (Japan), securing about 50% of the total chips produced at the facility,...

Leatec to build new ceramic substrate plant in Kunshan

May 14, 14:15

Passive component maker Leatec Fine Ceramic plans to set up a new plant in Kunshan, China for the production of high-end ceramic substrates of LED lighting, back-light and in-car...

Fire breaks out at GCE PCB plant in China

Apr 20, 11:19

Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) has halted production at one of its Changshu, China factories after a fire broke out at the facility in the early hours of April...

HTC plans to set up smartphone plant in Argentina, says paper

Newswatch - Mar 15, 13:49

HTC plans to set up a plant in Argentina for the production of smartphones, and the company has also signed an agreement with wireless products distributor Brightstar for the distribution...

Hynix Wuxi plant to begin NAND flash production

Mar 15, 01:15

After Samsung's recent announcement that it plans to set up a 12-inch wafer plant in China, South Korea-based Hynix has indicated its Wuxi factory in China will switch production...

BOE Technology completes PV system on rooftop of 8.5G LCD plant, says report

Mar 3, 12:23

China-based TFT-LCD panel maker BOE Technology has completed a PV system on the rooftop of three 8.5G factory buildings, with power generation for own use to begin in March 2012,...

TXC to ramp new China plant

Feb 21, 01:25

Quartz component maker TXC is scheduled to commence operations at its new plant in Chongqing, central China in the third quarter of 2012, according to the company. Monthly capacity...

Panasonic to open new ALIVH PCB plant in Taiwan

Feb 15, 16:27

Panasonic held a ceremony on February 15, 2012 to celebrate the completion of its new factory in Taiwan for production of ALIVH multi-layer resin boards to be used for high-functionality...

Elpida dismisses reports it plans to sell Hiroshima plant

Feb 9, 01:00

Elpida Memory has dismissed a Nikkei report that the Japan-based memory chipmaker is looking to sell its plant in Hiroshima.

STATS ChipPAC to shut Thailand plant

Feb 1, 14:34

STATS ChipPAC has announced that the company will not resume assembly operations in its Thailand plant due to extensive equipment and facility damage beyond economic restoration....

GBM to start production at new China plant in July-August

Jan 13, 12:23

Notebook PCB maker Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) will start volume production at its new plant in Chongqing, China in July-August 2012, with plans to ramp up the monthly capacity...

Samsung to expand NAND flash lead with new China plant

Jan 5, 16:10

Samsung Electronics' application to set up a new NAND flash wafer plant in China reportedly has been approved by the South Korea government, which industry sources believe will enhance...

LGD China LCM plant hit by strike, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 29, 11:50

Some production of the LCD module (LCM) plant of LG Display (LGD) in Nanjing China has been halted due to a recent strike triggered by discontent of its workers over year-end bonuses,...

Hitachi Chemical to build CMP slurry plant in Taiwan

Dec 22, 01:40

Japan-based Hitachi Chemical has unveiled plans to establish a CMP slurry production plant in Tainan, southern Taiwan, with an investment of JPY2 billion (US$25.7 million). The facility...

L&T Display Technology to close Xiamen TV plant

Dec 22, 01:30

The Xiamen TV plant of L&T Display Technology, a joint venture between TPV Technology and LG Display, has decided to discontinue its operations with industry sources indicating...

Epistar Guangzhou plant breaks ground

Dec 20, 01:20

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar and lighting firm Delta have been setting up a joint venture with China-based TV maker Skyworth in the Guangdong province in China. The joint venture...

Philips to set up LED lighting plant in Chengdu, China

Dec 19, 15:34

Philips has announced a plan to set up an LED lighting plant in Chengdu, China and to invest up to EUR25 million (US$33 million) from 2011-2015.

Powerchip in final stage of plant sale talks, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 19, 15:31

Powerchip Technology has entered into final-stage talks over the sale of its P3 12-inch wafer plant, the Chinese-language Commercial Times reported today. Globalfoundries...

Buffet acquires 49% stake in NRG Energy solar power plant

Dec 19, 14:42

MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company (owned by Warren Buffett) will acquire a 49% interest in the Agua Caliente solar project from NRG Energy. The 290-megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV)...

Samsung seeking approval to build chip plant in China

Dec 8, 01:10

Samsung Electronics has issued a statement disclosing plans to set up a flash memory chip plant in China.

Canadian Solar, Saferay implement 8.5MW solar power plant in Germany

Nov 30, 10:32

Canadian Solar, a China-based solar firm, has announced that it has supplied solar modules for an 8.5MW power plant in Lindenhof near Neubrandenburg in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...

LED chipmaker Genesis completes third plant in Taiwan

Nov 24, 15:01

LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics has completed the construction of its third plant, located at the Tainan Science Park (TSP). Genesis will install a 6-inch epitaxial wafer production...

Powerchip considering plant sale, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 16, 17:00

Cash-strapped Powerchip Technology reportedly is exploring various options, including selling one of its 12-inch plants, in order to continue gaining support from its creditor banks,...

STATS ChipPAC to open new wafer-level packaging plant in Taiwan, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 14, 16:40

STATS ChipPAC is scheduled to hold an inauguration ceremony for a 12-inch wafer bumping and wafer-level packaging plant in Hsinchu County, northern Taiwan, Thursday (November 17),...

CCL supplier Doosan ramps China plant

Nov 11, 01:10

Korea-based Doosan, a producer of copper clad laminates (CCL), has begun small-volume production at its new plant in Changshu, China. Monthly capacity at the facility is scheduled...

Sharp to close 10G flat panel plant for 2 weeks, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 7, 11:51

Sharp has reportedly informed its suppliers that it will suspend operations at its 10G line for two weeks during November and will further adjust the capacity utilization rate of...

Foxconn suspends investment in southern China

Nov 4, 12:21

Foxconn in early 2011 decided to invest US$25 million to set up touch screen production lines for tablet PCs at leased factory buildings in Dongguan, southern China, but has suspended...