Supplies of Intel's G41 chipsets have fallen short due to insufficient capacity at the company's 8-inch fab and a turnaround in orders by motherboard makers. The situation may not...
Powertech Technology (PTI) has seen order visibility stretch to the first quarter of 2010, according to company vice CEO CC Liao, adding that the company's revenues for the quarter...
Elpida Memory has developed 1Gb DDR3 SDRAM based on its 65nm XS extra-shrink process technology, according to the company, claiming that the chip is as cost-competitive as 50nm-made...
The DRAM industry is expected to move opposite to normal seasonal patterns during the first quarter of 2010, before descending to the year's lowest level in the second quarter, according...
Most Taiwan network equipment makers, including Accton Technology, Alpha Networks, Gemtek Technology and Sercomm, are positive about the business outlook for first-quarter 2010 although...
MEMS makers have received orders for sensors for an MID phone platforms from Quanta Computer, Compal Communications and Inventec Appliances, with shipments slated for the first quarter...
Niche memory IC designers, including Etron Technology and Zentel Electronics, expect to increase output in the first quarter of 2010, based on demand from the LCD TV and PC/notebook...
Consumer IC design house ALi is expected to see revenues for December 2009 drop considerably on month. Moreover, its revenues for the first quarter of 2010 will slip 10-15% on quarter,...
Wafer testing house Ardentec has estimated its fourth-quarter revenues will defy seasonal patterns to record a sequential growth, with order visibility already stretching to February...
In response to speculation that quotes for DRAM packaging and testing are likely to rise to reflect tight capacity and rising material costs, United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC)...
With passive component makers seeing better-than-expected performance, upstream material suppliers Laser Tek and Leatec Fine Ceramics have both expressed optimism for fourth-quarter...
Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers are expected to see their sales performance stay flat sequentially in the first quarter of 2010 due to relatively strong demand for large-size...
Microcontroller (MCU) maker Holtek Semiconductor has estimated revenues for the first quarter of 2010 may remain flat sequentially, according to the company, adding that orders for...
Powertech Technology (PTI) has reported revenues of NT$2.85 billion (US$88 million) for November 2009, a monthly record. The memory packaging and testing house holds an optimistic...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to see their wafer starts and revenues drop sequentially in the first...