CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED 2009
Thursday 8 October 2009
SiS sees growth in September revenues
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has posted revenues of NT$462 million (US$14.4 million) for September, a monthly high for the company in 2009 and an increase of 4.74% on month and...
Thursday 8 October 2009
Mobile subscriptions to reach 4.6 billion by the end of 2009, says ITU
Mobile growth is continuing unabated, with global mobile subscriptions expected to reach 4.6 billion by the end of 2009, and mobile broadband subscriptions to top 600 million, having...
Thursday 8 October 2009
Power IC market to average 10% annual growth over the next 5 years, says IMS Research
The world market for power management and driver ICs is forecast to recover strongly in 2010, then average around 10% growth each year over the next five years after a projected decline...
Thursday 8 October 2009
UMC revenues hit 2-year high in September
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced revenues of NT$9.53 billion (US$296.63 million) for September 2009, the company's highest since October 2007. The foundry chipmaker...
Thursday 8 October 2009
Lelon scores new high in September revenues thanks to China holidays
Aluminum electrolytic capacitor maker Lelon Electronics has announced record revenues of NT$324 million (US$10.1 million) for September 2009, due to clients shifting forward orders...
Thursday 8 October 2009
Heads of AUO and Innolux optimistic about 4Q09 LCD panel demand
The chairmen of AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux Display are optimistic about LCD panel demand in the fourth quarter of 2009, and have said they do not expect to feel much impact from...
Wednesday 7 October 2009
Taiwan market: APBT handset purchases to top 800,000 units in 2009
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), Taiwan's only 3G mobile telecom carrier that adopts the CDMA 2000 standard, expects its handset purchases, including CDMA and dual-mode CDMA-GSM...
Wednesday 7 October 2009
CHT to sell own-brand Android phones by the end of 2009
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will introduce an own-brand Android-powered smartphone by the end of 2009 targeting the entry-level segment with a suggested price tag of below NT$10,000 (US$311),...
Wednesday 7 October 2009
Chip inventory decreasing, but market turnaround unlikely in 2009, says Gartner
Chip inventory stockpiles have been shed, according to Gartner, noting that its Dataquest Semiconductor Inventory (DASI) Index continued to fall in the third quarter of 2009. However,...
Monday 5 October 2009
PV Taiwan 2009 to open on October 7
The 2009 Taiwan International Photovoltaic Forum & Exhibition (PV Taiwan 2009) will take place in Taipei during October 7-9, with 182 domestic exhibitors (366 booths) and 52 overseas...
Thursday 1 October 2009
E-book reader shipments to surpass three million units in 2009, say industry sources
E-book reader shipments were around 1.1 million units in 2008 and the volume is expected to surpass three million units in 2009, according to industry sources citing figures from...
Thursday 1 October 2009
Notebook component supply returning normal
Notebook component supplies, including optical drives, have recently started to return to normal and price increases should not be seen in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to...
Thursday 1 October 2009
Chip forecast revised to less decline for 2009, says iSuppli
Strong second-quarter sequential growth along with improving supply chain visibility and semiconductor demand trends has prompted iSuppli to upgrade its chip sales forecast for 2009...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Notebook shipments gap between Quanta and Compal to narrow to less than 1 million in 2009
The top-two notebook makers, Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics, are expected to see their shipment gap drop sharply from over 10 million units in 2008 to less than one million...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
LCD TV 2009 shipment forecast up to 130 million units, says DisplaySearch
Global LCD TV shipment forecast in 2009 is estimated to increase to 130 million units from previous 127 million units, for an annual growth of 24%, amid strong LCD TV shipment growth...