Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments declined sharply during the first quarter of 2009 when compared to the shipments recorded during fourth-quarter 2008, according to the SEMI...
Nvidia has moved to scale up its orders for 40nm graphics chips at foundry partner Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for 2009, according to sources at graphics card...
Taiwan motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) is beefing up its own-brand sales activities particularly in China, North America, Latin America and Southeast Asia, according...
Vibo Telecom, one of the five 3G service operators in Taiwan, plans to increase its planned purchasing of handsets and netbooks for 2009 due to steady expansion of its 3G subscriber...
AMD plans to showcase its new notebook platform (Tigris) at Computex 2009, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report. The new platform consists a 45nm dual-core...
Taiwan-based network equipment vendor DrayTek will continue to promote its OEM business in 2009, focusing on niche products such as remote DSLAM equipment, according to company president...
The global market for handheld video game systems is set to buck weak conditions in the global consumer electronics market and rise by 4.9% in units and 8.2% in revenues during 2009,...
Asustek Computer, on May 13, launched the 10.1-inch ultra-thin Eee PC 1008HA in both Taiwan and Hong Kong priced at NT$19,000 (US$578). The company expects the netbook's shipments...
Taiwan-based IC testing services provider Sigurd Microelectronics has said it began gaining profits in April 2009 thanks to significantly-improved business operations. The testing...
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is expected to lift the ban on sales of handsets with WLAN functions in the China market at the end of 2009 or the beginning...
Intel recently outlined its plans for traditional notebook, CULV-based ultra-thin notebook and netbook product lines for its partners, according to sources at notebook makers.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is promoting the utilization of its 40nm and 45nm through expansion at its 12-inch facility. The pure-play foundry is expected to...
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, a Taiwan-based EMS provider who has stepped into making Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, expects to sell 60,000 own-brand BD players in Taiwan and ship 150,000...
Global Android smartphone shipments will grow 900% in 2009, according to Strategy Analytics. Healthy support from operators, vendors and developers is driving adoption. Apple iPhone...
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced its April 2009 revenues, with combined TFT-LCD related revenues increasing 3.6% sequentially to NT$ 20.46 billion (US$621.79 million).
