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Friday 28 August 2009
PCB makers HannStar Board and GCE to see utilization rates stand high in 2H09
Notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) both expect to see their utilization rates stand high in the second half due to shipment outlooks released by...
Friday 28 August 2009
Chunghwa Telecom capex to reach NT$20 billion for 2H09
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) recorded capital expenditure (capex) of NT$10.3 billion (NT$314 million) during the first half of 2009, and plans to spend another NT$20 billion in the second...
Thursday 27 August 2009
TPO expects strong growth for smartphone panels in 2009
TPO Display expects the smartphone segment to share 20% of its total LCD panel shipments for 2009, as smartphone panel shipments have increased significantly, according to industry...
Thursday 27 August 2009
DRAM module maker PQI swings to profits in 1H09
Taiwan-based Power Quotient International (PQI) has posted a net profit of NT$379 million (US$11.5 million) for the first half of 2009, compared to a loss of NT$116 million for the...
Wednesday 26 August 2009
Notebook related IC designers see bright 2H09 outlook
Taiwan notebook related IC design houses all have seen orders from notebook makers increase and are expected to enjoy growth through the fourth quarter, according to market sources...
Friday 21 August 2009
Taiwan passive component makers to benefit from strong iPhone sales
Shipments from Taiwan passive component makers are expected to peak in October thanks to strong sales of iPhone, according to industry sources. Yageo, TXC, Cyntec, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics,...
Thursday 20 August 2009
LCD panel component makers Forhouse and Wah Hong post profits for 1H09
LCD panel component makers Forhouse and Wah Hong Industrial both swing back to profitability in the second quarter of 2009, more than offsetting their losses posted in the first quarter,...
Tuesday 18 August 2009
Base station IC demand has better 2H09 business outlook than handset ICs
Although Taiwan-based MediaTek has enjoyed booming sales of ICs used in handsets, ICs used in mobile communications base stations have a significantly better global business prospect...
Friday 14 August 2009
Worldwide handset sales decline 6% while smartphones grow 27% in 2Q09, says Gartner
Worldwide handset sales totaled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1% decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed...
Friday 14 August 2009
LED packaging house Everlight to expand capacity in 2H09
Taiwan LED packaging house Everlight Electronics plans to expand its monthly capacity for high-power LEDs and SMD LEDs to five million units and 1.2 billion units respectively in...
Friday 14 August 2009
Samsung to launch 9000 series LED TVs in US by end of 2009, sources say
Samsung Electronics is expected to launch its 9000 series LED TVs in the US by the end of 2009 after its 8500 series LED TVs hit US store shelves in September, according to industry...
Thursday 13 August 2009
Taiwan market: Server market may suffer inventory issues in 2H09
The server market in Taiwan may suffer from overstocked inventory in the second half of 2009 due to disagreements between government departments and server suppliers, which may cause...
Wednesday 12 August 2009
Acer lowers ultra-thin sales target for 2H09
Acer chairman JT Wang has commented that sales performance of ultra-thin notebooks has so far fallen short of goals, adding Acer has internally downward adjusted the segment's target...
Monday 10 August 2009
Amtran July 2009 revenues drop almost 30% sequentially
Taiwan-based TV maker Amtran Technology has announced revenues of NT$4 billion (US$121.86 million) for July 2009, down 28.99% from NT$5.64 billion for June and down 10.62% from NT$4.5...
Monday 10 August 2009
DRAM maker PSC to drop unpaid leave policy, seeing market recovery in 2H09
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has said it plans to cancel its unpaid leave policy starting from August 21, as the DRAM maker is optimistic about a market recovery in the...