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Friday 17 April 2009
Taiwan market: Graphics market to enter price war in 2Q09
The graphics card market in Taiwan is set to enter a price war in the second quarter with the availability of AMD ATI Radeon HD 4890 and Nvidia GeForce GTX 275 graphics cards. Radeon...
Thursday 16 April 2009
GCE eyes 10-15% sequential notebook PCB shipment growth in 2Q09
Taiwan-based PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) expects its notebook PCB shipments to grow 10-15% sequentially to 6.3 million units in the second quarter of 2009 with order...
Thursday 16 April 2009
AimCore to start producing ITO films in 2Q09
Taiwan-based ITO (indium tin oxide) conductive glass maker AimCore, a subsidiary of optical disc maker Ritek, will start small volume production of ITO films in the second quarter...
Wednesday 15 April 2009
PCB maker 2Q09 revenues expected to grow 20% on notebook demand
PCB makers Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE), HannStar Board, Tripod Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board will likely enjoy 15-20% revenue growth sequentially in the second quarter,...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
SiS expects 2Q09 revenues to double on quarter, says paper
Silicon Integrated System (SiS) believes its April revenues have a chance to grow 50% on month, while its second quarter revenues could double on quarter, according to a Chinese-language...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Taiwan notebook maker rankings may shuffle in 2Q09
The ranking of Taiwan notebook makers in terms of shipments may see changes in the second quarter, according to market watchers.
Monday 13 April 2009
LCD monitor vendors and makers to see shipments increase in 2Q09
LCD monitor shipments of the top-10 system integrators (SIs) will reach 34 million units in the second quarter of 2009, up by 10% sequentially, according to WitsView. Following the...
Friday 10 April 2009
IC testing houses see revenues climb on orders for handset- and TV-related chips
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) and Sigurd Microelectronics saw March revenues grow by double-digits over the previous month amid growing handset- and TV-related chip orders...
Friday 10 April 2009
GBM expected to receive notebook PCB orders from Compal in 2Q09
Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) has been working with Compal Electronics and is likely to receive notebook PCB orders from the PC maker this quarter, according to sources at Compal...
Thursday 9 April 2009
Quartz component makers to see improving utilization rates in 2Q09
Taiwan-based quartz component makers TXC and Tai-Saw Technology expect their capacity utilization rates to continue to improve during the second quarter although first-quarter revenues...
Thursday 9 April 2009
Acer expects notebook shipments to grow 25-30% sequentially in 2Q09
Acer chairman JT Wang expects notebook shipments in the second quarter to grow 25-30% sequentially thanks to netbooks and the company's new Timeline ultra-thin notebook series.
Thursday 9 April 2009
Wafer foundry shipments to grow over 50% sequentially in 2Q09, observers say
Wafer shipments from the world's top-four pure-play foundries - Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC), Chartered Semiconductor...
Thursday 9 April 2009
Gemtek and Sercomm positive about 2Q09 outlook
Network equipment makers Gemtek Technology and Sercomm both are positive about the business outlook for the second quarter amid increasing demand from the telecom sector and channel...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Driver IC packaging firms to reach full utilization by end of 2Q09
Taiwan-based LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses are expected to see their fabs running at full capacity by the end of the second quarter, as more Japan-based IDMs have begun...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Large-size LCD panel shipments to increase more than 20% in 2Q09, says WitsView
Global large-size TFT-LCD panel shipments in the second quarter of 2009 are expected to increase by 20.9% sequentially to 91.46 million units, according to WitsView. First-quarter...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research