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Friday 23 March 2012
Sharp, LG Display to increase panel shipments for iPads in 2Q12
Sharp and LG Display both have begun small-volume shipments of flat panels for Apple's new iPad recently after they had failed to meet the requirements previously, making Samsung...
Friday 23 March 2012
Orders for ultrabooks pour in, say Taiwan IC designers
Taiwan-based notebook-related IC designers including Alcor Micro, Anpec Electronics, Elan Microelectronics, Ene Technology, Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT), Integrated Technology...
Friday 23 March 2012
Passive components see demand for notebooks pick up
Demand for passive components such as chip resistors, MLCCs and solid capacitors is picking up as notebook companies gear up for product launches in the second quarter, according...
Thursday 22 March 2012
Taiwan market: Motorola likely to launch 2 smartphones in 2Q12
Motorola Mobility is expected to launch two smartphones, one for the high-end market and another for the mid-range segment, in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2012. But...
Thursday 22 March 2012
More Android 4.0 smartphones to launch in 2Q12
The supply of smartphones running on Android 4.0 will increase substantially starting the second quarter of 2012, with mid-range to high-end models coming from brand vendors including...
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Notebook-related players to see growth in 2Q12
After hitting bottom in the first quarter, notebook players and their upstream component suppliers are expected to see shipment growth of 10% sequentially in the second quarter as...
Wednesday 21 March 2012
PTI, Walton expect sales stable in March, grow in 2Q12
Packaging and testing firms Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering have both said they continue to negotiate with Elpida Memory to work out the best solutions...
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Italy expected to have 2GW solar installation demand in 2Q12
The government in Italy will be making feed-in-tariff (FIT) cuts in June, and the industry believes a surge of demand about 2GW will happen in the second quarter before the cut.
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Wintek looks to improved profitability in 2Q12
Wintek expects its profitability to improve in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels, which will contribute 10-15% to total revenues...
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Macroblock March sales up 10-15% on LED driver IC orders
A ramp-up in orders for LED driver ICs used in signage boards and lighting products will help Macroblock's monthly revenues rebound to more than NT$170 million (US$5.8 million) in...
Tuesday 20 March 2012
Sapphire wafer prices expected to remain unchanged in 2Q12 due to China-based makers' production
As production of sapphire wafers by China-based makers will gradually increase, prices for the product in the second quarter of 2012 are expected to remain at current levels, according...
Monday 19 March 2012
MLCC firm Holy Stone 2011 profits down 7.5%, but sales up
Holy Stone Enterprise has reported net profits for 2011 decreased 7.5% due mainly to a weak fourth quarter, when the multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) firm saw its quarterly net...
Monday 19 March 2012
UMC-affiliated IC design firms to post strong sales growth in 2Q12
United Microelectronics' (UMC) IC design affiliates including MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Pixart Imaging and Integrated Technology Express (ITE) are all expected to see their...
Friday 16 March 2012
Demand for small- to medium-size silicon wafers, LED sapphire substrates to be better in 2Q12, says SAS chairman
Global demand for small- to medium-size semiconductor-grade silicon wafers and LED sapphire substrates will improve from the preceding quarter in second-quarter 2012, while demand...
Friday 16 March 2012
Notebook ODMs to post higher-than-expected shipments in 1Q12
Major notebook ODMs, which all saw their February shipments register double-digit sequential increases, are expected to post higher-than-expected shipments for the first quarter of...