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Wednesday 9 June 2010
Power semiconductor market plummets in 2009, says IMS Research
The power semiconductor market declined 24% to US$10.1 billion in 2009, with the power module and discrete segments down 26% and 24%, respectively, from a year earlier, according...
Monday 10 May 2010
UTAC reportedly joins race to buy EEMS plants in Singapore and China
Singapore's United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has expressed its interest in EEMS's two plants in Singapore and Suzhou, China, which have also been eyed by Advanced Semiconductor...
Wednesday 31 March 2010
Applied says 2010 revenues to grow over 60%
Applied Materials has said it now expects fiscal 2010 net sales to be more than 60% higher than in fiscal 2009, compared to its previous forecast of up more than 50%. The fab-tool...
Thursday 18 March 2010
Smartphone shipments to quadruple in Asia by 2015, says IMS Research
Annual smartphone shipments to Asia are expected to more than quadruple between now and 2015, giving Asia 39% of smartphone shipments during 2015. Overall shipments of smartphones...
Friday 12 March 2010
Applied upbeat on chip and display outlook; to work closer with Asia customers
Capital spending in the semiconductor industry is expected to reach US$21-23 billion in 2010, up from around US$13 million in 2009, according to Mike Splinter, chairman and chief...
Friday 12 March 2010
HTC to start volume shipments of HTC Smart to major Europe and Asia markets at the end of March
HTC will start volume shipments of its feature phone, the HTC Smart, to major markets in Europe and Asia at the end of March 2010, according to industry sources. The company actually...
Thursday 11 March 2010
Applied to beef up display, solar equipment production in Taiwan
Applied Materials has announced the opening of its newly-expanded Tainan Manufacturing Center, Taiwan. The nearly 15,000-square meter facility will enhance Applied's capability to...
Friday 5 February 2010
STMicro to expand Asia markets; increase global market share, says company CEO Carlo Bozotti
STMicroelectronics plans to expand markets in Asia by lifting power and analog component capacities in Singapore and increasing order volume with its Asia-based foundry partners,...
Monday 18 January 2010
CMP material startup gains verification from Taiwan foundry
Fulltrol Precision Materials, a Taiwan-based startup that makes chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) materials, has obtained certification for its CMP pads from an unspecified...
Friday 15 January 2010
Globalfoundries aims to ramp output to 5.8 million 200mm wafer equivalents in 2014
Globalfoundries has completed its integration with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, and aims to ramp its total capacity to 5.8 million 200mm (8-inch) wafers in equivalent in...
Friday 25 December 2009
Globalfoundries to tap Asia IC-design market through Socle Technology
Globalfoundries' acquisition of Singapore-based Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing will also enable the US pure-play foundry to tap the IC-design market in Asia thanks to Chartered's...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
Kingston to see more than US$1 billion in Asia revenues in 2009
Kingston Technology will see revenues reach US$1.1 billion in Asia in 2009, up over 20% from US$900 million in 2008, according to Scott Chen, company vice president for APAC business...
Friday 18 December 2009
Taiflex chairman predicts 10-15% growth for Asia FPCB market in 2010
The FPCB market in Asia will grow 10-15% in 2010 thanks to increased demand coming from ultra-thin notebooks, smartphones and e-book readers, according to Sun Ta-Wen, chairman of...
Wednesday 21 October 2009
Transcend lands distribution rights for Samsung memory cards
Transcend Information has announced it has obtained rights from Samsung Electronics to distribute Samsung-brand memory cards in the Taiwan market. Transcend has also secured sole...
Tuesday 1 September 2009
Numonyx CEO in Taiwan to strengthen ties with partners
Brian Harrison, president and CEO of flash memory maker Numonyx, has recently visited Taiwan-based IC designers and distributors, in a move to reinforce company relations with clients...