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Friday 17 April 2009
DRAM chipmaker Nanya to downsize capital by 66%
Taiwan's Nanya Technology plans to reduce its paid-in capital by 66% to strengthen its financial structure, and will simultaneously issue a total of no more than eight billion new...
Thursday 16 April 2009
Lextar to invest in LED chipmaker Lighthouse
Lextar, the LED subsidiary of LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO), has announced it will subscribe to the private placement by LED chipmaker Lighthouse Technology, which is seeking...
Monday 13 April 2009
LED chipmakers report sequential increase in March revenues
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has reported revenues of NT$910.19 million (US$27.03 million) for March, up 32.14% on a monthly basis but down 3% on a yearly basis.
Wednesday 8 April 2009
DRAM maker PSC loan repayment extension approved
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has announced via a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) that it has been granted an extension on repayments of existing bank...
Thursday 2 April 2009
LED chipmaker Arima Opto to issue new shares, bonds for private placement
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Arima Optoelectronics will issue up to 200 million new shares as well as convertible bonds for private placement in Taiwan, according to a decision made...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
LED chipmaker Epistar says no acquisition plans
Epistar, the largest Taiwan-based LED chip maker, has dismissed rumors that it has plans to acquire overseas or Taiwan-based LED makers.
Tuesday 24 March 2009
LED packaging house Para Light sees utilization rate rebound to 60% in March
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Para Light Electronics has seen their utilization rate return to 60% in March, and the order visibility extend to April because of growing demand...
Monday 23 March 2009
LED chipmaker Opto Tech is ready for LED lighting production
LED chipmaker Opto Tech has finished development of outdoor LED projection lamps and LED T-bar lighting products for use in offices and stores in cooperation with Japan-based Nichia...
Friday 20 March 2009
ChipMOS diversifying customer base to minimize impact from Spansion insolvency
Taiwan's ChipMOS Technologies is looking to diversify its memory customer base, while having lowered its dependence on Spansion significantly, according to company sources. The IC...
Thursday 19 March 2009
LED chipmakers have better order visbility and utilization rates
Taiwan LED chipmakers Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy, and Opto Tech have all reported sequential increases in their February revenues, with their order visibility and utilization rates...
Thursday 19 March 2009
Taiwan Memory to eventually consolidate DRAM makers into one entity, says premier
Taiwan's premier said Wednesday that the government will eventually seek to combine all local DRAM makers into one single entity to compete with Samsung Electronics, but its present...
Monday 16 March 2009
PSC asking workers to take one-week unpaid furloughs, says paper
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) plans to implement a new phase of cost-cutting measures starting from March 20, according to a Chinese-language cnYES.com report.
Thursday 12 March 2009
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy to set up subsidiary in China
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy will invest US$1.5 million to establish a subsidiary in Shandong province, China, with centers for R&D, testing, and the production...
Friday 27 February 2009
LED players Genesis and Lite-On see utilization rates rising
LED chipmaker Genesis Photonics has indicated that its February revenues may return to the level in December 2008 at about NT$60 million, with utilization rates climbing to 50-60%,...
Thursday 26 February 2009
LED chipmaker Formosa revenues halved in 4Q08
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) has reported revenues of NT$203.16 million (US$5.83 million) for the fourth quarter of 2008, down 49.64% on quarter and down 51.47% on year,...