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Thursday 14 April 2011
Korea, Taiwan chipmakers turn to local wafer producers for support
Korea- and Taiwan-based foundry houses and memory-IC manufacturers have obtained support from their local producers of blank silicon wafers as failure of supplies from Japan still...
Wednesday 13 April 2011
UMC says Japan fab unaffected by aftershocks
United Microelectronics Corporation's (UMC) 8-inch wafer plant in Chiba Prefecture has not been affected by the latest aftershocks that struck Japan, continuing to run at normal capacity,...
Wednesday 13 April 2011
LED bulb penetration in Japan rising due to earthquake
As the earthquake hitting northeastern Japan is expected to raise energy-saving awareness, LED bulbs' share in Japan's lighting market increased from 17% in early March 2011 to 26%...
Tuesday 12 April 2011
FPCB makers more upbeat for 2Q11 outlook
Three Taiwan-based flexible PCB (FPCB) makers Career Technology, Flexium Interconnect and Ichia Technologies have posted sequential gains in March revenues. All of them are optimistic...
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Sony Ericsson handset shipments partially affected by earthquake, say industry sources
Sony Ericsson will reduce shipments, or delay the launch in some markets, for three Android-based smartphones due to short supply of some key components, including those from the...
Tuesday 12 April 2011
DRAM contract prices up in 1H April as PC OEMs advance procurement
DRAM contract prices have gone up by about 6% in the first half of April, as PC OEMs are advancing their procurement schedules for the high season amid anticipated shortages, according...
Tuesday 12 April 2011
Corning to maintain LCD glass production levels in Japan
Corning has said that the company plans to maintain production levels at its Shizuoka and Sakai City LCD glass facilities during Sharp Corporation's temporary production curtailment...
Thursday 7 April 2011
TSMC downgrades 2011 chip growth forecast, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has lowered its forecast for the growth of the global semiconductor market (excluding memory) to 4% from the 7% previously estimated,...
Thursday 7 April 2011
Glass yarn prices to rise on Japan supply disruption
Quotes for fiber glass yarns are likely to increase in April, mainly due to failure of supplies from Japan, according to industry sources.
Thursday 7 April 2011
Major BT resin producers recovering from Japan earthquake, say IC substrate makers
Major producers of bismaleimide-triazine (BT) resin, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical (MGC) and Hitachi Chemical, are recovering faster than expected from the suspension of operations caused...
Wednesday 6 April 2011
IHS iSuppli raises semiconductor forecast for 2011
The latest IHS iSuppli semiconductor forecast for 2011, issued on March 30, calls for annual semiconductor revenue growth of 7%, up from the 5.8% expansion predicted in the previous...
Friday 1 April 2011
Digitimes Insight: Japan earthquake has limited impact on MEMS industry supply chain
Microelectromechanical system (MEMS) applications range from automotive, industrial, military, and popular consumer electronics (CE) products such as smartphones and tablet PCs. Disruption...
Thursday 31 March 2011
IC prices likely to rebound in 2Q11, say sources
Taiwan-based IC design houses are expected to see a rebound in chip prices in the second quarter 2011 as clients from the end market have softened their positions in price negotiations...
Thursday 31 March 2011
Network equipment makers asked to prepare parts and components for rebuilding projects in Japan
A number of Taiwan-based network equipment makers have been asked by clients in Japan as well as other international telecom equipment players to prepare additional parts and components...
Thursday 31 March 2011
Apple to absorb increasing costs created by Japan earthquake
Although Japan's power brownout policy is seriously affecting the operations of Japan-based upstream component makers, causing related upstream components to see price rises, since...
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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