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Monday 25 April 2011
MediaTek looks to restructure, sources claim
MediaTek is planning to initiate a shake-up of its corporate structure as the company strives to achieve better individual specialization and further increase its operational efficiency,...
Tuesday 22 March 2011
Cal-Comp, Min Aik unaffected by WD-Hitachi GST merger, Japan earthquake
Taiwan-based hard disk drive (HDD) component maker Cal-Comp Electronics and its Thailand-based counterpart Min Aik Technology have not been substantially influenced by Western Digital's...
Tuesday 22 March 2011
AT&T/T-Mobile merger makes US market entry harder for second-tier equipment and device suppliers, say Taiwan makers
AT&T's merger acquisition of T-Mobile US will result in the dominance of the US mobile telecom market by AT&T and Verizon Wireless, and the situation will render it more difficult...
Thursday 17 March 2011
UMC to buy Hejian shares for US$87 million
Taiwan-based pure-play foundry United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) plans to acquire an up to 30% stake in its China-based counterpart Hejian Technology, with a total transaction...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
MediaTek, Ralink to merge via share swap
MediaTek on March 16 announced that the company has finalized its merger agreement with Ralink Technology through a share swap of one share for 3.15 shares of Ralink, making MediaTek...
Friday 25 February 2011
Elpida looking to team up with Taiwan counterparts, says CEO
Elpida Memory president and CEO Yukio Sakamoto has admitted that the company is approaching Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies with a view of forming a competitive...
Friday 25 February 2011
AUO subsidiary Darwin to merge with BriView
AU Optronics (AUO) backlight unit (BLU) subsidiary Darwin Precisions has announced plans to merge with BriView Electronics, also a subsidiary of AUO, with a exchange ratio of one...
Monday 21 February 2011
BLU maker Forhouse to build R&D center
Backlight unit (BLU) maker Forhouse has unveiled plans to invest NT$90 million (US$3.07 million) to build a R&D center at the Hsinchu Science Park (HSP), northern Taiwan.
Tuesday 8 February 2011
InfoExplorer to merge with two fellow companies
InfoExplorer, a Taiwan-based information system developer and IT management consultant, will merge with Taiwan-based fellow companies e-ToYou International and International Integrated...
Tuesday 25 January 2011
Asustek expects a slight drop in 1Q11 revenues
Asustek Computer CFO David Chang recently pointed out that the company's revenues in the fourth quarter of 2010 met expectation though total was not a record as hoped. As for the...
Friday 14 January 2011
Commentary: Broadcom-Ralink merger rumors reflect history of relentless consolidation of Taiwan wireless industry
News of Ralink being targeted for acquisition has never stopped ever since the company's preparation to go public to its being actually listed on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)....
Wednesday 29 December 2010
Taiwan government promises to review China investment policy for panel makers
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) has indicated that the government will conduct a review regarding the restrictive policies governing panel makers' investments such as...
Monday 27 December 2010
ProMOS, Powerchip claim no knowledge of reported DRAM tie-up with Elpida
Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies have both said the companies had no advance warning or knowledge about Japan-based Elpida Memory's plans to launch talks on capital tie-ups...
Thursday 16 December 2010
Dynapack and Celxpert cancel merger plans
Taiwan-based notebook battery makers Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy, on December 15, announced the cancellation of their merger plans and will void their stock...
Friday 3 December 2010
Ardentec denies merger with STATS ChipPAC
Wafer probing service provider Ardentec has denied a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicating STATS ChipPAC has approached it to discuss a merger, according...