United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced its investment in E-One Moli Energy, a Taiwan-based lithium battery maker, through private placement.

Both upstream semiconductor makers and downstream system vendors are estimated to see limited sales growth during the peak season due to tight supply of key components, according...

Alltop Technology expects its consolidated second-quarter 2009 revenues to sustain 25% sequential growth as projected, although its revenues for May were down 17.5% from the previous...

Taiwan-based notebook battery module makers Simplo Technology, DynaPack International Technology and Celxpert Energy all saw their revenues expand in May 2009.

Taiwan-based keyboard and mouse makers and vendors Chicony Electronics, Sunrex Technology, Darfon Electronics and KYE Systems all suffered on-month revenue drops in May 2009.

First-tier notebook makers Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics, Wistron and Inventec all saw on-month revenues decline in May 2009.

Wistron has announced consolidated revenues of NT$38.73 billion (US$1.18 billion) for May 2009, down 4.89% from NT$40.72 billion for April, but up 31.37% from NT$29.48 billion for...

Compal Electronics president Ray Chen has said the company will not change its guidance of a 15-20% sequential increase in notebook shipments for second-quarter 2009, despite component...

VIA Technologies expects its white-box netbook alliance to start contributing profits in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to the company.

The notebook industry will continue to suffer component shortages, especially of LCD panels and optical drives through the end of the second quarter, according to sources with notebook...

Taiwan's PCB manufacturers may see a sequential drop in orders from the notebook segment in June, according to industry sources.

The supply of key notebook components may continue to worsen in the second half of 2009 leading to increasing costs, according to Alexander Hsu, president of Inventec's finance division...

China-based white-box netbook makers are being affected by component shortages with some only able to fulfill 60% of orders. If the shortages do not improve soon, over 50% of makers...

Taiwan-based notebook vendors including Acer, Asustek Computer and Micro-Star International (MSI), have all slowed down their volume shipment schedules for Intel CULV-based ultra-thin...

Passive component makers Holy Stone and Polytronics Technology saw April revenues increase 11.5% and 18.6% to NT$984 million (US$29.87 million) and NT$74.59 million, respectively,...