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Monday 20 June 2011
Smartphones to boom in Southeast Asia, says Canalys
About 106 million mobile phones are expected to ship in Southeast Asia in 2011, up 19% from the 90 million units shipped last year, according to Canalys. Driveny primarily by smartphone...
Tuesday 24 May 2011
Taiwan BD makers facing strong competition from India-based MBI
Despite global Blu-ray disc (BD) sales are rising in 2011, since Taiwan-based BD makers including CMC Magnetics and Ritek, will only have limited capacity growth in 2011, while competitor...
Tuesday 26 April 2011
Micron not ruling out possibility of NAND outsourcing
In the face of brisk NAND flash demand, Micron Technology does not rule out building a second fab in Singapore. The memory chip vendor also remains open to outsourcing with the aim...
Friday 22 April 2011
Intel, Micron open US$3 billion NAND flash facility in Singapore
Intel and Micron Technology have expanded their NAND flash memory joint venture operations with the official opening of IM Flash Singapore, according to the companies.
Friday 11 March 2011
Quanta to set up touch panel joint venture with 3M
Quanta Computer has announced plans to set up a joint venture with US-based 3M in Singapore for developing projected capacitive touch technology in order to gain profits from the...
Wednesday 2 March 2011
Surging demand changes small- to medium-size panel industry
Amid the surging demand for smartphones and other applications for small- to medium-size panels, the overall small- to medium-size industry is changing with NEC to turn wholly owned...
Friday 28 January 2011
STATS ChipPAC profits surge in 2010
STATS ChipPAC, a Singapore-based provider of semiconductor testing and assembly services, has announced net profits soared to US$108 million in 2010 from US$10.1 million in 2009....
Thursday 30 December 2010
Intel personnel change sparks speculation about future of Micron
Michael Chen, director of Intel's Asia-Pacific embedded sales and ultra-mobility group, has reportedly resigned from the company. The news comes after comments were made by the CEO...
Friday 17 December 2010
Intel, Micron to ramp delayed fab in 2Q11
Micron Technology has disclosed that a new NAND flash fabrication facility in Singapore, which it invests in with Intel, is scheduled to commence volume production in the second quarter...
Tuesday 9 November 2010
Singapore IC distributor applies to issue depositary receipts in Taiwan
Serial System, an electronic component distributor listed on the mainboard of the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES), has applied to the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) to issue TDRs (Taiwan...
Thursday 14 October 2010
Globalfoundries partners with SVTC for MEMS manufacturing
Globalfoundries has announced a strategic partnership with SVTC Technologies to accelerate its move to high-volume MEMS manufacturing.
Monday 30 August 2010
Strontium unveils new logo
Strontium Technology unveiled a new corporate logo and brand identity during a forum held at Bali in Indonesia from August 13-16. The new logo and corporate identity are aimed at...
Tuesday 3 August 2010
AFPD to contribute 15,000 substrates to AUO AMOLED production in 2011
AU Optronics (AUO) is currently installing equipment for AMOLED production at a 3.5G plant, with monthly capacity expected to reach 7,000 substrates by the end of 2010, while the...
Tuesday 3 August 2010
ASE to buy EEMS plant in Singapore for US$67.7 million
Chip packaging and testing house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has announced plans to acquire the Singapore unit of Italian chip assembly company EEMS for US$67.7 millio...
Thursday 15 July 2010
Singapore-based foundry SSMC announces US$30 million expansion project
Singapore-based foundry Systems on Silicon Manufacturing Company (SSMC) - a joint venture of NXP Semiconductor and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) - has announced...