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Wednesday 1 April 2009
PVI Taiwan production reaches full utilization
Taiwan-based Prime View International (PVI) has already reached full utilization at its EPD (electrophoretic display) production lines in northern Taiwan and has extended production...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
TSMT utilization to climb on orders from AUO and CMO
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), an LCD SMT production solutions provider, has seen increased orders from its major panel customers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
VIS utilization rising on driver IC demand
Taiwan's Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a foundry affiliate of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), is expected to see its utilization rate at one of its...
Friday 27 March 2009
LCD players dropping unpaid leave policy amid rising utilization
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) will cancel its unpaid leave policy in April due to rising utilization, while fellow competitor Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has significantly...
Thursday 26 March 2009
Small- to medium-size LCD panel to heat up in April
Several Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel makers are expected to see their utilization rates surge to 100% in April as the upcoming peak season triggers downstream vendors...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
ASE, SPIL 2Q utilization to rebound
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) may see their packaging and testing utilization rates climb to 60% in the second quarter of 2009,...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
PTI utilization slides to 70% for 1Q, expected to rebound in 2Q
Powertech Technology (PTI) has said that its overall capacity utilization has fallen to around 70% for the current quarter, and ASPs (average selling prices) for both packaging and...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Taiwan chip resistor makers see utilization rates increase to 95%
Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronics, two Taiwan-based makers of chip resistors, have seen their utilization rates climb to 95%. First-quarter shipments are likely to be better than...
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...
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Giantplus expects utilization rate to exceed 90% in April
Taiwan-based small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology expects its utilization rate to exceed 90% in April amid recovering demand from China's handset market, according...
Monday 23 March 2009
TSMC resumes production as orders surge
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has returned to almost full production, buoyed by a surge in short lead time orders for handset chips, telecom products and graphics...
Monday 23 March 2009
IC substrate makers see utilization increase to 50%
IC substrate makers Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board (NPC), Phoenix Precision Technology (PPT) and Unimicron Technology have all seen their order visibility extend to mid-April and utilization...
Friday 20 March 2009
HannStar 5.3G plant to reach full capacity in April
LCD panel maker HannStar Display's utilization rate at its 5.3G plant is expected to be fully-loaded in April as shipments of medium-size netbook panels and large-size LCD monitor...
Friday 20 March 2009
AUO is optimistic for 2009 outlook
LJ Chen, president and CEO of AU Optronics (AUO), has struck an optimistic note about the LCD panel market in 2009, saying the industry does not need to be pessimistic because of...
Thursday 19 March 2009
TSMC and UMC see rising orders for AMD GPUs for 2Q09, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) have landed combined orders of 30,000 wafers (12-inch equivalent) for new AMD graphics...