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Tuesday 15 June 2010
Compal Communications lowers handset shipment targets
Handset maker Compal Communications has reduced its 2010 shipment target to 10 million units compared with shipments of 16 million units in 2009, according to company chairman Ray...
Friday 11 June 2010
Atheros aims to make strong presence in Ethernet and business-grade WLAN networking markets
Jason Zheng, vice president and general manager of Asia Pacific at Atheros Communications, has outlined the company's roadmap pertaining to WLAN networking, Ethernet, GPS, and PLC...
Tuesday 8 June 2010
PTI responds to acquisition rumors
A recent Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicated that Powertech Technology (PTI) will acquire smaller peer Payton Technology soon. PTI has responded saying...
Monday 7 June 2010
HTC to acquire French handset software developer
HTC on June 7 announced that it will acquire France-based handset software developer Abaxia for 11 million euros (US$13.14 million) with a purchase of 550,110 common shares and 227,523...
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Foundry revenues to grow 40% in 2010, says iSuppli
After a year that was decidedly skewed by macroeconomic forces impacting the entire electronics value chain, pure-play foundry suppliers will see revenues jump by 39.5% this year...
Monday 10 May 2010
UTAC reportedly joins race to buy EEMS plants in Singapore and China
Singapore's United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has expressed its interest in EEMS's two plants in Singapore and Suzhou, China, which have also been eyed by Advanced Semiconductor...
Tuesday 27 April 2010
Taiwan IC component distributors to see sequential revenue growth in 2Q10
Taiwan-based IC distributors, including Aeco Technology, Koryo Electronics, WT Microelectronics and Zenitron, are all expected to see second-quarter revenues outperform levels in...
Monday 26 April 2010
Light engine maker Young Optics to raise funds
Young Optics has announced its board of directors has approved plans to raise an estimated NT$1.5 billion by issuing 7.5 million new shares. The new funds will be used for new production...
Monday 26 April 2010
ASE reportedly to buy EEMS plants in Singapore and China, says paper
Taiwan-based packaging and testing house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) will soon announce a plan to buy two plants from Italy-based memory packaging specialist EEMS, the...
Monday 26 April 2010
Smart Technologies acquires NextWindow
Smart Technologies, a provider of interactive whiteboards, has announced the acquisition of New Zealand-based NextWindow (Next Holdings Limited), a designer and manufacturer of optical...
Wednesday 21 April 2010
Acquisitions buff up Walsin Lihwa's presence in solar supply chain
Walsin Lihwa Holdings on April 20 announced that it acquired stakes of 100% and 15.05% of China-based XiAn Lu Jing Technology (Lu Jing) and ShaanXi Tianhong Silicon Industrial (Tianhong),...
Tuesday 20 April 2010
Accton Technology to acquire Mototech
Taiwan-based network/communication equipment maker Accton Technology on April 19 announced a merger with Mototech Incorporated, a Taiwan-based designer of digital video recorder STBs...
Friday 9 April 2010
Rambus begins LED operation
Rambus has begun operation for its LED business after acquiring technology and a portfolio of advanced lighting and optoelectronics patents from Global Lighting Technologies (GLT),...
Friday 9 April 2010
WPG-Yosun merger may challenge Arrow, says iSuppli
The approval of the board of directors for the merger of WPG and Yosun Industrial sets the stage for the creation of what could become the world's largest electronics distributor,...
Tuesday 6 April 2010
Japan-based IC distributor Macnica gains control of Galaxy Far East
Japan-based IC distributor Macnica has recently acquired an additional 59% stake in Taiwan-based IC distributor Galaxy Far East through open tender, boosting its total stake in the...
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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