DRAM chipmaker ProMOS Technologies has recently laid off about 550 employees working at the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP), where it owns two 12-inch fabs, according to a Chinese-language...
Asustek Computer may have delayed taking some of its workforce off the payroll for a few weeks, but for the up to 500 workers who were originally expected to be laid off in April,...
Microsoft has finished downsizing its workforce in China, by more than 300 employees, and Taiwan, by over 10 staff, a move in line with the company's global manpower reduction plan...
Inventec expects its notebook shipments to grow 10-15% sequentially to 4.95-5.2 million units in the second quarter, according to company chairman Richard Lee. However, Lee is conservative...
Some electronic manufacturing service (EMS) providers have reportedly headhunted a whole team of technicians from Quanta Computer, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times...
Asustek Computer dismissed around 400-500 employees in April as it began the process of reorganizing its business, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report,...
Corning chairman and CEO Wendell P Weeks has described 2008 as a year with a "split personality," as he recalled how the company was heading towards record-breaking performance...
STATS ChipPAC has posted its second straight quarterly loss in the first quarter of 2009, joining fellow packaging and testing house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE). Its...
Taiwan-based IT players Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Wistron have both taken measures to protect employees at their plants in Mexico from swine flu, according...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has said it is on track to increase manpower within its R&D and design service units by 30% and 15%, respectively, while proceeding...
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently hired several software technicians to work on an e-book product line, according to market sources. However, Foxconn declined...
Ramtron International, a supplier of nonvolatile ferroelectric random access memory (FRAM), has announced that it has initiated restructuring and cost reduction actions to strengthen...
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) plans to implement a new phase of cost-cutting measures starting from March 20, according to a Chinese-language cnYES.com report.
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and IBM Taiwan have announced a strategic partnership under which Foxconn will invest around US$1 billion over the next five years...
