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Monday 6 July 2009
Large-size panel price hikes continue in July, says DisplaySearch
LCD TV, monitor and notebook panel prices for the first half of July have increased significantly on tight supply, with suppliers aiming at profits for the third quarter of 2009,...
Monday 6 July 2009
TV related IC designers to see strong shipment growth in 3Q09
MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor are expected to see significant growth in TV chip shipments in third-quarter 2009, while Novatek Microelectronics' shipments of large-size LCD driver...
Monday 6 July 2009
Taiwan analog IC designers to enjoy growth in 3Q09
Taiwan analog IC design houses are expected to see double-digit sequential revenue growth in third-quarter 2009, outperforming other segments, according to market watchers. Order...
Monday 6 July 2009
PTI sales recovery continues in June, upbeat about 3Q09
Memory packaging and testing specialist Powertech Technology (PTI) has posted a sequential revenue growth of 4.4% in June with a narrower on-year drop. Sales for the second quarter...
Friday 3 July 2009
Protection component maker Polytronics expects increased shipments in 3Q09
Protection component maker Polytronics Technology has begun shipments of a new line of SLD circuit protection devices used in lithium batteries to a handset vendor. Monthly shipments...
Friday 3 July 2009
Taiwan IC designers expect revenues to climb in 3Q09
Taiwan's leading IC design houses MediaTek, Novatek Microelectronics, Realtek Semiconductor and Richtek Technology expect revenues to increase on-month from June through the third...
Friday 3 July 2009
Intel to use IP from TSMC to make Langwell chipset, says paper
Intel will adopt silicon IP from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) to manufacture a customized version of its Langwell chipset (the chipset component of its next-generation...
Friday 3 July 2009
Short supply of notebook HDDs may continue in 3Q09
The tight supply of notebook hard drives is expected to continue throughout the third quarter, according to IC distributor GMI Technology and Weikeng Industrial, sales agents for...
Friday 3 July 2009
Optical disc drive supplies to remain tight in 3Q09
The supply of optical disc drives used in notebook and desktops will remain tight in the third quarter of 2009 due to a shortage of pick-up heads (PUHs), according to industry sources...
Thursday 2 July 2009
IC designer Prescope to offer handheld game console in 3Q09
Prescope Technologies has stepped into system products and will offer a handheld game console with a 2.7-inch screen and 100 built-in games in the third quarter, targeting China and...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Handset PCB makers 3Q revenues to grow 10-15%
Compeq Manufacturing, Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Unimicron Technology are expected to enjoy revenue growth of 10-15% sequentially in the third quarter, according to market...
Thursday 2 July 2009
LED packaging house Unity Opto expects double-digit growth in 3Q09
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Unity Opto Technology expects revenues in the third quarter to see a double-digit growth sequentially as notebook LED backlight units (BLUs) are becoming...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Intel Calpella and Windows 7 to slow down notebook demand in 3Q09
Demand for notebooks is expected to drop significantly in the third quarter due to consumers waiting for Intel's next-generation Calpella platform to be launched in September, and...
Thursday 2 July 2009
IC testing house KYEC ups capex for 2009
King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) has adjusted upward its capex budget for 2009 by 50% to NT$3 billion (US$91.66 million), which will be utilized for purchases of new test equipment...
Thursday 2 July 2009
Taiwan panel makers expected to see profits in 3Q09
Taiwan-based LCD panel makers expect to see profits in the third quarter as large-size panel prices continue to climb due to glass substrate shortages, according to industry source...