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Tuesday 14 September 2010
Taiwan market: Netbook proportion in notebook shipments rise in 1H10
Looking at end-user demand for notebooks in the local Taiwan market in the first half of 2010, the netbook proportion reached 25% and 28% in the first and second quarter, respectively,...
Thursday 2 September 2010
TI expects shipments of DLP 3D Ready chips to reach 2-3 million units in 2011
Texas Instruments (TI) vice president of DLP business Kent Novak at a conference has commented that the company's shipments of DLP 3D Ready chips will increase to 2-3 million units...
Thursday 26 August 2010
Tight capacity keeps smartphone touch panel pricing high
Although 3.5-inch capacitive touch panels have already been out for 3-4 years, prices of 3.5-inch applications for smartphones remain high at US$12-13 due to tight supply, according...
Friday 20 August 2010
Shipments of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets increase 92% in 2009, says Berg Insight
Global shipments of GPS-enabled GSM/WCDMA handsets increased 92% in 2009 to 150 million units, according to research firm Berg Insight. Growing at a CAGR of 38.7%, shipments are forecast...
Friday 13 August 2010
Inventory volatility packs supply-chain peril for global solar market, says iSuppli
Radical swings in inventory levels for PV solar cells in 2010 are resulting in perilous market conditions that potentially could drive unaware companies out of the market, according...
Thursday 29 July 2010
Fujitsu to rely more heavily on Taiwan partners in the future
As Fujitsu plans to push US$400-600 notebooks in North America and Asia Pacific markets, and increased its outsourcing proportion to Taiwan makers from only 30% in 2009 to close to...
Wednesday 28 July 2010
PV inverter market grows 17.4% in 2009 to US$2.8 billion, says IMS
The PV inverter market had a record year in 2009, with shipments of 8.3GW generating US$2.8 billion, according to IMS Research.
Wednesday 21 July 2010
Taiwan market: HTC surpasses Apple in handset sales
With Apple in a product transition period, HTC overtook the US giant in Taiwan in both sales volume and value, according to sources from Taiwan's handset distributors.
Thursday 8 July 2010
G-Tech sees strong growth in June revenues
Optical glass processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a member of the Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) Group, has announced revenues of NT$222 million (US$6.9...
Monday 5 July 2010
Taiwan 2010 networking/communication production value to rise 30%, says MIC
Taiwan-based makers of networking/communication products will generate a total production value of NT$1,351.5 billion (US$42.23 billion) in 2010, increasing 30.08% from 2009, according...
Thursday 1 July 2010
Genesis will not give out dividends for 2009
LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Genesis Photonics has announced that it will not distribute dividends for 2009 due to a net loss of NT$187 million (US$5.82 million) or NT$1.51...
Monday 28 June 2010
China LED chip output surpasses 2 billion yuan in 2009, says LEDinsider
China's LED chip industry has received a huge investment from 2009 to 2010. Although the output value is not yet large, there is no doubt about its great development speed and potential...
Friday 25 June 2010
SWTC expects significant growth in 2H10
Small- to medium-size LCD module (LCM) maker Star World Technology (SWTC) expects to see significant revenue growth in the second half of 2010 due to the completion of its plant in...
Friday 18 June 2010
SiS posts net profit for 2009
Chipset maker Silicon Integrated System (SiS) has announced net profits of NT$605 million (US$18.77 million) for 2009. Revenues for 2009 totaled NT$3.76 billion with an EPS of NT$0...
Friday 18 June 2010
Gigabyte and Biostar announce profit for 2009
Taiwan-based Gigabyte Technology has announced net profits of NT$2.04 billion (US$63.3 million) for 2009. Revenues for 2009 totaled NT$43.91 billion with EPS of NT$3.24.