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Friday 11 June 2010
China labor salary hikes will not have long term affects on profits, says MSI chairman
Micro-Star International (MSI) chairman Joseph Hsu has indicated that the recent rise in monthly salaries in China will not affect the company's profit in the long term as all companies...
Wednesday 9 June 2010
Power semiconductor market plummets in 2009, says IMS Research
The power semiconductor market declined 24% to US$10.1 billion in 2009, with the power module and discrete segments down 26% and 24%, respectively, from a year earlier, according...
Tuesday 8 June 2010
Fixed-line telecom carrier New Century InfoComm sees operation turn profitable in 2009
New Century InfoComm Tech, the operator of a fixed-line broadband network under the brand Sparq in the Taiwan market, saw its operation swing to profits for the first time in 2009...
Wednesday 2 June 2010
TPK Touch to list on TSE in 4Q10
TPK Touch Solutions, which makes glass-based projected capacitive touch panels, is expected to be listed on the mainboard of the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) in the fourth quarter...
Friday 28 May 2010
Second-tier brand Heran expects to ship 200,000-300,000 LCD TVs in 2010
Taiwan-based LCD TV brand Heran expects its LCD TV shipments will reach 200,000-300,000 units worldwide in 2010, according to the company.
Thursday 27 May 2010
Pico projector LED costs to drop 10% in 2H10
The cost of LEDs used as light sources in pico projectors is expected to drop by 10% in the second half of 2010, and Taiwan-based LED players expect to enter the supply chain for...
Thursday 27 May 2010
Arima Communications swings to profit in 2009
Arima Communications posted a net profit of NT$21 million (US$373,169), or NT$0.06 per share in 2009, on shipments of 11.6 million handsets. Consolidated revenues totaled NT$15.3...
Wednesday 26 May 2010
LCD TV ASPs fell 24% in 2009, 21% for PDP TVs, says DisplaySearch
Overall blended ASPs for LCD TVs fell 24% on year and 21% for plasma TVs (PDP TVs) in 2009, twice as fast as they did in 2008, mainly due to a reduction in panel prices that resulted...
Friday 21 May 2010
Touch panel shipments pass 600 million in 2009, says DisplaySearch
Global touch panel shipments increased 29% on year to 606 million units in 2009, according to DisplaySearch.
Friday 21 May 2010
Vivitek introduces 95-inch screen short-throw projector
Vivitek has introduced a short-throw front projector with a projected screen size of 95-inch in the Taiwan market, and the company aims to ship 200,000 projectors worldwide in 2010,...
Friday 21 May 2010
Taiwan market: Short-throw projector share to go up in 2010, says IDC
Short-throw models' share of Taiwan's front projector market is expected to increase to 15% in 2010, up from 9.2% in 2009, while the overall projector market in Taiwan is expected...
Friday 21 May 2010
DNP leads in 2009 semiconductor photomask market, says The Information Network
Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) eked out Toppan to take over the lead in the semiconductor photomask market in 2009, according to The Information Network.
Thursday 20 May 2010
Applied Materials still top PV manufacturing equipment supplier in 2009, says VLSI Research
Applied Materials was the largest supplier of PV manufacturing equipment for the second year in a row with revenues from this sector exceeding US$1 billion, according to VLSI Resea...
Wednesday 19 May 2010
Wild semiconductor thin film equipment market in 2009, says The Information Network
The film deposition equipment market for chip manufacturing was down 38% in 2009, but on a sector-by-sector basis, sales dropped between 8.7% to 71.7%, according to The Information...
Friday 14 May 2010
Celxpert to ship 18 million notebook batteries in 2010
Celxpert Energy projects notebook battery shipments for 2010 to reach 18 million units, up 58% from 11.4 million units in 2009. Demand from customers in China and other Asian countries...