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Thursday 6 August 2009
Taiwan market: LCD product sales drop 20% at TCAS 2009
Sales of LCD monitors and TVs at the Taipei Computer Application Show 2009 (TCAS 2009) dropped around 20% compared those seen a year ago, causing LCD product vendors to become more...
Monday 20 July 2009
LCD TV outsourcing falling short of expectations, says iSuppli
Although sales of LCD TVs are continuing to grow during the current downturn, the recession is resulting in somewhat weakened demand, causing contract manufacturing of such sets to...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
LCD backlight LEDs to reach 34 billion units in 2012, says DisplaySearch
In 2012, 34 billion LEDs will be used in TFT-LCD backlights, in sizes ranging from 1-inch to more than 70-inch, up more than 300% from eight billion units in 2008, according to Dis...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Lite-On Tech reports profits for 2008
Lite-On Technology has reported unconsolidated revenue of NT$124.46 billion (US$3.78 billion), consolidated revenues of NT$230.66 billion, net profits of NT$4.4 billion, and an EPS...
Thursday 18 June 2009
Top-5 makers to produce over 89% of global large-size panels in 2009, says DisplaySearch
The top-five TFT-LCD panel makers are expected to account for 89.2% of the total large-size (10-inch and larger) TFT-LCD panel production by area in 2009, a big leap from the 74.8%...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Qisda reports net loss of over NT$3 billion for 2008
Qisda has reported a net loss of NT$3.1 billion (94.3 million) for 2008 on unconsolidated revenues of NT$75.5 billion. Consolidated revenues for the year totaled NT$111.3 billion.
Monday 15 June 2009
Global flash card revenues sink 15% in 2008, says iSuppli
The flash memory card market worldwide slid 15% to US$7.8 billion in 2008, with SanDisk continuing to lead its peers, according to a recent survey by iSuppli.
Friday 12 June 2009
Altek ranked as top digital camera maker in 2008
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek ranked as the world's number one ODM digital camera maker with shipments of 13.17 million accounting for a 22.9% share in 2008, the company...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Samsung leads in 2008 SSD market with over 30% share, says Gartner
Revenues for the SSD market (including low-cost PC solutions) worldwide totaled US$585 million in 2008, rising over 100% from US$259 million in 2007, according to a recent report...
Thursday 4 June 2009
Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 launch times revealed
Microsoft's OEM Division Corporate Vice President Steve Guggenheimer during a keynote address at Computex 2009 in Taipei revealed that the company is confident with the progress made...
Monday 1 June 2009
LG Micron leads in 2008 TFT-LCD photomask market, says The Information Network
LG Micron vaulted to the lead on the heals of LG Display's growth, according to The Information Network. LG Micron took the lead in the TFT-LCD photomask market with a 29.3% share,...
Wednesday 13 May 2009
2008 industrial semiconductor revenues overtake automotive; Infineon, STMicro remain top-2 suppliers, says Semicast
According to Semicast Research, revenues for semiconductors in the industrial sector exceeded those in the automotive sector for the first time in 2008. Semicast estimates that industrial...
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Taiwan market: Software piracy falling
The software piracy ratio in Taiwan kept dropping from 43% in 2005 to 39% in 2008, with the level last year being less than the global average of 41% for the first time, Business...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Network equipment maker Gemtek to deal out NT$4.2 dividend for 2008
Gemtek Technology has decided to distribute a dividend of NT$4.2 (US$0.127) – NT$3.7 in cash and NT$0.5 in shares – for its 2008 operations. The dividend is so far the...
Monday 4 May 2009
Corning CEO describes 2008 as a year with 'split personality'
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...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
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