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Tuesday 21 April 2009
China foundry SMIC suffers record operating loss in 2008; to cut capex
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's largest silicon wafer foundry, experienced its largest net operating loss over the past five years in 2008. The...
Monday 20 April 2009
IM Flash likely to beat Hynix in 2009 ranking, says DRAMeXchange
IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between Intel and Micron Technology, may overtake Hynix Semiconductor and become the third-largest NAND flash supplier worldwide in 2009, according...
Monday 20 April 2009
Notebook component maker Chicony to hand out NT$3 dividend for 2008
Taiwan-based notebook component supplier Chicony Electronics has decided to deal out a dividend of NT$3 (US$0.09) for its 2008 operations, including NT$2.50 in cash and NT$0.50 in...
Friday 17 April 2009
Foxconn to increase dividend for 2008
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has decided, at a shareholders meeting held on April 16, to increase its planned dividend for 2008 from NT$2.30 (US$0.068) to NT$2.60...
Thursday 16 April 2009
Taiwan exports 900MWp of solar cells in 2008
Taiwan exported 900MWp of crystalline silicon solar cells in 2008, taking up 16.4% of the total 5.5GWp of photovoltaic (PV) systems installed around the world, according to the Photovoltaics...
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Worldwide semi equipment spending down 32% in 2008, says Gartner
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending totaled US$30.7 billion in 2008, a 31.7% decline from the previous year, according to final results by Gartner. In major segments,...
Friday 10 April 2009
Game firm Soft-World profits hit record in 2008
Soft-World International, the largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, has published its 2008 financial report, posting a record consolidated net profit of NT$997.9 million...
Friday 10 April 2009
Taiwan maker Motech ranks eighth in 2008 worldwide PV output
Taiwan-based Motech Industries turned out 272MWp of crystalline silicon solar cells in 2008 to rank eighth among all producers of silicon-based solar cells or thin-film photovoltaic...
Thursday 9 April 2009
Lite-On Tech reports 4Q08 profits
Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$25.3 billion (US$749.41 million) and net profits of NT$325 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. As a result of product...
Thursday 9 April 2009
Worldwide semiconductor revenues contract more than 5% in 2008, Gartner says
Worldwide semiconductor revenues went down 5.4%, or a decrease of US$14.5 billion, to US$255 billion in 2008, according to the final market share analysis by Gartner Dataquest. The...
Wednesday 8 April 2009
Bosch maintains leadership in auto MEMS market in 2008, says iSuppli
Despite a massive downturn in car sales and wrenching changes to the global supply chain, Robert Bosch GmbH in 2008 maintained its lead in the worldwide automotive MEMS market, according...
Tuesday 7 April 2009
Taiwan LCD driver IC designer Raydium sees profits of NT$929 million for 2008
LCD driver IC maker Raydium Semiconductor saw net revenues of NT$634 million (US$18.93 million) for 2008, up 52.8% on year, and net profits of NT$929 million with a net EPS of NT$20.42,...
Friday 3 April 2009
SMC Networks sees revenues up nearly 40% in 2008
SMC Networks, a brand-unit of Accton Technology, saw its 2008 revenues expand nearly 40% from a year earlier, buoyed by steady sales in markets in Europe and Asia, according to the...
Friday 3 April 2009
Trade-Van Information to cut capital over 24%
Trade-Van Information Services, a Taiwan-based provider of value-added information exchange services including customs clearance automation, on April 2 announced the downsizing of...
Friday 3 April 2009
Zyxel to hand out NT$0.30 cash dividend for 2008
Taiwan-based network equipment maker Zyxel Communications has decided to deal out a cash dividend of NT$0.30 (US$0.01) per share for 2008, the lowest dividend in 10 years. However,...
Research Report Database
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