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Thursday 18 March 2010
Asia-Pacific chip revenues growth defies downturn in 2009, says iSuppli
Combined revenues for semiconductor suppliers headquartered in the Asia-Pacific region reached US$44.5 billion in 2009, up 2.3% from US$43.5 billion in 2008, according to iSuppli...
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Chip resistor maker Ta-I to expand capacity by 20%
Ta-I Technology plans to spend NT$1 billion (US$31.45 million) in the next two years expanding chip resistor, protective component and LED heat sink substrate lines, according to...
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Taiwan market: Sony tops 2009 sales of Blu-ray Disc players
In the Taiwan market, about 13,000 Blu-ray Disc (BD) players were sold in 2009 and Sony was the largest vendor with a 50% market share mainly due to price cuts, according to industry...
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Worldwide PV market reaches record high of 6.43GW in 2009, says Solarbuzz
Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) installations reached a record high of 6.43GW in 2009 - a 6% on-year growth, according to the latest Marketbuzz 2010 Report from Solarbuzz. In addition,...
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Asia Optical not to deal out dividends for 2009
Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens and digital cameras, will not distribute any dividend for its 2009 operation, its board of directors has decided.
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Protective component maker Polytronics reports profits for 2009
Polytronics Technology has announced net income of NT$199 million (US$6.24 million) on revenues of NT$949 million for 2009, representing an on-year growth of 5.8% in sales and 23.2%...
Tuesday 16 March 2010
Accton net profits up nearly 60% in 2009
Taiwan-based network equipment maker Accton Technology saw its net profits increase nearly 60% to NT$652 million (US$20.48 million) in 2009, according to a company press release....
Monday 15 March 2010
Amtran reports net profit of NT$2 billion for 2009
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has reported a net profit of NT$2 billion (US$62.91 million) for 2009, while revenues reached NT$64.4 billion, up 111.81% on year.
Monday 15 March 2010
LED chipmaker Tekcore to increase capital for MOCVD purchase
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Tekcore plans to issue 100 million new shares to through private placement that may fetch some NT$3 billion (US$94.38 million) to fund the purchase of new...
Monday 15 March 2010
Optical lens maker Kinko suffers loss in 2009
Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of glass and plastic optical lens, has released its 2009 financial report, posting net loss of NT$296 million (US$9 million).
Monday 15 March 2010
Delta profit rises in 2009 despite revenues drop
Delta Electronics has announced a net profit of NT$11.66 billion (US$366.78 million) for 2009, rising 13.71% on year, although revenues last year dropped 12% to NT$125.5 billion.
Monday 15 March 2010
Global fixed broadband service revenues to exceed US$210 Billion in 2014, says ABI Research
The increasing demand for broadband helps increase subscriber numbers as well as service revenue, and global fixed broadband service revenue is expected to exceed US$210 billion in...
Friday 12 March 2010
MLCC material supplier PDC sees revenues reach almost NT$2.7 billion in 2009
Taiwan-based Prosperity Dielectrics Company (PDC), which supplies powder materials to multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitor (MLCC) makers, has posted consolidated revenues of NT$2.67...
Thursday 11 March 2010
Global semiconductor equipment sales down 46% in 2009, says SEMI
Worldwide sales of semiconductor manufacturing equipment totaled US$15.92 billion in 2009, representing a 46% decline compared to US$29.52 billion posted in 2008, according to SEMI...
Thursday 11 March 2010
Taiwan market: Seiko Epson aims at huge growth in sales of innovative application products
Japan-based Seiko Epson first introduced its innovative application products to the Taiwan market in 2009 and only generated revenues of NT$1 million (US$31,456) from these new products...
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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