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Friday 4 December 2009
IT Month 2009: Asustek, Acer and MSI see strong ultra-thin notebook sales
Asustek Computer, Acer and Micro-Star International (MSI) all expect their ultra-thin notebook sales at the IT Month 2009 consumer trade show in Taiwan to be higher than in 2008,...
Thursday 3 December 2009
Taiwan market: Yahoo! expects over NT$10 billion in 2009 B2C sales value
Yahoo! Kimo (Yahoo! Taiwan) on December 2 announced that Yahoo! Kimo Mall, its B2C online shopping platform, will reach a GMV (gross merchandise volume, i.e. online retail sales value)...
Thursday 3 December 2009
PVI revenues grow 264% on year in November
Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) has posted revenues of NT$1.56 billion (US$48.6 million) for November 2009, up 20% sequentially and 264% on year.
Wednesday 2 December 2009
A-Data and Transcend expected to report better November 2009
Memory module house A-Data Technology may see revenues top NT$4.5 billion (US$140 million) in November 2009, up from NT$4.3 billion in October, according to market watchers. Meanwhile,...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
DRAM price outlook depressed through year-end 2009, say Taiwan makers
DRAM prices are unlikely to stave off a decline in prices by the end of 2009, around when suppliers tend to unload inventory to bolster their annual financial results, according to...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
Chip sales up 5% sequentially in October 2009, says SIA
Worldwide sales of semiconductors rose to US$21.7 billion in October 2009, a 5.1% increase from September when sales were US$20.6 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry...
Tuesday 1 December 2009
AUO ships e-book reader panels to China-based Hanwang
AU Optronics (AUO) has started shipping 9-inch e-book reader panels to China-based Hanwang, with related products likely to hit the market in 2010, according to market sources.
Monday 30 November 2009
Taiwan market: Vendors expect over 20% growth for IT Month sales
Vendors of consumer electronics and IT products expect the ongoing IT Month, an annual year-end promotional sales event in Taiwan from November 28 to December 6, 2009 to see on-year...
Monday 30 November 2009
China market: Mobile phone user base increases to over 729 million in October 2009
There were 729.537 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of October 2009, growing by 1.35% on month and 16.30% on year, according to statistics...
Friday 27 November 2009
AUO honored with 2009/2010 Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that it is honored with 2009/2010 Ocean Tomo 300 Patent Index due to company's achievements and dedication to patents development.
Friday 27 November 2009
Gemtek expects revenues to decline 15-20% in 2009 but swing back to growth in 2010
Network equipment maker Gemtek Technology expects its revenues to decline 15-20% in 2009 compared to 2008 levels but will return to a growth track in 2010 with 50% of total revenues...
Friday 27 November 2009
China market: Mobile Internet user base grows to 181 million at end of August 2009
The number of mobile Internet surfers in China (including those using 3G data cards but mainly based on handsets) increased to an estimated 181 million as of the end of August 2009,...
Thursday 26 November 2009
IT Month 2009: Gigabyte gives away netbook with ultra-thin notebook purchase
Gigabyte Technology will offer a netbook give-away with purchases of its recently launched 13.3-inch M1305 ultra-thin notebook at the IT Month 2009 consumer trade show in Taiwan....
Thursday 26 November 2009
Ultra-thin notebooks to account for only 10% of Asustek notebook sales by the end of 2009
Asustek Computer has forecast that the proportion of ultra-thin notebook's in its total notebook sales for the end of 2009 will only reach about 10%, according to Tony Chen, Asustek...
Thursday 26 November 2009
KYEC and Ardentec say 2010 capex to rise
Wafer testing companies King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Ardentec, which have raised their capex for 2009 on improved market conditions, expect their capex budgets to rise in 2010...