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...
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.
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...
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...
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.
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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
Accelerating mobile PC shipments will drive the worldwide PC market to grow again in 2009, according to Gartner's preliminary fourth-quarter forecast. The new forecast predicts worldwide...
Taiwan LED players have raised funding of an estimated total of NT$26 billion (US$806.39 million) in 2009 in anticipation of strong demand in 2010, according to market sources.
Compal Electronics has internally upward adjusted its projected on-quarter growth in notebook shipments for the fourth quarter of 2009 from 10% to 20%, resulting in an expected 37-38...
STATS ChipPAC has ramped production on its copper wire bonding process, joining rivals Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL).
Taiwan TFT-LCD panel makers have raise NT$130 billion (US$4.03 billion) in 2009, including NT$115 billion in syndicated loans by AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO)...
