CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED 2009
Tuesday 24 November 2009
LG plans to ship 7.5 million LED TVs in 2010
LG Electronics aims to ship 7.5 million LED-backlit LCD TVs in 2010, up from 400,000 units in 2009, according to LG Taiwan.
Monday 23 November 2009
China wireless infrastructure equipment spending peaks in 2009, says iSuppli
Massive spending on 3G networks by China's three mobile carriers will cause spending on wireless infrastructure equipment in the nation to surge by 27.7% to reach US$6.3 billion in...
Friday 20 November 2009
Taiwan market: Chimei tops LCD TV vendor ranking in October 2009
Chimei shipped 15,000 LCD TVs in October 2009, remaining the top vendor in the Taiwan LCD TV market, according to market sources. Chimei expects to ship over 150,000 units in 2009,...
Friday 20 November 2009
Taiwan monitor shipments to decline in 4Q09
Shipments of Taiwan monitors may see a sequential decrease in the fourth quarter of 2009 mainly due to a high baseline set in the third quarter thanks to government procurement projects...
Friday 20 November 2009
Blu-ray Disc gaining popularity in consumer segment
Global demand for Blu-ray Disc (BD) players and movie discs is expected to steadily increase as average retail prices for players will drop from US$193 currently to US$77 in 2012...
Thursday 19 November 2009
PVI board approves E-ink acquisition; to sign new syndicated loan
Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker Prime View International (PVI) has announced the company's board of directors on November 18 approved procedures for the acquisition of E-Ink....
Thursday 19 November 2009
China will need 6-8 8G plants to fulfill panel demand in the future
Market watchers expect China will require six to eight 8G or above LCD panel production lines to fulfill its demand in the future. China's LCD TV panel demand in 2009 is estimated...
Thursday 19 November 2009
Solder material maker Shenmao expects revenues in 2010 to grow 20% on year
Taiwan-based solder material maker Shenmao Technology expects its revenues in 2010 to grow 20% and reach a record high compared to 2009.
Wednesday 18 November 2009
Taiwan IC production value to shrink 8% in 2009, says TSIA
Taiwan's IC production value is estimated to reach NT$1.2238 trillion (US$38.43 billion) in 2009, down 8.1% on year, according to the Taiwan Semiconductor Industry Association (TSIA)...
Tuesday 17 November 2009
PC price cuts for 2009 year-end holiday season may not be as deep as in 2008
PC price reductions during the year-end holidays in 2009 may not range as high as in the previous year, according to sources at notebook vendors.
Tuesday 17 November 2009
ECS revenues down in first three quarters of 2009, but profits still up
Motherboard maker Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) saw consolidated revenues of NT$55.41 billion (US$1.69 billion) for the first three quarters of 2009, a drop of 18.8% on year;...
Monday 16 November 2009
Solar panel glut peaks in mid-2009, says iSuppli
Although the global solar panel market remains in an acute state of oversupply, the inventory glut plaguing the industry has begun to abate somewhat due to surprisingly strong demand...
Friday 13 November 2009
Connector maker Simula expects further growth for notebook solutions in 2010
Taiwan-based connector maker Simula Technology expects the ratio of its revenues generated by related notebook solutions will increase to 30-40% in 2010 compared to 20-30% in 2009,...
Friday 13 November 2009
Femtocell shipments much lower than expected in 2009, says ABI Research
ABI Research has scaled down its estimation of femtocell shipments to only about 350,000 in 2009, compared to shipments of 790,000 that it forecast in April.
Friday 13 November 2009
GaAs foundry AWSC to see 50% revenue growth in 2010
Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has seen order visibility extend to the first half of 2010, and the company estimates revenues next year will grow 50% from 2009, according...