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NEWS TAGGED 2009
Wednesday 7 October 2009
Taiwan market: APBT handset purchases to top 800,000 units in 2009
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), Taiwan's only 3G mobile telecom carrier that adopts the CDMA 2000 standard, expects its handset purchases, including CDMA and dual-mode CDMA-GSM...
Wednesday 7 October 2009
CHT to sell own-brand Android phones by the end of 2009
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) will introduce an own-brand Android-powered smartphone by the end of 2009 targeting the entry-level segment with a suggested price tag of below NT$10,000 (US$311),...
Wednesday 7 October 2009
Chip inventory decreasing, but market turnaround unlikely in 2009, says Gartner
Chip inventory stockpiles have been shed, according to Gartner, noting that its Dataquest Semiconductor Inventory (DASI) Index continued to fall in the third quarter of 2009. However,...
Monday 5 October 2009
PV Taiwan 2009 to open on October 7
The 2009 Taiwan International Photovoltaic Forum & Exhibition (PV Taiwan 2009) will take place in Taipei during October 7-9, with 182 domestic exhibitors (366 booths) and 52 overseas...
Thursday 1 October 2009
E-book reader shipments to surpass three million units in 2009, say industry sources
E-book reader shipments were around 1.1 million units in 2008 and the volume is expected to surpass three million units in 2009, according to industry sources citing figures from...
Thursday 1 October 2009
Notebook component supply returning normal
Notebook component supplies, including optical drives, have recently started to return to normal and price increases should not be seen in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to...
Thursday 1 October 2009
Chip forecast revised to less decline for 2009, says iSuppli
Strong second-quarter sequential growth along with improving supply chain visibility and semiconductor demand trends has prompted iSuppli to upgrade its chip sales forecast for 2009...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Notebook shipments gap between Quanta and Compal to narrow to less than 1 million in 2009
The top-two notebook makers, Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics, are expected to see their shipment gap drop sharply from over 10 million units in 2008 to less than one million...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
LCD TV 2009 shipment forecast up to 130 million units, says DisplaySearch
Global LCD TV shipment forecast in 2009 is estimated to increase to 130 million units from previous 127 million units, for an annual growth of 24%, amid strong LCD TV shipment growth...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Notebook vendors conservative about netbook shipments in 2010
Global notebook vendors are expected to turn conservative towards their netbook shipments to channel retailers in 2010 due to relatively thin profitability, according to industry...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
China market: Mobile phone user base increases to over 710 million in August 2009
There were 710.5 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of August 2009, growing by 1.12% on month and by 15.34% on year, according to statistics...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Gemtek to see revenues slip 10-15% in 2009
Network equipment maker Gemtek Technology may see its revenues slip 10-15% on year to NT$18-19 billion (US$554-585 million) in 2009 before climbing back to over NT$20 billion in 2010,...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Chip equipment sales to grow 50% in 2010, says SEMI
Worldwide semiconductor equipment sales are forecast to reach US$21 billion in 2010, up 50% from US$14.1 billion in 2009, according to SEMI speaking during the SEMICON Taiwan 2009...
Tuesday 29 September 2009
Chimei, Asustek to enter LED-backlit monitor market
Chimei and Asustek Computer are eyeing the LED-backlit LCD monitor market and plan to launch products by the end of 2009 and early 2010, according to market sources.
Monday 28 September 2009
Ju Teng expects 15% of revenues to come from non-notebook products in 2010
Chassis maker Ju Teng International Holdings aims to increase its revenue contributions from non-notebook product lines from only around 5% in 2009 to 15% in 2010, according to the...
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Summary of Tech Supply Chain News!
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