China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is expected to lift the ban on sales of handsets with WLAN functions in the China market at the end of 2009 or the beginning...

Intel recently outlined its plans for traditional notebook, CULV-based ultra-thin notebook and netbook product lines for its partners, according to sources at notebook makers.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is promoting the utilization of its 40nm and 45nm through expansion at its 12-inch facility. The pure-play foundry is expected to...

Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, a Taiwan-based EMS provider who has stepped into making Blu-ray Disc (BD) players, expects to sell 60,000 own-brand BD players in Taiwan and ship 150,000...

Global Android smartphone shipments will grow 900% in 2009, according to Strategy Analytics. Healthy support from operators, vendors and developers is driving adoption. Apple iPhone...

Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced its April 2009 revenues, with combined TFT-LCD related revenues increasing 3.6% sequentially to NT$ 20.46 billion (US$621.79 million).

Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy has received LED chip orders from LG Display (LGD) for TV backlighting, according to industry sources.

Network equipment maker Cameo Communications expects its shipments of broadband products, including ADSL CPE, cable, WLAN and VoIP products, to top three million units in 2009 compared...

The US, not China, will lead the semiconductor industry out of recession, according to a recent report released by The Information Network.

Worldwide sales of semiconductors were US$14.7 billion in March 2009, a gain of 3.3% from the prior month when sales were US$14.2 billion, according to the Semiconductor Industry...

Wistron forecasts its notebook shipments for the second quarter of 2009 to grow 10-15% sequentially to 5.8-6.1 million units, up from 5.3 million units in the first quarter, according...

Corning chairman and CEO Wendell P Weeks has described 2008 as a year with a "split personality," as he recalled how the company was heading towards record-breaking performance...

As consumers' disposable incomes dwindle, they are flocking to buy low-cost netbook PCs, driving global shipments up by 68.5% in 2009 and by a 2,424% in 2008, according to iSuppli.

Barry Lam, Chairman of Quanta has commented that netbooks will continue to see the fastest growth among all types of notebooks in 2009 and beyond.

Network equipment maker D-Link plans to shift its focus to the development of 3G related devices such as network data cards, and other products supporting EV-DO and WCDMA technologies,...