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Monday 4 May 2009
Wistron forecasts notebook shipments to reach 6.1 million units in 2Q09
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...
Monday 4 May 2009
Corning CEO describes 2008 as a year with 'split personality'
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...
Monday 4 May 2009
Netbook growth might end when economy recovers, says iSuppli
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.
Thursday 30 April 2009
Netbooks to see the fastest growth among all other notebooks, says Quanta chairman
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.
Thursday 30 April 2009
D-Link to focus on 3G product development, says CEO
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,...
Thursday 30 April 2009
STATS ChipPAC reports losses for 1Q09 due to continued contraction in demand
STATS ChipPAC has posted its second straight quarterly loss in the first quarter of 2009, joining fellow packaging and testing house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE). Its...
Thursday 30 April 2009
Asia-Pacific market to see netbook shipment growth of 82% in 2009, says Gartner
Shipments of mini-notebooks (netbooks) in Asia-Pacific will reach four million units in 2009, growing by a robust 82% over 2008, according to Gartner. Growth will stabilize at 20%...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Ultra-thin notebooks to drive Inventec shipment growth in 2009
Taiwan-based Inventec has landed several CULV-based ultra-thin notebooks orders from Acer including 13.3-inch models, which will start shipping in May-June this year, 15.6-inch models,...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Taiwan market: Chimei LCD TV shipments up 30% annually in 1Q09
Chimei, a brand operated by Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), shipped 42,000 LCD TVs to the Taiwan market in the first quarter of 2009, up 30% on year, according to Cheng Liang-Bin,...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
CMO says it remains top LCD panel supplier to China TV vendors
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) remained the biggest LCD TV panel supplier to China vendors in the first quarter, with one third of its total TV panels shipped to the China market,...
Wednesday 29 April 2009
Semiconductor decline in 2009 narrower than expected, says TSMC executive
FC Tseng, vice chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), Tuesday said that the decline in the global semiconductor market this year is expected to narrow to 20%,...
Tuesday 28 April 2009
CMO announces 1Q09 net loss of almost NT$20 billion
Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) has announced that combined TFT-LCD net sales for the first quarter of 2009 amounted to NT$44.26 billion (US$1.31 billion), a 1.3% increase over the...
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Global netbook shipments to reach 50 million units in 2010, says Acer chairman
Global notebook shipments are expected to reach 200 million units in 2010, of which, netbooks will account for 25% or 50 million units, according to Acer chairman JT Wang.
Tuesday 28 April 2009
Taiwan market: Asustek aims to remain top LCD monitor vendor in 2009
Asustek Computer aims to remain the top LCD monitor vendor in Taiwan in 2009 and account for 22-25% of the local market, according to market sources. For the worldwide market, Asustek...
Monday 27 April 2009
Taiwan maker DFI expects casino machines to be largest source of 2009 revenues
Taiwan-based industrial PC maker DFI saw 35% of revenues coming from casino gaming machines in 2008 and expects the product line to account for 38% of its 2009 revenues, followed...
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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