Notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) both expect to see their utilization rates stand high in the second half due to shipment outlooks released by...
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) recorded capital expenditure (capex) of NT$10.3 billion (NT$314 million) during the first half of 2009, and plans to spend another NT$20 billion in the second...
TPO Display expects the smartphone segment to share 20% of its total LCD panel shipments for 2009, as smartphone panel shipments have increased significantly, according to industry...
Taiwan-based Power Quotient International (PQI) has posted a net profit of NT$379 million (US$11.5 million) for the first half of 2009, compared to a loss of NT$116 million for the...
Taiwan notebook related IC design houses all have seen orders from notebook makers increase and are expected to enjoy growth through the fourth quarter, according to market sources...
Shipments from Taiwan passive component makers are expected to peak in October thanks to strong sales of iPhone, according to industry sources. Yageo, TXC, Cyntec, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics,...
LCD panel component makers Forhouse and Wah Hong Industrial both swing back to profitability in the second quarter of 2009, more than offsetting their losses posted in the first quarter,...
Although Taiwan-based MediaTek has enjoyed booming sales of ICs used in handsets, ICs used in mobile communications base stations have a significantly better global business prospect...
Worldwide handset sales totaled 286.1 million units in the second quarter of 2009, a 6.1% decrease from the second quarter of 2008, according to Gartner. Smartphone sales surpassed...
Taiwan LED packaging house Everlight Electronics plans to expand its monthly capacity for high-power LEDs and SMD LEDs to five million units and 1.2 billion units respectively in...
Samsung Electronics is expected to launch its 9000 series LED TVs in the US by the end of 2009 after its 8500 series LED TVs hit US store shelves in September, according to industry...
The server market in Taiwan may suffer from overstocked inventory in the second half of 2009 due to disagreements between government departments and server suppliers, which may cause...
Acer chairman JT Wang has commented that sales performance of ultra-thin notebooks has so far fallen short of goals, adding Acer has internally downward adjusted the segment's target...
Taiwan-based TV maker Amtran Technology has announced revenues of NT$4 billion (US$121.86 million) for July 2009, down 28.99% from NT$5.64 billion for June and down 10.62% from NT$4.5...
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has said it plans to cancel its unpaid leave policy starting from August 21, as the DRAM maker is optimistic about a market recovery in the...
