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Friday 7 August 2009
Ability Enterprise looks to ship nine million digital cameras in 2H09, says president
Ability Enterprise expects to ship nine million digital cameras during the second half of 2009, increasing by 73.1% from the first half and by 20% from the second half of 2008, according...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Testing equipment maker Chroma Ate to enjoy 20-30% revenue growth in 3Q09
Taiwan's Chroma Ate, which specializes in automatic testing equipment, is likely to post a revenue growth of 20-30% sequentially in the third quarter of 2009, driven by orders from...
Tuesday 4 August 2009
Equipment makers gearing up for customer expansion projects
With foundries, IC backend houses and panel makers revising upward their 2009 capex, Taiwan-based semiconductor and LCD equipment makers are gearing up for an expected uptick in orders...
Friday 31 July 2009
Smartphone growth encouraging, yet worldwide handset market still expected to shrink in 2009, says IDC
The worldwide handset market recorded another quarter of on-year decline in the second quarter of 2009. According to IDC, handset vendors shipped a total of 269.6 million units worldwide,...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Quanta fully loaded for 2H09, says chairman
Quanta Computer has filled its ODM production capacity for the second half of 2009 and is confident of maintaining its leading position among Taiwan's top-four notebook makers, according...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Taiwan market: Samsung to launch over 10 touch-enabled handsets in 2H09
Samsung Electronics plans to launch more than 10 touch-enabled handsets in the Taiwan market in the second half of 2009, aiming to unseat rival vendor LG Electronics (LGE) from the...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
No new netbooks from Asustek, Acer in 2H09; Acer pushes back Android netbook
Asustek Computer and Acer will not offer any new netbooks in the second half of 2009, as Intel plans to push the launch of its entry-level products including the Pine Trail-M platform...
Friday 24 July 2009
PVI expects e-paper shipments to expand 2- to 3-fold sequentially in 2H09
Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) and LCD panel maker Prime View International (PVI) expects its EPD shipments to expand by 2- or 3-fold sequentially in the second half of...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
Intel Atom N270 to prop up netbook market in 2H09
Intel's Atom N270 CPU is expected to continue playing the major role in the netbook market in the second half of 2009 as the launch of its successor the Atom N450 will be postponed...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
PC players start recruiting, while AMD denies plans to cut staff by 3-5% in 2H09
PC players Asustek Computer, Pegatron Electronics, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), and Intel and Nvidia have all recently started hiring in Taiwan as global market...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Chip revenue growth begins, says iSuppli
Following four consecutive quarters of reductions, global inventories of chips have declined to appropriate levels, clearing the way for stockpile rebuilding and higher sales in the...
Monday 20 July 2009
SanDisk distributor Zenitron to have strong growth momentum in 2H09
Taiwan IC distributor Zenitron will have a strong shipment growth in second-half 2009 as its major customer SanDisk is expected to benefit from increasing demand in the smartphone...
Monday 20 July 2009
Taiwan DRAM makers aim to restore capacity in 2H09
Taiwan-based DRAM makers Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology and Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) have been actively looking for funding to restore production capacity, pinning...
Friday 17 July 2009
Weltrend aims 50% revenue growth in 2H09, says chairman
Microcontroller unit (MCU) design house Weltrend Semiconductor aims sales to grow 50% sequentially in the second half of 2009, according to company chairman Lin Shyi-Ming. Its revenue...
Friday 17 July 2009
Foxconn reportedly to manufacture three notebook for Asustek in 2H09
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has reportedly landed order for three notebook models from Asustek Computer that will help push Foxconn's 2009 notebook shipments...