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Wednesday 28 October 2009
Inventec Appliances aims at 4Q09 revenues of NT$15 billion
Taiwan-based handset maker Inventec Appliances expects consolidated revenues to increase from NT$11.6 billion (US$354 million) posted in the third quarter to NT$15 billion in the...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
TV panel shipments expected to grow until 1Q10 on low inventory in China
Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are expected to see their shipments of TV panels enjoy brisk sales in fourth-quarter 2009 and in the first quarter of 2010 due to strong demand from...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
CMO to starts shipping e-book display panels in 4Q09
LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) will start shipping 6- and 9-inch e-book reader panels to its e-paper production partner Prime View International (PVI) in the fourth...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
CMO expects further profit growth in 4Q09
Having swung back to profits in the third quarter 2009, Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) expects a further improvement in profitability in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Motorola steps up cooperation with China-based handset makers, say sources
Motorola has stepped up its cooperation with China-based handset makers, instead of Taiwan makers, for the production of entry-level and mid-range handsets using chipset solutions...
Monday 26 October 2009
Sonix developing 32-bit multimedia MCU
Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology has recently licensed ARM's IP for 32-bit microcontroller units (MCU), and expects to roll out new ARM-based products in the second half...
Monday 26 October 2009
GaAs wafer supplier VPEC says 4Q09 revenues to beat seasonal patterns
Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) expects revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 to remain similar to levels in the third, thanks to sales contribution from its major customer...
Monday 26 October 2009
Chipbond 3Q09 profits up three-fold
LCD driver IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology enjoyed a net profit of NT$319 million (US$9.85 million), or NT$1.03 per share in the third quarter of 2009, compared...
Friday 23 October 2009
Taiwan-based passive component suppliers to see 4Q09 revenue drops narrow pushed by iPhone sales
Yageo, Cyntec, Polytronics Technology, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics, Thinking Electronic and TXC are expected to see narrower revenue declines or flat revenues in the fourth quarter...
Friday 23 October 2009
Notebook IC designers expect 10-15% revenue decline in 4Q09
Ene Technology, Integrated Technology Express (ITE) and Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) all estimate their revenues in the fourth quarter of 2009 to see a 10-15% sequential decline...
Friday 23 October 2009
DRAM recovery to continue into 2010, says iSuppli
The DRAM industry in the second and third quarters of 2009 posted the strongest sequential growth in revenue and pricing seen in at least five years, indicating that the recent market...
Thursday 22 October 2009
AUO swings to profits in 3Q09 on strong LCD panel shipments and higher prices
AU Optronics (AUO) swung back to profitability in the third quarter, posting a consolidated net profit of NT$7.4 billion (US$288.41 million), with revenues rising 35% sequentially...
Thursday 22 October 2009
Wintek 3Q09 loss narrows
Taiwan-based Wintek saw its third-quarter loss narrow significantly, with market sources saying the small- to medium-size LCD panel maker stands a chance of swinging to profitability...
Thursday 22 October 2009
DRAM contract prices continuing rally through 4Q09; shortage expected in 2010, says Nanya VP
Contract quotes for DRAM chips will continue to rise in November, according to Pai Pei-Lin, vice president and spokesperson of Nanya Technology. Pai also foresees a shortage of memory...
Wednesday 21 October 2009
IC distributor Zenitron expects memory cards to sustain growth for 4Q09
Taiwan-based Zenitron, a major distributor for SanDisk NAND flash products, expects revenues from memory cards used in handsets and digital still cameras (DSCs) to drive growth for...