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Thursday 15 July 2010
ECS refutes Lenovo acquisition rumors
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) has refuted a recently resurfaced rumor, which indicated that Lenovo is considering acquiring ECS, according to a company filing with the Taiwan...
Tuesday 29 June 2010
Micron posts higher profits in fiscal 3Q10
Micron Technology has announced net profits for the quarter ended June 3 were US$939 million, compared to profits of US$365 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2010 and losses...
Tuesday 29 June 2010
European Commission approves Foxconn acquisition of Sony TV plants in Slovakia and Mexico
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition by the Taiwan-based company Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) of Sony entities...
Thursday 24 June 2010
China IC self-sufficiency rate to reach 33.4% in 2013, says Information Network
Massive investments in China's semiconductor industry is paying off as internal production is making inroads on demand, according to The Information Network.
Tuesday 22 June 2010
ASE denies mulling acquisition of Giga Solution
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has dismissed a recent Commercial Times report indicating it was planning an acquisition of Giga Solution Tech, which specializes...
Monday 21 June 2010
Intersil committed to joining the leading-5 analog and power IC vendors, says Petrov Group
Intersil is a medium-sized Power IC company with a corporate commitment to reach US$1 billion in revenues by 2011. This commitment represents a 64% growth rate or 29% annually from...
Friday 18 June 2010
Inductor maker Chilisin to acquire 54% share in Belkin
Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics has announced that it plans to take up a 54% stake in China-based power choke maker Belkin International. In additional news, Pierre Chen, incumbent...
Tuesday 15 June 2010
Compal Communications lowers handset shipment targets
Handset maker Compal Communications has reduced its 2010 shipment target to 10 million units compared with shipments of 16 million units in 2009, according to company chairman Ray...
Friday 11 June 2010
Atheros aims to make strong presence in Ethernet and business-grade WLAN networking markets
Jason Zheng, vice president and general manager of Asia Pacific at Atheros Communications, has outlined the company's roadmap pertaining to WLAN networking, Ethernet, GPS, and PLC...
Tuesday 8 June 2010
PTI responds to acquisition rumors
A recent Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report indicated that Powertech Technology (PTI) will acquire smaller peer Payton Technology soon. PTI has responded saying...
Monday 7 June 2010
HTC to acquire French handset software developer
HTC on June 7 announced that it will acquire France-based handset software developer Abaxia for 11 million euros (US$13.14 million) with a purchase of 550,110 common shares and 227,523...
Wednesday 12 May 2010
Foundry revenues to grow 40% in 2010, says iSuppli
After a year that was decidedly skewed by macroeconomic forces impacting the entire electronics value chain, pure-play foundry suppliers will see revenues jump by 39.5% this year...
Monday 10 May 2010
UTAC reportedly joins race to buy EEMS plants in Singapore and China
Singapore's United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has expressed its interest in EEMS's two plants in Singapore and Suzhou, China, which have also been eyed by Advanced Semiconductor...
Tuesday 27 April 2010
Taiwan IC component distributors to see sequential revenue growth in 2Q10
Taiwan-based IC distributors, including Aeco Technology, Koryo Electronics, WT Microelectronics and Zenitron, are all expected to see second-quarter revenues outperform levels in...
Monday 26 April 2010
Light engine maker Young Optics to raise funds
Young Optics has announced its board of directors has approved plans to raise an estimated NT$1.5 billion by issuing 7.5 million new shares. The new funds will be used for new production...
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