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Wednesday 30 December 2009
Inotera gets approval to issue new shares in Taiwan
Taiwan's Securities and Futures Bureau under the Cabinet's Financial Supervisory Commission has confirmed its approval of Inotera Memories' plans to issue 640 million new shares at...
Monday 28 December 2009
TSMC continues machinery buying spree
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has issued filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) detailing 36 equipment purchases so far in December 2009 with a total transaction...
Friday 25 December 2009
Capacity ramps for MLCC devices unlikely to drag down ASPs in 2010
Plans announced recently by Taiwan-based component makers to raise capex and ramp up capacity for MLCC devices in 2010 are unlikely to cause a decline in ASPs due to strong demand...
Friday 25 December 2009
DRAM to fall into shortage in 2H10, says DRAMeXchange
The market for DRAM chips will likely face a serious shortage in the second half of 2010, according to DRAMeXchange. With suppliers having decelerated their production growth and...
Thursday 24 December 2009
GaAs foundry VPEC to ramp capacity by 40-60% in 2010
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) plans to increase its capital through issuing 10 million new shares priced at NT$58 (US$1.79) per unit...
Thursday 24 December 2009
Gintech to expand solar cell capacity to top 1GWp in 2011
Gintech Energy, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, will expand its total annual production capacity from 600MW currently to 1.01GWp in 2011 with total investment...
Thursday 24 December 2009
Walsin Technology to ramp MLCC capacity by 15% in 2010
Passive component maker Walsin Technology Corporation (WTC) plans to initiate a capacity expansion project in 2010, aiming to boost multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitor (MLCC) production...
Wednesday 23 December 2009
DRAM capex to hike 80% in 2010, says DRAMeXchange
Combined capex at DRAM chipmakers will reach US$7.85 billion in 2010, up 80% from NT$4.3 billion in 2009, according to DRAMeXchange. Despite the significant growth, the projected...
Friday 18 December 2009
Everlight and Unity Opto to hike 2010 capex
LED packaging houses Everlight Electronics and Unity Opto Technology have raised their capex goals for 2010 amid growing demand for LED-backlight applications, according to market...
Monday 14 December 2009
Backend firm UTAC sees strong DDR3 demand; 2010 capex to rise
Faced with the transition from DDR2 to DDR3, memory packaging and testing house United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has seen growing demand for the next dominant DRAM technology,...
Friday 11 December 2009
IC testing firm KYEC says no capex growth for 2010
IC testing company King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) plans to scale down its capex for 2010 to below NT$2 billion (US$61.92 billion) from the NT$2.3 billion in 2009, in a move...
Thursday 10 December 2009
Neo Solar Power to ramp solar cell capacity to 600MWp in 2010, says chairman
Neo Solar Power plans to ramp its annual solar cell production capacity from 240MWp currently to 600MWp in 2010 and expects its shipments to increase from an estimated 200MWp in 2009...
Wednesday 9 December 2009
Polytronics to expand thermal pad capacity in 2010
Polytronics Technology plans to expand its capacity for thermal pads in 2010 and expects the segment to become its major growth driver next year, with a revenue share reaching 20%,...
Wednesday 9 December 2009
Elpida upbeat on DRAM outlook; to strengthen ties with Taiwan partners
DRAM prices are expected to bounce back in January 2010, according to Elpida Memory CEO Yukio Sakamoto, adding that he believes supply will run short of global DRAM demand in the...
Tuesday 8 December 2009
Vibo Telecom sets 2010 capex at NT$2-3 billion
Taiwan-based 3G operator Vibo Telecom expects its capex for 2010 to top NT$2-3 billion (US$61.92-92.88 million), the majority of which will be used for the roll-outs of its HSPA+...
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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