Chip testing firm King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), which had originally looked for a five-year syndicated loan of NT$13 billion (US$408.8 million), has managed to secure a total of NT$19.6...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has indicated that it is not the source of a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report saying UMC will acquire a ProMOS...
Ralec Electronic may increase its capex for 2010 and expand capacity for 0402 and 0201 chip resistors, according to market sources. In response, the company said it has seen demand...
Sources at semiconductor equipment makers believe Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will make a more ambitious attempt than its internal goal towards capital spending...
Rexchip Electronics, which is 64%-owned by Elpida Memory, has announced plans to go public in 2010. The DRAM maker will file an application for IPO (initial public offering) in Taiwan's...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) spent more than NT$145 billion (US$4.57 billion) on machinery equipment in 2009, while rival United Microelectronics Corporation...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
