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Thursday 25 June 2009
Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy expected to turn profitable in 2Q09
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are expected to turn profitable starting in the second quarter of 2009 due to increasing demand for backlighting and general...
Friday 19 June 2009
Everlight to invest in LED chipmaker Tekcore
Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight Electronics is expected to invest NT$280 million in LED chipmaker Tekcore via private placement in order to secure supply amid recent shortages...
Friday 19 June 2009
No escape for global chipmakers in miserable 1Q09, says iSuppli
From Paris to Tokyo, from the biggest broad-line suppliers to the most modest boutiques, from high-fliers serving hot markets to low-profile players plodding away in slow-growth segments...
Tuesday 16 June 2009
PSC to gain loan repayment extension by collateralizing Rexchip shares
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has reportedly agreed to collateralize its stake in Rexchip Electronics, in order to postpone repayments on a NT$75.5 billion (US$2.29 billion)...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
PSC resumes talks on ECB conversion price reset
DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) is again in talks about the possibility of resetting the conversion price of its US$150 million worth of euro convertible bonds...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Semiconductor fab spending to decline by 51% in 2009, says SEMI
Spending on front-end fabs (construction and equipping) has seen a consistent quarterly decline since 2008, and on an annual basis is expected to fall by 51% in 2009, according to...
Thursday 4 June 2009
TSMC and UMC see clearer order visibility through 3Q09
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to report better-than-expected performance for the third quarter as both...
Tuesday 2 June 2009
SMIC and Chingis announce availability of 0.18-micron embedded flash process and IP
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) and Chingis Technology, a fabless chipmaker of embedded non-volatile memory (NVM) solutions, have announced the availability...
Tuesday 19 May 2009
Opto Tech to issue NT$1 billion in common stock
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Opto Tech's board of directors has decided to issue NT$1 billion (US$30.35 million) in common stock through private investment, according to a filing with...
Monday 18 May 2009
Macronix running at full capacity
Taiwan's Macronix International, a mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker, has revealed that it is currently running at full capacity, beating its utilization estimate for the current quarter...
Wednesday 13 May 2009
Micron unseats Hynix in NAND flash ranking in 1Q09, says DRAMeXchange
Micron Technology of the US moved into the world's top-three NAND flash chipmakers in the first quarter of 2009, overtaking Korea's Hynix Semiconductor, according to a recent research...
Monday 11 May 2009
DRAM chipmaker Nanya announces equipment purchases worth NT$9 billion
Nanya Technology has announced via filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) two purchases of machinery equipment from unspecified equipment makers. The total transactions amounted...
Friday 8 May 2009
Formosa Epitaxy lands LED orders from LGD
Taiwan-based Formosa Epitaxy has received LED chip orders from LG Display (LGD) for TV backlighting, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 6 May 2009
LED chipmaker Epistar seeking to acquire Huga, says paper
Major Taiwan LED chipmaker Epistar is seeking to take over fellow competitor Huga Optoteck so as to have sufficient capacity to meet clients' demand, according to a Chinese-language...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
DRAM chipmaker Nanya spends NT$3.5 billion on equipment
Nanya Technology has announced via filings with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) two purchases of machinery equipment from unspecified equipment makers. The total transactions amounted...