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Thursday 31 March 2011
Apple to absorb increasing costs created by Japan earthquake
Although Japan's power brownout policy is seriously affecting the operations of Japan-based upstream component makers, causing related upstream components to see price rises, since...
Thursday 31 March 2011
Motherboard prices to see second wave of increases in May
Motherboard prices, affected by upstream component shortages caused by the Japan earthquake, are set to rise for the second time this year after mid-April, according to sources from...
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Japan earthquake has no significant impact on touch panel industry
Overall supply of touch panel materials has seen limited impact from the massive earthquake and tsunami that hit northeastern Japan, as most of the production plants are located in...
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Taiwan lowers 2011 economic growth due to Japan earthquake
Taiwan's Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) on March 29 released an official assessment of the impact of Japan's disaster on Taiwan's economy, indicating that Taiwan's...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
TPK sees no material shortages
Touch panel solution maker TPK Touch Solutions remains optimistic regarding its business, seeing no impact from the Japan disaster. With 30-45 days of material inventory, TPK does...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
Shortage of ITO material and delay of equipment to affect LTPS and AMOLED capacity expansion
Supply of ITO materials and NF3 gas is reportedly in shortage due to the Japan earthquake, and shipments for equipment from Nikon and Canon reportedly have been delayed also due to...
Monday 28 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Earthquake may impact entry-level OLED applications
The massive earthquake and tsunami that struck the northeast coast of Japan have not had significant impact on OLED material supply, but may affect entry-level OLED panel applications,...
Friday 25 March 2011
Japan earthquake helps component makers raise prices
Taiwan-based upstream component makers have recently been seeing their clients aggressively checking their supply statues and damage from the Japan earthquake in order to secure supplies,...
Friday 25 March 2011
Digitimes Insight: Sony PS3 supply may run tight due to quake-hit laser diode production
The massive earthquake in Japan has impacted the supply chain of Blu-ray Disc (BD) players. Blue laser diodes used in BD players' optical pick-up head units (OPU) are mainly produced...
Friday 25 March 2011
Taiwan DRAM makers see supply constraints after July
Taiwan-based DRAM chipmakers have notified their PC clients to be prepared for a possible 50% reduction in their output after July, due to issues relating to upstream material supplies,...
Friday 25 March 2011
Supply of ODD components unaffected by Japan earthquake
The supply of components for optical disc drives (ODDs) for notebooks is unlikely to suffer a shortage due to the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan as major Japan-based suppliers...
Thursday 24 March 2011
Japan earthquake impacts auto industry, says IHS
The earthquake and subsequent tsunami have impacted the entire automotive industry supply chain in Japan, including the infotainment segment, according to IHS iSuppli. This will have...
Thursday 24 March 2011
PSU maker AcBel saw revenues increase, but gross margin drop in 2010
Taiwan-based power supply unit (PSU) maker AcBel Polytech has announced consolidated revenues of NT$22.08 billion (US$745.82 million) for 2010, up 24.19% on year; however, the company's...
Thursday 24 March 2011
Sony, Nintendo console sales impacted by Japan earthquake
Supply of Sony's Blu-ray drive pick-up heads is facing danger of seeing shortages as the plants of Sony Shiraishi Semiconductor, a Blu-ray drive pick-up head manufacturing subsidiary...
Thursday 24 March 2011
Taiwan market: Fujitsu launches new Sandy Bridge notebooks
Japan-based notebook vendor Fujitsu has launched several new Intel Sandy Bridge-based notebooks including 15.6-inch LifeBook AH531 and LH531, 17.3-inch LifeBook NH751 in Taiwan; although...