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Thursday 13 January 2011
Compal successfully raises OEM quotes for 1Q11, says president
Compal Electronics president Ray Chen, on January 12, revealed the company recently reached an agreement with its clients and has successfully raised OEM quotes for the first quarter...
Tuesday 11 January 2011
IC distributor WPG 4Q10 revenues miss forecast
IC distributor WPG Holdings' fourth-quarter revenues of NT$70.1 billion (US$2.4 billion) missed the company's forecast of NT$71-74 billion. The company pointed to a new focus on profit...
Tuesday 11 January 2011
Fierce optical drive price competition to pose pressure on makers in 1Q11
Taiwan-based optical drive makers are expected to continue to face pressure in the first quarter of 2011 despite market watchers giving an optimistic forecast that optical drive and...
Thursday 30 December 2010
Simplo expects production at new plants to start in August 2011
Chairman of notebook battery maker Simplo Technology, Sung Fu-Hsin, at a forum in China, has said labor shortages in 2011 are expected to be very serious, but Simplo's new plant in...
Thursday 16 December 2010
Rising Taiwan exchange rate to pose significant risk for IT industry in 2011, says Wistron chairman
Wistron chairman Simon Lin, at TecMall Forum in Taiwan, pointed out that the notebook manufacturing industry will continue to face rising labor and material costs in 2011, but these...
Wednesday 15 December 2010
TSMC takes strengthening NT dollar into consideration for 2011 quotes
With the NT dollar continuing to strengthen against the US dollar, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has taken currency fluctuations into consideration when negotiating...
Wednesday 15 December 2010
IC packaging houses see little impact from strong NT dollar in 4Q10, less certain about 1Q11
The NT dollar began to strengthen against the US dollar at the end of the third quarter of 2010, and on December 14, the US dollar-to-NT dollar exchange rate temporarily fell below...
Wednesday 15 December 2010
Siward increases stake in optical light filter subsidiary
Quartz component maker Siward Crystal Technology has raised its stake in China-based optical light filter company Apex Optech to 69%, according to Siward.
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Taiwan battery makers see mixed November
Taiwan-based battery module makers Simplo Technology, Dynapack International Technology and Celxpert Energy have posted mixed results for their November 2010 revenues.
Tuesday 7 December 2010
Keyboard maker Darfon sees decline in November
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Darfon Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.17 billion (US$71.9 million) for November, down 6.59% on month and 16.93% on year...
Monday 6 December 2010
Acer monitoring Euro exchange fluctuations
Due to the recent declining exchange rate of the Euro against the US dollar, Acer, which focus mainly in Europe, is monitoring the fluctuation closely as its recent sales in Europe...
Tuesday 23 November 2010
Component makers facing dilemma over inventory management
Taiwan-based notebook makers are currently facing a dilemma over their inventory preparations as their downstream partners have started to place short-term orders to avoid the risk...
Thursday 4 November 2010
IC distributor WT Micro sees 7-12% drop in 4Q10 revenues
IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 to be between NT$15 billion (US$492 million) and NT$16 billion, down 7-12% on quarter. Gross margin...
Wednesday 3 November 2010
Chip-resistor makers expect 10% decline in 4Q10 revenues
Taiwan-based chip-resistor makers in general saw October revenues fall 5-10% sequentially due to fewer working days in the month, and the fourth quarter could see a revenue decline...
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Japan DVD and CD outsourcing may not help Taiwan makers much, says sources
As Japan-based optical disc maker Taiyo Yuden was recently reported to have cut its CD and DVD production by 40% due to the rising Japan exchange rate, market watchers believe the...