Mainstream notebook panels, such as 14- to 15-inch models, are expected to see supply capacity affected by strong tablet PC shipments in the second quarter of 2011, causing related...
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...
Despite market reports that Japan-based aluminum electrolyte capacity makers are looking to raise quotes in the first quarter of 2011, Taiwan's manufacturers indicate that they plan...
Taiwan-based IC packaging houses have begun quote negotiations for the first quarter of 2011, and due to rising cost pressure, logic IC and memory companies are demanding packagers...
First-tier solar module makers in Europe reportedly are quoting EUR1.4/W (US$1.865) on average for 2011, down from about EUR1.55/W currently and EUR1.65/W in early fourth quarter...
According to industry sources, some China-based solar wafer makers were quoting US$4.30-4.50 at last week's Solar Power trade show in the US, which is a 7% increase from US$4 currently...
A rumor about several upstream component makers planning to raise their quotes significantly to maintain profits in the fourth quarter has recently been circulating around the IT...
Foxconn International Holding (FIH) has recently started negotiating with clients about increasing manufacturing quotes. In response, competitors such as BYD and Compal Communication...
Copper clad laminate (CCL) makers could see fourth-quarter 2010 profits contract due to an increase in copper foil quotes, which rose 3-5% in September and another 5% in October....
Polycrystalline silicon (poly-Si) contract prices for the fourth quarter of 2010 have increased from around US$55/kg in the third quarter to US$60/kg, largely due to a rising spot...
Despite the fact notebook vendors are increasing orders in September and the optical disc drive (ODD) industry is already benefiting in terms of shipments, the industry is currently...
Although large-size IT and TV panels are seeing their recent quotes drop to cost levels, causing the related makers to reduce their utilization to minimize their losses, Taiwan-based...
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is providing flexible quotes to clients based on where production takes place amid increasing quotes and production costs due to surging...
A stronger price correction occurred in both DRAM and NAND flash spot markets this week (May 17-21). With the DRAM contract market having seen a complete crossover to DDR3, DDR2 was...
Makers of notebook power supplies and cooling modules are preparing to increase their quotes as the rising labor costs in China as well as increasing copper prices are impacting their...
