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Thursday 30 April 2009
Young Optics and Himax step into pico projector modules for handsets
Taiwan-based Young Optics, a subsidiary of backlight unit (BLU) maker Coretronic, and Himax Technologies, a subsidiary of LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), have extended...
Monday 27 April 2009
China market: Huawei to enter white-box handset market, says paper
China-based telecom equipment maker Huawei Technologies plans to cut into the supply chain of white-box handsets with its own-developed HiSilicon K3 chips,according to a Chinese-language...
Friday 24 April 2009
Taiwan OEM handset makers adapting to white-box handset production
Taiwan OEM handset makers have begun overhauling their strategies, aiming to shorten time to market, and allowing the development of handsets in a wide variety of designs that can...
Wednesday 22 April 2009
Taiwan LED makers enjoy booming sales to China, but are uncertain about 2H09
Taiwan LED players have seen booming demand from white-box handset vendors in China amid the China government's promotion program, according to industry sources.
Thursday 16 April 2009
Microchip looks to expand in Greater China
Microchip, a US-based manufacturer of microcontroller unit (MCU), memory and analog semiconductors, regards the Greater China market as a key revenue contributor in 2009. MCU demand...
Friday 3 April 2009
Nan Ya Plastics to raise CCL prices
Leading copper-clad laminate (CCL) maker Nan Ya Plastics is expected to raise thin laminate prices by 5% in April as prices of glass fabric and copper foil are rising. The price of...
Tuesday 31 March 2009
MediaTek expected to see 2Q revenues up 20-30% on quarter
MediaTek is expected to see its second-quarter revenues increase by 20-30% on quarter and continue maintaining revenue and profit growth in 2009 thanks to strong handset chip orders...
Friday 27 March 2009
MediaTek handset chips in short supply
White-box handset makers are seeing a shortage of MediaTek chips due to a significant rebound in China's handset market, with the Taiwan-based IC designer's order visibility having...
Wednesday 25 March 2009
MediaTek in talks with Qualcomm for WCDMA license, says paper
MediaTek is negotiating with Qualcomm regarding the licensing of WCDMA technology, according to a Chinese-language Commercial Times report.
Monday 23 March 2009
TSMC resumes production as orders surge
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has returned to almost full production, buoyed by a surge in short lead time orders for handset chips, telecom products and graphics...
Wednesday 18 March 2009
MediaTek revenues expected to grow 20% in 2Q09
MediaTek, which earlier this month lifted its first-quarter guidance, is expected to enjoy a revenue growth of 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009, with total revenues...
Tuesday 17 March 2009
MediaTek transfers partial handset chip orders to UMC, says paper
MediaTek continues to increase handset chip orders to Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and has also placed some orders with United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC)...
Monday 16 March 2009
Demand for Spansion-branded NOR flash remains unchanged, says IC distributor
Orders of Spansion-branded NOR flash for handsets and notebooks have remained unchanged, despite the NOR flash giant's bankruptcy protection proceedings, according to IC distributor...
Friday 13 March 2009
MediaTek enters development of Windows Mobile-enabled chipset solutions for smartphones, say sources
Microsoft has teamed up with Taiwan-based IC design house MediaTek to develop Windows Mobile-enabled chipset solutions for smartphones, aiming to push 3G handsets built with MediaTek's...
Wednesday 11 March 2009
ASE maintains 1Q09 guidance, despite rising China demand
Wafer packaging and testing firm Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has not followed fellow industry players in revising its guidance for the first quarter of 2009 despite rising...