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Taipei,
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
21:42 (GMT+8)
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Hard drive industry to continue facing shortage in May
Systems | May 10, 01:35
| | Japan's earthquake in March has significantly impacted the supply status of the hard drive industry and the effect is expected to persist in May with two of the top-5 makers - Western Digital and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) already seeing tight supply.
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Quanta sees revenues drop 20% on month in April
Systems | May 10, 01:05
| | Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$91.51 billion (US$3.2 billion) for April, down 20.1% on month and 5.67% on year with notebook shipments in the month also dropped 19.3% on month to 4.6 million units; however, the company still maintains its shipment forecast for the second quarter of 10% sequential increase.
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Southern Taiwan Science Park to cut water supply to cope with drought
Displays | May 10, 01:10
| | The Southern Taiwan Science Park (STSP), one of the three government-developed science parks in Taiwan, plans to reduce daily water supply by 5% from 100,000 metric tons (MT) to 95,000 MT from May 23 to cope with treat of drought, according to STSP administration.
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Motech suffers decreased April revenues
Bits + chips | 2h 2min ago
Motech Industries, the largest Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, on May 9 reported unconsolidated revenues of NT$1.36 billion (US$46.6 million) for April, declining by 47.51% on month and by 17.84% on year, while January-April figure of NT$9.077 billion rose on year by 38.03%.
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Systems
| Notebook players aggressive in investing in Brazil
May 10, 15:56
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| Networking device makers post mixed growth in April revenues
May 10, 14:01
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| Taiwan April export value hits record
May 10, 14:00
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| Synnex Technology April revenues down sequentially
May 10, 13:40
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| Lite-On reports on-month growth in April revenues
May 10, 01:30
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Mobos
| Motherboard players see mixed result in April
May 10, 01:25
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Displays
| Young Optics sees decreased April revenues
May 10, 15:51
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| Projector market grows 13% on year in 1Q11, says Pacific Media
May 10, 10:18
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| Coretronic sees decreased April revenues
May 10, 01:00
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Bits + chips
| Global 1Q11 NAND flash market sees 10% on-quarter growth, says DRAMeXchange
May 10, 15:59
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| Aluminum capacitor and foil makers report strong sales for April
May 10, 15:26
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| Solar equipment makers fear postponed installations
May 10, 15:20
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| TSMC posts flat growth in April consolidated revenues
May 10, 15:15
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| IC distributors post on-year revenue gains in April
May 10, 14:34
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| Powerchip reportedly lands foundry orders from NOR chip vendors, says paper
Newswatch | May 10, 13:55
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| Mitsubishi to expand laser drill capacity by 50% in 2H11, says executive
May 10, 13:38
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| Yageo revenues up slightly in April
May 10, 12:39
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Telecom
| CHT, China Unicom in online store deal
May 10, 15:40
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| Apple defies decline in smartphone market, says IHS iSuppli
May 10, 15:05
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Grid parity of solar energy can be achieved in several countries by 2013, says Eversol chairman
Bits + chips | May 9, 16:03
| | It is inevitable for the industry to go through turbulences these couple of years, Ellick Liao, chairman for Eversol has pointed out. It all began in 2008 when the Spanish government realized the lucrative incentive program was causing tremendous debt pressure to its budgets and made adjustments by cutting the incentives by a significant proportion. Currently, the incentive for the Spanish solar market has yet to recover. When the financial crisis took a hold on the world's economy in 2009, even with good internal rate of return (IRR), the market was less willing to buy new installations, added Liao.
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New Italy PV incentive program may face strong opposition from Asia module makers
Bits + chips | May 9, 10:51
| | The new solar PV program recently announced by Italy includes additional incentives for solar modules made in Europe, which is seen as a "protection" policy for European-made solar products to compete with the low cost modules from Asian firms enabled by low labor costs. But China makers reportedly are trying to stop Italy's new program, alleging unfair trade practices.
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| | | | Asustek ships 2 million motherboards in April
Mobos | May 9, 16:07
Asustek Computer shipped about two million motherboards in April 2011 and should be able to reach its goal to ship a total of 5.7 million units in the...
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| | E Ink April revenues down sequentially
Displays | May 9, 14:43
Taiwan-based electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings saw April consolidated revenues of NT$2.465 billion (US$84 million) decreasing 26.59%...
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| LED makers see mixed growth in April revenues
Bits + chips | May 9, 16:26
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy as well as LED chip packager Everlight Electronics had April revenues decreasing...
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| | ASE, SPIL April sales down slightly on-month
Bits + chips | May 9, 16:11
Chip packaging and testing firms Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL) have reported sequential drops of 2.5%...
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| UMC posts flat revenues for April
Bits + chips | May 9, 16:05
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced net sales of NT$9.56 billion (US$335 million) for April 2011, down 0.22% sequentially but up...
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| | Packaging material supplier Chang Wah sees growth in 2Q11 sales
Bits + chips | May 9, 16:00
Chang Wah Electromaterials, which distributes packaging materials and equipment for the semiconductor and LCD industries, expects sales to grow sequentially...
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| Macronix, Winbond report sequential growth in April revenues
Bits + chips | May 9, 12:16
Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have reported sequential growth in revenues for April 2011 of 6.2% and 6.4%, respectively.
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| | First-tier analog IC designers look to decreased gross margins for 2Q11
Bits + chips | May 9, 11:57
Most first-tier analog IC designers, including Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), expect their gross margins to slip lower in...
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| Bleak April revenues for solar cell makers, says paper
Bits + chips - Newswatch | May 9, 11:54
Taiwan-based solar cell makers have been facing tough challenges as average selling prices (ASP) have been falling off a cliff, inventory in Europe has...
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| | VIS posts drop in April revenues
Bits + chips | May 9, 11:39
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced revenues of NT$1.28 billion (US$45 million) for April 2011, down 3.5% sequentially...
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| Datang to make further investment in SMIC
Bits + chips | May 9, 11:27
China-based foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced that state-owned Datang Telecom Technology & Industry...
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| | Falling price for sapphire substrates may trim gross margin in 2Q11, says Rubicon
Bits + chips | May 9, 11:26
US-based sapphire substrate firm, Rubicon Technology, has announced financial performance for first-quarter 2011. Compared with the previous quarter,...
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Systems
| Taiwan market: Acer, Asustek, FIC win government tablet PC bidding projects
May 9, 16:04
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| HTC to cooperate with Conexus Mobile Alliance
May 9, 14:31
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| Taiwan market: FET launches mobile video on demand services through cooperation with CatchPlay
May 9, 10:49
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Displays
| TPV to set up plant in western China, says newspaper
May 9, 15:38
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| Price for large-size TV panels expected to rise
May 9, 14:49
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| Declining April revenues for some Taiwan-based BLU makers
May 9, 14:39
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Bits + chips
| VIA USB 3.0 HDD device controller certified by USB-IF
Newswatch | May 9, 17:03
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| Novatek and Orise look to strong shipments of small-size driver ICs in 2Q11
May 9, 14:05
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| Transcend posts 18% sequential drop in April revenues
May 9, 13:50
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Telecom
| HTC April revenues hit record
May 9, 14:41
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AUO revenues decrease in April
Displays | May 6, 14:40
| | AU Optronics (AUO) today announced its preliminary consolidated April 2011 revenues of NT$33,174 million, down by 7.7% on month and 19.4% on year.
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TSMC to ramp new 12-inch fab ahead of schedule
Bits + chips | May 6, 01:35
| | Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has begun equipment move-in for the phase 1 facility of a new 12-inch fab (Fab 15) with volume production of 28nm technology products slated for the fourth quarter of 2011, according to the foundry.
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ProMOS still unprofitable, plans fundraising
Bits + chips | May 6, 01:10
| | DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies has reported net losses of NT$4.26 billion (US$149 million) on revenues of NT$4.05 billion for the first quarter of 2011. Losses remained high compared to losses of NT$4.76 billion in the prior quarter and NT$3.23 billion a year ago.
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| | | | Second-tier notebook vendors suffering as Acer cleans inventory
Systems | May 6, 13:25
Taiwan-based vendor Acer has lowered prices for existing notebook models in emerging markets, including Eastern Europe, Turkey, the Philippines, Indonesia...
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| | Nvidia performs strong in desktop GPU market, but still behind AMD in notebooks
Mobos | May 6, 13:28
Nvidia, in the first quarter of 2011, achieved a share of 59.4% in the desktop GPU market with AMD scored a share of 40.6%, according to sources from...
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| Qisda April revenues down sequentially
Displays | May 6, 10:34
Taiwan-based EMS provider Qisda on May 5 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$7.628 billion (US$261 million) for April, dropping 7.13% on month...
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| | Production of medium- and large-size touch panels increasing
Displays | May 6, 01:20
The prevailing trend for the production of touch panels has migrated from small-sizes, to medium- and large-size models, as evidenced by the launch of...
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| AUO to see sharp increase in tablet PC panel shipments in 2Q11
Displays | May 6, 01:15
AU Optronics (AUO) is expected to see its shipments of tablet PC panels, mostly 10.1-inch models, increase substantially in the second quarter of 2011,...
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| | Stagnating PV installations in Germany might lead to small incentive cuts in July
Bits + chips | May 6, 12:11
PV system installation in Germany has been stalling and if the situation continues, it is likely the planned incentive cut in July 2011 will decrease...
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| Ichia sees single-digit growth in 2Q11 sales
Bits + chips | May 6, 11:38
Handset component maker Ichia Technology has announced that consolidated revenues for April 2011 declined almost 19% sequentially to NT$532 million (US$15.6...
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| | Italy PV subsidies undecided, but capped outline is clear, say Taiwan makers
Bits + chips | May 6, 10:29
While the Italian government has not yet finalized new PV feed-in tariffs, the following principles are almost solid: tariffs will be cut each month...
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| MediaTek to post better-than-expected 2Q11 results
Bits + chips | May 6, 01:40
Rising demand for MediaTek's MT6252 solution, positioned as an ultra low cost single chip solution for multimedia-rich mobile phones, is expected to...
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| | Adata April revenues down 19% on-month
Bits + chips | May 6, 01:25
Memory module firm Adata Technology has reported NT$2.535 billion (US$89 million) in revenues for April 2011, down 19.2% sequentially. Revenues from...
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Systems
| Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom launches Hami Music
May 6, 11:39
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| Taiwan market: 1Q11 projector shipments down, says IDC
May 6, 10:39
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| Taiwan April CPI up on month, year
May 6, 10:19
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| Largan, Kinko see mixed growth in April revenues
May 6, 01:05
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Displays
| Global 3D TV shipments to soar by nearly 500% in 2011, says IHS iSuppli
May 6, 11:38
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| DisplaySearch: Global LCD TV shipment growth rate to drop to 13% in 2011
May 6, 01:30
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Bits + chips
| Wafer Works outshines peers in 1Q11 performance
Newswatch | May 6, 15:40
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| Unity Opto, Lextar sees sequential growth in April revenue
May 6, 12:19
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| SAS reports falling April revenues
May 6, 11:54
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| MediaTek posts revenue drops in April 2011
May 6, 11:49
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| Price of LED light source to halve in late 2011
May 6, 11:29
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| Aptina opens engineering center in Taiwan
May 6, 01:00
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Taiwan notebook ODMs
Taiwan notebook Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs) account for more than 90% of global notebook production and Digitimes is there to provide daily...
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Japan earthquake
Japan is facing its worst crisis since the end of World War II. The devastating earthquake, tsunami and the threat of a meltdown at a nuclear power plant...
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WiMAX
A portal for information about Taiwan's WiMAX industry.
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Android
The early success Google's Android platform has achieved in the handset market has caused system makers, software developers and semiconductor players...
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Change Of model imperative for China (Mar 25)
- Washington Post
n early March, China's National People's Congress approved its 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015). This plan is likely to go down in history as one of China's boldest strategic initiatives. In essence, it will change the character of China's economic model -- moving from the export- and investment-led structure of the past 30 years toward a pattern of growth that is driven increasingly by Chinese consumers. This shift will have profound implications for China, the rest of Asia, and the broader global economy.
| China economic growth may moderate as manufacturing index slips (May 1)
- Bloomberg (via Businessweek)
A Chinese manufacturing index declined in April from March, indicating that growth may moderate in the world's second-biggest economy after the government raised interest rates and allowed faster gains in the yuan.
| Japanese auto sales more than halved in April (May 2)
- The Financial Times
Japanese automobile sales more than halved in April - the biggest monthly drop on record - and are not expected to recover until late 2011, raising concerns the country's leading vehicle manufacturers will post losses for the first half of the year.
| Japan passes budget for emergency earthquake relief (May 2)
- BBC News
Japan's parliament has passed a JPY4 trillion (US$49 billion) emergency budget for reconstruction following the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.
| US Federal Reserve cuts economic growth forecast (Apr 27)
- BBC News
Chairman Ben Bernanke said he expected growth for 2011 to be between 3.1% and 3.3%, compared with the previous forecast of 3.4-3.9%. He also hinted the Fed would not pump more money into the economy after June.
| IMF sees China topping US in 2016 (Apr 25)
- Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
| China-Taiwan: Banking on closer ties (Apr 25)
- The Financial Times
Despite past political tensions, enterprising Taiwanese had long been doing business in China. However, it was only until after a financial memorandum of understanding was signed in 2009 that Taiwanese banks were able to follow suit.
| Robert Tsao gives up his Taiwanese citizenship (Apr 23)
- The China Post
Robert Tsao, honorary chairman of United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), said recently in a TV interview that he has given up his Taiwan citizenship. Disappointment in the domestic judicial system is the major reason why Tsao decided to become a Singaporean.
| China to cut tax for low earners to boost stability (Apr 21)
- BBC News
Lawmakers in China are revising the income tax law to narrow the wealth gap and to encourage more domestic consumption. The amendment will raise the threshold for personal income tax from CNY2,000 to CNY3,000 a month (from US$304 to US$456).
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Taiwan ODD sector – 1Q 2011 (May 4)
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Taiwan's optical disc drive (ODD) shipments rose almost 8% sequentially in the first quarter of 2011 although Taiwan's notebook shipments in the quarter suffered a sequential drop of nearly 10%.
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Taiwan handset overview (Jun 4)
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The global handset market did not have a banner year in 2009, with overall shipments of 1.167 billion units representing a drop of 3.2% from the previous year, according to data from Digitimes Research.
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Taiwan DRAM-module industry overview (May 19)
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Back to 2006 when total revenues for the third-party module market reached US$12.2 billion, Taiwan had over 15 vendors shipping DRAM modules under their own brand names with five of them ranked among iSuppli's top-ten. But revenues shrank to US$7.065 billion in 2009, when TwinMOS Technologies and Lihduo International, and several small-size players were no longer among Taiwan's DRAM module suppliers.
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A glimpse into the e-book reader market (May 18)
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In 2008, worldwide e-book reader shipments totaled only 700,000 units, according to Digitimes Research. But demand exploded in 2009 as consumer interests grew and prices dropped.
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