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Epistar expects prices for 60W-equivalent omni-directio... Jan 30 2012 17:15:00	Digitimes
Epistar expects prices for 60W-equivalent omni-directional LEDs to fall to US$12.99 in 2012 Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar aims to increase shipments of LED lighting products in 2012, with focus on omni-directional LED light bulbs to replace 60W incandescent bulbs for which retail prices are expected to keep falling to US$12.99, according to company chairman Lee Biing-jye. Read the full article on Digitimes »
NFC chips to buoy MStar 2012 revenues Jan 30 2012 17:10:00	Digitimes
NFC chips to buoy MStar 2012 revenues MStar Semiconductor expects new orders for chips used in near field communication (NFC) enabled phones to buoy its sales performance in 2012. Company chairman Wayne Liang has forecast that the company will see positive growth this year. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Acer to go into attack mode in 2012 Jan 30 2012 17:05:00	Digitimes
Acer to go into attack mode in 2012 Acer has already adjusted its strategy from purely defending its position in the market in 2011 to attacking the market in 2012 and the company will push four major product segments this year - ultrabook, notebook, tablet PC and smartphone, Acer chairman JT Wang stated at the company's ceremony for the Lunar New Year. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Smartphone vendors to wait for 2Q launch to avert hot i... Jan 30 2012 17:00:00	Digitimes
Smartphone vendors to wait for 2Q launch to avert hot iPhone demand, say Taiwan makers With the iPhone 4S launched globally in the fourth quarter of 2011 and expected to be selling well in the first quarter of 2012, other international vendors including Samsung Electronics, HTC, Nokia and LG Electronics are expected to launch their new smartphone models in the second quarter to avoid competing too directly with the iPhone 4S, according to Taiwan-based smartphone supply chain makers. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Acer chairman believes high chance of earning profit in... Jan 30 2012 09:03:24	Digitimes
Acer chairman believes high chance of earning profit in 1Q12 Acer chairman JT Wang, at the company's Lunar New Year ceremony, pointed out that the company has a very high chance to earn profits in the first quarter of 2012 after a series of adjustments to help stabilize operations. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Taiwan unemployment down in December Jan 30 2012 08:35:39	Digitimes
Taiwan unemployment down in December Taiwan had 471,000 jobless citizens in December 2011, equivalent to an unemployment rate of 4.18% which decreased by 0.10 percentage point on month and by 0.49 percentage point on year, according to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics (DGBAS). Read the full article on Digitimes »
Holtek reports EPS of NT$2.36 for 2011 Jan 30 2012 07:38:52	Digitimes
Holtek reports EPS of NT$2.36 for 2011 IC design house Holtek Semiconductor saw net profits decrease 33% on year to NT$527 million (US$17.57 million) in 2011, translating into an EPS of NT$2.36 for the year, according to a company press release. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Apple retakes smartphone lead in 4Q11; Samsung grabs to... Jan 30 2012 07:31:22	Digitimes
Apple retakes smartphone lead in 4Q11; Samsung grabs top spot for full-year 2011, says IHS After losing market leadership in the third quarter, Apple returned to the number one rank in global smartphone shipments in the fourth quarter as consumers flocked to buy the newly introduced iPhone 4S. Meanwhile, based on strong sales of its broad line of smartphone products, Samsung has become the world's largest smartphone brand for the entire year of 2011, marking the first time the South Korean electronics giant has held this distinction, according IHS iSuppli Read the full article on Digitimes »
CMI debt negotiations hit deadlock, says paper Jan 30 2012 07:29:24	Digitimes
CMI debt negotiations hit deadlock, says paper Debt negotiations between Chimei Innolux (CMI) and its creditor banks have hit a deadlock as the two sides hold different views over the ratio of markup to be added to the original interest payments, according to a Chinese-language report. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Philips reports 4Q11 net losses Jan 30 2012 06:51:52	Digitimes
Philips reports 4Q11 net losses Philips has reported fourth-quarter 2011 sales of EUR6.7 billion (US$8.8 billion) with lighting sales up by 7% on year. Fourth-quarter 2011 net losses resulted in EUR160 million due to low earnings and a loss from discontinued operations, according to Philips. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Wistron looks to 20% notebook shipment growth in 2012, ... Jan 30 2012 06:25:27	Digitimes
Wistron looks to 20% notebook shipment growth in 2012, says paper Wistron expects its shipments of notebooks, servers and hand-held devices to grow 20% on year in 2012, while LCD TV shipments will stay flat for the year, the Chinese-language company chairman Simon Lin as saying. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Samsung posts record profit in 4Q11 Jan 30 2012 06:10:31	Digitimes
Samsung posts record profit in 4Q11 Booming smartphone sales made Samsung Electronics' latest quarter its most profitable quarter ever, according to the company. Read the full article on Digitimes »
VIA Telecom ships 18 million CDMA handset solutions in ... Jan 30 2012 06:00:48	Digitimes
VIA Telecom ships 18 million CDMA handset solutions in 2011, says paper VIA Telecom shipped 18 million units of CDMA chipset solutions in 2011, including 10 million units for entry-level CMDA handsets, the Chinese-language quoted company CEO Ker Zhang as saying. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$4.... Jan 30 2012 04:23:38	Digitimes
Taiwan attracts foreign direct investment of over US$4.9 billion in 2011 Taiwan approved 2,283 foreign direct investment projects (except from China) with a total value of US$4.955 billion in 2011, respectively increasing by 11.80% and by 30.01% on year, according to Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) statistics. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Taiwan government continues support of WiMAX Jan 30 2012 04:16:13	Digitimes
Taiwan government continues support of WiMAX The Taiwan government will step up the development of WiMAX applications and help local operators expand coverage of their networks, according to Industrial Development Bureau (IDB) under the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Read the full article on Digitimes »
LCD TV area demand to reach 116 million square meters i... Jan 30 2012 04:09:06	Digitimes
LCD TV area demand to reach 116 million square meters in 2018, says DisplaySearch The LCD TV market saw a rapid shift toward sizes larger than 40-inch at the end of 2011, as consumers, particularly in North America and China, took advantage of new sizes and more affordable prices, according to DisplaySearch. As larger sizes such as 46-, 47-, 55-, 60- and 65-inch are being adopted by consumers, panel makers are also developing other new large size TV panels, including 43-, 48-, 50-, 70-, and even 75-, 80-inch and larger. Read the full article on Digitimes »
China market: 2011 online gaming revenues over CNY41 bi... Jan 30 2012 04:08:53	Digitimes
China market: 2011 online gaming revenues over CNY41 billion Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY41.38 billion (US$6.40 billion) in 2011, rising by 17.5% from 2010, according to China-based iResearch Consulting Group. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Panasonic to source TV panels from CMI, says paper Jan 30 2012 04:02:59	Digitimes
Panasonic to source TV panels from CMI, says paper Panasonic will outsource the production of LCD TV panels to Chimei Innoulux (CMI) in 2012, the first time for the vendor to purchase flat panels from a Taiwan-based maker, according to a Chinese-language report. Read the full article on Digitimes »
China market: 2011 online search revenues over CNY18 bi... Jan 30 2012 03:52:06	Digitimes
China market: 2011 online search revenues over CNY18 billion Online search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY18.78 billion (US$2.90 billion) in 2011, increasing by 70.2% from 2010, according to iResearch Consulting Group. Read the full article on Digitimes »
China market: Online advertising revenues over CNY51 bi... Jan 30 2012 03:29:58	Digitimes
China market: Online advertising revenues over CNY51 billion in 2011 Operators of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY51.19 (US$7.92 billion) in 2011, growing 57.3% from 2010, according to China-based iResearch Consulting Group. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Micron to buy US$500 million worth of Elpida shares, sa... Jan 30 2012 03:29:29	Digitimes
Micron to buy US$500 million worth of Elpida shares, says report Micron Technology reportedly will spend at least US$500 million to buy a stake in Japan rival Elpida Memory, according to a Chinese-language . The speculation came on the heels of various other media reports that Elpida would propose an equity tie-up with Micron with some decision to be made as soon as February. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Taiwan 4Q11 international Internet bandwidth rises to o... Jan 30 2012 03:21:50	Digitimes
Taiwan 4Q11 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 579Gbps Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 579.309Gbps as of the end of the fourth quarter of 2011, increasing 4.43% on quarter and 17.43% on year, according to the latest quarterly survey conducted by the government-sponsored Taiwan Network Information Center (TWNIC). Read the full article on Digitimes »
Elpida develops resistance RAM prototype Jan 30 2012 03:20:07	Digitimes
Elpida develops resistance RAM prototype Elpida Memory has announced that the company has developed its first-ever high-speed non-volatile resistance memory (ReRAM) prototype, jointly with Japan's New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO). Built using a 50nm process technology, the prototype chip has a memory cell array operation of 64 megabits - one of the highest densities possible for ReRAM. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Asia Pacific solar PV markets soar 165% in 2011, says S... Jan 30 2012 02:59:51	Digitimes
Asia Pacific solar PV markets soar 165% in 2011, says Solarbuzz Asia Pacific photovoltaic (PV) markets continue to surge ahead of expectations, installing 2.8GW in fourth-quarter 2011 and a total of 6GW in fiscal year 2011. The region as a whole grew 165% on year, and is forecast to grow an additional 40% in 2012, according to Solarbuzz. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Samsung to boost spending for logic ICs, says IC Insights Jan 30 2012 02:52:35	Digitimes
Samsung to boost spending for logic ICs, says IC Insights Approximately US$6.5 billion of Samsung Electronics' 2012 capex budget is dedicated to logic ICs, according to IC Insights. The remaining US$5.7 billion of Samsung's capex budget will be applied to the production of memory ICs, with a good portion of the funding likely to be used to boost capacity for NAND flash memory, said the market researcher. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Corning profit down in 2011 Jan 30 2012 02:48:30	Digitimes
Corning profit down in 2011 Corning has reported fourth-quarter 2011 revenues of US$1.9 billion, down 9% on quarter but up 7% on year. Net incomes were US$491 million, down 39% from third-quarter 2011. Read the full article on Digitimes »
SEMI book-to-bill ratio grows three months in a row Jan 30 2012 02:25:55	Digitimes
SEMI book-to-bill ratio grows three months in a row North American-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted a book-to-bill ratio of 0.88 for December 2011, up for the third consecutive month, according to SEMI. A book-to-bill of 0.88 means that US$88 worth of orders were received for every US$100 of product billed for the month. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Worldwide projector market neared 10 million units in 2... Jan 30 2012 02:04:46	Digitimes
Worldwide projector market neared 10 million units in 2011, says Pacific Media Total projector volume hit nearly 10 million in 2011 as annual sales registered a solid double-digit gain in Asia along with single-digit gains in the Americas and EMEA (Europe, Mid-East, Africa), according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA). Read the full article on Digitimes »
Taiwan December manufacturing production index up slightly Jan 20 2012 08:53:40	Digitimes
Taiwan December manufacturing production index up slightly Taiwan recorded a manufacturing production index (2006 as base year) of 127.25 for December 2011, increasing 0.34% on month but decreasing 8.67% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on January 20. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Taiwan December export order value down slightly Jan 20 2012 08:42:55	Digitimes
Taiwan December export order value down slightly Taiwan received export orders worth US$36.31 billion in December 2011, decreasing 0.94% on month and 0.72% on year, according to statistics released by the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on January 20. Read the full article on Digitimes »
China market: Online shopping trade value over CNY773 b... Jan 20 2012 08:14:53	Digitimes
China market: Online shopping trade value over CNY773 billion in 2011 Online shopping services in the China market generated total sales transactions of CNY773.56 billion (US$119.6 billion) in 2011, growing 67.8% from 2010 and accounting for 4.3% of total retail sales in China, according to China-based iResearch Consulting Group. Read the full article on Digitimes »
CMI CEO to hold debt settlement talks with creditor banks Jan 20 2012 07:32:36	Digitimes
CMI CEO to hold debt settlement talks with creditor banks Chimei Innolux (CMI) CEO Hsing-chien Tuan will lead a negotiation team to hold debt settlement talks with its creditor banks on January 20, hoping the banks will allow it to postpone principal payments, according to industry sources. Read the full article on Digitimes »
China market: Third-party e-payment services generate o... Jan 20 2012 07:29:39	Digitimes
China market: Third-party e-payment services generate over CNY2.203 trillion in 2011 In the China market, third-party e-payment services generated total sales transactions of CNY2.2038 trillion (US$340.76 billion) in 2011, hiking 118.1% from 2010, according to China-based iResearch Consulting Group. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Acer to face hot competition with Lenovo in Europe Jan 20 2012 07:13:11	Digitimes
Acer to face hot competition with Lenovo in Europe Acer focuses its global PC business on the Europe market and is expected to be in intensive competition with Lenovo which focuses overseas marketing on Europe, especially after Gianfranco Lanci, former Acer CEO and president, assumes the reins of marketing in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for Lenovo, according to industry sources. Acer has set a target market share of 25-30% for the Europe market in 2012, the sources indicated. Read the full article on Digitimes »
China market: Demand for 3D TVs to top 20 million units... Jan 20 2012 07:09:35	Digitimes
China market: Demand for 3D TVs to top 20 million units in 2012 Demand for 3D TVs in the China market is expected to grow by 150% to 20 million units in 2012, accounting for 48% of total TV sales in China in the year, according to industry sources. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Digitimes Research: Polysilicon and wafer firms in Grea... Jan 20 2012 06:43:42	Digitimes
Digitimes Research: Polysilicon and wafer firms in Greater China plan to increase prices after Lunar New Year Due to the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays, prices of solar products in Greater China have been quite stable, however polysilicon and solar wafer firms are inclined to increase quotes after the holidays, according to Digitimes Research analyst Chihheng Liang. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Taiwan Mobile aims at net EPS of NT$5.34 for 2012 Jan 20 2012 06:33:14	Digitimes
Taiwan Mobile aims at net EPS of NT$5.34 for 2012 Taiwan Mobile (TWM), one of the three largest mobile telecom carriers in Taiwan, has set a target net EPS of NT$5.34 for 2012, increasing by 13.62% from 2011, according to the company at a January 19 investors conference. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Solar PV module prices increased by 7% in December 2011... Jan 20 2012 06:22:29	Digitimes
Solar PV module prices increased by 7% in December 2011, says IMS Research Solar module prices increased by 7% in December 2011 due to a temporary pick-up in demand ahead of feed-in-tariff (FiT) reductions in a number of key markets, according IMS Research. Strong demand during the year-end rally saw installers buying solar modules from distributors at inflated prices. IMS Research found that installers were desperate to secure supply and complete installations before incentive levels were reduced, particularly in Germany where 3GW of installations were connected in De... Read the full article on Digitimes »
ARM not worried about Intel foray into handheld device ... Jan 20 2012 04:13:42	Digitimes
ARM not worried about Intel foray into handheld device platforms, says ARM executive ARM is not under competitive pressure from Intel's move into processor platforms for handheld devices, because Intel does not let clients know the value of adopting its platforms while ARM has provided different application platforms for different partners for market segmentation, according to director of consumer, client computing, Jeff Chu for ARM. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Intel reports record US$54 billion in annual revenues Jan 20 2012 04:10:05	Digitimes
Intel reports record US$54 billion in annual revenues Intel has reported full-year revenues of US$54 billion, operating income of US$17.5 billion, net income of US$12.9 billion and EPS of US$2.39, all company records. The company generated approximately US$21 billion in cash from operations, paid dividends of US$4.1 billion and used US$14.1 billion to repurchase 642 million shares of stock. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Everlight to enter Japan lighting market in 2012, says ... Jan 20 2012 03:50:40	Digitimes
Everlight to enter Japan lighting market in 2012, says chairman The market conditions for LED may still be in the clouds in first-half 2012, according to Robert Yeh, chairman of Taiwan-based LED packaging house Everlight. While attending Lighting Japan 2012, Yeh indicated that the industry might see a return of demand in the second half of 2012 as the price of LED light bulbs hits US$10/unit. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Acer, Asustek, Lenovo to offer Thunderbolt ultrabook PC... Jan 20 2012 03:27:14	Digitimes
Acer, Asustek, Lenovo to offer Thunderbolt ultrabook PCs in 2Q12 Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo are expected to offer ultrabooks based on Intel's Ivy Bridge platform which supports Thunderbolt in the second quarter of 2012, while Gigabyte Technology will take the initiative to offer Thunderbolt-enabled motherboards, according to industry sources. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Excess PV installations in Germany may be due to invest... Jan 20 2012 03:12:48	Digitimes
Excess PV installations in Germany may be due to investment from China-based makers China's solar supply chain in 2011 invested a great deal to set up solar PV systems or small PV power plants in Europe in an attempt to use self-produced products, and this is likely to mainly account for the unexpectedly large solar installations of 4-5GWp in Germany in the fourth quarter of 2011, according to industry sources. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Eastman Kodak files for bankruptcy Jan 20 2012 03:07:45	Digitimes
Eastman Kodak files for bankruptcy Eastman Kodak has announced the company and its US subsidiaries have filed voluntary petitions for business reorganization under chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Asia Optical, Altek impacted by Kodak bankruptcy Jan 20 2012 02:44:13	Digitimes
Asia Optical, Altek impacted by Kodak bankruptcy Asia Optical and Altek, two Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs, have suffered overdue accounts receivable payments and losses in inventory from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filed by Eastman Kodak in New York on January 19, according to the two companies. Read the full article on Digitimes »
KLA-Tencor intros flagship wafer inspection solution suite Jan 20 2012 02:16:53	Digitimes
KLA-Tencor intros flagship wafer inspection solution suite KLA-Tencor has announced three new wafer defect inspection systems for leading-edge chip manufacturers: the 2900, Puma 9650 and eS800 systems. Designed to address a wide range of defect issues that new materials, structures and design rules have imposed on manufacturers of advanced chips, the trio incorporates more powerful light sources or electron guns, innovative signal shaping and a multifold approach to reducing noise, the company said. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Global NFC smartphone shipments to top 80 million units... Jan 19 2012 17:25:00	Digitimes
Global NFC smartphone shipments to top 80 million units in 2012, says IMS Research Global shipments of NFC-enabled smartphones are expected to reach 80 million units in 2012, up from 35 million units shipped in 2011, according to data compiled by IMS Research. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Nanya reducing exposure in PC DRAM market Jan 19 2012 17:20:00	Digitimes
Nanya reducing exposure in PC DRAM market DRAM maker Nanya Technology has seen sales of products for non-PC applications account for 50% of company revenues. The proportion is expected to further expand in 2012. Read the full article on Digitimes »
ODM orders for Kindle Fire tablet PCs to drop to 3 mill... Jan 19 2012 17:15:00	Digitimes
ODM orders for Kindle Fire tablet PCs to drop to 3 million units in 1Q12, say sources ODM orders for Kindle Fire tablet PCs are expected to be cut by half to three million units in the first quarter of 2012, down from about six million units shipped in the last quarter of 2011, according to sources in the supply chain. Read the full article on Digitimes »
APCB expects Thai flood losses of US$16 million Jan 19 2012 17:10:00	Digitimes
APCB expects Thai flood losses of US$16 million Advanced Printed Circuit Board (APCB) has estimated that its production subsidiary in Ayutthaya, northwest Thailand, will post losses of THB493 million (US$15.6 million) related to the severe flooding locally. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Packaging and testing firms to post 5-10% drop in 1Q12 Jan 19 2012 17:05:00	Digitimes
Packaging and testing firms to post 5-10% drop in 1Q12 Revenues at semiconductor packaging and testing houses will likely register a 5-10% sequential decrease in the first quarter of 2012, affected by fewer working days, according to industry observers. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Over 50% of Taiwan-based IT supply chain makers hold pe... Jan 19 2012 17:00:00	Digitimes
Over 50% of Taiwan-based IT supply chain makers hold pessimistic 1Q12 business outlook, says TCA survey The Taipei Computer Association (TCA) in December 2011 conducted a survey of Taiwan-based IT supply chain makers to attend the 2012 Computex about their general confidence for the first quarter of 2012 and on January 19 revealed the results: 55% are very pessimistic or quite pessimistic, 23% are neutral and 22% are very optimistic or quite optimistic. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Chang Wah seeing orders for driver IC-use packaging mat... Jan 19 2012 09:00:17	Digitimes
Chang Wah seeing orders for driver IC-use packaging materials surge Chang Wah Electromaterials, which distributes packaging materials and equipment for the semiconductor and LCD industries, expects orders for COF (chip-on-film) packaging materials to increase 20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012 bucking seasonal patterns, according to company chairman Chia-neng Huang. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Apple becomes largest consumer of MEMS microphones in 2... Jan 19 2012 08:47:07	Digitimes
Apple becomes largest consumer of MEMS microphones in 2011, says IHS Apple surpassed Samsung Electronics to become the world's largest purchaser of MEMS microphones in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Commentary: Large-size TVs, big opportunities Jan 19 2012 08:41:19	Digitimes
Commentary: Large-size TVs, big opportunities The LCD TV market went through severe price competition in 2011 with products such as 42-inch CCFL-backlit TVs costing only US$199/unit. Industry sources believe this price is close to production costs. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Taiwan market: Symantec records largest 2011 market sha... Jan 19 2012 08:35:22	Digitimes
Taiwan market: Symantec records largest 2011 market share for consumer information security software Symantec's Norton series products occupied 34% of the sales value for consumer information security software in the Taiwan market in 2011, followed by Trend Micro with 28% and Kaspersky with 21%, according to Symantec Taiwan. Read the full article on Digitimes »
TSMC sees Samsung as formidable competitor Jan 19 2012 08:34:17	Digitimes
TSMC sees Samsung as formidable competitor Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), the world's largest contract chipmaker, has now identified Samsung Electronics as a potential and formidable competitor in the market in which it still controls a dominant share. Read the full article on Digitimes »
DRAM firms should consider merging, say Nanya and Inote... Jan 19 2012 08:30:42	Digitimes
DRAM firms should consider merging, say Nanya and Inotera executives DRAM makers should consider uniting to tackle industry issues, according to CC Wu, chairman for Nanya Technology. Charles Kau, president of Inotera Memories, also echoed Wu's statement saying that consolidation at some point is inevitable in this challenging environment. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Penetration rate of IPS/FFS panels in mobile PC sector ... Jan 19 2012 08:27:31	Digitimes
Penetration rate of IPS/FFS panels in mobile PC sector to reach 20% in 2014-2015, says DisplaySearch The penetration rate of IPS (in-plane switching) and FFS (fringe-field switching) panels in the mobile PC (including notebook, netbooks and tablet PCs) segment is expected to climb from 11% in 2011 to 20% in 2014-2015, Display Search has indicated in a Chinese-language press release. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Digitimes Research: Philips to invest EUR2 billion in g... Jan 19 2012 05:49:20	Digitimes
Digitimes Research: Philips to invest EUR2 billion in green products Third-quarter 2011 revenues of the lighting business unit in Philips were EUR1.886 billion (US$2.4 billion), a 8.1% increase on quarter and 32% on year. Sales from LED lighting accounted for 16% of total third-quarter 2011 revenues. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Taiwan market: Aleees to cooperate with transportation ... Jan 19 2012 05:44:35	Digitimes
Taiwan market: Aleees to cooperate with transportation industry for electric buses Taiwan-based electric bus player Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry (Aleees) has recently announced it has signed contracts with two Taiwan-based bus transportation service providers to supply two electric buses for a free shuttle bus service between Taoyuan county government buildings and the railway station of Taoyuan. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Mitac International to buy back 20 million shares Jan 19 2012 05:42:20	Digitimes
Mitac International to buy back 20 million shares Taiwan-based Mitac International has recently announced plans to buy back 20 million shares of its common stock at a price range between NT$9-12 (US$0.3-0.4) from January 18 to March 17 with maximum amount not exceeding NT$13.08 billion. Read the full article on Digitimes »
First Solar sets world record for CdTe solar PV efficiency Jan 19 2012 03:50:46	Digitimes
First Solar sets world record for CdTe solar PV efficiency First Solar has announced it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) solar module efficiency, achieving 14.4% total area efficiency. The US Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) confirmed the record, which eclipsed the prior record of 13.4%, which also was set by First Solar. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Light guide plate maker GLT posts pre-tax EPS of over N... Jan 19 2012 03:45:05	Digitimes
Light guide plate maker GLT posts pre-tax EPS of over NT$4 in 2011 Light guide plate maker Global Lighting Technologies (GLT) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.05 billion (US$135.1 million), pre-tax profits of NT$495 million and an pre-tax EPS of NT$4.06 for 2011, according to a company filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE). Read the full article on Digitimes »
BLU maker Radiant expects strong revenue gains in 2012 Jan 19 2012 02:49:37	Digitimes
BLU maker Radiant expects strong revenue gains in 2012 Taiwan-based backlight module (BLU) maker Radiant is expected to see its revenues increase substantially in 2012, buoyed by the launch of new iPads as well as ultrabooks by branded notebook vendors, according to industry sources. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Low-cost direct LED backlights to reduce premiums for L... Jan 19 2012 02:43:02	Digitimes
Low-cost direct LED backlights to reduce premiums for LED-backlit LCD TVs, says DisplaySearch Due to lower-than-expected consumer adoption of LED-backlit LCD TVs, TV makers have changed their strategy to develop a product that utilizes less power and lowers costs, according to the latest findings of DisplaySearch. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Ultrabooks to account for 25-35% of total notebook ship... Jan 18 2012 17:25:00	Digitimes
Ultrabooks to account for 25-35% of total notebook shipments in 2012, says Acer chairman Acer plans to launch its second-generation ultrabook models in the second quarter of 2012 and more new models in the third, with ultrabooks to account for 25-35% of its total notebook shipments for the year, according to company chairman JT Wang. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Toshiba, Lenovo to outsource WoA tablet PCs to Quanta C... Jan 18 2012 17:20:00	Digitimes
Toshiba, Lenovo to outsource WoA tablet PCs to Quanta Computer Toshiba and Lenovo reportedly both plan to outsource their production of WoA (Windows on ARM) tablet PCs to Quanta Computer, according to industry sources. WoA models are expected to hit the market in the first quarter of 2013. Read the full article on Digitimes »
LED lighting shipments to grow 3-fold in 2012, says Epi... Jan 18 2012 17:15:00	Digitimes
LED lighting shipments to grow 3-fold in 2012, says Epistar chairman The volume of LED lighting in the world will increase in 2012, Epistar chairman Lee Biing-jye has said. Epistar's 2012 revenues are likely to show growth and reach NT$20 billion (US$668 million). Lee expects LED lighting penetration rate to reach 7.5% in 2012 from 5% in 2011. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Kinsus sees 2011 revenues up 15% on-year Jan 18 2012 17:10:00	Digitimes
Kinsus sees 2011 revenues up 15% on-year Taiwan-based IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology reported 2011 total revenues of NT$16.871 billion (US$563 million), up 15.05% on year. Kinsus' fourth-quarter 2011 revenues were NT$4.444 billion, down 3% on quarter. The firm indicated that first-quarter 2012 revenues are likely to fall by 10% due to the traditional low season, fewer working days, and gloomy global economy. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Total losses at Nanya and Inotera hit historic high Jan 18 2012 17:05:00	Digitimes
Total losses at Nanya and Inotera hit historic high Total losses in 2011 of Taiwan-based DRAM firms Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories reached NT$60.883 billion (US$2.03 billion), the largest in Taiwan's DRAM history. Nanya indicated that 2011 was the bottom for DRAM pricing, and even if the price returns to US$1, it will still be too low. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Nanya reports larger loss for 2011 Jan 18 2012 17:00:00	Digitimes
Nanya reports larger loss for 2011 DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology's net losses for 2011 widened to NT$39.88 billion (US$1.33 billion) from NT$15.13 billion a year ago. Revenues declined 35% on year to NT$36.74 billion in 2011, according to the company. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Qisda, Chimei develop medicare equipment Jan 18 2012 08:45:18	Digitimes
Qisda, Chimei develop medicare equipment Taiwan-based EMS provider Qisda and branded LCD TV vendor Chimei both plan to strengthen their deployments in the health-care industry, according to industry sources. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Cree sees fiscal 2Q12 revenues up sequentially Jan 18 2012 08:35:21	Digitimes
Cree sees fiscal 2Q12 revenues up sequentially Cree, a US-based LED lighting firm, has announced revenues of US$304.1 million for its second quarter of fiscal 2012, ended December 25, 2011. This represents an 18% increase compared to revenues of US$257 million reported for the second quarter of fiscal 2011 and a 13% increase compared to the first quarter of fiscal 2012. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Competition in motherboard segment remains keen in 2012... Jan 18 2012 08:27:37	Digitimes
Competition in motherboard segment remains keen in 2012, says paper While some industry watchers have estimated the motherboard industry is heading for a small growth of 5% in shipments in 2012, Taiwan-based first-tier makers will continue to compete neck-and-neck in the segment as gross margins generated from the sale of motherboards have been higher than those gained from system products, according to a Chinese-language report. Read the full article on Digitimes »
TSMC reports EPS of NT$5.18 for 2011 Jan 18 2012 08:22:33	Digitimes
TSMC reports EPS of NT$5.18 for 2011 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported NT$134.2 billion (US$4.58 billion) in net profits for 2011, down 17.1% on year but staying at a high level as compared to 2009 and before. EPS came to NT$5.18. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Panel makers hope new 39- and 50-inch products will spu... Jan 18 2012 07:36:50	Digitimes
Panel makers hope new 39- and 50-inch products will spur demand Panel makers have been anticipating new sizes such as 39- and 50-inch panels that were introduced in December 2011. Panel makers believe the two new sizes of panels will have shipments reaching one million units.Taiwan-based TV brands expect 50-inch LCD TVs to be introduced around June 2012. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Digitimes Research: US DOE plans to develop OLED solid ... Jan 18 2012 07:20:46	Digitimes
Digitimes Research: US DOE plans to develop OLED solid state lighting The US Department of Energy (DOE) hopes to increase the efficiency of solid state lighting through projects that can incorporate the government with the industry. By improving solid state lighting technologies, lowering the cost and increasing the acceptance of consumers, the government can achieve its goal to lower energy waste and reduce carbon emissions. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Acer likely to switch back to profitability in 2012 Jan 18 2012 07:17:02	Digitimes
Acer likely to switch back to profitability in 2012 Acer is likely to switch back to profitability in 2012 with an EPS of NT$1.50-2.0 (US$0.05-0.07), compared a negative EPS of NT$2.3-2.5 in 2011, according to an industry estimate. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Lite-On Semi to step into MOSFET production Jan 18 2012 05:44:52	Digitimes
Lite-On Semi to step into MOSFET production Lite-On Semiconductor will start to ship its in-house produced MOSFETs in the second quarter of 2012, according to the company, adding that the new product line is expected to help grow production utilization at its 6-inch wafer fab. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Early January NAND flash prices flat as buyers wait-and... Jan 18 2012 05:39:45	Digitimes
Early January NAND flash prices flat as buyers wait-and-see With buyers taking a wait-and-see approach prior the Lunar New Year holiday, contract prices for NAND flash chips saw slight decreases to flat growth in the first half of January, according to DRAMeXchange. The price tracker expects prices to reflect bullish market sentiment after the week-long holiday, when distributors and OEM customers step up their pace of procurement to replenish inventory. Read the full article on Digitimes »
China market: Top-3 telecom carriers promoting CNY1,000... Jan 18 2012 05:37:21	Digitimes
China market: Top-3 telecom carriers promoting CNY1,000 smartphones While China Unicom has launched smartphones priced at CNY1,000 (US$158) recently, rival carriers China Telecom and China Mobile are also ready to enter the segment soon, according to industry sources. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Foxconn to cut workforce at Slovakia factory, says news... Jan 18 2012 05:18:34	Digitimes
Foxconn to cut workforce at Slovakia factory, says newspaper Taiwan-based Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) will reduce the number of employees at its LCD TV assembly factory in Slovakia by 600 to 1,800, industry sources in Taiwan cited Slovakian newspaper as indicating. Read the full article on Digitimes »
802.11ac to become mainstream WLAN standard in 2013-201... Jan 18 2012 02:47:57	Digitimes
802.11ac to become mainstream WLAN standard in 2013-2014, says Broadcom vice president 802.11ac will become the mainstream WLAN technology standard as early as the second quarter of 2013 or as late as the first quarter of 2014, according to senior vice president Michael Hurlston for Home and Wireless Networking business unit of Broadcom. Read the full article on Digitimes »
TSMC seeing 3G chip orders boom, sources say Jan 18 2012 02:43:53	Digitimes
TSMC seeing 3G chip orders boom, sources say Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has seen orders from the wireless communications sector boom recently, according to industry sources, adding that the contract chipmaker is likely to make positive comments on its business and industry outlook during the company's upcoming investor meeting. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Asustek 2011 EPS expected to reach NT$21 Jan 17 2012 17:25:00	Digitimes
Asustek 2011 EPS expected to reach NT$21 Asustek reported total revenues from brand business in 2011 reached NT$350 billion (US$11.67 billion). The industry predicts Asustek's EPS for 2011 to reach NT$21. Read the full article on Digitimes »
TMD in-cell touch panel yields reach 60% Jan 17 2012 17:20:00	Digitimes
TMD in-cell touch panel yields reach 60% Panel makers have been trying to improve technologies to win over peers. Industry sources noted that Japan-based Toshiba Mobile Display's (TMD) in-cell technology yields have increased to 60%. Touch sensor makers TPK and Wintek are likely to feel pressure from the rise of such technology. Read the full article on Digitimes »
ASMedia expects fast growth in shipments of USB 3.0 con... Jan 17 2012 17:15:00	Digitimes
ASMedia expects fast growth in shipments of USB 3.0 controller ICs to begin in 2Q12 ASMedia Technology expects its shipments of USB 3.0 controller ICs to rapidly increase beginning the second quarter of 2012, according to company president Lin Che-wei. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Samsung to begin production of 46-inch transparent LCD ... Jan 17 2012 17:10:00	Digitimes
Samsung to begin production of 46-inch transparent LCD panels South Korea-based Samsung Electronics has announced that it is expanding the transparent display market with production of a 46-inch transparent LCD panel, beginning January 2012. Read the full article on Digitimes »
Some Taiwan LCD driver IC designers release orders to S... Jan 17 2012 17:05:00	Digitimes
Some Taiwan LCD driver IC designers release orders to South Korea-, Japan-based packaging/testing firms Some Taiwan-based LCD driver IC design houses, in order to spread risks, have placed orders for 8-inch bumping packaging and testing services with South Korea- and Japan-based providers, according to industry sources. Read the full article on Digitimes »
China Telecom to procure 45 million 3G smartphones in 2012 Jan 17 2012 17:00:00	Digitimes
China Telecom to procure 45 million 3G smartphones in 2012 China Telecom, the only CDMA2000 mobile telecom carrier in China, will procure 45 million 3G smartphones, of which most will be for sale at CNY700-2,000 (US$111-316), in 2012, according to the company at its CDMA supply chain conference in Beijing on January 17. Read the full article on Digitimes »

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