November 20, 2008 - Industry News
IC design houses look to medical applications to drive revenue growth in 2009
Two Taiwan-based IC design houses, Holtek Semiconductor and Sonix Technology, have voiced optimism about the growth potential for the ...
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November 14, 2008 - Technology News
Foxconn to benefit from Nokia switching chassis supplier
Benefiting from Nokia's switch of its handset chassis supplier from Catcher Technology to Foxconn Technology, Foxconn Technology is ...
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November 13, 2008 - Industry News
SMT solution provider TSMT to see 10% sales decline in 4Q08 due to gloomy LCD industry
Taiwan Surface Mounting Technology (TSMT), a LCD surface-mount technology (SMT) production solutions provider, estimates its fourth-quarter ...
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November 12, 2008 - Industry News
Record sales for Foxconn and its subsidiary in October
Despite a weakening global economy, Foxconn Electronics and company subsidiary Foxconn Technology reported October sales that beat market ...
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November 11, 2008 - Industry News
Apple and Asustek reduce notebook outsourcing by 20-30% in 4Q08
Apple and Asustek Computer recently reduced their notebook outsourcing for the fourth quarter this year by 20-30% impacting the two vendors' ...
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November 11, 2008 - Industry News
Most first-tier notebook makers see on-month revenue increase in October
Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron all saw on-month revenue increases in October this year despite the falling economy, although ...
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November 4, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn sees on-year revenues growth in the first three quarter of 2008
Foxconn Electronics has announced revenues of NT$1,046.6 billion (US$31.87 billion) for the first three quarters of 2008, an increase ...
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November 4, 2008 - Industry News
A Sanyo acquisition for Panasonic would not significantly impact Taiwan-based digital camera makers
While media reports are indicating that Panasonic will acquire Sanyo's digital camera business operation, sources in Taiwan's digital camera ...
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October 31, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn rumored to be quitting branded motherboard market
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) is planning to quit the branded motherboard market, according rumors circulating from sources ...
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October 23, 2008 - Industry News
IC testing and LCD equipment vendors report declined profits for Jan-Sep period
Two leading Taiwan IC testing and LCD equipment suppliers Mirle Automation and Test Research (TRI) have seen a decline in profits for ...
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October 22, 2008 - Industry News
Demand for FPCB is increasing; Taiwan solder mask market to grow with better cost competitiveness
Japan is still a more major market than Taiwan for raw materials for flexible PCB (FPCB), but Taiwan, with less than 10% self-sufficiency ...
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October 22, 2008 - Industry News
PCT 3Q profit up 60% amid strong shipments for NB and iPhone applications
Taiwan IC distributor Professional Computer Technology (PCT) has reported 61% profit growth in the third quarter amid related strong sales for ...
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October 15, 2008 - Industry News
The DRAM drag
In its latest 2008 semiconductor forecast, iSuppli significantly downgraded its outlook for memory revenues, particularly DRAM. iSuppli ...
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October 15, 2008 - Industry News
Motherboard makers see positive revenue growth in September
Asustek Computer announced consolidated revenues of NT$30.3 billion (US$936.2 million) in September, representing growth of 17% on month ...
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October 14, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn Group scores new historical high in September revenues
Foxconn Electronics has announced revenues of US$4.86 billion for September this year, a new historical high and increases of 9.61% on ...
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September 30, 2008 - Industry News
Acer chairman discusses performance in 2008
Acer shipped 139 million PCs in the first half of 2008, of which, desktop PCs accounted for around 76.2 million units and notebooks 62.6 million ...
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September 29, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn wins OEM orders for Asustek X-series notebooks
Asustek Computer will outsource the production of 15.4-inch X-series notebooks to Foxconn Electronics, with shipments expected to start in ...
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September 29, 2008 - Industry News
Acer chairman discusses performance in 2008
Acer shipped 139 million PCs in the first half of 2008, of which, desktop PCs accounted for around 76.2 million units and notebooks 62.6 million ...
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September 26, 2008 - Industry News
Taiwan-based NB component makers turn conservative about investment in Vietnam
A number of Taiwan-based makers of components for notebook PCs were originally interested in investing in Vietnam to set up an alternative ...
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September 25, 2008 - Industry News
NPC to cut prices 3-5% in Taiwan and up to 10% in China
Nan Ya Printed Circuit Board is planning to reduce prices by 3-5% in Taiwan and up to 10% in China from October, which will put pressure on ...
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September 24, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn considering Pegatron acquisition
Foxconn Electronics is reportedly considering acquiring the operations of Pegatron Technology through a stock exchange. Asustek acknowledged ...
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September 16, 2008 - Industry News
PCB makers Tripod and Career optimistic about 4Q
Although overall demand for PCB is not as strong as it was in the peak season, Tripod Technology and Career Technology both have had ...
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September 12, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn enjoys strong revenues growth in August
Foxconn Electronics posted revenues of US$4.49 billion in August, up 10.2% sequentially and also up 43.1% on year, according to a company ...
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September 10, 2008 - Industry News
HP to outsource 13-14 million 15.6-inch notebooks to Taiwan makers
Hewlett-Packard is planning to outsource production of 13-14 million 15.6-inch 16:9 aspect ratio notebooks to Taiwan notebook makers in 2009, ...
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September 3, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn purchases NT$557 million worth of equipment from Sony
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced the purchase of a total of 120 sets of machinery and equipment from Sony ...
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