- Taiwan market: Samsung, LG handset shares hit record in October
In Taiwan's handset market, Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics occupied 20.3% and 7.6% respectively of the total shipment volume in October 2008, the highest ever monthly figures for the companies, according to...
- Taiwan market: Fierce competition for 2.5-inch external HDDs may lead to price war
In the Taiwan market, growing demand for 2.5-inch external hard disk drives (HDDs) due to increasing use of portable consumer electronics has attracted many new vendors since the second quarter of 2008, resulting in...
- Taiwan market: White-box 7-inch digital photo frames priced under US$30
While consumer spending is decreasing amid the global economy downturn, white-box digital photo frame vendors in Taiwan are offering sub-NT$1,000 (US$30) 7-inch digital photo frames to grab market share, according to...
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom reveals details of new value-added service platform to launch alongside iPhone 3G
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) on November 20 unveiled Hami, a package of free value-added services specifically designed for CHT 3G subscribers using iPhone 3G handsets. Hami will be launched alongside the iPhone 3G in...
- Samsung visit to Taiwan sparks widespread comments
JK Kim, vice president of Digital Media Business at Samsung Electronics, came to visit AU Optronics (AUO), Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) this week sparking speculation that Samsung is...
- Taiwan communication equipment maker MTI may hit record revenues in 4Q
Microelectronics Technology (MTI), a Taiwan-based maker of communication/network equipment, hit record quarterly revenues of NT$2.173 billion in the third quarter of 2008 and the company is looking to a new record for...
- Elpida rumored to be looking to merge as CEO visits Taiwan
A scheduled visit by Yukio Sakamoto, president and CEO of Elpida Memory with officials from Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) this Friday (Nov 21) has sparked market rumors that the company is looking to...
- Sun Well Solar becomes first TUV certification recipient among Taiwan a-Si thin-film PV module makers
Taiwan-based maker of amorphous silicon (a-Si) thin-film photovoltaic (PV) modules Sun Well Solar on November 19 obtained an IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) 61646 performance certification and an IEC...
- Taiwan market: Sony to launch first 8x Blu-ray Disc burner
Sony will launch BWU-300S, its first model of 8x Blu-ray Disc (BD) burners, in the Taiwan market on November 29 at a recommended retail price of about NT$11,000 (US$332), according to Sony Taiwan. BWU-300S will be...
- Taiwan market: Tatung InfoComm becomes first WiMAX licensee
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on November 19 decided to grant the country's first WiMAX operating license to Tatung InfoComm.
- Taiwan smartphone shipments to drop slightly in 4Q on decreased iPhone 3G orders, paper says
With contract manufacturers seeing decreased orders for the iPhone 3G, Taiwan's smartphone shipments will drop 0.4% sequentially to 10.98 million units in the fourth quarter, much eclipsed by average global sequential...
- InvenSense seeks partnerships with Taiwan foundry service providers
InvenSense, a provider of motion sensing solutions for mobile applications, is looking for partnerships with Taiwan-based foundry service providers, according to company CEO Steve Nasiri.
- Taiwan market: BenQ launches 10-megapixel DSCs
BenQ has announced the launch of two 10-megapixel digital still camera (DSC) models, E1050 and E1050t, in the Taiwan market at recommended retail prices of NT$6,990 (US$211) and NT$8,990 respectively.
- ProMOS chairman urges Taiwan government to bail out DRAM industry
ProMOS Technology chairman ML Chen has urged the Taiwan government to throw a lifeline to the DRAM industry to helping it undergo fundamental changes during the current difficulties.
- Taiwan market: Soft-World launches World of Warcraft's second expansion pack
Soft-World International has announced the launch of Wrath of the Lich King, the second expansion pack of World of Warcraft. Game First International, Soft-World's subsidiary, is the Taiwan operator of World of...
- Taiwan IC distributor Koryo sees positive order visibility
IC distributor Koryo Electronics recorded after-tax profits of NT$10.44 million (US$315,000) in October, the highest for 2008. Orders placed by its major notebook customers have not been affected by the industry...
- Taiwan CCL makers face falling demand and price cuts
Taiwan-based CCL makers including Elite Material, ITEQ, Taiwan Union Technology and Uniplus Electronics are facing decreasing demand from PCB makers and pressure to lower CCL prices due to continued falls in...
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom gets iPhone 3G
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), on November 14, announced it has obtained exclusive sales rights for the iPhone 3G in the Taiwan market, with launch tentatively slated for December 2008.
- Taiwan market: MSOs competing for 10M Internet-access users
Leading multi-system operators (MSOs) of cable TV service in Taiwan have been promoting sales of cable-modem broadband Internet-access service at a download speed of 10Mbps, in a bid to compete with ISPs' (Internet...
- Taiwan solar industry has upper hand in the meantime, but China has better long-term potential
The solar power industry in Taiwan may be doing better than that in China in terms of technology, management and product quality for the time being, but may eventually lose the lead because makers in China have the...
- Taiwan government bailout program may be of little help to DRAM makers
The Taiwan government has announced a loan program of NT$600 billion (US$18.15 billion) for local medium- to large-size enterprises suffering from the ongoing global financial crisis. The program, approved on November...
- Chartered CEO said to be coming to Taiwan for merger talks
Song-Hwee Chia, CEO of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, is scheduled to pay a low-profile visit to Taiwan next week, with speculation abounding that he will be in talks for a merger deal with the local...
- Taiwan DRAM makers may have net profit margin of -72% in 2008
Taiwan's major DRAM makers may see their overall net profit margin fall to -72% in 2008, with combined losses of NT$112.5 billion (US$3.42 billion), according to the Industrial Economics and Knowledge Center (IEK) of...
- Taiwan semiconductor industry to decline 3.9% in 2008, says IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has forecast the global semiconductor industry will see a 1.3% on-year growth in sales, but Taiwan will see a 3.9% decline in 2008. Industrial Technology Intelligence Services...
- Taiwan market: TomTom offers Google Maps download service
TomTom International has announced its cooperation with Google to provide free service of downloading coordinates and POI (points of interest) from Chinese-language Google Maps onto TomTom in-car GPS (global...
- Taiwan mobile handset user density at 108.8 per 100 persons at end of 3Q
The total number of mobile phone numbers, consisting of 2G/2.5G, 3G and low-power PHS (personal handy-phone system) in Taiwan increased to 25.04 million as of the end of September 2008, equivalent to a user density...
- LED packaging company Para Light to be listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange
Taiwan-based LED packaging company Para Light Electronics announced that its stock listing will transition from the over-the-counter (OTC) market to the main Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on November 11.
- Taiwan digital camcorder maker Aiptek to spin off ODM/OEM business
Taiwan-based digital video camcorder (DVs) and digital camera maker Aiptek International will spin off its ODM/OEM manufacturing business as a wholly owned subsidiary (not yet named in English) in order to focus...
- Commentary: Can a government bailout assure smooth sailing for Taiwan's DRAM industry?
Taiwan's lawmakers, economic officials and state planners held a meeting on November 10 with the purpose of developing a strategy to save the island's loss-making DRAM industry. However, the meeting has itself...
- Taiwan market: Samsung launches i8510 handset for high-end segment
Samsung Electronics on November 10 launched its Symbian S60 3.2-based Innov8 i8510 in the Taiwan market with a suggested retail price of NT$28,800 (US$878).
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom's January-October net profit attains almost 95% of 2008 goal
Chuunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported a net profit of NT$41.31 billion for January-October 2008, which accounts for 94.7% of the NT$43.60 billion projected for this year.
- Taiwan digital camera makers Altek and Ability suffer drops in October revenues
Taiwan-based ODM/OEM digital camera makers Altek and Ability Enterprise recently reported revenues for October 2008, with respective figures slipping on month and on year.
- Taiwan PSU makers saw on-month drop in October
With the power supply unit (PSU) sector being impacted by a weak global economy, Taiwan-based PSU makers Delta Electronics and Lite-On Technology both saw October sales drop.
- Thin-film solar module makers in Taiwan and China face difficulty reaching economies of scale
Taiwan and China-based thin-film module makers are enjoying a steady stream of potential orders and stable prices, but the tasks of technologically attaining a sufficient economy of scale in production and raising...
- Qimonda, Taiwan face DRAM shakeout
... and potential technology roadblocks in the sector. Several DRAM vendors face possible extinction. Germany's Qimonda AG is headed towards ''insolvency,'' according to one analyst. Elpida, Hynix and Micron are ...
- Taiwan maker Kenmec to start shipping Blu-ray players in 1Q09
Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, a Taiwan-based producer of automation equipment and flat panel display manufacturing equipment, has extended its business to providing EMS (electronics manufacturing services) and...
- Taiwan market: Top local LCD TV brands see strong sales in October
Despite the sluggish demand in Taiwan's overall consumer electronics market in October, major local LCD TV brands still saw strong sales for the month as a result of pricing campaigns, according to market sources.
- Taiwan market: Chimei and BenQ monitor sales driven by 16:9 segment in October
LCD monitor sales in Taiwan dropped 15% on year in October, but major local brands, Chimei and BenQ, still saw robust sales because of their 16:9 models, according to market sources.
- Taiwan market: External slim DVD burners see booming sales, but prices falling
Thanks to booming sales of netbooks, external slim-type DVD burners have enjoyed increased sales in the Taiwan market since August 2008, but retail prices have dropped by 3-5%, according to local retail channels.
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom aims to boost adoption of 3.5G data card services in 2009
Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has been actively promoting its mobile Internet-access service and has set a goal of increasing its number of HSDPA data card subscribers by 100,000 in 2009. CHT also aims to increase...
- Taiwan DRAM makers PSC and ProMOS get financial support from Elpida and Kingston
Taiwan DRAM makers are looking for foreign support due to insufficient funds. Elpida Memory has decided to invest NT$3-4 billion (US$9.15-12.2 million), an about 5% stake in Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC)...
- Taiwan market: NCC approves Chunghwa Telecom ADSL/FTTx network fee cuts
Taiwan's National Communications Commission (NCC) on November 5 approved reductions in network fees proposed by Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) for using its ADSL and FTTx broadband Internet-access services. The new rates will...
- Taiwan wafer makers SAS and Wafer Works hit record revenues in October
Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Wafer Works, two Taiwan-based producers of semiconductor-grade and solar-grade crystalline silicon wafers, have both reported record high revenues for October.
- Taiwan market: Five MSOs, two STB makers form broadband digital multimedia service alliance
Five major MSOs (multi-system operators) of cable TV services in Taiwan and two Taiwan-based STB (set-top box) makers at a November 5 press conference announced the joint establishment of the Digital Innovative...
- LCD TV maker Kolin to be delisted from the the Taiwan Stock Exchange
Taiwan-based LCD TVs and electrical home appliances maker Kolin will be delisted from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on November 6, 2008. The company's s finances have been severely damaged bu the Syntax-Brillian...
- Taiwan handset makers turning to Qualcomm 3G platform instead of EMP
Qualcomm's market share in the in 3G chip market is expected to increase, as Taiwan handset makers including Asustek Computer, Compal Communications and Arima Communications are adopting, or planning to adopting, the...
- Taiwan-based OpenMoko launches Android-based handset
In addition to High Tech Computer (HTC) and Asustek Computer, Taiwan-based OpenMoko has also launched an Android-based handset recently, according to the company.
- Taiwan optical lens maker Largan has record consolidated revenue in October
Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens kits, on November 5 reported consolidated revenues of NT$808.5 million for October 2008, its highest monthly figure ever on record.
- Top-five handset vendors sourcing more LCD panels from Taiwan
The global top-five handset vendors are sourcing more LCD panels from Taiwan makers, breaking Japanese suppliers' dominance in the segment, according to industry sources.
- Taiwan market: Epson launches digital photo accessories
Seiko Epson on November 4 unveiled P-7000 and P-6000, two multimedia storage viewer models (Perfection V300 and V30) two LED photo scanners, as well as PictureMate 215, a portable photo printer, for immediate launch...
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