Taipei, Nov.6, 2012 (CENS)--A market research firm IDC's global NB shipments report in the third quarter shows Lenovo Group Ltd. replacing Hewlett-Packard (HP) to become the world's largest NB maker; while Taiwan's Asus Computer Inc. posted ...
Tags: Lenovo Group, largest NB maker, tablet PC
Taipei, Oct. 31, 2012 (CENS)--Asustek Computer Inc. scored record quarterly after-tax net income of NT$6.7 billion (US$231 million at US$1: NT$29), or NT$8.92 per share, in the third quarter, surging 39% from the second quarter, according ...
Tags: Asustek Computer, global touch-screen laptop sector, tablet PC segment
Wintek Corp., a Taiwanese supplier of touch panels, cooperates with Quanta Computer to fill orders for Win8 products from brand vendors including HP, Dell, and Lenovo for the first time; along with growing design projects with Nokia, ...
Tags: Wintek, Q4 Gross Profit, Win8 Orders
Thanks to upturn in exports and investment, the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) revised upward on Nov. 23 its forecast of Taiwan’s economic growth this year to 1.13%, confirming that the growth rate ...
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Taipei, Nov. 21, 2012 (CENS)--Thanks to upturn in orders from the U.S. and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations), Taiwan’s exports orders rose, for the second straight month, 3.2% year-on-year to US$38.38 billion in October, ...
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Taiwanese PCB (printed circuit board) makers reported mixed operation results for the third quarter, with Compeq Manufacturing Co., Ltd. Witnessing after-tax net income surging the most sequentially and Unitech Electronics Co., Ltd. ...
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Taipei, Oct.24, 2012 (CENS)--Acer Inc. recently issued an unexpectedly dismal financial report for the third quarter, with consolidated revenue dropping 5.6% quarter on quarter (QoQ) to NT$104.4 billion (US$3.48 billion) and earnings per ...
The LED backlighting industry is expected to see production value of US$2.69 billion in 2013, about the same as this year, reported market research firm LEDinside yesterday. LED, or light-emitting diode, has become a popular technology, ...
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Taipei, Oct.29, 2012 (CENS)--Market consulting firm TrendForce predicts tablet PCs and smartphone will replace laptops, monitors and LCD TVs to drive growth in the LED backlight market worldwide next year. The company's studies estimate ...
Tags: tablet PCs, smartphone, laptops, monitors, LCD TVs, LEDs, LCD panel
Taipei, Oct. 26, 2012 (CENS)--Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. (TSMC), the leading contract IC maker in the world, pointed out yesterday (Oct. 25) that the global economy is still situated in a spot where ...
Tags: TSMC, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp., Semiconductor, IC
Taipei, Oct. 24, 2012 (CENS)--LED maker Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. vows to snatch 50% of the non-Apple tablet PC backlight market next year. The company predicts to outperform other Taiwanese backlight manufacturers in revenue this ...
Tags: LED, LCD panels, backlights, PCs, laptops, tablet PC
Taiwan LED maker Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd. has targeted to snatch 50% of the non-Apple tablet PC backlight market in 2013. Unity Opto attributes its advantage outperforming other Taiwanese backlight manufacturers in revenue this ...
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On a three-month average basis,North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted US$1.12 billion in orders worldwide and a book-to-bill(B/B)ratio of 0.84 in August 2012,the new low so far this year. SEMI(Semiconductor ...
Tags: NA B/B ratio hits, low, SEMI, the semiconductor capital equipment
Taipei, Sept. 24, 2012 (CENS)--Nanya Technology Corp. and Inotera Memories Inc., both of which are DRAM makers under the Formosa Plastics Group (FPG), failed to realize seasonal surge in August, and instead saw their revenues for the month ...