Taipei, Oct. 30, 2012 (CENS)--The four flagship companies of theFormosa Plastics Group (FPG) recently decided to raise around NT$10.9 billion (US$363 million) to finance Nan Ya TechnologyCorp. and assist Inotera Memories Inc. acquire NT$10 ...
Tags: Nan Ya, FPG, DRAM, wafers, dynamic random access memory
Taipei, Oct. 29, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) on Oct. 23 bought for over NT$3.2 billion (US$106 million) 14.32 hectares of land at the Jhunan Park, an extension of the Hsinchu Science Park in northern Taiwan, ...
Tags: TSMC, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., chip, Intel, Samsung
Taipei,Sept.28,2012(CENS)--Green Energy Technology Inc.has recently received increased number of photovoltaics(PV)contracts from mainland China solar-system suppliers after the mainland's PV-equipment manufacturers were slapped with costly ...
Tags: Energy, Solar-System, Silicon Wafer Business
Taipei, Oct. 30, 2012 (CENS)--The outstanding amount of margin loans on the Taiwanese stock market plunged NT$4.328 billion yesterday (Oct. 29), as many margin traders have been forced to exit the market during the market downfall. Due to ...
Tags: Taiwanese stock, FPD, DRAM, LED, solar energy, flat panel display
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. 29, 2012 (CENS)--Following 10 consecutive months of sluggish blue light, the Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) flashed a transitional yellow-blue light for Taiwan's economic status in September ...
Taipei, Oct. 30, 2012 (CENS)--With the memorandum for cooperation in cross-Taiwan Strait currency clearance having taken effect, domestic banks will be able to inaugurate renminbi-related businesses following the designation of renminbi ...
Tags: CBC, Central Bank of China, People's Bank of China, domestic banks
In the seven years since Hurricane Wilma swept through South Florida,unexpectedly shattering thousands of glass windows in the gleaming high-rises in Miami and Fort Lauderdale,a new generation of towers have reshaped the skyline. The ...
Tags: Miami's new tower, Hurricane Wilma, building standards
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. 25, 2012 (CENS)--With robust operations, Taiwan's leading printed circuit board (PCB) manufactures, Gigabyte Technology Co. and ASRock Inc., enjoyed quarterly shipment growth of 20-40% in the third quarter. However PCB ...
Tags: PCB, printed circuit board, Gigabyte Technology Co., ASRock Inc
Taipei, Oct. 23, 2012 (CENS)--Taiwan's unemployment rate dropped by 0.08 of a percentage point to 4.32% in September, reported the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting, and Statistics (DGBAS) yesterday (Oct. 22). A DGBAS official noted ...
Tags: unemployment rate, LED, DRAM, Nan Ya Technology, Huga Optotech
Taipei, Oct.22, 2012 (CENS)--With growing shipments of 39-inch and 50-inch polarizers, and 58-inch and 65-inch polarizers likely to pass certification by the end of this year, Chimei Materials Technology Corp., a major maker of panel ...
Taipei, Oct. 25, 2012 (CENS)--Market research firm Gartner predicts Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to likely take over all of Apple's processor contracts from Samsung by 2014. During a recently held forum on semiconductor ...
Tags: TSMC, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Apple's processor, Samsung
Taipei, Oct. 22, 2012 (CENS)--Fair Friend Ent. Group President Jimmy Chu has announced that his company cuts down sales goal for this year to NT$35 billion (US$1.16 billion at US$1: NT$30) from originally planned NT$45 billion (US$1.5 ...
Tags: Fair Friend Ent.Group, machine tools, CNC Machine, DMC Co., Ltd, Mfg.Corp.
Taipei, Oct. 26, 2012 (CENS)--The Autumn 2012 edition of the Hong Kong International Lighting Fair will be staged Oct. 27-30 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center to offer many first-time features, including the Advertising ...
Tags: Lighting Fair