December 3, 2008 - Industry News
Foxconn investment in AMPI to benefit IC designer APEC
With Foxconn Electronics taking a 16% stake in second-tier foundry Advanced Microelectronic Products through a private placement earlier ...
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December 2, 2008 - Industry News
Solar cell maker E-Ton reportedly lands 100MWp order from Italy PV module maker
E-Ton Solar Tech, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, is expected to sign with a photovoltaic (PV) module producer ...
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December 1, 2008 - Industry News
Micron likely to increase orders for ChipMOS, SPIL and FATC
ChipMOS Technologies, Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and Formosa Advanced Technologies Company (FATC) are expected to benefit ...
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December 1, 2008 - Industry News
Toshiba to increase 2009 purchases from Taiwan by 20%
Toshiba is expected to increase its annual purchases from Taiwan in 2009 by 20% on year, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily News ...
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November 25, 2008 - Industry News
Chartered seeks wafer testing suppliers in Taiwan
Instead of drafting merger talks, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing is actually looking to outsource its wafer-testing orders to IC ...
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November 25, 2008 - Industry News
Taiwan FPD industry sees production value drop 8.4% in 3Q08
With the global economy worsening, Taiwan's flat panel display (FPD) industry saw its production value in the third quarter drop 8.4% ...
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November 25, 2008 - Industry News
ARM-Socle alliance stirs up rivalry among foundries
ARM's license agreement with Socle Technology, a IC design service subsidiary of Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, has heated up the ...
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November 24, 2008 - Industry News
PTI acquires land for expansion despite global economic woes
Packaging and testing house Powertech Technology (PTI) has injected NT$327 million to acquire land, according to a company filing with the ...
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November 21, 2008 - Industry News
Taiwan IC production value down 6.5% in 2008, research suggests
The Taiwan semiconductor industry will see its IC design, packaging and testing sectors all slide in production value in 2008, with the ...
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November 14, 2008 - Industry News
Photovoltaic market to shift in buyers' favor in 2009, says iSuppli
Pricing for polysilicon used to create photovoltaic (PV) cells is expected to drop in 2009 and the following years due to fundamental ...
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November 13, 2008 - Industry News
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 ...
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November 13, 2008 - Industry News
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 ...
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November 13, 2008 - Industry News
ChipMOS gross margins fall to zero in 3Q, will be negative in 4Q
ChipMOS Technologies has reported third quarter revenues of NT$4.36 billion (US$135.3 million), a decrease of 9.5% from NT$4.82 billion ...
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November 12, 2008 - Industry News
IC distributor sales down in October with weak holiday season demand expected
IC distributors WPG Holdings, Zenitron, Yosun Industrial and WT Microelectronics all saw 5-10% sequential sales declines in October. ...
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November 12, 2008 - Industry News
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 ...
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November 11, 2008 - Industry News
LCD panel makers may suspend operations at some fabs
Some LCD panel makers are mulling the options of suspending operations at some of their fabs if utilization rates drop below 50% by the end of ...
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November 11, 2008 - Industry News
Blu-ray player prices may drop to US$150-200 range for holiday season, says ABI Research
The need for healthy holiday sales in a bear market, competitive pressure from movie download services, and media speculation about the future ...
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November 7, 2008 - Industry News
UTAC revises fourth-quarter guidance to a sequential 10% decline
United Test and Assembly Center (UTAC) has revised its guidance for the fourth quarter of this year to a possible sequential 10% decline ...
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November 6, 2008 - Industry News
TSMC to ramp up 32nm production in 2009
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) will ramp up 32nm production in 2009, with 22nm and 15nm production following in 2011 ...
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November 5, 2008 - Industry News
Financial crisis to take US$25 billion bite out of semiconductor market in 2009, says Gartner
The economic crisis is having a significant impact on the semiconductor industry, as worldwide semiconductor revenue growth in 2009 is ...
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November 5, 2008 - Industry News
Polysilicon shifting form semiconductor to solar use, say Taiwan makers
Leading suppliers of polycrystalline silicon material (poly-Si) around the world, viewing that demand from the solar energy industry will ...
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November 5, 2008 - Industry News
IC substrate makers expect 5-10% sales decline in 4Q
A double-digit decline in fourth-quarter demand for packaging and testing products is expected due to weak orders for IC substrates. ...
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November 4, 2008 - Industry News
UMC and ASE willing to seek partnerships--TSMC, PTI, SPIL have no merger plans
With the semiconductor market expected to shrink in 2009, the market may see more strategic alliances and consolidation. Commenting on merger ...
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October 31, 2008 - Industry News
SMIC revenues up 10% in 3Q, losses narrow
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced consolidated third quarter sales of US$375.9 million, up ...
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October 30, 2008 - Industry News
Most wafer foundries, except TSMC, likely to post losses in 4Q
With the exception of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, most wafer foundries, including United Microelectronics Corporation ...
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