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Realtek disposes of C-Media shares

PostTime : Monday, 24 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Artfish

Realtek Semiconductor and C-Media have been cited by a Chinese-language Economic Daily News (EDN) report as saying that business ties between the two parties would not be affected by Realtek's recently announced disposal of C-Media shares. Realtek posted a filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on March 21, announcing that it has disposed of 1.94 million C-Media shares. Executives from both companies reiterated that business ties would not be affected by the share disposal and Realtek wil...

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Lumax inaugurates new facility in southern Taiwan

PostTime : Monday, 24 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Esther

Having recently inaugurated its new facility at southern Taiwan, Lumax International anticipates the facility will help fuel company sales growth by helping it seek more orders from China, and enhance services. Lumax held the inauguration ceremony in Kaohsiung county, Taiwan on March 23. The 1,865 ping (one ping is equivalent to 3.3 square meters) of floor area doubles size of the old facility and could accommodate a total of 100 employees. When the new plant begins operations, scheduled for y...

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Taiwan digital camera maker Ability Enterprise to deal out dividend per share of

PostTime : Monday, 24 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Adam

Ability Enterprise, one of the top-four Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, will distribute a dividend per share of NT$3.7(US$0.12), NT$3.2 in cash and NT$0.5 in stocks, for its 2007 operations, according to a decision made by the company's board of directors at a meeting on March 21. Ability Enterprise recorded revenues of NT$33.732 billion, a net profit of NT$2.060 billion and a net earnings per share of NT$5.37 in 2007.

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Synnex Technology to expand capital by up to NT$6 billion

PostTime : Monday, 24 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Artfish

Synnex Technology International, the largest Taiwan-based 3C (computer, communication, consumer electronics) channel distributor, will increase its paid-in capital to a maximum of NT$6.0 billion (US$196 million) by issuing new shares, with the shares to be issued in Taiwan or through the issuing of depository receipts overseas, according to a decision made by the company's board of directors on March 21. Synnex Technology currently has paid-in capital of NT$10.84 billion and the raising of fund...

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Asustek announces video enhancement card with HD capability

PostTime : Monday, 24 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Artfish

Asustek Computer has announced its Splendid HD1 video enhancement card, which is able to increase picture quality for HD content to deliver sharper, more vividly colored visual outputs. It can also enhance lower-resolution inputs by recovering image clarity when viewing legacy content for viewing on LCD TV or monitors as well as provide true HDMI with audio and HDCP. The Splendid HD1 is able to automatically select the best possible display modes to deliver exceptional quality visuals in photos...

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Taiwan game firm IGS to give record dividend per share of over NT$11

PostTime : Monday, 24 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Adam

International Games System (IGS), an arcade game hardware/software producer and operator of online games in Taiwan, will distribute a dividend per share of NT$11.50, NT$10.50 in cash and NT$1 in stock, for its operations in 2007, a record figure for the company, according to IGS. IGS generated revenues of NT$2.39 billion (US$78.1 million) for net profits of NT$958 million, translating into a net earnings per share (ESP) of NT$17.53, the company indicated. However, IGS' two subsidiaries in Chin...

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Samsung gets writ from AMD over fab tech

PostTime : Friday, 21 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Mike

AMD is suing Korean chip giant Samsung for alleged breach of five patents relating to fabrication technology and one to displays.
The case started in a Northern California district court a few weeks ago. AMD wants a jury trial to decide whether Samsung breached US patent numbers 5,545,592; 4,737,830; 5,248,293;5,559,990; 5,377,200; and 6,784,879.
These relate largely to fabrication technology – the first for example is called Nitrogen Treatment for Metal-Silicide Cont...

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HTC tight-lipped about Google phone

PostTime : Friday, 21 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Stewart

MOBILE PHONE MAKER High Tech Computer (HTC) is developing a handset which will run Android software developed by Google and a consortium of other tech companies.
Yahoo News reports that sources close to the company let slip that the device will be called Dream, have a large touchscreen and a full QWERTY keypad. HTC rep Maggie Cheng pretty much confirmed the phone's existence by saying, "We cannot comment on this product."
Android is the "first truly open and ...

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Dell goes shopping in China

PostTime : Friday, 21 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Artfish

DELL, THE ONCE direct-only flogger of PC boxes is off shopping in China.
Founder and Jobs-like prodigal CEO, Michael Dell said in Beijing that he expects to spend $23 billion on bits and bobs for his lines of gadgetry this year. That's up from $18 billion last year. He'll spend even more next year.
Mikey also told reporters that his company would be flogging stuff that punters in China and India might like.
"This year, we plan to introduce 50 per cent more noteb...

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Chinese mobile market grows apace

PostTime : Friday, 21 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Tony

THE WORLD'S largest mobile operator, China Mobile, added an astonishing 68.1 million new subscribers in 2007 bringing its total to 360 million.
The most impressive part is the ratio of revenues it derives from non-voice services. 25.7 per cent of the total revenues were derived from value-added services like polyphonic ring-back tones, text and multimedia messaging plus the mobile internet.
Revenues from these services rose 32.2 per cent to about $13 billion. Which was hand...

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Alibaba and the Volish thieves

PostTime : Thursday, 20 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Artfish

CHINESE e-commerce outfit Alibaba, which is part of Yahoo, is trying to save itself from the clutches of Microsoft.
According to the Wall Street Journal, Alibaba has said "open sesame " on talks to buy 39 percent of itself from Yahoo.
If the move goes ahead it means that Alibaba will still have management independence from Vole if the Microsoft does buy Yahoo.
Alibaba is terrified that Vole could jeopardise its autonomy and its image as a Chinese company. T...

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China market: TPV top monitor vendor in 2007

PostTime : Monday, 17 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Artfish

TPV Technology brands (mostly the AOC brand) topped Samsung as the leading LCD monitor vendor in China in 2007, according to estimates from Discloser Data Center (DDC). Branded monitor shipments in China totaled 19.6 million units in 2007, up 20% on year, with LCD and CRT monitor shipments reaching 14.92 and 4.67 million units, respectively, DDC indicated. LCD monitor shipments were up 40% on-year, while CRT shipments dropped 20%, according to DDC data. The Top-15 vendors in China accounted for...

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Winbond has no plan to change capex budget

PostTime : Monday, 17 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Artfish

Despite planning to move its commodity DRAM production to a more advanced node to feed foundry demand from Qimonda, Winbond Electronics reiterated that its planned capital expenditure (capex) will remain unchanged in 2008. Winbond reiterated that its capex will be NT$140 billion (US$45.5 million) in 2008 as the required funding to convert from a 70nm trench process node to a 65nm stack process is less than expected. The company has no plan to adjust its capex yet in the near term. Winbond plan...

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VIA considering capital reduction, says paper

PostTime : Monday, 17 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Joseph

VIA Technologies is evaluating the possibility of reducing its capital in order to cover its losses of the past few years and increase its net asset value, according to a Chinese language Economic Daily New (EDN) report. The reduction would likely be in the range of 10-20%. However, company sources pointed out that although executives are seriously considering the idea, they still have not yet reached a conclusion and so cannot comment on whether a proposal will be made during the upcoming boar...

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Intel to launch quad-core notebook CPU in 3Q08

PostTime : Monday, 17 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Joseph

Intel is planning to launch its first quad-core CPU for notebooks, the Core 2 Extreme QX9300, in the third quarter this year with pricing set at a new high of US$1,038 in thousand-unit tray quantities, according to sources at motherboard makers. With the market demand for top-level notebooks still below average, Intel expects the quad-core notebook CPUs will not become standard in the performance/mainstream notebook market until the second half of 2009, and therefore should not impact the deskt...

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Intel Nehalem CPUs to fuel FC substrate growth

PostTime : Monday, 17 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Esther

With the upcoming launch of Intel's Nehalem CPUs, the highly integrated CPU means a boost for corresponding flip-chip (FC) substrate demand is likely as more substrates are required for new designs, according to industry players. Of the Nehalem lineup, Bloomfield, which will pack the processor and memory controller, as well as possibly more northbridge functions such as a GPU in a multi-chip-package (MCP), will demand more substrate layers, implying a larger size of substrate. Besides the stro...

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Asustek take up to 15% share in Europe's cooler module market, says paper

PostTime : Monday, 17 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Joseph

Asustek Computer's annual cooler module sales in Europe have reached 70,000-80,000 units, accounting for a market share of 10-15%, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report citing sources at the company. According to Asustek, total annual module demand worldwide is around 1.8 million units, 600,000 units of which is from Europe, added the paper.

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Taiwan market: TomTom launches Map Share service

PostTime : Monday, 17 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Adam

TomTom International BV on March 14 announced the launch of a Chinese-language version of Map Share, its proprietary map data improvement technology, in Taiwan, according to TomTom Asia. TomTom Map Share, based on Navigation 2.0, enables users of TomTom GPS portable navigation devices (PNDs) to manually update map data and then upload the updates through a PC using TomTom HOME software for sharing with other users as well as receive corrected data from other users, according to a TomTom Asia pr...

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Nanya sees more losses on asset impairment

PostTime : Monday, 17 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Esther

Nanya Technology will see more losses in 2007 as the company will have a NT$3.12 billion (US$101.4 million) asset impairment from upgrades at its 8-inch fab. Nanya had sales of NT$52.89 billion in 2007 with a loss of NT$9.37 billion, translating to a net loss per share of NT$2. After including the asset impairments, Nanya will see total losses enlarged to NT$12.48 billion, translating to a net loss per share of NT$2.66. The asset losses are in accordance with the Taiwan Statement of Financial A...

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Wintek and Giantplus gear up for medium-size panels

PostTime : Monday, 17 March 2008 | Posted by : artfish | Author : Rodney

LCD panel makers Wintek and Giantplus Technology, both of whom have catered chiefly to the small-size panel segment, are now gearing up for the medium-size market. Wintek expects to start shipments to the medium-size segment in the second quarter, while Giantplus is looking to manufacture medium-size LCD modules (LCMs) for Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT). In 2007, Wintek acquired its second 3G line from HannStar Display and this plant will be used to tap the medium-size market, according to the co...

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