UPDATE: Asian Shares Drop On Bank Woes; Nikkei Falls 3.2% (INO News)

March 2, 2009

SINGAPORE (Dow Jones)–Asian shares were falling at the start of the week amid worries about the health of large U.S. banks and the economy more broadly, with financial stocks falling again and sellers coming into Japanese auto companies. (continue…) Related items (AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-22 06:56 Taiwan stocks close up; PC shares gain (Interactive Investor) Taiwan Stocks May...
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Taiwan’s Technology Industry Plays Key Role in World’s Global Supply Chain (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

February 27, 2009

Taiwan’s information and communications technology companies play a key role in the global supply chain for electronics products. Taiwanese companies account for about three-quarters of the world’s production of PCs and half of the world’s liquid-crystal displays . (read the story…) Related items PROMISE Technology and PMC-Sierra Announce Commercial Availability of High-Performance SuperTrak 6G RAID Solution (Marketwire...
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Micron agrees to release DRAM technology to Taiwan (Digi Times)

February 27, 2009

The Formosa Plastics Group, parent company of Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, has assured the Taiwan government that Micron Technology will release more than 2,500 patents to Taiwan Memory, the island’s planned state-run DRAM company. Micron also plans to invest in Taiwan Memory and become one of the new entity’s major shareholders. (read the story…) Related...
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Taiwan’s Technology Industry Plays Key Role in World’s Global Supply Chain (Centre Daily Times)

February 26, 2009

Taiwan’s information and communications technology (ICT) companies play a key role in the global supply chain for electronics products. Taiwanese companies account for about three-quarters of the world’s production of PCs and half of the world’s liquid-crystal displays (LCDs). In addition, Taiwan makes about a quarter of the world’s semiconductors and about a fifth...
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Taiwan’s Technology Industry Plays Key Role in World’s Global Supply Chain (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

February 26, 2009

TAIPEI, Taiwan—-Taiwan’s information and communications technology companies play a key role in the global supply chain for electronics products. Taiwanese companies account for about three-quarters of the world’s production of PCs and half of the world’s liquid-crystal displays . (read the story…) Related items Research and Markets: The Pharmaceutical Market: Taiwan 2010 – From 1st January 2010,...
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Taiwan Group Showcases Latest Technologies and Award Winning Products at CeBIT 2009 (Centre Daily Times)

February 26, 2009

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), the foremost non-profit trade and investment promotion organization in Taiwan, is leading a business delegation to participate in the upcoming CeBIT Hannover in Germany, to be held from March 3 to 8. (read more here…) Related items Taiwan Pavilion at AMBIENTE 2010 Expand Your Business with Taiwan Products (Business Wire...
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u-blox Introduces GSM/GPRS Module At CeBIT, 3-8 March (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

February 26, 2009

THALWIL, Switzerland, Feb. 25, 2009 — With the release of a new surface-mount GSM transceiver module “LEON”, u-blox is pleased to announce its entry into the rapidly expanding embedded GSM/GPRS market. (read on…) Related items Research and Markets: Telecom Sector in Taiwan – Trends and Opportunities (2009-2013) (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) Nokia fighting to stay No. 1...
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Taiwan market: Vibo Telecom sets 3G subscriber goal at 1.5 million for 2009 (Digi Times)

February 25, 2009

Vibo Telecom, one of the five operators of 3G mobile communication service in Taiwan, sets a goal of increasing the number of its subscribers to 1.5 million for this year so that its monthly EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, amortization) can swing back to positive in December 2009, according to company chairman Rock...
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Taiwan government-backed memory operation reportedly to source funds from Nanya parent company, and technology from … (Digi Times)

February 25, 2009

The Taiwan government is considering inviting the Formosa Plastics Group, the parent company of Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories, to co-fund a planned state-run operation called Taiwan Memory, government sources have revealed. The sources have also claimed that Japan’s Elpida Memory will be brought on board as technology partner for the new entity. (read the...
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