LED chipmaker Epistar estimates 38% revenue drop in December January 7, 2009
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Taiwan’s leading LED chipmaker Epistar estimates a 38% drop in December 2008 revenues to about NT$400 million (US$12 million), marking the lowest monthly level of 2008, according to market sources. The company expects to see revenues decline further in January 2009 due to weak orders and fewer working days in the month, the sources added.
Taiwan’s leading LED chipmaker Epistar estimates a 38% drop in December 2008 revenues to about NT$400 million (US$12 million), marking the lowest monthly level of 2008, according to market sources. The company expects to see revenues decline further in January 2009 due to weak orders and fewer working days in the month, the sources added.
Epistar had revenues of NT$647.9 million in November 2008, down 28.3% from NT$903.7 million in October, and down 36.43% on year. The company’s accumulated revenues from January to November were NT$9.86 billion, up 5% on year, according to data from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE).
Epistar’s overall utilization dropped to only 30-40% in December compared to 50-60% in November, according to Shie-Shien Chang, vice president of the company. Chang indicated that some AlGaInP LED production lines were suspended due to weak orders in December, and utilization for the segment was 50%.
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Do you know Taiwan suppliers make great GPS chips? December 30, 2008
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Because GPS chipset’s performance affects GPS’ positioning speed, sensitivity, positioning time, etc; they have become suppliers’ main target. For the last two years, GPS chipset suppliers try to merge or develop a new strategy to ensure their position and technology in the market remain strong.
In 2007, Taiwan chipset company MediaTek has become Garmin’s supplier and other companies such as Prolific Technology Inc. and MStar Semiconductor Inc. and SkyTraq slowly become influential in GPS chipset market.
- MediaTek Inc.
MediaTek Inc. is a leading fabless semiconductor company for wireless communications and digital media solutions. The company is a market leader and pioneer in cutting-edge SOC system solutions for wireless communications, high-definition digital TV, optical storage, and high definition DVD products. Founded in 1997 and listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange under the code “2454″, MediaTek is headquartered in Taiwan and has sales and research subsidiaries in Mainland China, Singapore, India, U.S., Japan, Korea, Ireland, Denmark and England. - Prolific Technology
Prolific Technology Inc., a leading IC design house and ASIC design service provider, was founded in November 1997 by a group of highly experienced and specialized technical engineers. The Company started out by developing Smart I/O IC solutions, focusing on niche USB/IEEE 1394 bridge controller products. The Company then also ventured in the Mixed-Mode technology development, successfully designing Brushless Motor Driver IC and Hall sensors. With the future towards 3C integration, the Company will devote more efforts in SOC development as well as integration of competitive multimedia (MPEG-4/JPEG/MP3) and GPS products. - Mstar Semiconductor
MStar Semiconductor, Inc. is a professional IC design house, and is dedicated in providing mixed-mode integrated circuit technologies. By combining semiconductor design expertise and advanced proprietary technologies, MStar delivers a broad line of products: multimedia, wireless communications ICs, general-purpose mixed-mode ICs, and Intellectual Property (IP) development services. Backed by a very experienced mixed-mode R&D team (members are with years of experiences of mixed-mode design and were the key members of the mixed-signal design groups from several prestigious hi-tech corporations), MStar is able to leverage its know-how in mixed-mode processing to deliver products, which facilitates our diversified range of semiconductor solutions. MStar is committed to providing timely, professional technical services to ensure customers success using our products.
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Ready-Market Online Corp December 30, 2008
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ents as well as discover, qualify, and continually evaluate product suppliers and plan projects in cooperation with them. Ready-Market Online Corp. is an eProcurement Service Provider that has been assisting companies with their strategic sourcing requirements for 20 years. Engagements with Ready-Sourcing may include Market Assessment, Supplier Information Aggregation, Sourcing Strategy Development, Bid Solicitation and Evaluation, Auction Negotiation and Supplier Selection, Contract Recommendation and Implementation.
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Global Sourcing Service Provides Quality Assured Low Cost Contract Manufacturing In Asia November 18, 2008
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