NANTOU, TAIWAN -- Universal Scientific, the second largest EMS provider in Taiwan, reported December revenues of NT$4,974 million, up 1% sequentially but down 5% year-over-year.
For the year ended Dec. 31, the EMS company reported sales of NT$ 53,209 million, up 2% year-over-year.
SAN FRANCISCO -- Weak component pricing bodes well for
OEMs this quarter, a leading tech analyst said today.
DRAM and NAND prices are down 20% and 35%, respectively, so far this quarter, versus their fourth quarter average selling prices. LCD prices have fallen 5%. Pricing for hard disk drives for desktops has been
flat but has dropped sharply for notebooks.
TAIPEI -- Quanta Computer will move into the crowded cellphones outsourcing market, with orders in hand and production slated to begin by year-end, according to a published report.
Quanta is Tawain's largest maker of notebook PCs, and produces almost one-third of the global supply. However, according to the report, Quanta will initially build cellphones for top OEMs, including Nokia and Sony Ericsson.