UPSIDE: A Singapore-based fund said that with their lower PE ratios, Taiwanese tech stocks offer better gains than their Chinese counterparts whose valuations had shot up
By Joyce Huang
The nation's technology companies could outperform their red-hot Chinese peers, making them a more attractive target for foreign investors, two Singapore-based fund managers said yesterday in Taipei.

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STEADY GROWTH: Local IC firms are expected to see 6.2 percent sequential sales growth in the current quarter, with chipmakers accounting for the bulk
By Lisa Wang
Aided by recovering demand, the nation's semiconductor companies are expected to see a 7.7 percent annual growth in revenue this year, outpacing the 2.3 percent projected growth in global semiconductor sales, a local researcher said.

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By Jerry Lin
Green Energy Technology Inc (綠能科技) held a groundbreaking ceremony yesterday for a new solar wafer plant that will produce amorphous silicon thin-film modules.

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Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), the world's second-largest maker of computer processors, said it may sell up to US$700 million in new stock.

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Infineon Technologies AG, Europe's second-biggest semiconductor maker, dropped to its lowest in four-and-a-half years after analysts cut price targets amid widening losses at the German company.

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A US Congress-appointed commission on Thursday accused China of manipulating its currency and called for legislation imposing penalty tariffs on Chinese goods flooding the US market.

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POINT OF NO RETURN: Financial liberalization on both sides of the Strait `cannot be reversed,' said the TAIEX chairman, who thinks the presidential election is key
The Taiwan Stock Exchange is preparing for an influx of Chinese investment to boost the value of the TAIEX index, which has underperformed its Asian benchmark for four of the past five years.

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Shares closed 1.58 percent lower yesterday after a fall on Wall Street and due to worries that weaker US consumer spending could hit Taiwanese export growth, dealers said.

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Quanta, MIT in virtual project

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