REBOUND: During the first quarter, the company’s net income was NT$27 billion, a significant improvement over the more than NT$5 billion in losses last year
By Lisa Wang
AU Optronics Corp (AUO, 友達光電), the world’s third-largest maker of liquid-crystal-display (LCD) panels for computers and TVs, reported yesterday its second-highest net profits after prices for panels used in TVs rebounded.

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RIPPLE EFFECT: Economists believe Taiwan faces a two-pronged threat to its economy amid a US economic slowdown and its impact on Chinese financial markets
By Joyce Huang
One day after minister-designate of economic affairs Yiin Chii-ming (尹啟銘) vowed to lift the 40 percent capital cap on China-bound investment immediately after he takes office next month, an HSBC economist said yesterday that the policy may not affect the local economy at all.

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By Kevin Chen
Macronix International Co (旺宏電子) said yesterday its net income had grown 30.91 percent to NT$720 million (US$23.77 million), or NT$0.24 earnings per share, in the first quarter on higher shipments. The earnings per share were NT$0.19 a year ago.

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By Jerry Lin
Largan Precision Co (大立光), the nation’s leading maker of camera lenses, saw net income drop 16 percent to NT$583.75 million (US$19.27 million) last quarter from the same period the previous year as a result of the appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar.

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MAKING CHANGES: Winbond will use the European company’s 65-nanometer Buried Wordline to make and supply memory chips, canceling a previous agreement
By Lisa Wang
Local memory chipmaker Winbond Electronics Corp (華邦電) said yesterday it has inked an agreement with Qimonda AG to make and supply computer memory chips at its plant using the European company’s advanced technology by the end of this year.

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Following the US’ recent recall of fake children’s teeth and push toys imported from China, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) launched a six-month campaign to determine whether any of the products are sold in Taiwan.

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Hynix Semiconductor Inc, the world’s third-largest maker of memory chips used in electronics, plans to buy a 2 percent stake in Taiwan’s Phison Electronics Co (群聯電子) for NT$346.5 million (US$11 million) and jointly develop storage device chips.

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