Biz at TAITRONICS 2009 expo up by 22%

The 35th Taipei International Electronic Show (TAITRONICS) was conducted
recently at Taipei, Taiwan. The expo was jointly organized by Taiwan External
Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Taiwan Electrical and Electronic
Manufactures' Association (TEEMA). The expo hosted 850 exhibitors with 1,728
booths.

The total visitor count was at 50,822. The top five countries of buyers were
Japan, the US, China, Hong Kong, and Thailand. The number of buyers from India,
Israel, and Russia was larger than last year, indicating that Taiwanese products
have retained their competitive edge in emerging markets despite global
downturn, according to TAITRA.

Buyers placed orders worth $150 million to the local suppliers on the first
day of the expo. This amount almost matches the $170 million orders placed
during the last year's expo. During the show, it is estimated that $210 million
worth of business transaction took place, a 22 percent increase from last year.

Yuen-Chuan Chao, President & CEO of TAITRA speaking at the opening ceremony	A performance during the TAITRONICS expo

Yuen-Chuan Chao, President and CEO, TAITRA, at the opening ceremony mentioned
that the impact of financial crisis to Taiwan is lighter than other Asian
countries due to the country's strong foundation in electronic and ICT
industries. According to a market report released by the Industrial Economics &
Knowledge Center (IEK), the output value of Taiwan's electronic components in Q1
of 2009 was NT$112.1 billion, a 33 percent decline quarter-on-quarter and a 35
percent decline compared with the same period last year.

The sector's output in Q2 grew 30 percent from Q1 to NT$145.5 billion, thanks
to increasing demand from China, but the figure was still 17 percent lower than
in the second quarter of 2008. The output of Taiwan's electronic components
sector is expected to reach NT$174 billion in Q3, an increase of 20 percent over
the previous quarter, as per the Aug forecast by the Industry and Technology
Intelligence Services (ITIS).

The ITIS, operated by the ITRI, attributed the increase to surging demand of
Chinese 'bandit' phones and CULV (consumer ultra low voltage) notebooks, sold by
major vendors.

The next TAITRONICS is planned to be conducted between Oct 11-14, 2010.