Last update: Friday 21 September 2012 [49 news items]
China Mobile 1H12 revenues up 6.6% on year
Aug 17, 13:50
China Mobile, a TD-SCDMA mobile telecom carrier in China, on August 16 released its financial report for the first half of 2012, with operating revenues of CNY266.530 billion (US$42.19...
Raydium posts EPS over NT$5 for 1H12
Newswatch - Aug 17, 11:00
LCD driver IC vendor Raydium Semiconductor has reported net profits of NT$370 million (US$12.33 million) on revenues of NT$5.05 billion for the first half of 2012.
Tripod posts 1H12 net EPS of NT$3.10
Stockwatch - Aug 16, 12:13
Tripod Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of TFT-LCD PCBs, on August 15 released its financial report for the first half of 2012, recording net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.10.
TSMC to allocate US$2.4 billion to grow advanced technology capacity
Aug 15, 10:18
The board of directors of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on August 14 approved capital appropriations totaling about US$2.41 billion for expanding and upgrading...
Giga Solar reports 1H12 gross margin of 31%
Aug 15, 01:30
Solar cell conductive paste maker Giga Solar has reported first-half 2012 financial results with net profits of NT$421 million (US$14 million) and gross margin at 31%. The firm's...
Alpha Networks posts 1H12 net EPS of NT$0.78
Aug 14, 11:56
Alpha Networks, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication devices, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$13.16 billion (US$446 million), net profit of NT$398 million and...
TCL Communication sees 1H12 revenues up, profit down
Aug 13, 15:08
TCL Communication Technology Holdings, a China-based maker of handsets and networking/communication terminal devices for sale under own brands TCL and Alcatel One Touch, has reported...
Acter reports profit and revenue drops in 1H12
Aug 13, 14:54
Cleanroom and turn-key equipment supplier Acter has reported decreases of 3% and 10%, respectively, in consolidated revenues and net profits for the first half of 2012. Gross margin...
Adlink posts 1H12 net EPS of NT$0.68
Aug 10, 15:50
Industrial PC maker Adlink Technology recorded consolidated revenues of NT$2.776 billion (US$94.1 million), net profits of NT$107 million and net EPS of NT$0.68 for the first half...
China rolls out 535 million handsets in 1H12, says report
Aug 10, 11:25
China produced 535 million handsets in the first half of 2012, increasing 5.5% on year. 457 million units or 85.4% of the total were exported, rising 17.7% on year, according to China-based...
Motech reports 1H12 net loss of NT$3.2 billion due to suspension of AEP
Aug 7, 15:07
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech has announced first-half 2012 financial results. Revenues from operations in Taiwan reached NT$5.915 billion (US$197.6 million) but net losses...

Shanghai Unitech swings to profits in 1H12
Aug 3, 01:25
Shanghai Unitech Electronics, a PCB-making subsidiary of Taiwan-based Unitech Printed Circuit Board, has said it managed to return to profitability in the first half of 2012 with...
IC distributors Promate, Weikeng post mixed earnings results for 1H12
Aug 2, 01:30
IC distributors Promate Electronic and Weikeng Industrial have posted mixed results for the first half of 2012, with the former seeing its pre-tax profits increase 33.5% to NT$271...
Asia Tech Image nets NT$2.15 per share for 1H12
Stockwatch - Aug 1, 11:44
Asia Tech Image, a Taiwan-based maker of contact image senor modules mainly for MFPs (multi-function peripherals), recorded net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$2.15 for the first half...
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 7h 10min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 7h 37min ago
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | 7h 39min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | 7h 42min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | 7h 52min ago
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | 8h 20min ago
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | 8h 43min ago
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | 8h 50min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | 8h 51min ago
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 8h 52min ago
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | 8h 53min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | 9h 22min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | 9h 24min ago
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | 9h 44min ago
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 9h 45min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 10h 15min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | 10h 22min ago
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | 10h 43min ago
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | 10h 55min ago
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | 10h 56min ago
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.

















