Taiwan flat-panel industry value to reach NT$379.13 billion in 1Q11

Feb 18, 15:01

Due to fewer working days and seasonality, Taiwan's flat-panel display industry value is expected to reach NT$379.13 billion (US$12.92 billion) in the first quarter of 2011, dropping...

Hard drives have a happy holiday, says iSuppli

Dec 16, 12:02

Manufacturers of hard disk drives (HDD) are expected to receive a late-year boost during the holiday season as shipments rally during the fourth quarter, according to market research...

RIM PlayBook in North America market in 1Q11, worldwide in 2Q11

Nov 19, 01:45

Research in Motion (RIM) is scheduled to introduce its tablet PC, the PlayBook, in the North America market in the first quarter of 2011 and then worldwide in the second quarter,...

YoungTek posts net profit of NT$628 million for 1Q-3Q10

Oct 27, 10:44

Taiwan-based LED sorting and semiconductor testing company YoungTek Electronics (YTEC) has posted net profits of NT$628 million (US$20.48 million) for the first three quarters of...

VIA Technologies posts net loss for 1H10

Sep 3, 16:29

VIA Technologies has reported a net loss of NT$1.44 billion (US$45.011 million) or NT$1.89 per share for the first half of 2010, versus NT$786 million in losses a year ago. Revenues...

NOR flash designer Eon posts NT$3.88 EPS for 1H10

Sep 1, 15:08

Eon Silicon Solution has posted an EPS of NT$3.88 (US$0.121) for the first half of 2010 on 22.75% average gross margin. Net profit came to NT$289 million and revenues reached NT$2.59...

Worldwide PC processor shipments and revenues rise in 2Q10, says IDC

Aug 19, 15:40

Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments and revenues in the second calendar quarter of 2010 increased 3.6% and 6.2%, respectively, compared to the first quarter, according to the latest...

Small- to medium-size FPD revenues up 31% on year in 2Q10, says DisplaySearch

Aug 6, 16:13

Shipments of small- to medium-size flat-panel displays (FPDs) continued to climb in the second quarter of 2010 with US$5.4 billion in revenues, up 31% on year, and will reach US$6.7...

Silicon wafer shipments in 2Q10 soar 40% on year, says SEMI

Aug 6, 15:07

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments totaled 2.365 billion square inches in the second quarter of 2010, up 40% from a year earlier, according to SEMI. On a sequential basis, the...

Sharp reports net profit for fiscal 1Q10

Aug 2, 10:15

Sharp has announced net profit of 10.6 billion yen (US$122.91 million) for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 ended on June 30, a significant improvement from net loss of 25.2 billion...

Sony reports net profit for fiscal 1Q10

Jul 30, 16:20

Sony has announced net profits of 25.7 billion yen (US$289 million) for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 ended June 30, with operating income totaling 67 billion yen for the quarter...

Elpida posts profits in fiscal 1Q10 on higher sales

Jul 29, 17:01

Elpida has reported net profits of 30.7 billion yen (US$352 million) for the first quarter of its fiscal 2010, compared with a 44.4 billion yen loss a year earlier. This also marked...

LG may not reach internal target shipments of 30 million LCD TVs in 2010, sources claim

Jul 21, 11:28

LG Electronics may ship only 28 million LCD TVs in 2010 due to short supply of TV panels and components, down from its internal shipment goal of 30 million units, according to industry...

Chip equipment market grows 43% in 1Q10, says VLSI Research

Jul 8, 14:33

The semiconductor equipment market reached US$10.36 billion in the first quarter of 2010, growing 43% from US$7.24 billion in the prior quarter, according to VLSI Research. The figure...

Baseband chip sales growth driven by 2.5G solutions in 1Q10, says iSuppli

Jul 8, 12:39

Momentarily defying the conventional wisdom that 3G technology is driving growth in the cell phone business, it turns out that suppliers focusing on 2.5G were the best performers...

Netbook success propels Samsung up notebook ranks in 1Q10, says iSuppli

Jul 7, 16:46

Boosted by the success of its netbook products, Samsung Electronics in the first quarter of 2010 outperformed the mobile computer market, allowing it to rise to seventh place in the...

Western Europe mobile phone market grows, dominated by unprecedented growth in smartphones in 1Q10, says IDC

Jul 2, 16:22

The mobile phone market in Western Europe grew 8.1% on year to 42.7 million units in the first quarter of 2010, according to IDC's European Mobile Phone Tracker. Shipments of smartphones...

Taiwan market: 184,017 inkjet, 53,298 laser printers shipped in 1Q10, says IDC

Jun 25, 10:06

A total of 184,017 inkjet SFPs (single-function printers) and MFPs (multi-function peripherals), and 53,298 laser SFPs and MFPs were shipped to the Taiwan market during the first...

More than 55 million smartphone shipped in 1Q10, says ABI Research

Jun 24, 14:42

The global smartphone market continued to build on its strong performance in the fourth quarter of 2009 with shipments in the first three months of 2010 totaling a little more than...

Powerchip surges in 1Q10 DRAM ranking, says iSuppli

Jun 21, 15:21

In a strong first quarter for DRAM sales, Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology (formerly Powerchip Semiconductor) posted a standout performance that allowed it to move up to the fifth...

Global e-book reader shipments reach 740,000 units in April-May, says Digitimes Research

Jun 21, 11:53

Global e-book reader shipments from manufacturers to vendors in April-May 2010 reached 740,000 units, with Barnes & Noble's nook accounting for 37% and Amazon's Kindle trailing...

Samsung takes lead in US LCD TV market in 1Q10, says iSuppli

Jun 15, 12:17

Samsung Electronics in the first quarter of 2010 regained the leading position in the US LCD TV market, as the company capitalized on rising consumer demand for TV sets with advanced...

3D DLP projector shipments reach 250,000 units in 1Q10, says PMA

Jun 14, 17:09

Shipments of 3D DLP projectors reached 250,000 units worldwide in the first quarter of 2010, according to president of Pacific Media Associates (PMA) William Coggshall.

Chip equipment billings up 32% sequentially in 1Q10, says SEMI

Jun 9, 15:18

SEMI has reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$7.46 billion in the first quarter of 2010. The billings figure is 32% higher than that in...

PC market hits record growth in 1Q10, says iSuppli

Jun 8, 16:54

Driven by booming sales among Asia-based brands, global PC shipments surged by 22.7% in the first quarter, marking the highest on-year growth in a quarter ever recorded by iSuppli.

First Solar remains largest PV module maker in 1Q10, says IMS

Jun 8, 12:51

Thin film manufacturer First Solar remained the largest supplier of PV modules with a global share of 8.4% in the first quarter of 2010, according to IMS Research. Although shipments...

Front projector market to grow over 30% in 2010, says Pacific Media Associates

Jun 7, 10:25

The worldwide front projector market is on target to grow 30% or more in 2010 from its 2009 level, thanks to a particularly strong first quarter that notched 1.9 million units worldwide,...

China market: 1Q10 smartphone sales top 10.5 million units, says paper

Jun 3, 16:16

First-quarter 2010 smartphone sales in China totaled 10.57 million units, up 46% on quarter, according to a Chinese-language China Times report citing research firm Analysys...

China market: Online game operators generate 7.92 billion yuan in 1Q10, says iResearch

May 31, 16:46

Online game operators in the China market generated total revenues of 7.92 billion yuan (US$1.16 billion) in the first quarter of 2010, increasing 9.1% on quarter and 28.7% on year,...

Global chip sales up for fourth straight quarter in 1Q10, says iSuppli

May 31, 11:57

Global semiconductor revenues grew to US$70.6 billion in the first quarter of 2010, up 2% from US$69.2 billion in the prior fourth quarter, according to iSuppli. The research firm's...

US market: LED-backlit LCD TV sales soar in 1Q10, says iSuppli

May 25, 12:01

Lured by declining prices and increased availability, US consumers significantly increased their purchasing of LED-backlit LCD TVs in the first quarter of 2010, resulting in a doubling...

Taiwan market: Short-throw projector share to go up in 2010, says IDC

May 21, 15:50

Short-throw models' share of Taiwan's front projector market is expected to increase to 15% in 2010, up from 9.2% in 2009, while the overall projector market in Taiwan is expected...

Taiwan 1Q10 economic growth hits 31-year high

May 21, 11:29

Taiwan recorded an economic growth rate, on-year growth in real GDP, of 13.27% for the first quarter of 2010, the highest quarterly figure since the fourth quarter of 1978, according...

Toshiba gains on Samsung in booming NAND flash market, says iSuppli

May 20, 10:33

Amid strong demand and solid pricing for NAND flash memory in the first quarter of 2010, Toshiba managed to outperform the market and close the gap with industry leader Samsung Electronics,...

ChipMOS swings to profits in 1Q10; expects on-quarter revenue growth in 2Q

May 19, 16:43

ChipMOS Technologies has reported consolidated net profits of NT$271.2 million (US$8.6 million) on a US GAAP basis for the first quarter of 2010, following net losses over the past...