Faraday expects robust sales in 1Q11

Feb 20, 10:21

IC design service provider Faraday Technology expects its revenues to increase more than 35% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012, thanks to new orders for embedded MMC (eMMC)...

Mobile DRAM market hits US$2 billion threshold in 1Q11, says IHS iSuppli

Aug 18, 13:54

In another sign of the growing prominence of mobile platforms like smartphones, handheld gaming devices and tablets, revenues in the first quarter for mobile DRAM exceeded the US$2...

Elpida posts loss in fiscal 1Q11

Aug 8, 15:58

Japan's Elpida Memory has reported net losses of JPY7.9 billion (US$102 million) on revenues of JPY95.7 billion for its fiscal first quarter ended ended June 30, 2011. Losses showed...

Polytronics pre-tax profits up in 1H11

Jul 14, 13:59

Protective component maker Polytronics Technology has posted pre-tax profits of NT$247 million (US$8.54 million) in the first half of 2011, an increase of 20.4% from a year earlier...

Taiwan market: 1Q11 external storage shipments down on quarter, up on year

Jul 6, 16:01

In the Taiwan market, shipments of external storage devices reached a total volume of 15,925TB (terabytes) and a total value of US$32.55 million in the first quarter of 2011, dropping...

Intel expands MPU share in 1Q11, says IHS iSuppli

Jun 30, 11:49

Despite a design problem that forced a large-scale chipset recall, Intel in the first quarter managed to pad its dominant position in the global microprocessor business, according...

Taiwan market: Over 18,000 servers shipped in 1Q11, says IDC

Jun 30, 09:56

A total of 18,039 servers were shipped to the Taiwan market in first-quarter 2011, dropping 19.7% sequentially but rising 11.2% on year, according to IDC Asia/Pacific.

White-box players supply close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in 1Q11

Jun 28, 01:05

White-box tablet PC players are rising quickly in the tablet PC industry with related shipments already accounting for close to 20% of global tablet PC shipments in the first quarter...

China market: Mobile IM accounts rise to 262 million in 1Q11

Jun 22, 15:57

There were 262 million active handset-based mobile instant messenger (IM) accounts in the China market at the end of the first quarter of 2011, rising 8.78% on quarter, according...

Taiwan market: Smartphones account for 44% of 1Q11 handset sales

Jun 22, 01:00

There were 2.13 million handsets sold in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2011, 940,000 or 44.1% of which were smartphones, according to industry sources.

Chip equipment billings up 61% in 1Q11, says SEMI

Jun 15, 16:12

SEMI has reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$12 billion in the first quarter of 2011. The billings figure is 1% higher than that in the...

LCD TV shipment growth rate drops to 9% in 1Q11, says DisplaySearch

Jun 7, 15:47

Global shipments of LCD TVs were 44.3 million units in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 9% from the same period in 2010, according to DisplaySearch. On-year growth slowed...

Taiwan 1Q11 energy consumption up 4.2% on year

Jun 3, 14:08

Taiwan's consumption of all types of energy in the first quarter of 2011 stood at 29.96 million kiloliter oil equivalent (KLOE), growing by 4.28% on year, according to the Bureau...

Soaring semiconductor inventory mitigates impact of Japan disaster in 1Q11, says IHS iSuppli

Jun 3, 11:50

Normally a cause for concern, excess inventory actually served as a boon for the global semiconductor industry in the first quarter of 2011 alleviating the severity of component shortages...

DRAM market falls short of expectations in 1Q11, says IHS iSuppli

Jun 1, 13:56

Global DRAM revenues during the first three months of 2011 amounted to US$8.3 billion, lower than the US$9 billion anticipated, according to IHS iSuppli. The first-quarter total represented...

3D TV panel shipments soar 104% in 1Q11, says DisplaySearch

Jun 1, 13:43

DisplaySearch anticipates that shipments of 3D LCD TV panels will account for 16.8% of total LCD TV panels shipped in the fourth quarter of 2011, and 12.3% for all of the year.

Worldwide server shipments grow 9%; revenues increase 17% in 1Q11, says Gartner

May 27, 16:42

In the first quarter of 2011, worldwide server shipments grew 8.5% on-year, while revenues increased 17.3%, according to Gartner.

China market: Over 19 million smartphones sold in 1Q11

May 27, 16:07

A total of 19.91 million smartphones were sold in the China market in irst-quarter 2011, rising 4.7% sequentially and 88.3% on year, according to Analysys International.

China market: B2C transactions top CNY47 billion in 1Q11, says Analysys

May 27, 15:23

In China, B2C online shopping operators generated total sales of CNY47.07 billion (US$7.15 billion) in first-quarter of 2011, according to Analysys International.

Taiwan 1Q11 FPD production value down 7.8%

May 26, 12:27

Taiwan's flat panel display (FPD) industry generated production value of NT$353.63 billion (US$11.4 billion) in first-quarter 2011, decreasing 7.8% sequentially, according the government-sponsored...

Rising consumer interest in iPads stings PC sales in 1Q11, says IHS iSuppli

May 26, 01:10

Rising consumer interest in media tablets like Apple's iPad is beginning to take a toll on the global PC market, with shipments of desktops and notebooks in the first quarter of 2011...

China market: 1Q11 B2B e-commerce trades valued at CNY2.22 billion

May 25, 14:28

In the China market, web portals of B2B services generated total transaction value of CNY2.22 billion (US$337 million) in first-quarter 2011, growing 6.1% on quarter and 37.0% on...

China market: 1Q11 online gaming revenues near CNY 8.5 billion

May 25, 11:18

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenues of CNY8.498 billion (US$1.29 billion) in first-quarter 2011, rising 6.1% on quarter and 8.7% on year,...

Intel extends lead over Samsung in 1Q11, says IC Insights

May 23, 10:27

IC Insights has issued its revealed ranking of the top semiconductor suppliers in the first quarter of 2011. Intel remained firmly in control of the number one spot in the ranking,...

Gartner: 428 million mobile communication devices sold in 1Q11

May 20, 14:39

Worldwide mobile communication device sales to end users totaled 427.8 million units in the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 19% from the first quarter of 2010, according to...

Taiwan sees 1Q11 economic growth of 6.55%

Newswatch - May 20, 11:17

Taiwan posted an economic growth rate - on-year growth in real GDP - of 6.55% for first-quarter 2011, according to statistics released by the Directorate General of Budget, Accounting...

SMIC posts 1Q11 profits; 65nm sales contribution rise

May 20, 10:54

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has reported net profits of US$10.2 million on consolidated revenues of US$370.6 million for the first quarter of 2011,...

Taiwan market: Chimei tops LCD TV vendors in 1Q11 sales volume

May 18, 13:54

There were an estimated 300,000 LCD TVs sold in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2011 and Taiwan-based vendor Chimei sold 58,000 units for the largest market share, followed...

Foxconn 1Q11 consolidated revenues up, profits down on year

Stockwatch - May 16, 10:05

Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has released its audited consolidated financial report for the first quarter of 2011, with revenues growing nearly 34% but net operating profit...

China market: 1Q11 search engine revenues over CNY3.2 billion

May 13, 16:33

Search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY3.245 billion (US$492 million) in the first quarter of 2011, decreasing 15.62% on quarter but increasing 66.76% on...

China market: China Mobile occupies nearly 70% of 1Q11 handset-based e-mail users

May 13, 16:17

In the China market, there were 57.34 million active users of handset-based e-mail services at the end of the first quarter of 2011, with China Mobile accounting for 69.8%, according...

Wafer area shipments up 3% in 1Q11, says SEMI

May 13, 12:15

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments were 2.29 billion square inches in the first quarter of 2011, a 3% increase compared to the same period in 2010, according to SEMI. Shipments...

Elpida slips to loss in fiscal 4Q10

May 12, 16:04

Japan's Elpida Memory has reported net losses of JPY8.2 billion (US$101 million) on revenues of JPY92.1 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2011, showing a swing...

Large-size TFT-LCD shipments decline 7%, revenues fall 12% in 1Q11, says DisplaySearch

May 12, 10:29

First-quarter 2011 shipments of large-area TFT LCD (larger than 9.1-inch) fell to 164 million units, down 7% on quarter, but up 5% on year. Revenues for the quarter were US$17.5 billion,...

LG display takes the lead in 1Q11 LED-backlit TV panel shipments; Samsung leads in revenues, says DisplaySearch

May 11, 15:50

Global shipments of LCD TV panels with LED backlights reached 16.4 million units in the first quarter of 2011, a slight decrease from 16.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010,...