MStar sales may grow 6% in 2Q11

May 11, 11:07

Fabless IC firm MStar Semiconductor expects its consolidated revenues to grow by up to 6% sequentially in the second quarter of 2011, while gross margin will stay flat at 40-42%....

No plans to give up stake in Phison, says Toshiba

May 11, 10:38

Toshiba has no plans to release its complete holdings in Phison Electronics, its supplier of controllers for NAND flash devices, according to a Toshiba executive, adding that cooperation...

Global 1Q11 NAND flash market sees 10% on-quarter growth, says DRAMeXchange

May 10, 15:59

The NAND flash memory market generated revenues of US$5.36 billion in the first quarter of 2011, up 9.9% from US$4.88 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to DRAMeXchange...

Apple defies decline in smartphone market, says IHS iSuppli

May 10, 15:05

Bucking a rare downturn in the burgeoning smartphone business, Apple in the first quarter achieved double-digit-percentage growth in iPhone shipments and posted the best performance...

Projector market grows 13% on year in 1Q11, says Pacific Media

May 10, 10:18

According to Pacific Media Associates (PMA), the worldwide front projector market grew 13% in the first quarter of 2011 from its level in the first quarter of 2010.

Wafer Works outshines peers in 1Q11 performance

Newswatch - May 6, 15:40

After several gloomy announcements of first-quarter financial performances for the solar industry, Wafer Works, a Taiwan-based wafer firm outshined its peers with earnings per share...

MediaTek posts revenue drops in April 2011

May 6, 11:49

Fabless IC firm MediaTek has reported NT$7.62 billion (US$266 million) in consolidated revenues for April 2011, down 2.4% on month and 36.8% on year.

Taiwan market: 1Q11 projector shipments down, says IDC

May 6, 10:39

Projector shipments to the Taiwan market reached 21,637 units in first-quarter 2011, declining 28.8% sequentially and 16.7% on year, according to IDC Asia/Pacific.

Worldwide PC processor shipments up 7.4% on year in 1Q11, says IDC

May 5, 16:49

Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments in the first quarter of 2011 grew 1.6% compared to the fourth quarter of 2010 and 7.4% on year, according to the latest PC microprocessor market...

TPK sees 1Q11 net profit exceed paid-in capital

May 5, 12:35

Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK Holding generated net profit of NT$2.470 billion (US$82.9 million) in the first quarter of 2011, 10.23% in excess of its current paid-in capital,...

Three polarizer makers see mixed 1Q11 profitability

May 5, 01:10

Taiwan-based polarizer maker Chi Mei Materials generated net profit of NT$422 million (US$14.2 million) in the first quarter of 2011, while fellow makers BenQ Materials and Optimax...

DRAM revenues slip 4% in 1Q11, says DRAMeXchange

May 4, 15:24

Worldwide DRAM revenues came to US$8.3 billion in the first quarter of 2011, down 4% from US$8.6 billion in the prior quarter, according to DRAMeXchange. Average contract prices fell...

Niching Industrial posts strong profit for 1Q11

May 4, 15:16

Semiconductor material distributor Niching Industrial has posted net profits of NT$29.7 million (US$1.05 million) or an EPS of NT$0.88 for the first quarter of 2011. The EPS was the...

Ilitek, Sitronix post lower-than-expected gross margin in 1Q11

May 4, 14:37

LCD driver IC makers ILI Technology (Ilitek) and Sitronix Technology both saw their gross margins decline in the first quarter of 2011 affected by the appreciating NT dollar, according...

Tekcore sees 1Q11 loss despite increased revenues

May 4, 14:07

Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker Tekcore saw first-quarter 2011 revenues of NT$744 million (US$25 million), a growth of 28% sequentially and 53% on year. However, Tekcore...

STATS ChipPAC reaches milestone of over 300 million copper wirebond units shipped

May 4, 13:45

STATS ChipPAC has shipped over 300 million semiconductor packages with copper wirebond interconnect, according to the company. Its previous milestone with shipments of more than 100...

Second-tier Taiwan-based panel makers see smaller 1Q11 losses

May 4, 10:28

Second-tier LCD panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display have both reported narrowed losses for first-quarter 2011.

Gemtek, Billion Electric and Cameo post mixed results for 1Q11

May 4, 01:25

Network equipment maker Gemtek Technology has posted net profits of NT$45.3 million (US$1.58 million) or EPS of NT$0.18 for the first quarter of 2011. Fellow companies Billion Electric...

CMI suffers large 1Q11 net loss

May 4, 01:00

Panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) on May 3 reported its financial report for the first quarter of 2011, posting consolidated revenues of NT$124.327 billion (US$4.18 billion), gross...

Wellypower 1Q11 revenue proportion for LED backlights rises to 55%

May 3, 17:07

TFT-LCD backlight unit (BLU) maker Wellypower Optronics saw its proportion of total revenues for LED BLUs rise to 55% in the first quarter of 2011 while that for CCFL BLUs dropped...

TCL Communication enjoys on-year growth in 1Q11 profits

May 3, 17:06

TCL Communication Technology Holdings, a Hong Kong-listed China-based maker of handsets and other hand-held devices for ODM clients and own-brand sale, has released its financial...

Samsung flat-panel TV shipments fall by 31% in 1Q11

May 3, 16:50

Samsung Electronics' flat-panel TV shipments in first-quarter 2011 reached 8.8 million units, a 5% increase compared to the same period last year, but a 31% decline from fourth-quarter...

Global chip sales see sequential growth in March, 1Q11

May 3, 13:51

Worldwide sales of semiconductors came to US$25.3 billion in March 2011, up 2.5% from US$24.7 billion in February, according to the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA). Sales...

Quartz component makers TXC, Harmony Electronics see small 1Q11 profits

May 3, 13:49

Taiwan-based quartz components makers TXC and Harmony Electronics have reported EPS of NT$0.81 and NT$0.34, respectively, for the first quarter of 2011, according to the companies.

GBM profits nearly double on year in 1Q11

May 3, 12:07

Taiwan-based PCB maker and EMS provider Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) has reported net profits of NT$178 million (US$6.22 million) for the first quarter of 2011, an increase of...

Adata, Transcend report 1Q11 profits

May 3, 10:50

Adata Technology returned to profitability in the first quarter with net profits of NT$96 million (US$3.35 million), while fellow memory module company Transcend Information achieved...

Huga Optotech, Lextar suffer 1Q11 net losses

May 3, 01:15

Taiwan-based LED chip makers Huga Optotech and Lextar Electronics have reported a net loss per share of NT$0.03 and that of NT$0.2 respectively for the first quarter of 2011, while...

Notebook vacuum sputtering provider Paragon Tech sees revenue drop in 1Q11

May 2, 16:55

Paragon Technologies, a Taiwan-based provider of vacuum sputtering processing to prevent EMI in notebooks, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$374 million (US$13.08 million)...

SAS reports 1Q11 EPS of NT$2.93

May 2, 15:17

Sino-American Silicon (SAS) has announced first-quarter 2011 consolidated revenue reached NT$6.46 billion, a 49% on-year increase, with earnings per share (EPS) of NT$2.93. Gross...

Lite-On Technology 1Q11 financial performance down sequentially

May 2, 15:03

Taiwan EMS provider Lite-On Technology saw its financial figures for the first quarter of 2011 all decrease on quarter, according to the company at an April 29 investors conference...

ASE sees 7-9% growth in 2Q11 shipments; copper wire bonding sales rising

May 2, 14:01

Chip packager Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) expects shipments to increase 7-9% sequentially in the second quarter of 2011, with a higher gross margin, company CFO Joseph...

Winbond NOR flash sales grow in 1Q11

May 2, 11:38

Winbond Electronics' sales generated from its NOR flash business grew 8% sequentially in the first quarter of 2011, while those from other segments saw on-quarter drops, according...

HTC 1Q11 revenues, net profit hit records

May 2, 10:36

Taiwan smartphone vendor HTC posted historically highest quarterly revenues of NT$104.16 billion (US$3.50 billion) and net profit of NT$14.83 billion in the first quarter of 2011,...

VIS posts 1Q11 EPS of NT$0.24, sees slight drop in 2Q shipments

May 2, 10:33

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has posted sales of NT$3.99 billion (US$139 million) for the first quarter of 2011, up 17% on quarter and 12% on year. Net profits for the...

Asustek 1Q11 net operating, gross margins hit 6-quarter highs

May 2, 10:27

Asustek Computer recorded net operating margin of 4.68% and gross margin of 15.52% for the first quarter of 2011, each 6-quarter highest levels, according to the company at an April...