UMC July sales up

Aug 8, 15:03

Contract chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$9.61 billion (US$321 million) for July 2012, up 3.5% on month and 9.1% on year.

Smartphone apps processor revenues soar 55% in 1Q12, says Strategy Analytics

Aug 8, 11:46

The global smartphone applications processor market showed a solid 55% on-year growth in the first quarter of 2012, reaching US$2.47 billion, according to Strategy Analytics. The...

India market: Smartphones account for 25% of sales value in 1Q12, says CyberMedia

Jul 6, 14:53

Sales of handsets in India grew 9.1% on year to top over 50 million units in the first quarter of 2012, with smartphones accounting for 5.3% of total sales in terms of shipment volume...

Taiwan market: External storage device shipments up on year in capacity, down in value in 1Q12, says IDC

Jun 29, 01:00

Shipments of external storage devices in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2012 reached a total capacity of 18,461TB, growing on year by 13.4%, while the corresponding...

LDK reports 1Q12 financial performance with write-down of US$91.1 million

Jun 27, 15:55

LDK Solar (LDK), a China-based vertically integrated solar firm, has reported its unaudited financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Toshiba posts 19% NAND sales growth in 1Q12, says IHS

Jun 14, 11:12

After persevering through a devastating earthquake and two major revenue declines in 2011, Toshiba in the first quarter of 2012 made a noteworthy comeback in the NAND flash memory...

Trans-Lux reports 1Q12 results

Jun 14, 10:57

Trans-Lux, a supplier of LED technology for high-resolution video displays and lighting applications, has reported its financial results for the first quarter.

Chip equipment billings down 9% in 1Q12, says SEMI

Jun 13, 16:55

SEMI has reported that worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$10.61 billion in the first quarter of 2012, down 9% from a year ago.

High prices generate record revenues for HDD market in 1Q12, says IHS

Jun 13, 16:38

The global hard disk drive (HDD) industry surged to record revenues in the first quarter, thanks to higher average selling prices that compensated for the wreckage and loss in shipments...

Taiwan sees increased 1Q12 shipments of smartphones, says IDC

Jun 12, 09:58

There were 1.65 million smartphones shipped in the Taiwan market in the first quarter of 2012, increasing by 22.6% on quarter and by 61.5% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.

Tablet PC ASPs declined significantly in 1Q12, says IMS

Jun 11, 15:59

According to recently released figures in the IMS Research quarterly tablet PC tracker, tablet PC ASPs declined 21% in a single year to US$386 in the first quarter of 2012.

Rising semiconductor inventories in 1Q12 signal potential recovery in demand, says IHS

Jun 6, 11:12

Semiconductor stockpiles held by chip suppliers increased during the first quarter of 2012, but the rise in inventory for a second straight quarter was driven by the anticipation...

Taiwan PCB production value slips 4.8% in 1Q12

Jun 1, 15:13

Taiwan's PCB production value reached NT$123.6 billion (US$4.14 billion) in the first quarter of 2012, down 4.8% sequentially but up 7.5% on year, according to the Industrial Economics...

Hanwha SolarOne reports 1Q12 financial results

Jun 1, 14:45

Hanwha SolarOne, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of silicon ingots, wafers and solar cells and modules, reported its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended...

Yingli Solar sees 2Q12 revenues up by 22.6% on-quarter

May 31, 11:08

Yingli Green Energy, a China-based vertically integrated solar firm which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar," announced its unaudited consolidated financial...

Taiwan 1Q12 economic growth rate adjusted to 0.39%

May 28, 10:22

Taiwan's economic growth rate in the first quarter of 2012 has been upward adjusted from 0.36% estimated in late April 2012 to 0.39%, according to advance estimates released by the...

TPV sees LCD TV shipments down 32.6% on year in 1Q12

May 25, 16:24

TPV Technology reported it shipped 2.1 million LCD TVs in the first quarter of 2012, a decrease of 32.6% from the same time period last year.

Irony abounds in 1Q12 DRAM market as Elpida dethrones Micron from third rank, says IHS

May 24, 16:22

In one of the more ironic developments ever to transpire in the DRAM market, now bankrupt Elpida Memory in the first quarter managed to outperform the overall industry and its close...

Suntech gross profit impacted by US anti-dumping duties

May 24, 10:57

Suntech Power, a China-based producer of solar panels, announced financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2012.

Trina Solar announces 1Q12 results

May 24, 10:53

Trina Solar, a China-based manufacturer of solar products, announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2012.

Taiwan 1Q12 semiconductor production value down 3.1% sequentially, says IEK

May 21, 16:18

Taiwan's semiconductor industries generated total production value of NT$360.1 billion (US$12.2 billion) in the first quarter of 2012, slipping 3.1% on quarter, according to Industrial...

China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research

May 21, 16:16

There were an estimated 6.8 million iPhones shipped in the China market during the first quarter of 2012, increasing 83% on quarter and accounting for 19% of the global shipments...

Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK

May 21, 10:48

Taiwan's display industry generated total production value of NT$310.82 billion (US$10.5 billion) in first-quarter 2012, decreasing 7.7% on quarter, according to Industrial Economics...

Taiwan market: Projector shipments down 4% sequentially 1Q12

May 17, 14:28

There were 25,730 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during the first quarter of 2012, decreasing 4% on quarter but increasing 19% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.

Foxconn Technology nets NT$2.16 per share in 1Q12

May 16, 15:58

Foxconn Technology on May 15 released its financial report for the first quarter of 2012, recording consolidated revenues of NT$20.82 billion (US$705 million), gross margin of 14.16%,...

Apex Circuit tops listed PCB makers in 1Q12 EPS, says paper

Newswatch - May 15, 16:33

Apex Circuit International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed in the Taiwan stock market, posted net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$1.79 for the first quarter of 2012, the highest...

Foxconn sees over 35% on-year growth in 1Q12 revenues; gross margin down to 6.64%

May 15, 14:08

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1 trillion (US$33.9 billion) for the first quarter of 2012, up 37.3% on year from NT$729.26...

Samsung expands lead in 1Q12 mobile DRAM market, says DRAMeXchange

May 15, 12:12

Samsung Electronics has managed to grow its already-commanding share of the mobile DRAM market. DRAMeXchange revealed in its recent report that the market leader took a 70.9% share...

Passive component maker Thinking reports declined profits for 1Q12

May 14, 13:03

Passive component maker Thinking Electronic Industrial has reported net profits of NT$78 million (US$2.65 million) for the first quarter of 2012, decreasing 26.1% from a year earli...

SMIC posts narrower 1Q12 loss

May 11, 01:20

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's largest silicon wafer foundry, saw its quarterly net loss improve to US$42.8 million in first-quarter 2012 from US$165.2...

TSMC posts growth in April revenues

May 10, 15:01

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated revenues for April 2012 grew 9.2% sequentially and 9.1% from a year ago to NT$40.5 billion (US$1.4 bill...