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Friday 6 April 2012
Himax raises guidance for 1Q12
Himax Technologies has revised upward its sales, gross margin and EPS guidance for the first quarter of 2012, citing strong sales of its display driver ICs as well as growth in its...
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Nanya, Inotera March revenues slip
DRAM chipmakers Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have reported decreases in March 2012 revenues from the previous month of 8% and 2.7%, respectively.
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Expectations of Germany policy adjustments drive global solar PV demand up 146% on-year in 1Q12, says Solarbuzz
Strong early-year solar PV market demand in 2012, stimulated by a shifting and uncertain policy environment in Europe, has established the foundation for solar PV manufacturers to...
Monday 2 April 2012
TSMC expected to hit high-end of 1Q12 guidance
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) for the first quarter of 2012 are expected to be at the high-end of the foundry's previously-issued guidance...
Friday 30 March 2012
STATS ChipPAC Taiwan expects 1Q12 sales to rise 15-20%
Testing house STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Singapore-based STATS ChipPAC, expects its revenues to increase 15-20% sequentially in the first quarter of 2012...
Wednesday 28 March 2012
Realtek to post 15% sales growth in March
Realtek Semiconductor expects its March revenues to exceed NT$1.9 billion (US$64.3 million), up about 15% sequentially and likely hitting the highest monthly level since June 2011...
Tuesday 27 March 2012
Notebook players to see better performance than expected in 1Q12
Acer and Asustek Computer, after enjoying a strong notebook shipment growth in February, are expected to see their shipments continue to rise in March, helping them to achieve better...
Monday 26 March 2012
Chip inventories to decline slightly in 1Q12, says IHS
Average semiconductor days of inventory (DOI) held by chip suppliers are expected to decline by 0.5% in the first quarter, after rising 3.4% and hitting an 11-year high in the fourth...
Friday 23 March 2012
KYEC expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
Sales at King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) will be mostly affected by inventory corrections in the supply chain in the first quarter of 2012, according to the IC testing specialist. However,...
Wednesday 21 March 2012
Digitimes Research: Taiwan OEM LCD TV shipments to top 10.71 million units in 1Q12
Shipments of OEM LCD TVs by Taiwan makers will reach 10.71 million units in the first quarter of 2012, decreasing 7% on quarter and 1.5% on year, Digitimes Research has estimated.
Tuesday 20 March 2012
STATS ChipPAC revises guidance for 1Q12
Semiconductor test and packaging service provider STATS ChipPAC now expects its revenues to register a 9-11% sequential decline in the first quarter of 2012, citing weaker-than-expected...
Monday 19 March 2012
MLCC firm Holy Stone 2011 profits down 7.5%, but sales up
Holy Stone Enterprise has reported net profits for 2011 decreased 7.5% due mainly to a weak fourth quarter, when the multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) firm saw its quarterly net...
Friday 16 March 2012
Ardentec sees sales bottom out in 1Q12
IC testing house Ardentec expects sales to start growing after hitting bottom in the first quarter of 2012, as orders, particularly those placed by Europe-based customers, pick up...
Friday 16 March 2012
Notebook ODMs to post higher-than-expected shipments in 1Q12
Major notebook ODMs, which all saw their February shipments register double-digit sequential increases, are expected to post higher-than-expected shipments for the first quarter of...
Thursday 15 March 2012
4G power amplifiers to buoy Sigurd sales in 2012
Packaging and testing house Sigurd Microelectronics reportedly has landed new orders for 4G LTE chips, including those placed by Anadigics and other major power amplifier suppliers...