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Friday 8 March 2013
HP, Acer, Asustek to ship 2.0, 1.7, 1.1 million notebooks in March, say Taiwan makers
Hewlett-Packard (HP), Acer and Asustek Computer will ship two million, 1.7 million and 1.1 million notebooks in March, growing over 27%, nearly 20% and 17-18%, respectively, according...
Thursday 7 March 2013
Formosa Epitaxy adding new MOCVD equipment in 1Q13
LED firm Formosa Epitaxy plans to install 12-13 sets of MOCVD equipment before the end of first-quarter 2013 and expects production to begin in the second quarter. Monthly capacity...
Wednesday 6 March 2013
Catcher Technology sees February revenues decrease
Metal-alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology on March 5 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.05 billion (US$69.2 million) for February 2013, dropping 37.8% on month and 27.2% on...
Tuesday 5 March 2013
Pegatron expects decreases in 1Q13 notebook, desktop, motherboard shipments
Pegatron Technology expects notebook shipments during the first quarter of 2013 to slip on quarter by 20-25% and desktop and motherboard shipments by 30-35%, company CEO Jason Cheng...
Friday 1 March 2013
Coretronic expects over 50% sequential growth in 1Q13 tablet BLU shipments
Taiwan-based maker Coretronic expects its backlight unit (BLU) shipments for tablets during first-quarter 2013 to increase over 50% sequentially.
Friday 1 March 2013
7-inch tablet panel shipments reach nine million in January, expected to drive panel growth in 1Q13
Shipments for tablet panels sized 7-inch exceeded nine million units in January 2013 and are expected to be the main driver for panel makers' revenues during the first quarter of...
Wednesday 27 February 2013
First Solar sees 2012 revenues increase 22% on-year
US-based thin-film solar firm First Solar has announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. Net sales were a record US$1.1 billion in the fourth quarter,...
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Wah Lee 1Q13 revenues to fall 5% despite strong January sales
Semiconductor materials distributor Wah Lee Industrial is expected to see its revenues slip 5% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013 despite strong sales recorded in January,...
Wednesday 27 February 2013
Altek expects 10-20% sequential drop in 1Q13 revenues
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek expects its consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2013 to slip on quarter by 10-20% due to decreased orders, the company indicated at...
Friday 22 February 2013
TSMC supply of 28nm chips remains tight
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) continues to achieve full utilization of 28nm capacity, thanks to strong orders for mobile devices, according to industry sources.
Thursday 21 February 2013
Taiwan passive component production value to grow slightly in 1Q13, says IEK
Taiwan's production value of passive components is expected to edge up 2.71% sequentially to NT$25 billion (US$844.6 million) in the first quarter of 2013, the Industrial Economics...
Thursday 21 February 2013
Elan, EETI likely to enjoy particularly strong 1Q13
Elan Microelectronics and Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) are expected to enjoy a particularly strong first quarter, judging from the brisk January sales reported by the two touch...
Thursday 21 February 2013
Taiwan IC production value to rise 9% in 2013, says report
Taiwan's IC industry production value will rebound to a sequential growth track in the second quarter of 2013, and the overall value for the entire year is set to register a 9.3%...
Thursday 21 February 2013
AimCore expects revenues to climb in 1Q13, say sources
ITO glass maker AimCore Technology is expected to see over 50% on-year growth in the first quarter of 2013 at NT$300 million (US$10.1 million) due to increased shipments of large-size...
Thursday 21 February 2013
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship nearly 8.6 million LCD TVs in 1Q13
Taiwan-based makers will ship 8.555 million LCD TVs during the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 18.6% sequentially but increasing 0.6% on year, with North America remaining its biggest...