Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%

May 24, 11:20

China-based PC vendor Lenovo recorded net profit of US$473 million for fiscal year 2011 (April 2011-March 2012), increasing on year by 73.1%, according to the company's financial...

Samsung reducing DSC outsourcing to Taiwan makers

May 22, 01:20

Korea-based Samsung Electronics has recently withdrawn its orders for spring season digital still camera (DSC) models, which were originally placed to Taiwan-based DSC maker Altek...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan panel makers to suffer longer than Korea rivals

May 16, 15:23

Taiwan-based LCD panel makers may have to wait till the third or fourth quarter before returning to quarterly profits, lagging their Korean competitors.

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...

DLP technology keeps Texas Instruments at top of MEMS market, says IHS

May 9, 10:07

Texas Instruments (TI) remained the world's No. 1 microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) manufacturer in 2011, retaining top honors after fending off runner-up Hewlett Packard (HP)...

Semiconductor probe card market grows 17% in 2011, says VLSI

May 4, 16:02

Worldwide sales of semiconductor probe cards grew by 17% in 2011 to reach US$1.17 billion, according to VLSI Research. While 2011 was one of the best in the industry's history, probe...

Simplo to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$7

May 2, 12:00

Simplo Technology, which makes battery packs mainly for notebooks, has said it will distribute a dividend per share of NT$7 - NT$6 in cash and NT$1 in stock - for 2011 operation.

Wistron to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$2.7

Apr 30, 10:56

Wistron will distribute a dividend per share of NT$2.70, NT$2.20 in cash and NT$0.50 in stock, for 2011, according to the company.

TXC to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$2.2

Apr 26, 12:31

TXC, a Taiwan-based maker of quartz crystal devices, will distributed a cash dividend per share of NT$2.2 for 2011 operation, accounting for 63.22% of the corresponding net earnings...

Acer, Inventec announce results for 1Q12

Apr 26, 01:35

Acer and Inventec have hosted investor meeting and announced their latest performance in the first quarter.

China smartphone brands looking to expand share in Taiwan market

Apr 26, 01:30

China-based smartphone brands including ZTE, Huawei and Cool, seeing Taiwan's smartphone market is starting to extend into mid-range and entry-level price levels, are seeking help...

WPG to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$2.60

Newswatch - Apr 25, 15:01

IC distributor WPG Holdings has decided to distribute a cash dividend of NT$2.60 (US$0.09) per share for its 2011 operations. Based on the April 24 closing price of NT$38.20, the...

Japan semiconductor equipment firms gain share in 2011, says The Information Network

Apr 25, 14:08

Japan-based semiconductor equipment suppliers gained share against US manufacturers in 2011 despite a weak Japanese Yen, The Information Network has observed.

Inventec to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$0.65

Apr 25, 12:43

Inventec, a Taiwan-based maker of notebooks and servers, will distribute a dividend per share of NT$0.65 - NT$0.30 in cash and NT$0.35 in stock - for 2011 operation, according to...

Huawei 2011 revenues up, profits down

Apr 25, 12:09

Huawei Technologies, a China-based provider of information and communication solutions and equipment, has published its 2011 financial report showing revenues grew 11.7% from 2010...

HTC to deal 2011 dividend of NT$40

Stockwatch - Apr 25, 11:35

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC on April 24 decided to distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$40 for 2011 operation, accounting for 54.56% of the corresponding net earnings...

Newmax aggressively striving for notebook camera orders

Apr 24, 01:15

Taiwan-based optical lens maker Newmax Technology is aggressive trying to land high quality optical lens orders from ultrabook and notebook players, according to sources from upstream...

Lite-On IT to deal out 2011 dividend of NT$2.35 per share

Stockwatch - Apr 23, 16:07

Lite-On IT, the largest Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives, will distribute a dividend per share of NT$2.35, NT$2.30 in cash and NT$0.05 in stock, for 2011, according to a...

FET to deal out 2011 dividend nearly 10% excess of net EPS

Apr 23, 12:11

Mobile telecom carrier Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) will distribute a cash dividend of NT$3 per share for 2011, 9.89% in excess of the corresponding net EPS of NT$2.73, according...

Intel to launch next-generation Xeon processor by the end of 2Q12

Apr 19, 01:25

Intel is set to release its next-generation Xeon processor at the end of the second quarter. Since Nvidia and AMD will also release graphics cards that feature PCI Express Gen.3 in...

Taiwan market: 1.64 million PCs sold in 2011, says GfK

Apr 18, 16:10

There were 1.64 million desktops and notebooks sold in the Taiwan market in 2011, growing 5.1% from 2010, with a total sales value of NT$29.5 billion (US$967 million), according to...

Global chip revenues grow 1.8% in 2011, Gartner says

Apr 18, 11:13

Worldwide semiconductor revenues reached US$306.8 billion in 2011, up US$5.4 billion, or 1.8% from 2010, according to Gartner.

Spreadtrum a star performer among fabless IC firms in 2011, says IC Insights

Apr 13, 15:13

Fifteen out of the top-25 fabless IC companies outperformed the total 2011 fabless IC sales growth rate of 4%, according to IC Insights. The top 25 players represented 80% of the...

China market: Mobile map users grow nearly 35% in 2011, says Analysys

Apr 12, 01:35

The number of mobile map users in China grew 34.6% on year to 135 million at the end of 2011, with local mobile map solutions vendor AutoNavi Holdings accounting for the largest share...

Skyworks remains largest GaAs device maker, says Strategy Analytics

Apr 11, 17:04

GaAs device market growth slowed considerably in the second half of 2011, dropping overall revenue increases to only 6%. Despite this slowdown, Skyworks Solutions - with revenue growth...

Lite-On sees on-month growth, but on-year drop in March revenues

Apr 10, 01:15

Optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.47 billion (US$151.28 million) for March, up 17.1% on month, but down 7.1% on year, while the...

Notebook ODMs enjoy on-month growth in March revenues

Apr 10, 01:10

Notebook ODMs Quanta Computer, Compal Electronics and Wistron have announced their revenues for March, with each of the firms enjoying shipment growth on month.

STMicro increases leadership in 2011 consumer and mobile MEMS market, says IHS

Apr 6, 12:21

Fueled by booming sales to Apple, STMicroelectronics in 2011 padded its leadership position in the global market for MEMS in consumer and mobile devices, according to IHS iSuppli.

FPD equipment maker All Ring Tech posts losses for 2011

Apr 5, 14:12

All Ring Tech, a maker of manufacturing equipment for passive components, FPD and LED products, has reported net losses of NT$226 million (US$7.67 million) or NT$3.52 per share on...

Sales of high-margin memory devices rise in 2011, says Apacer

Apr 3, 16:05

Taiwan-based Apacer Technology, which has moved to diversify away from its standard memory module business, saw sales of its solid state drives (SSD) and high-end industrial memory...

Foxlink reports strong growth in 2011 revenues

Apr 3, 14:49

Taiwan-based connector maker Foxlink, which has also been aggressive about the retail channel business, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$81.6 billion (US$2.77 billion) for...

ASE, SPIL report slight decreases in 2011 revenues

Apr 3, 01:40

IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) reported 2011 consolidated revenues that represented an on-year decrease of 1.8%...

Quanta, Compal expected to achieve growth in 2H12 gross margin

Apr 3, 01:30

Quanta Computer and Compal Electronics are both expected to see falling gross margins in the first quarter of 2012 with Quanta's problems due to its weak shipments for non-notebook...