Compal, Inventec to increase notebook shipments from inland China in 2013

Dec 19, 22:08

Facing strong pressure from rising labor costs in China, notebook ODMs will accelerate their pace in shifting production to inland China in 2013 with Compal set to move all its notebook...

Apple iPad mini shipments may reach 12 million units by the end of 2012

Dec 19, 20:42

Apple has recently increased its iPad mini orders from eight million units to 10 million due to strong sales worldwide, and the volume may reach 12 million units in total, according...

Packaging material supplier Chang Wah looks to strong sales in 4Q12

Dec 18, 15:48

Packaging material supplier Chang Wah Electromaterials is expected to continue to post strong sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 thanks to brisk demand coming from the handset and...

Analog IC design firms landing more orders from flat panel industry, say sources

Dec 18, 14:54

Taiwan-based analog IC suppliers have seen a rebound in orders recently, buoyed by growing shipments of LCD panels by makers in Taiwan and China, according to industry sources.

Global semiconductor revenues set to shrink in 2012, IHS says

Dec 18, 01:03

Semiconductor silicon revenues will close the year at US$303 billion, down 2.3% from US$310 billion in 2011, according to IHS iSuppli. The projected decline comes in contrast to the...

Motherboard players suffer an average profit decline of 20% in 2012

Dec 17, 21:51

Facing competition from notebooks and tablets, the PC DIY market continues to face declining demand, triggering motherboard players to compete fiercely over price to gain market share,...

Pegatron to see strong 1Q13 due to iPad mini orders

Dec 17, 21:50

Pegatron Technology is expected to see a strong sales performance in the first quarter of 2013 due to estimated strong orders for the iPad mini and iPad mini orders also benefited...

TCL may surpass Sony in TV sales by the end of 2012

Dec 17, 15:03

China-based TV vendor TCL has reached nearly 14 million in LCD TV sales from January throughout the end of November 2012, and may surpass Sony in overall TV sales by the end of the...

Zenitron likely to post flat sales growth in 4Q12

Dec 14, 12:12

IC distributor Zenitron is expected to report flat sequential growth in consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012, although its revenues hit the highest level thus far...

Gartner cuts 2012, 2013 chip market growth forecasts

Dec 14, 10:52

Gartner has revised downward its growth projections for the global semiconductor market growth in 2012 and 2013, citing "economic headwinds and an inventory correction."

Innolux holds 50% TV panel market share in December 2012

Dec 13, 21:10

Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, 2012) has reportedly already shipped two million TV panels in December 2012, bumping up its global...

Acer pushing tablet shipments

Dec 12, 22:07

Acer originally believed that tablets would soon lose their attractiveness to consumers helping notebooks to regain their influence; however as market watchers and IT players mostly...

Touchscreen notebooks helping to maintain notebook ASPs during the year-end holidays, says Acer

Dec 12, 22:02

Due to demand for touchscreen notebooks, Acer has seen ASPs during the year-end holidays, rise from US$433 originally to US$477, according to company chairman JT Wang.

AUO likely to face 7% decline in production capacity in December 2012

Dec 12, 21:57

AU Optronics (AUO) is likely to face a 7% decline in production capacity in December 2012 due to a high voltage circuit drop that occurred at the Central Taiwan Science Park on December...

Taiwan LED chipmakers unlikely to return to profitability in 2012

Dec 12, 21:53

Taiwan-based LED chipmakers have been trying to return to profitability but due to continuous price falls, it has been difficult. Market observers believe LED chipmakers such as Epistar,...

Digitimes Research: 2012 Japan LED ceiling and tube light market show significant growth

Dec 11, 14:06

The LED ceiling and tube light market showed significant growth in Japan in November 2012. Due to limited electricity, Japan has been raising awareness on saving energy. In 2012,...

CPT November sales flat on year

Dec 10, 22:37

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced that its consolidated revenues for November 2012 amounted to NT$4.13 billion (US$142 million), up 1.5% on month and 2% on year.

Panel profitability may improve in 4Q12, but demand likely to drop in 1Q13

Dec 10, 22:36

With revenues rising, Taiwan-based LCD panel makers are expected to see profitability improve in the fourth quarter. But demand from clients may drop in the first quarter of 2013,...

Innolux announces November 2012 financial results

Dec 10, 22:35

Innolux Corporation (which changed its name from Chimei Innolux (CMI) on November 14, 2012) has announced its unaudited combined revenues of NT$43.3 billion (147.8 million) in November...

Asustek achieves record November revenues; Pegatron, ASRock see growth

Dec 10, 22:32

Asustek Computer has announced revenues of NT$39.64 billion (US$1.36 billion) for November, a new monthly record with growths of 11.5% on month and 32.7% on year, while the company's...

Acer suffers drop in November revenues

Dec 10, 22:25

Acer has announced non-consolidated revenues of NT$24.36 billion (US$837.43 million) for November, down 4.58% on month and 31.88% on year, while the company's combined non-consolidated...

Ichia 4Q12 revenues expected to be highest quarterly level in 2012

Dec 10, 11:03

Taiwan-based Ichia Technology is expected to post its highest 2012 quarterly consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter, according to local stock market analysts.

AUO reports November 2012 consolidated revenues

Dec 7, 16:04

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced its preliminary consolidated November 2012 revenues of NT$3.39 billion, up 1.4% on month and 10.9% on year.

FCCL suppliers expect 4Q12 sales to grow

Dec 7, 15:17

Taiwan-based flexible copper-clad laminate makers Taiflex Scientific and ThinFlex both expect to report sequential growth in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to flat...

Power management IC market to contract in 2012, says IHS

Dec 7, 10:53

The market for power management semiconductors crucial to energy savings in a wide range of devices now is predicted to decline by 6% in 2012, due mostly to pronounced softness in...

Semiconductor equipment sales to drop over 10% in 2012, says SEMI

Dec 6, 20:41

Global sales for semiconductor equipment are forecast to contract 12.2% to US$38.2 billion in 2012, according to SEMI. Sales went up 9% in 2011, following a larger 151% increase in...

Global chip sales rise in October, says SIA

Dec 6, 16:06

Worldwide sales of semiconductors for October 2012 topped US$25 billion, and climbed to the highest monthly figure since October 2011, data from the Semiconductor Industry Association...

Worldwide mobile phone growth expected to drop to 1.4% in 2012, says IDC

Dec 5, 21:42

The worldwide mobile phone market is forecast to grow 1.4% on year in 2012, the lowest annual growth rate in three years despite a projected record number of smartphone shipments...

Nokia to sell Finnish headquarters

Dec 5, 15:57

Nokia announced on December 4 that the company had agreed to sell its head office building in Espoo, Finland, for EUR170 million (US$222.9 million).

Qualcomm rides wireless wave to take third place in 2012 semiconductor market, IHS says

Dec 5, 10:52

In a miserable 2012 semiconductor market that will see revenue declines at seven of the world's Top 10 semiconductor suppliers, Qualcomm is standing out, with a double-digit increase...

Large-size panel supply in tight demand until the end of 2012, say market observers

Dec 4, 15:05

Large-size panels are expected to be in tight supply until the end of 2012 due to increased TV sales in North America, as well as to China-based TV vendors stocking up on inventory...

Ceramic substrate maker Leatec to report flat 4Q12 sales

Dec 4, 14:56

Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramic, which mainly manufactures chip resistor substrates, is expected to report flat revenue growth for the fourth quarter of 2012 despite increasing sales...

Digitimes Research: Global AIO PC shipments to grow 20% in 2013

Dec 4, 10:51

Global all-in-one (AIO) PC shipments will reach 13.2 million units in 2012, growing by 1.5% from 2011, and will increase by 19.7% to 15.8 million units in 2013, driven by Windows...

Semiconductor market to decline 2.3% in 2012, says IHS

Dec 4, 10:41

Amid increasingly weak economic conditions that are depressing consumer and business spending on electronics, IHS is downgrading its forecast for the global semiconductor market in...

Asustek expects strong tablet shipments for 2013

Dec 3, 22:10

Asustek Computer at its global sales meeting (GSM) on December 3, set the annual shipments goals for its three major product lines for 2013 with the notebook shipments expected to...