SDRAM prices rise on strong demand, says Etron chairman

Newswatch - Mar 17, 15:49

Specialty DRAM (SDRAM) order visibility has reached three months, according Etron Technology chairman Nicky Lu, who is optimistic about the second-quarter outlook for the chip used...

Handset displays shipments up 30% sequentially in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch

Nov 25, 14:37

After hitting bottom in the first quarter of 2009, handset display shipments for the second quarter of 2009 reached 360 million units, up 30% sequentially and 3% on year, according...

LG Chemical remains top supplier of large-size polarizers in 2Q09, says Displaybank

Nov 12, 17:06

LG Chemical recorded 29% market share in the global large-size TFT-LCD polarizer market in the second quarter of 2009, ranking first for three consecutive quarters, according to Di...

GPU market soars over 21%, says JPR

Oct 27, 14:40

Third-quarter 2009 shipments of graphics processors jumped 21.2% over the second quarter, which was already a strong quarter, clearly signaling the holidays will be robust for PCs...

Elpida sees operating profit in fiscal 2Q09

Oct 16, 16:18

Elpida Memory has announced preliminary results indicating that consolidated revenues for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 rose 32% sequentially to 96 billion yen (US$2.97 billion),...

Taiwan market: Asustek ships 140,000 LCD monitors in 3Q09

Oct 16, 15:13

Asustek Computer ranked first in the third quarter in Taiwan's LCD monitor market with company record shipments of 140,000 units, a significant increase compared to 90,000 in the...

China becomes top LCD monitor market for 1H09, says DisplaySearch

Oct 12, 16:49

LCD desktop monitor shipments rose almost 6% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 to 40.5 million units, with China becoming the world's largest market for the quarter and for...

As netbook shipments grow, notebook revenues decline, says DisplaySearch

Oct 9, 17:15

The value of the total notebook PC market was US$26.4 billion in the second quarter of 2009, up 10% on quarter, but down 5% on year, according to DisplaySearch.

EMS and ODM businesses gain stability in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Oct 2, 10:27

The global electronics contract manufacturing business showed signs of stabilization in the second quarter, with the top players experiencing a collective return to growth following...

OLED displays revenues set new record of US$192 million in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch

Sep 30, 16:07

Global OLED revenues have set a new record of US$192 million for the second quarter of 2009, up 32% sequentially and 22% on year, according to DisplaySearch. The research firm forecasts...

China market: 2Q09 third-party e-payment services total 130 billion yuan, says Analysys

Sep 22, 10:10

In the China market, platforms of third-party (between buyers and sellers) electronic payment (e-payment) service generated total transaction value of 130.77 billion yuan (US$19.15...

Netbooks salvage PC volumes, but take a toll on shipment value, says IDC

Sep 18, 14:59

Worldwide PC shipments fell 2.4% on year in the second quarter of 2009, while shipment value was down 19.1% over the same period, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker.

Taiwan market: Server shipments and revenues drop over 20% in 2Q09

Sep 17, 15:13

Taiwan's server market continued to suffer drops in both shipments and revenues in the second quarter of 2009. Taiwan's server revenues in the second quarter dropped 20.6% on year,...

Numonyx unseats Spansion in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Sep 16, 12:27

Numonyx capitalized on problems at chief rival Spansion to take the lead in the NOR flash memory market by the sparest of margins in the second quarter of 2009, according to iSuppl...

Intel CPU domination reaches four-year high in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Sep 15, 16:15

Intel managed to expand its lead in the global processor market to levels not seen in nearly four years in the second quarter of 2009, according to iSuppli.

Taiwan Nano expects LED notebook BLUs to boost September sales

Sep 15, 15:29

Backlight unit (BLU) maker Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology saw the largest revenue increase of all BLU makers in Taiwan in August due to increased shipments of notebook LED...

PC market takes first step toward recovery in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Sep 14, 16:39

The PC market made one small step away from the abyss in the second quarter of 2009 as it achieved sequential growth in shipments for the first time in six months, according to iSu...

Taiwan market: Inkjet printers up, laser down in in 2Q09, IDC says

Sep 10, 14:30

A total of 41,361 laser and 151,443 inkjet printers/MFPs (multi-function peripherals) were shipped to the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2009, decreasing by 4% and increasing...

Global chip equipment billings down 66% on year in 2Q09, says SEMI

Sep 9, 10:09

Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$2.69 billion in the second quarter of 2009, representing decreases of 13% sequentially and 66% on year, according...

Qisda August revenues drop on lower LCD monitor shipments

Sep 7, 13:38

Qisda has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.07 billion (US$215.27 million) for August, decreasing 5.3% from NT$7.47 billion for July and 15.9% from NT$8.4 billion for August...

Worldwide server market constraints continue in 2Q09, says Gartner

Sep 4, 17:07

Worldwide server shipments dropped 28% on-year in the second quarter of 2009, while revenues fell 29.4pp on-year, according to Gartner.

Samsung maintains global LCD TV lead in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Sep 4, 15:39

Samsung Electronics' worldwide LCD TV shipments for the second quarter of 2009 amounted to 5.7 million units, up from 5.1 million units in the first quarter, the largest unit increase...

Handset PCB makers post mixed results for 2Q09

Sep 4, 10:24

Taiwan-based handset PCB makers saw mixed results for the second quarter of 2009, with Unimicron Technology posting a positive EPS of NT$0.96 (US$0.03), and Unitech Printed Circuit...

Big drop in GSM spending drives mobile infrastructure market to steep on-year decline, says Dell'Oro Group

Sep 2, 17:09

Worldwide mobile infrastructure market revenues contracted 12% on year in the second quarter of 2009 mainly due to declines in the 2G market, particularly with GSM, despite very strong...

IC distributor Niching 2Q09 profit almost triple

Newswatch - Sep 1, 16:50

IC distributor Niching Industrial saw second-quarter net profit grow 189% to NT$18.84 million (US$0.57 million), generating a net profit of NT$25.36 million and EPS of NT$0.91 for...

IC testing houses see improved 2Q09

Sep 1, 16:33

Sigurd Microelectronics and Ardentec swung back to profitability in the second quarter of 2009, while King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) managed a narrower loss sequentially, according...

Netbook shipments grow at twice the rate of notebooks in 2Q09, says DisplaySearch

Sep 1, 15:48

The total notebook market posted strong on-quarter and on-year growth as shipments surged past the 38 million mark in the second quarter of 2009, according to figures from DisplayS...

China market: Online banking service user and value rise in 2Q09

Sep 1, 14:32

In China's online banking services market, there were 172 million accounts with total trade value of 9.576 billion yuan (US$1.40 billion) in the second quarter of 2009, increasing...

Lite-On Tech reports net profit of NT$1.63 billion for 2Q09

Aug 31, 17:08

Lite-On Tech has reported consolidated revenues of NT$22.7 billion (US$689.65 million) for the second quarter, up 17% sequentially. Net profits increased 336% sequentially to NT$1.63...

US projector market up 12% sequentially in 2Q09, says iSuppli

Aug 31, 16:42

Shipments of front projectors in North America rose 12.4% in the second quarter of 2009 to reach 440,322 units, up from 391,646 in the first quarter, according to iSuppli. This contrasts...

Innolux loss almost halved in 2Q09

Aug 31, 16:28

Innolux Display has posted net loss of NT$1.45 billion (US$44.1 million) for the second quarter of 2009, an improvement from net loss of NT$2.6 billion for the first quarter, according...

ProMOS loss narrows in 2Q09

Aug 31, 16:10

DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies has announced a net loss of NT$2.38 billion (US$72 million) for the second quarter of 2009, showing significant improvement compared to losses of NT$8.59...

WiMAX equipment market to generate almost US$5 billion in 2013, says Infonetics Research

Aug 31, 14:13

The worldwide WiMAX equipment and device market will hit US$4.9 billion in 2013, predominantly driven by developing countries, and the number of WiMAX subscribers is expected to near...

PSC loss widens in 2Q09; to sell more Rexchip shares to Elpida

Aug 31, 10:55

Taiwan-based Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) saw wider losses on both sequential and annual bases in the second quarter of 2009.

China market: Over 271 million mobile searches made in 2Q09

Aug 31, 10:41

Around 271.7 million handset-based online searches were made in the China market during the second quarter of 2009, increasing by 0.1% on quarter and 120.2% on year, according to...