Last update: Monday 9 May 2011 [349 news items]
Falling price for sapphire substrates may trim gross margin in 2Q11, says Rubicon
May 9, 11:26
US-based sapphire substrate firm, Rubicon Technology, has announced financial performance for first-quarter 2011. Compared with the previous quarter, revenues increased to US$37.97...
Hard drives have a happy holiday, says iSuppli
Dec 16, 12:02
Manufacturers of hard disk drives (HDD) are expected to receive a late-year boost during the holiday season as shipments rally during the fourth quarter, according to market research...
RIM PlayBook in North America market in 1Q11, worldwide in 2Q11
Nov 19, 01:45
Research in Motion (RIM) is scheduled to introduce its tablet PC, the PlayBook, in the North America market in the first quarter of 2011 and then worldwide in the second quarter,...
Elpida sees lower profits made in fiscal 2Q10
Nov 1, 17:07
Elpida Memory has estimated its operating profits for the quarter ended September 30, 2010 at 23.1 billion yen (US$287 million), down almost 48% from the 44.4 billion yen posted in...
YoungTek posts net profit of NT$628 million for 1Q-3Q10
Oct 27, 10:44
Taiwan-based LED sorting and semiconductor testing company YoungTek Electronics (YTEC) has posted net profits of NT$628 million (US$20.48 million) for the first three quarters of...
Auras receiving more cooling module orders from workstation and graphics card sectors
Sep 24, 12:06
Auras Technology has received more cooling module orders from the workstation and graphics card segments, helping to stabilize its revenues and profitability as well as turning its...
Taiwan market: Over 221,000 inkjet, 55,000 laser printers shipped in 2Q10
Sep 24, 10:25
There were 221,733 inkjet SFPs (single-function printers) and MFPs (multi-function peripherals) as well as 55,020 laser SFPs and MFPs shipped in the Taiwan market during the second...
DRAM production costs rise for first time in 15 quarters, says iSuppli
Sep 15, 09:37
The cost of manufacturing DRAM in the second quarter of 2010 saw a rise for the first time since the third quarter of 2006, raising concerns about production expenses in the memory...
Asustek becomes second-largest notebook brand in China in 2Q10, says paper
Newswatch - Sep 13, 16:57
Asustek Computer became the second-largest notebook brand in China in the second quarter of 2010 with a market share of 11.5% and notebook shipments of 800,000 units, behind Lenovo...
Chip equipment billings climb 22% in 2Q10, says SEMI
Sep 9, 17:05
Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$9.11 billion in the second quarter of 2010, according to SEMI. The billings figure is 22% higher than that in the...
Sony takes top share position for flat panel TV shipments in 2Q10 for India, says DisplaySearch
Sep 9, 14:17
Sony increased its unit share of flat panel TVs to 27.1% in the second quarter of 2010 and took top share position in the India market, according to the DisplaySearch. The total TV...
Global TV shipments up 26% on year in 2Q10, says DisplaySearch
Sep 6, 11:48
Overall TV shipments continued to show resilience, bouncing back from dismal 2009 levels, but there were some indications of trouble in key markets. Global TV unit shipments rose...
Quanta sees 2Q10 gross margin hit record low
Sep 1, 16:32
Quanta Computer has published consolidated revenues of NT$547.64 billion (US$16.67 billion), a growth of 58% on year; net profit of NT$10.43 billion, a growth of 12% on year; and...
Acer reports 1H10 gross margin of 9.85%
Sep 1, 16:27
Acer has reported a gross margin of 9.85%, net operating profit of NT$8.52 billion (US$259 million) over consolidated revenues of NT$312.39 billion with net profits of NT$6.921 billion...
Sep 1, 11:59
DRAM maker ProMOS Technologies remained unprofitable in the second quarter of 2010, but saw net losses for the quarter narrow significantly compared to losses in the prior quarter...
Acer tops desktop and notebook PC markets in Russia in 2Q10, says IDC
Sep 1, 11:44
Taiwan-based Acer grabbed top-spot positions in both desktop and notebook segments of the Russian PC market in the second quarter of 2010, said International Data Corporation (IDC)...
Unity Opto posts net profit for 1H10
Aug 31, 11:25
LED packaging company Unity Opto Technology has announced consolidated net profit of NT$661.728 million (US$20.65 million) with an EPS of NT$2.15 for the first half of 2010.
Qisda posts net profit of NT$900 million for 2Q10
Aug 30, 15:51
Qisda has announced net profit for the quarter of 2010 totaled NT$900 million (US$28.117 million) with an EPS of NT$0.47.
Amtran posts net profit of NT$490 million for 2Q10
Aug 27, 16:49
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced net profits of NT$490 million (US$15.301 million) for the second quarter with an EPS of NT$0.62.
Aluminum capacitor Teapo swings to profit in 2Q10
Aug 26, 10:16
Aluminum capacitor maker Teapo Electronic posted net profits of NT$95 million (US$2.97 million) in the second quarter, offsetting a loss of NT$36 million recorded in the first quarter...
Passive component maker WTC looks to higher capex spending in 2011
Aug 25, 14:20
Passive component maker Walsin Technology Corporation (WTC) expects its capex spending in 2011 to be higher than the NT$2 billion (US$62.47 million) projected for 2010, according...
Touch-panel solution maker EETI looks to strong revenue gains in 3Q/4Q10
Aug 25, 13:59
Touch-panel controller IC maker Egalax_Empia Technology (EETI) is expected to see its revenues expand robustly in the third and fourth quarters of 2010 as a number of notebook vendors...
Networking IC design houses to post strong revenue growth in 3Q10
Aug 25, 11:17
Networking IC design houses Realtek Semiconductor, Ralink Technology and IC Plus all expect continued revenue growth in the third quarter of 2010, partly due to increasing demand...
Chip inventories swelling but no cause for alarm yet, says iSuppli
Aug 25, 10:47
Chip suppliers are reporting rising inventory, but the swelling stockpiles do not represent a cause for concern in the industry at present with demand expected to increase during...
China market: 32-inch segment takes 41% of TV panel shipments in 2Q10, says WitsView
Aug 25, 10:15
The 32-inch segment accounted for 41% of the total LCD TV panel shipments in China in the second quarter of 2010, followed by the 26-inch segment with 15%, according to WitsView.
Epistar, Lextar see sequential hike in 2Q10 gross margin
Aug 24, 15:48
In the first half of 2010, LED chipmaker Lextar Electronics posted consolidated revenues of NT$3.691 billion (US$115.474 million), gross margin of 25.95% and after-tax profit of NT$613...
IC testing house Sigurd 2Q10 profits up 56%
Aug 24, 13:58
Sigurd Microelectronics, which mainly tests consumer and PC system ICs, saw its net profits for the second quarter of 2010 grow 56% sequentially to NT$364 million (US$11.4 million),...
Chip resistor maker Ta-I sees gross margin strengthen in 2Q10
Aug 24, 13:55
Ta-I Technology, a supplier of chip resistors and protective components, saw gross margins reach 37.5% in the second quarter, according to data released by the company. The figure...
China market: 2Q10 search engine revenues near 2.7 billion yuan
Aug 24, 09:57
Online search engines in the China market generated total revenues of 2.672 billion yuan (US$391 million) in second-quarter 2010, increasing by 37.3% on quarter and by 47.6% on year,...
Aug 23, 17:12
Global top-four TFT-LCD panel makers together provided 88% of the total LCD TV panel shipments in China in the second quarter of 2010, with Taiwan-based makers outperforming their...
Wah Hong posts net profit for 1H10
Aug 23, 16:19
Optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial has announced net profit of NT$206 million (US$6.45 million) for the first half of 2010 with an EPS of NT$2.82.
KYEC, Thailin 2Q10 profits climb
Aug 23, 15:28
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and Thailin Semiconductor saw their consolidated revenues and profits climb significantly on quarter in the second quarter of 2010, according to data...
Samsung expands lead in 2Q10 DRAM market, says iSuppli
Aug 23, 10:41
Samsung Electronics' aggressive investment in advanced manufacturing technology paid off in spades in the second quarter of 2010, allowing the company to outproduce competitors and...
Asia Optical sees narrowing 2Q10 net losses
Aug 23, 10:27
Asia Optical has reported a net loss of NT$30 million (US$913,000) for the second quarter of 2010 shrinking by 89.5% from the preceding quarter, according the company.
Samsung maintains lead, but Vizio closes gap in 2Q10 US LCD TV market, says iSuppli
Aug 20, 16:16
The battle for the top spot in the US LCD TV market heated up in the second quarter of 2010 as the gap in market share between the leading vendor Samsung Electronics and Vizio in...
- China Mobile reportedly to obtain 4G license in December 2012
- Nokia, Motorola and Sony likely to increase handset orders to Taiwan ODMs
- Gross margins for ODM TV production to remain low in 2012
- MStar sees 8-13% sales drop in 1Q12
- Asustek, Pegatron see mixed January revenues
- Taiwan market: Chunghwa Telecom poised to offer mobile satellite communication service
- New products to account for 60% of AUO total shipments in 2012
- Intel, Nvidia to showcase latest technologies at MWC 2012
- Coretronic looks to rising projector shipments in February
- HannStar Display posts sequential revenue gains in January
- Lenovo 4Q11 revenues hit record
- Compal Communications, Arima Communications post mixed results for January
- Thinking Electronic positive about ultrabook demand
- Delta sees falling January revenues
- PTI 1Q12 sales to drop up to 10%, says chairman
- Novatek expects sales to hit bottom in 1Q12
- Largan expects shipments of phone camera lens modules to begin to rise in 2Q12
- Nvidia expected to benefit from new HTC strategy
- Touch panel makers Young Fast, J Touch post declined sales in January
- Growth of global TV shipments to fall to 7% in 2012, says GfK
- Amtran revenues down in January
- Lite-On IT, Quanta Storage see January revenues decrease
- Silicon wafer shipments down in 2011, says SEMI
- Digitimes Research: Solar wafer makers in Greater China increase quotes
- Digitimes Research: Solar PV installations booming in US southwestern states
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- Marvell and Google Team Up to Transform TV into the Command Center for the 'Connected Lifestyle'
- Marvell Launches Breakthrough Smart Energy Management Platforms for Appliances and LED Lighting Solutions
- Digi-Key announces global distribution agreement with Marktech Optoelectronics
- Valuable LED lighting - Ecomaa Dimmable LED MR16
- American Based Porsche Showroom Complements its HighEnd Automobiles with GlacialLight LED Lights
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
- Fujitsu introduces ARROWS Z ISW11F au smartphone
- Isolated power factor corrected offline regulator needs no opto
- PSCo Technical Distribution partners with Matrox to offer fully integrated turnkey video walls
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- Taiwan banks want higher investment limit for China peers (February 9) - Reuters
- China's exports and imports fall (February 10) - BBC News
- Foxconn hacked by group called SwaggSec (February 8) - 9to5Mac.com
- Post-election Taiwan: beyond exports (February 7) - The Financial Times
- Deadly cold snap cripples Europe (February 6) - ABC News
- IMF cuts China 2012 growth forecast to 8.25% (February 6) - Marketwatch.com (Dow Jones)
- US job numbers show strong growth (February 3) - BBC News
- Taiwan backs Ma, but unease over China remains (January 14) - BBC News
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- Commentary: Lack of distribution channels continues to hover over Taiwan solar industry
- Possible versions to fix Elpida debt repayment crunch
- Commentary: Could automation solve labor issues for Foxconn?
- Commentary: Apple being dragged into US-China trade war
- Digitimes Research: Greater China to take up 65% of global small- to medium-size TFT LCD shipments in 2011
Growth of the LED market: Q&A with James Jenson, vice president of LED business unit at Veeco
US-based MOCVD equipment provider Veeco currently ranks number one in global market share with 50%...
MEMS sensors market looking strong: Q&A with Kionix director of marketing Brachocki
In a recent telephone interview, Ed Brachocki, director of marketing at Kionix, updated several developments...
The greening of Taiwan: Q&A with Siemens Taiwan CEO Peter Weiss
While Taiwan is not usually thought of as being at the forefront of the green revolution, Taipei happened...
Focus on small, cost-effective packages: Q&A with STATS ChipPAC CEO Tan Lay Koon
Despite uncertainties in the semiconductor industry outlook, packaging and testing firm STATS ChipPAC...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - Jun 2011
The motherboard industry began 2010 with optimism and expected to see a reversal of the previous two years' declines in revenues and shipments as the impact of...
- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
The year 2010 represented a peak in recent years for the DRAM module industry. Optimism surfaced in the second half of 2009 thanks to a return of demand on the...
- Overview of the Greater China small- to medium-size TFT LCD industry
This DIGITIMES Research Special Report provides a comprehensive overview of the players and market direction of panel makers in the Greater China region, as well as outlining the potential market influence of OLEDs.
- The role of PV in China energy policy through 2015
During China 12th Five Year Plan period (2011-2015), solar PV will be the fastest growing renewable energy. Installed capacity in China grow by tenfold to reach the target of 10GWp by 2015.
- Industry development and government policy in China animation sector
The animation industry production value in China is projected to exceed CNY50 billion by 2015. This Digitimes Special Report provides an overview of the industry, including regional development, government policy and a breakdown of the various market segments.