Central Taiwan Science Park sees on-year growth in 2Q12 export, import values

Jul 16, 13:03

The Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) recorded total export value of NT$50.407 billion (US$1.71 billion) and total import value of NT$67.807 billion during the second quarter of...

Taiwan broadband Internet-access users top 5 million in 2Q11

Nov 21, 10:27

The total number of home/business subscribers to broadband fixed-line Internet services was steadily increasing to 5.18 million at the end of second-quarter of 2011, according to...

Elpida swings to loss in fiscal 2Q11

Oct 27, 16:58

Japan's Elpida Memory swung to operating losses in the second quarter of its fiscal 2011 from profits a year ago, as sluggish growth in PC shipments led to a worsening of the supply-demand...

Taiwan market: Epson takes nearly 50% of 1080p household projector segment in 2Q11, says IDC

Oct 20, 16:39

Epson continued to rank as the top vendor of 1080p household projectors in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2011 with shipments totaling 766 units for a 46.5% share, according...

Solar firms expected to post improved performance for 3Q11

Oct 18, 16:11

The third-quarter financial performance of Taiwan's solar firms should be better than the in second quarter due to relatively stable control of materials, according to industry sources...

LG Chem is top large-size polarizer supplier in 2Q11, says Displaybank

Oct 18, 12:06

LG Chem remained the global No. 1 supplier of large-area LCD polarizers in second-quarter 2011, according to Displaybank. LG Chem accounted for 27.2% of the polarizer market in this...

HTC emerges as 4G smartphone leader in US in 2Q11, says NPD

Newswatch - Oct 17, 11:30

HTC ranked as the top vendor of 4G smartphones in the US market in the second quarter of 2011, comprising a 62% share of the segment, according to data released by market research...

Economic concerns reduce TV shipments in 2Q11, says IHS

Oct 14, 15:33

Worldwide shipments of flat-panel televisions dipped slightly in the second quarter of 2011 due to soft demand from consumers amid an uncertain global economic climate. The plasma...

Taiwan market: Inkjet MFPs see 22% sequential growth in 2Q11, says IDC

Oct 12, 10:57

A total of 173,836 inkjet SFPs (single-function printers) and MFPs (multi-function peripherals) as well as 57,463 laser SFPs and MFPs were shipped to the Taiwan market in second-quarter...

Chip inventories swell to levels reminiscent of 2008 downturn, IHS warns

Oct 11, 16:40

Inventories held by semiconductor suppliers in the second quarter of 2011 swelled to levels not seen since the start of the last downturn in early 2008, raising concerns over the...

Taiwan market: Enterprise models dominate 2Q11 shipments

Oct 5, 16:38

Projectors for business purposes accounted for half of the shipments to the Taiwan market in second-quarter 2011, according to market sources. Thanks to the robust growth in the enterprise...

E Ink expects e-book reader market to reach goal in 2011

Sep 26, 11:26

Leading e-paper supplier E Ink Holding (EIH) expects worldwide e-book reader shipments to stay on course to reach its estimated volume of 25-30 million units in 2011, with the company...

Taiwan market: External storage shipments up in capacity, down in value in 2Q11, says IDC

Sep 23, 16:05

In the Taiwan market, shipments of external storage devices reached a total capacity of 19,017TB during the second quarter of 2011, increasing 19.8% on quarter and 55.2% on year,...

PV equipment book-to-bill ratio drops below parity in 2Q11, says SEMI

Sep 22, 15:55

SEMI has reported that worldwide photovoltaic manufacturing equipment billings reached US$2.03 billion for the quarter ended on June 30, 2011. Billings increased 17% sequentially,...

Taiwan market: Server shipments up 11.6% sequentially in 2Q11, says IDC

Sep 21, 16:56

There were 20,128 servers shipped in the Taiwan market during the second quarter of 2011, increasing 11.6% on quarter and 14.4% on year, according to IDC Taiwan.

Lenovo becomes third-largest PC brand in 2Q11, says IHS iSuppli

Sep 20, 15:03

Capitalizing on strong sales in China and the US - as well as on a weak performance by close rival Acer - Lenovo in the second quarter rose one rank to became the world's third-largest...

Tablet market beats 2Q11 target; 2011 forecast raised, says IDC

Sep 16, 11:31

Worldwide media tablet shipments rose by 88.9% on a sequential basis and 303.8% year over year in the second calendar quarter of 2011 to 13.6 million units, according to IDC. Based...

Taiwan market: Smartphones account for 50% of handset shipments in 2Q11, says IDC

Sep 15, 16:22

Smartphone shipments in the Taiwan market were up 145% on year to 990,000 units in the second quarter of 2011, accounting for over 50% of all handset shipments in the quarter, according...

Projector unit sales grow 16% on year in 2Q11, says PMA

Sep 15, 12:26

The worldwide front projector market grew by 16% in second-quarter 2011 on year, according to Pacific Media Associates (PMA).

HDD shipments rise 4% in 2Q11, says IHS iSuppli

Sep 7, 16:42

Despite the impact of the Japan earthquake, shipments of hard disk drives (HDD) edged up in the second quarter, according to a new IHS iSuppli Storage Space Market Brief from information...

Chip equipment billings up 31% in 2Q11, says SEMI

Sep 7, 14:47

Worldwide semiconductor manufacturing equipment billings reached US$11.92 billion in the second quarter of 2011, according to SEMI. The billings figure is 1% lower than that in the...

Falling 2Q11 gross margins plague cross-strait solar firms

Sep 2, 10:57

China-based solar firms have been reporting relatively good gross margins compared with Taiwan-based counterparts.

Percentage of US consumers planning to buy TVs hits record low, says IHS iSuppli

Sep 1, 14:37

Spooked by the sputtering economy, US consumers are choosing to forego television purchases, with the number of Americans planning to buy new sets plunging to record low levels, according...

Neo Solar Power posts 2Q11 loss

Sep 1, 01:45

Solar cell maker Neo Solar Power swung to net losses of NT$1.05 billion (US$36 million) in the second quarter of 2011 from profits of NT$1.04 billion a year ago. This also marked...

Quanta announces 2Q11 results; expects strong growth for cloud computing products

Sep 1, 01:25

Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$274.39 billion (US$9.47 billion) for the second quarter, up 9.1% on quarter, but down 7% on year, while gross margin also...

3D LCD panels increase by 124% on-quarter in 2Q11, says DisplaySearch

Aug 31, 15:54

Shipments of 3D-capable large-area TFT LCD panels increased to 5.2 million units in second-quarter 2011, growing by 124% on-quarter, according to the DisplaySearch. Shipments of 3D...

China market: 2Q11 online gaming revenues over CNY8.7 billion, says Analysys

Aug 31, 13:57

Operators of online gaming services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY8.76 billion (US$1.35 billion) during the second quarter of 2011, rising 3.1% on quarter and...

Qisda reports mild sales decline in 2Q11

Aug 31, 10:51

Qisda posted consolidated revenues of NT$21.05 billion (US$700 million) in second-quarter 2011, with an on-quarter decline of 3.9%. EPS for the second quarter reached NT$0.07. The...

IC designer Sonix sees profits up 59% in 2Q11

Newswatch - Aug 29, 16:07

Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology saw its net profits soar 59% sequentially to NT$214 million (US$7.36 million) in the second quarter of 2011. Second-quarter EPS reached NT...

Amtran profits down sharply in 2Q11

Aug 26, 16:08

Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has reported revenues of NT$8.39 billion (US$289.06 million) in second-quarter 2011, with a gross profit margin of 10.32%. Amtran also...

GaAs foundry AWSC 2Q11 profits double

Aug 26, 15:02

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has reported net profits of NT$33.1 million (US$1.1 million) for the second quarter of 2011, up 101%...

Acer sees strong performance in China in 2Q11

Newswatch - Aug 26, 12:04

Despite the fact that Acer is likely to suffer from losses in 2011, Acer China has revealed that the company's PC shipments in the country enjoyed an over 100% on-year growth in the...

LCD TV shipment growth falls to record low in 2Q11, says DisplaySearch

Aug 26, 11:50

Global TV shipments were soft in first quarter 2011 as the worldwide TV supply chain digested excess inventory, but still had an on-year growth of 1%. In second-quarter 2011, TV shipment...