Glimmers of hope in 2Q11 PV inverter market, but revenues still fall, says IMS Research

Aug 25, 14:52

PV inverter suppliers continued to suffer in second-quarter 2011 with industry revenues falling by 1.3% on year, following sharp price declines, according to IMS Research. However...

Memory controller maker Phison reports strong earnings for 1H11

Newswatch - Aug 25, 11:05

NAND flash controller IC maker Phison Electronics has announced net profits of NT$448 million (US$15.43 million) for the second quarter of 2011, bringing total net earnings for the...

NPC, Unimicron 2Q11 profits beat market estimates

Aug 25, 01:35

Taiwan-based IC substrate suppliers Nanya PCB (NPC) and Unimicron Technology have both reported double-digit sequential growth in net profits for the second quarter of 2011, beating...

Chipbond 2Q11 profits halved

Aug 24, 17:07

LCD driver IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology has reported net income of NT$254 million (US$8.7 million) on revenues of NT$3.445 billion for the second quarter of 2011...

Worldwide server market revenues increase 17.9% in 2Q11, says IDC

Aug 24, 17:05

According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Server Tracker, factory revenues in the worldwide server market increased 17.9% on year to US$13.2 billion in the second quarter of 2011....

China surpasses US to become largest PC market in 2Q11, says IDC

Aug 24, 16:58

Final results from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker show that PC shipments in the China market exceeded those of the US in the second quarter of 2011. Approximately 18.5 million...

Trina Solar announces 2Q11 financial results

Aug 24, 14:02

China-based integrated solar firm Trina Solar has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2011.

IC distributor Zenitron reports strong gains in 2Q11 earnings

Newswatch - Aug 24, 13:53

IC distributor Zenitron has reported net profits of NT$150 million (US$5.17 million) for the second quarter of 2011, up 9% sequentially and 46% on year. Second-quarter EPS stood at...

Yageo reports 25% sequential drop in 2Q11 profits

Newswatch - Aug 24, 13:51

Passive component maker Yageo has reported net profits of NT$487 million (US$16.8 million) for the second quarter of 2011, down 25% from NT$649 million recorded in the first quarter...

IC testers KYEC, SCT suffer large sequential decrease in 2Q11 profits

Aug 24, 01:00

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor (SCT), providers of IC testing services, saw net profits for the second quarter of 2011 drop 52.0% and 31.0% seq...

Epistar reports 2Q11 gross margin of 28%

Aug 23, 16:01

Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epistar has announced financial performance for the first half of 2011. Revenues of parent company reached NT$9.779 billion (US$337 million) with gross...

Suntech 2Q11 shipments up 48% on year

Aug 23, 14:29

Suntech Power Holdings (Suntech), a China-based solar firm, has announced financial results for its second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2011.

LED market shows slight growth in 2Q11

Aug 22, 16:44

Low demand for LED TVs and the decreasing number of LED chips used per device have been causing the LED market to grow just 12.4% on quarter compared to first-quarter 2011. LED market...

Yingli Solar sees 2Q11 revenues increase 27%

Aug 22, 16:42

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, a China-based solar energy company and vertically integrated photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer which markets its products under the brand "Yingli...

Apple retakes top mobile PC market share position from HP in 2Q11, says DisplaySearch

Aug 19, 16:21

Apple shipped over 13.5 million mobile PCs in the second quarter of 2011 for 136% on-year shipment growth, overtaking HP for the top spot, according to preliminary results from DisplaySearch's...

China market: Over 300,000 e-book readers sold in 2Q11, says Analysys

Aug 19, 16:11

There were 311,200 e-book readers sold in the China market during second-quarter 2011, increasing 2.3% on quarter and 29.1% on year, according to China-based consulting company Analysys...

PCB maker Unitech reports sharp decline in 2Q11 profits

Newswatch - Aug 19, 15:41

PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board saw its net profits sink 74% sequentially to NT$74.88 million (US$2.58 million) in the second quarter of 2011 due largely to non-operating...

LDK revises down 2Q11 and fiscal 2011 guidance

Aug 19, 12:36

China-based photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer LDK Solar (LDK) has revised down its guidance for the second quarter and fiscal 2011.

China market: 2Q11 B2C transactions value over CNY54 billion, says Analysys

Aug 19, 10:41

In the China market, B2C (business to customer) online shopping operators generated total sales transaction value of CNY54.26 billion (US$8.34 billion) during the second quarter of...

Large-size LCD shipments, revenues increase 11% in 2Q11, says DisplaySearch

Aug 18, 16:54

Shipments of large-area TFT LCD panels increased to 180.8 million units in second quarter 2011, growing by 11% on-quarter and 6% on-year. Revenues reached US$19.3 billion, also with...

China market: Search engine revenues over CNY4.3 billion in 2Q11, says Analysys

Aug 18, 13:47

Search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY4.32 billion (US$664 million) in the second quarter of 2011, increasing 33.2% on quarter by 61.7% on year, according...

China market: iPad accounts for 74.3% of 2Q11 tablet PC sales, says Analysys

Aug 18, 12:00

There were 1.441 million tablet PCs sold in the China market in second-quarter 2011, increasing 39.0% sequentially, according to Analysys International.

China market: B2B transactions top CNY2.5 billion in 2Q11

Aug 18, 11:39

In China, web portals of B2B e-commerce services generated total transaction value of CNY2.51 billion (US$386 million) in second-quarter 2011, growing 13.6% sequentially and 47.0%...

China market: Mobile IM accounts rise to 523 million at end of 2Q11, says Analysys

Aug 17, 16:44

There were 523 million active mobile instant messenger (IM) service accounts in the China market at the end of the second quarter of 2011, rising 6.25% on quarter, according to China-based...

Coretronic BLU shipments to grow less than 10% in 3Q11

Aug 15, 16:25

Backlight units (BLUs) supplier Coretronic has posted consolidated revenues of NT$18 billion (US$600 million) and an operating income of NT$294 million for second-quarter 2011, with...

Young Optics posts 1H11 net EPS of NT$3.19

Aug 15, 10:28

Young Optics, a maker of optical components and modules, has reported net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.19 for the first half of 2011.

Sales of mobile devices grow 16.5% on year in 2Q11; smartphone sales up 74%, says Gartner

Aug 12, 11:59

Worldwide sales of mobile devices to end users totaled 428.7 million units in the second quarter of 2011, a 16.5% increase from the second quarter of 2010, according to Gartner.

Nvidia takes up over 50% of discrete notebook graphics card market in 2Q11

Aug 12, 01:15

Nvidia saw its share in the discrete notebook graphics card market edge up 8.9pp to 50.6% in the second quarter of 2011, with the ratio likely to continue to move up in the third...

Tong Hsing 2Q11 profits meet guidance; expects flat growth in 3Q

Aug 11, 14:32

Ceramic substrate supplier Tong Hsing Electronic Industries has posted net profits of NT$214 million (US$7.37 million) for the second quarter of 2011, which met with the company's...

Taiwan 2Q11 international Internet bandwidth rises

Aug 11, 11:37

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macau) reached a total bandwidth of 526.644Gbps as of the end of second-quarter 2011, increasing 0.14%...

SMIC swings to loss in 2Q11; gives cautious outlook

Aug 11, 10:21

China-based contract chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has reported net losses of US$3.8 million for the second quarter of 2011, compared to profits...

DRAMeXchange: Samsung sweeps 40% of global DRAM market in 2Q11

Aug 10, 16:59

According to DRAMeXchange, total revenues for the global DRAM industry in the second quarter of 2011 were approximately US$8.1 billion. Although DRAM ASP (average selling price) increased...

MStar announces net income of over NT$1.5 billion for 2Q11

Newswatch - Aug 10, 15:43

MStar Semiconductor has announced consolidated revenues of NT$8.35 billion (US$289 million) and net income of NT$1.51 billion for the second quarter of 2011. It also announced that...

Chroma profits up 34% in 2Q11

Aug 10, 12:03

Testing solution provider Chroma ATE saw its net profits grow 34% sequentially to NT$530 million (US$18.24 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$4.12 billion for the second quarter...