Elpida posts loss in fiscal 1Q11

Aug 8, 15:58

Japan's Elpida Memory has reported net losses of JPY7.9 billion (US$102 million) on revenues of JPY95.7 billion for its fiscal first quarter ended ended June 30, 2011. Losses showed...

EDA service provider SpringSoft posts EPS of NT$0.65 for 2Q11

Aug 5, 16:05

SpringSoft has announced consolidated revenue of NT$561.08 million (US$19.39 million), net income of NT$134.45 million, and EPS of NT$0.65 for the second quarter ended June 30, 201...

IC maker Nuvoton net profits up over 240% in 2Q11

Newswatch - Aug 5, 15:22

Consumer IC vendor Nuvoton Technology has reported consolidated revenues NT$2.19 billion (US$75.68 million) and net profits of NT$299 million for the second quarter of 2011, an increase...

Ralink reports strong net income for 2Q11

Newswatch - Aug 5, 14:58

Ralink has reported net profits of NT$259 million (US$8.95 million) for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 59% from the first quarter. Second-quarter earnings translated into...

Lite-On IT looks to moderate growth in 3Q11 shipments and revenues

Aug 5, 12:33

Optical disc drive maker Lite-On IT expects its shipments as well as revenues to post a moderate sequential growth in the third quarter due to a high base recorded in the second quarter...

First Solar sees 2Q11 revenues down due to policy uncertainties

Aug 5, 11:44

First Solar has announced financial results for the second quarter of 2011. Net sales were US$533 million in the quarter, a decrease of US$34.5 million from the first quarter of 2011,...

Taiwan market: Projector shipments up over 19% sequentially in 2Q11, says IDC

Aug 5, 10:55

There were 25,817 projectors shipped in the Taiwan market during the second quarter of 2011, increasing 19.3% on quarter but decreasing 6.5% on year, according to IDC Asia/Pacific.

CMI revises 2011 capex after weak 2Q11

Aug 5, 01:10

Panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has decided to revise downward its 2011 capex to NT$50-60 billion (US$1.7-2.1 billion) from the previously-planned NT$70-80 billion. The newly-revised...

Silicon wafer shipments up 5% in 2Q11, says SEMI

Aug 4, 16:49

Worldwide silicon wafer area shipments increased 5% during the second quarter of 2011 compared to the prior quarter, according to SEMI.

CMI reports huge loss for 2Q11

Aug 4, 15:17

Taiwan-based TFT LCD panel maker, Chimei Innolux (CMI), reported second-quarter 2011 revenues of NT$121,696 million (US$4,208 million), representing a 2.1% on-quarter decrease. Net...

Yingli Solar increases 2Q11 shipment guidance

Aug 4, 10:53

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a China-based vertically integrated photovoltaic products manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar",...

Synnex Technology sees 2Q11 net profit hit records

Aug 3, 13:30

Distributor Synnex Technology International on August 2 reported net profits of NT$1.85 billion (US$63.8 million) for the second quarter, its highest quarterly figure on record and...

KYE 2Q11 net profit slumps sequentially

Aug 3, 10:19

KYE Systems, a Taiwan-based maker of keyboards, mice and other PC peripherals for ODM shipments and own-brand sale, has reported unaudited net profit of NT$10 million (US$347,000)...

Macronix, Winbond to see increasing overlap in NOR flash products with larger peers

Aug 2, 12:35

Taiwan-based NOR flash chipmakers Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have extended their market reach beyond consumer electronics, and consequently, the overlap between...

IC distributor WT Microelectronics has strong earnings for 2Q11

Newswatch - Aug 2, 12:24

IC distributor WT Microelectronics has reported net profits of NT$419 million (US$14.53 million) or an EPS of NT$1.68 for the second quarter of 2011. For the first half of 2011, net...

Adata president resigns

Newswatch - Aug 1, 17:21

Memory module firm Adata Technology on July 29 announced that Il Ung Kim has resigned as company president. There is no replacement of Kim as the company previously had two presidents...

SSD and embedded flash controllers buoy Silicon Motion 2Q11 revenues

Aug 1, 13:45

Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has announced net sales of US$50.5 million for the second quarter of 2011, an increase of 56% from the same period in 2010...

IC distributor WPG earnings hit record high in 2Q11

Aug 1, 12:11

IC distributor WPG Holdings saw its net profits grow 13.7% sequentially to an record high of NT$1.498 billion (US$51.85 million) in the second quarter of 2011. The earnings translated...

Taiwan 2Q11 economic growth stands at 4.88%

Aug 1, 11:47

Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in real GDP, in the second quarter of 2011, was estimated at 4.88%, according to statistics released by the Directorate General of Budget,...

Global 2Q11 NAND flash market sees 9% drop; Samsung remains top supplier, says DRAMeXchange

Aug 1, 11:26

The worldwide NAND flash memory market posted revenues of US$4.88 billion in the second quarter of 2011, down about 9% sequentially, according to DRAMeXchange. Samsung Electronics...

CPT sees 2Q11 shipments of over 14 million touch panels

Aug 1, 10:00

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) shipped 14.354 million touch panels during the second quarter of 2011, according to the company.

Worldwide mobile phone market grew more than 11% in 2Q11, says IDC

Jul 29, 17:02

The worldwide mobile phone market grew 11.3% on year in the second quarter of 2011, despite a weaker feature phone market, which declined for the first time since the third quarter...

VIS guides lower sales in 3Q11

Jul 29, 16:26

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has announced its second quarter financial results. Second quarter revenue was NT$4.017 billion (US$139 million), net income around NT$363...

Samsung 2Q11 profits shrink on weakening demand for panels and memory chips

Jul 29, 13:48

Samsung Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of KRW39.44 trillion (US$37.45 billion) for the second quarter of 2011, up 4% on year. Operating profits for the quarter, however,...

AUO reports losses of over NT$10 billion for 2Q11

Jul 28, 01:15

AU Optronics (AUO) has reported a net loss of NT$10.77 billion (US$373.58 million) or NT$1.22 per share for the second quarter of 2011. The company has also decided to cut its capex...

Macronix reports profit drop for 2Q11 on lower revenues

Jul 27, 15:51

Taiwan-based Macronix International, a supplier of mask ROM and NOR flash memory chips, has announced that net profits for the second quarter of 2011 slid to NT$515 million (US$18...

MediaTek posts EPS of over NT$3 for 2Q11

Newswatch - Jul 27, 14:56

MediaTek has reported net profits of NT$3.33 billion (US$115.5 million) for the second quarter of 2011, up 0.5% sequentially but down 63.2% on year. The earnings translated into an...

Orise suffers large drop in 2Q11 net profit

Jul 26, 01:20

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology on July 25 reported net profit of NT$19.4 million (US$672,000) for the second quarter of 2011, falling by 74.87% on quarter...

AMD sees profit in 2Q11

Jul 22, 16:43

AMD has announced revenues for the second quarter of 2011 of US$1.57 billion, net income of US$61 million, or US$0.08 per share, and operating income of US$105 million. The company...

Nokia drops to third position in global smartphone ranking in 2Q11

Jul 22, 11:26

Nokia may see its ranking in the global smartphone market drop from the number one position to third place in the second quarter of 2011 after the vendor reported its smartphone shipments...

Acer ranks as top-2 vendor in Asia pacific PC market in 2Q11, says paper

Newswatch - Jul 21, 13:56

Acer ranked as the number two vendor in the Asia Pacific PC market in the second quarter of 2011 compared to the fourth position it held previously, according to a Chinese-language...

Ichia says 2Q11 results lower than expected

Jul 21, 01:55

Ichia Technologies, which makes flexible PCBs (FPCB) and keypads for use in mobile phones and other consumer technology products, has reported pre-tax losses of NT$206 million (US$7.14...