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NEWS TAGGED 2Q11
Wednesday 8 June 2011
UMC posts slight drop in May revenues
Foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced revenues of NT$9.4 billion (US$328 million) for May 2011, down 1.7% on month to reach the second lowest level...
Wednesday 8 June 2011
IC packagers post slight growth in May revenues
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has announced that sales of its ATM (assembly test and material) division grew 1.8% sequentially to NT$10.95 billion (US$382 million) in May...
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Winbond, Macronix post mixed May results
Winbond Electronics has announced that revenues for May 2011 grew 1.5% sequentially to NT$2.57 billion (US$89 million) while fellow NOR flash manufacturer Macronix International saw...
Friday 3 June 2011
Nanya May revenues slip on-month, Inotera grows
Nanya Technology saw revenues decrease 11.6% sequentially to NT$3.92 billion (US$137 million) in May 2011 while Inotera Memories' grew 14.7% on month to NT$3.67 billion.
Thursday 2 June 2011
Prices of large-size panels keep rising; AUO and CMI to see improved gross margins in 2Q11
The current upward movement of the prices for large-size LCD panels, which has taken place since May, is expect to last to July and probably the entire third quarter - a trend which...
Monday 30 May 2011
Rexchip to post another quarter of profits
Rexchip Electronics is expected to post its second straight quarterly profit in the second quarter of 2011, the only DRAM chipmaker from Taiwan to do so, according to market watche...
Friday 27 May 2011
Taiwan solar industry to experience small growth in 2Q11, says research institute
According to IEK ITIS from Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) in Taiwan, the contraction of Taiwan-based solar firms' gross margins in first-quarter 2011 was due to a...
Thursday 26 May 2011
MediaTek will not rush to cut chipset prices in 2Q11
MediaTek is expected to temporarily back off from a price war against China-based rival Spreadtrum Communications which has recently launched three handset solutions in China, according...
Monday 23 May 2011
Improved demand for LCD panels to boost Chipbond 2Q11 performance
The market of large-size LCD panels have been improving recently. LCD driver IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology has stated the possibility of a better second quarter...
Monday 23 May 2011
Taiwan 2Q11 optical disc capacity falls 50% on year
Total production capacity of CD-R and DVD blank optical discs in Taiwan in the second quarter of 2011 has decreased by an estimated 50% from the same period of 2010, according to...
Friday 20 May 2011
Acer looks to ship 1 million Iconia tablet PCs in 2Q11
Acer has been taking delivery of Iconia tablet PCs eagerly from its production partners with the company's global shipments of tablet PCs likely to reach one million units in the...
Friday 20 May 2011
MediaTek, MStar reiterate sales guidance for 2Q11
MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor have reiterated their previous respective guidances for the second quarter of 2011 despite speculation that the China government's crackdown on gray-market...
Thursday 19 May 2011
Penetration of LED TV is expected to increase in 2Q11
The demand for LED TV was not as transparent as expected in the first quarter. The industry anticipates an increase in penetration rate in the second quarter. Despite the optimistic...
Thursday 19 May 2011
Sitronix expects 15-20% growth in 2Q11 sales with higher gross margin
LCD driver IC design house Sitronix Technology has projected consolidated revenues will increase 15-20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2011, buoyed by higher shipments. Gross...
Wednesday 18 May 2011
Consumer IC designers to post over 20% sequential revenue growth in 2Q11
Most Taiwan-based consumer IC makers, including Sonix Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, Elan Microelectronics and Alpha Microelectronics, are expected to record a 20% sequential growth...