Young Fast losses continue in 2Q12

Aug 27, 11:19

Young Fast Optoelectronics, a Taiwan-based maker of touch panels, posted net operating loss of NT$504 million (US$16.9 million) for the second quarter of 2012, the third consecutive...

Chip resistor Ta-I to see flat demand in 3Q12

Aug 24, 14:18

Chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology is expected to see demand for its products, including chip resistors in 0402 and 0603 sizes, remain flat in the third quarter as Intel and Microsoft...

IDC lowers PC outlook as shipments decline in 2Q12 ahead of fall product updates

Aug 24, 12:27

The worldwide PC market is now expected to grow just 0.9% in 2012, as mid-year shipments slow. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker, 367 million PCs will ship into...

Huga sees shrinking net losses in 2Q12

Aug 24, 11:06

Huga Optotech reported shrinking net losses of NT$307 million (US$10.24 million) for the second quarter of 2012 due to orders from Epistar. Nevertheless, net losses for first-half...

Europe- and Japan-based chip suppliers hit hardest by weak 2Q12 market growth, says IHS

Aug 24, 10:42

Stifled by poor economic conditions, global semiconductor market revenue in the second quarter of 2012 fell by 3% on year resulting in widespread revenue declines for chip suppliers,...

Spurred by iPad business, LG Display tablet panel revenues more than double in 2Q12, says IHS iSuppli

Aug 23, 14:47

LG Display (LGD) more than doubled its tablet display revenues in the second quarter of 2012 compared to the first, thanks to panel shipments for Apple iPad, according to IHS iSupp...

Young Optics sees increased revenues, decreased net profits in 2Q12

Aug 23, 11:39

Young Optics, a Taiwan-based maker of optical engine and lens modules used in projectors and consumer electronics, saw sequential growth of 23.0% in consolidated revenues for the...

KYEC profits surge in 2Q12

Aug 22, 16:05

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC), a Taiwan-based company specializing in IC testing, has announced net profits of NT$539 million (US$18 million) for the first half of 2012. The firm saw...

Trina Solar saw 2Q12 revenues decrease 1.1% on-quarter

Aug 22, 16:03

Trina Solar, a China-based manufacturer of solar products, has announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2012.

Process control specialist Lumax sees profits down 30% in 2Q12

Aug 22, 15:09

Lumax International, a Taiwan-based provider of process control solutions and distributor of electronic components, saw its net profits decline 29.9% to NT$129 million (US$4.3 million)...

Taiwan 2Q12 FPD production value up 7%, say IEK

Aug 22, 14:42

Taiwan's flat panel display industry generated total production value of NT$332.58 billion (US$11.1 billion) during the second quarter of 2012, increasing 7% on quarter, according...

Taiwan 2Q12 semiconductor production value up 16.4% sequentially, says IEK

Aug 20, 11:05

IC design houses, IC manufacturers and providers of IC packaging/testing services in Taiwan generated a total production value of NT$419.3 billion (US$14.0 billion) during the second...

Delta Electronics 2Q12 gross margin hits 8-year record

Aug 20, 11:03

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics posted gross margin of 23% for the second quarter of 2012, the highest quarterly level since the second quarter of 2004, according to the company's...

Acer announces 2Q12 preliminary financial results

Aug 20, 10:20

Acer has announced the preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2012. Consolidated revenues were NT$110.6 billion (US$3.7 billion), down 2.2% on quarter, but up 8.3%...

Taiwan 2Q12 economic growth rate lowered to negative 0.18%

Aug 20, 10:17

Taiwan's economic growth rate in the second quarter of 2012 has been downward adjusted from negative 0.16% estimated in late July 2012 to negative 0.18%, according to advance estimates...

Ardentec 2Q12 profits up over 40%

Aug 17, 15:26

Ardentec, an IC testing firm whose major clients include Texas Instruments (TI) and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has reported a 42.6% sequential increase in...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset solution revenues grow 30% on quarter in 2Q12

Aug 17, 15:19

Combined revenues of handset related solutions generated by Taiwan-based IC design houses grew 30% sequentially to NT$13.7 billion (US$456.36 million) in the second quarter of 2012,...

BenQ sees 2Q12 Japan market share of 12% for gaming LCD monitors

Aug 17, 14:56

BenQ has been actively marketing 24- and 27-inch gaming LCD monitors and reached the largest market share at 12% in Japan in the second quarter of 2012, according company Asia-Pacific...

BenQ reaches 2Q12 global market share of 11% for projectors

Aug 17, 14:31

BenQ has reached a global market share of 10.8% for its projectors in the second quarter of 2012, according to BenQ's Asia-Pacific regional sales manager, Adrian Chang.

Lenovo posts 2Q12 net profit of US$141 million

Aug 17, 11:42

Lenovo has published its financial report for the first quarter of 2012 fiscal year (April-June), with net profits of US$141 million rising 30% on year.

PCB maker ZDT posts revenue and profit decreases in 2Q12

Aug 17, 01:20

Zhen Ding Technology Holding (ZDT) has reported sequential decreases in both sales and profits for the second quarter of 2012.

Silicon wafer shipments increase in 2Q12, says SEMI

Aug 16, 15:39

Total silicon wafer area shipments were 2,447 million square inches in the second quarter of 2012, up 20% from the 2,033 million units shipped in the prior quarter, according to SEMI...

Canadian Solar announces 2Q12 gross margin of 12.4%

Aug 16, 11:55

Canadian Solar, headquartered in Canada, has announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012. Net revenue for the second quarter of 2012 was US$348.2 million,...

Worldwide mobile phone sales decline 2.3% in 2Q12, says Gartner

Aug 16, 01:00

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached 419 million units in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.3% decline from the second quarter of 2011, according to Gartner. Smartphone...

Acer ranks first in 2Q12 notebook shipments, says Gartner

Aug 15, 01:25

Acer topped the notebook market shipping 7.567 million units in the global market during the second quarter of 2012, according to Gartner.

GCL-Poly warns of 2Q12 net loss

Aug 14, 14:53

China-based polysilicon and solar wafer maker GCL-Poly indicated that due to impacts of the debt crisis in Europe and continuous price fall of solar products, the firm made small...

Global flat panel TV shipments return to growth in 2Q12; Samsung stays on top of LCD market, says IHS

Aug 14, 14:41

Following a 30% drop during the first three months of 2012, worldwide shipments of flat panel televisions returned to growth in the second quarter, according to HIS. Worldwide shipments...

Epileds sees strong sequential growth in 2Q12 operating profit

Aug 14, 01:40

Epileds, a Taiwan-based maker of AlGaInP and InGaN LED chips for use in LED lighting, on August 13 released financial report for the second quarter of 2012, with net operating profit...

Epistar, Lextar post 2Q12 net EPS of NT$0.44, NT$0.3

Aug 14, 01:35

Epistar and Lextar Electronics, two Taiwan-based makers of LED chips, on August 13 released financial reports for the second quarter of 2012, recording net earnings per share (EPS)...

Flexium 2Q12 earnings shrink on lower utilization

Aug 13, 15:23

Flexium Interconnect, a major Taiwan-based flexible PCB supplier, saw its second-quarter profits decline about 42% sequentially as its utilization rate slipped below 60%. The lower...

Crystalwise returns to profitability in 2Q12

Aug 13, 11:05

The price of sapphire substrates has been climbing out of the trough as price of 2-inch products reach US$8-9/unit. With strong demand for LED chips, sapphire substrate maker Crystalwise...

Spreadtrum sees decreased 2Q12 net profit

Aug 13, 10:06

Spreadtrum Communications, a China-based provider of handset chipsets, generated net profit of US$21.0 million in the second quarter of 2012, falling by 13.6% on quarter and by 35.4%...

China market: 2Q12 handset-based games valued at CNY1.20 billion

Aug 10, 15:07

Operators of handset-based mobile games in the China market generated total revenues of CYN1.20 billion (US$190 million) during the second quarter of 2012, slightly dropping by 0.8%...

Himax sees profits up 33.5% in 2Q12, but revenues to stay flat in 3Q12

Aug 10, 14:12

Himax Technologies expects its revenues for the third quarter of 2012 to stay flat compared to US$189.5 million it recorded in the previous quarter.

SMIC posts record quarterly revenues

Aug 9, 14:26

China-based foundry chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported a record-high US$421.8 million in consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2012...