STATS ChipPAC profits fall

Jul 27, 11:46

STATS ChipPAC, a Singapore-based provider of semiconductor testing and assembly services, has announced net profits for the second quarter of its fiscal 2012 declined over 50% from...

Corning reports flat 2Q12 sales amid moderate LCD glass price declines

Jul 27, 10:28

Corning has reported that its second-quarter 2012 sales were US$1.9 billion, down 1% sequentially and 5% on year, but said LCD glass prices were dropping at a much more moderate pace...

Unimicron sees profits up 47% in 2Q12

Newswatch - Jul 26, 15:48

PCB maker Unimicron Technology has announced net profits of NT$927 million (US$30.69 million) for the second quarter of 2012, increasing 47% from the previous quarter. The earnings...

LG handset business still losing money in 2Q12 despite rising smartphone shipments

Jul 26, 15:14

LG Electronics has reported losses for its handset business in the second quarter of 2012 although smartphone shipments accounted for 44% of total handset shipment in the quarter,...

Hynix posts small operating profit in 2Q12

Jul 26, 14:11

SK Hynix, currently trailing only Samsung Electronics in the DRAM market, swung to an operating profit of KRW23 billion (US$20 million) in the second quarter of 2012 after three straight...

Taiwan market: FET non-voice service revenues rise in 2Q12

Jul 26, 11:31

Taiwan-based Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) generated revenues of NT$4.346 billion (US$146 million) from mobile non-voice communication service in the second quarter of 2012,...

China market: Over 1.2 million PNDs shipped in 2Q12, says Analysys

Jul 25, 15:53

There were 1.223 million GPS PNDs, not including models offered by white-box vendors and other terminal devices equipped with navigation functions, shipped in the China market during...

China market: 2Q12 keyword search advertising valued at CNY7 billion, says Analysys

Jul 25, 15:44

Online search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY7 billion (US$1.11 billion) from keyword search advertising services in the second quarter of 2012, increasing...

AUO losses continue in 2Q12

Jul 25, 15:38

AU Optronics (AUO) today (July 25) held its investors conference and announced its non-audited earnings results for the second quarter of 2012.

UMC 2Q12 results beat guidance

Jul 25, 15:07

United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its revenue and gross margin results for the second quarter of 2012 slightly beat its guidance. Looking forwad, the IC foundry expects marginal sequential...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers see 2Q12 LCD monitor shipments drop

Jul 25, 15:00

Taiwan-based makers shipped 24.01 million LCD monitors during the second quarter of 2012, slipping by 5.6% on quarter and by 19.0% on year, according to Digitimes Research.

Phison reports strong EPS for 2Q12

Newswatch - Jul 25, 13:50

NAND flash device controller IC vendor Phison Electronics has reported net profits of NT$701 million (US$23.28 million) or an EPS of NT$3.87 for the second quarter of 2012, decreasing...

Insyde 2Q12 revenues below expectations

Jul 25, 01:40

Insyde Software, a Taiwan-based developer of BIOS firmware, originally expected its consolidated revenues for second-quarter 2012 to increase 5% sequentially, but actually saw a decrease...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship over 19 million handsets in 2Q12

Jul 24, 14:20

Taiwan-based vendor HTC and ODM/JDM makers together shipped 19.19 million handsets in the second quarter of 2012, increasing by 21.8% on quarter but decreasing by 16.9% on year, according...

IC component distributor Wahlee sees profits decline in 2Q12

Jul 23, 16:10

IC component and material distributor Wahlee Industrial saw its net profits drop 8.6% sequentially to NT$221 million (US$7.37 million) in the second quarter of 2012 although revenues...

Nokia ships 10.2 million smartphones in 2Q12; may lose 3rd rank to Huawei

Jul 20, 15:41

Nokia has announced that it shipped 10.2 million smartphones, including four million Lumia models, in the second quarter of 2012, a performance which may lag behind China-based Huawei...

REC reports 2Q12 revenues

Jul 20, 01:05

Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) reported second quarter 2012 revenues for NOK1,987 million (US$325 million).

TSMC expects 6-8% sales rise in 3Q12, but dips ahead

Jul 19, 16:08

TSMC has announced brisk results for the second quarter of 2012, which met the high end of its guidance. The foundry chipmaker expects to post another sequential growth, but at a...

Taiwan 2Q12 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 649Gbps

Jul 18, 11:22

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 18 countries (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 649.193Gbps at the end of second-quarter 2012, increasing 5.08%...

TCL Communication estimates decreased profitability for 2Q12, 1H12

Jul 17, 14:43

TCL Communication Technology Holdings, a handset arm of the TCL Group, has estimated that its operating profits for the second quarter and the first half of 2012 will decrease significantly...

Digitimes Research: 2Q12 global shipments of e-book readers up 5.5% sequentially

Jul 17, 14:29

An estimated 1.53 million e-book readers were shipped globally during the second quarter of 2012, rising 5.5% on quarter but dropping 63.1% on year, according to Digitimes Research...

Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments to enjoy 5% growth in 2Q12

Jul 16, 16:34

Global notebook shipments, facing overstocked inventory in March and a weakening worldwide economy starting in May, only achieved sequential growth of 5% in the second quarter, while...

Digitimes Research: 2Q12 shipments of tablet PCs increase

Jul 16, 16:31

A total of 20.07 million tablet PCs were shipped globally by ODM/OEM makers to international vendors in second-quarter 2012, rising 3.3% on quarter, according to Digitimes Research...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers see increased 2Q12 shipments of small- to medium-sized panels

Jul 16, 15:37

Taiwan-based makers shipped 347.558 million small- to medium-sized TFT-LCD panels in total during the second quarter of 2012, growing 12.5% on quarter and 5.2% on year, according...

Laser Tek 2Q12 sales up 30%

Jul 16, 14:51

Consolidated revenues at Laser Tek, a supplier of passive component materials and production equipment, registered an about 30% sequential increase in the second quarter of 2012....

Digitimes Research: Taiwan digital camera shipments increase 11.4% sequentially in 2Q12

Jul 12, 12:03

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical together shipped 11.55 million digital cameras in second-quarter 2012, increasing...

IC materials distributors Topco, Wah Lee post strong revenue gains in 2Q12

Jul 12, 01:55

IC materials distributors Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Industrial saw their revenues soar 23% and 10%, respectively, in the second quarter of 2012, and the two companies are positive...

Most consumer IC design houses report healthy gains for 2Q12

Jul 11, 12:06

Second-quarter sales performance for most Taiwan-based consumer IC designers has been strong although some vendors have reported a decline in revenues for June, according to industry...

TSMC posts growth in 2Q12 sales

Jul 10, 14:24

Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) amounted to NT$128.06 billion (US$4.3 billion) in the second quarter of 2012, showing growth of 21.4% sequentially...

Chroma ATE reports strong sequential revenue gains for 2Q12

Jul 10, 12:56

Testing solution provider Chroma ATE has announced June revenues of NT$403 million (US$13.5 million), up 3% on month but down 27% on year. Revenues for the second quarter of 2012...