Nuvoton 2Q12 sales up over 35% on quarter

Jul 10, 12:20

Nuvoton Technology, the logic IC subsidiary of Winbond Electronics, saw its consolidated revenues climb 36.5% sequentially to NT$2.24 billion (US$74.73 million) in the second quarter...

Sampo reports increased revenues for June and 2Q12

Jul 10, 01:35

Taiwan-based TV brand Sampo has reported NT$1.12 billion (US$37.4 million) in net revenue during June, a 7.14% increase on year. That gives the company a total of NT$5.68 billion...

UMC posts flat growth in June sales

Jul 9, 15:19

Pure-play foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported almost flat growth in June 2012 revenues. Second-quarter revenues amounted to NT$27.62 billion (US$923 million), a 16.2%...

Samsung expects record operating profit for 2Q12

Jul 9, 10:32

Samsung Electronics has given its guidance for the second quarter of 2012, estimating operating profits at about KRW6.7 trillion (US$5.8 billion) - a record high.

Chilisin posts 12% sales growth in 2Q12

Jul 6, 15:33

Chilisin Electronics, which makes inductors and power chokes, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$935 million (US$31.3 million) for the second quarter of 2012, increasing 12%...

Amtran reports increased revenues in 2Q12

Jul 6, 12:47

Amtran Technology, a Taiwan-based ODM of LCD monitors and TVs, has reported NT$15.2 billion (US$502 million) in second-quarter consolidated revenues, a 46% on-year increase, due to...

AWSC, Win Semi 2Q12 sales jump

Jul 6, 02:05

GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors both saw their second-quarter revenues increase significantly on quarter thanks to brisk demand...

Thailin 2Q12 sales up 18%

Jul 6, 01:45

Orders from Japan-based AKM Semiconductor have boosted sales at Thailin Semiconductor, which saw a 17.7% sequential increase in the second quarter of 2012.

Protective component makers 2Q12 sales up

Jul 6, 01:35

Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology, which make circuit protection components for handsets and PCs, both enjoyed double-digit sales growth sequentially in the...

Simplo, Dynapack 2Q12 revenues hit records

Jul 6, 01:15

Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology, two Taiwan-based makers of notebook battery packs, generated revenues of NT$14.375 billion (US$496 million) and NT$7.727 billion...

Jarllytec expected to see sequentially growth in 2Q12 gross margin

Jul 6, 01:05

Jarllytec, a Taiwan-based maker of hinges mainly used in notebooks, hiked its gross margin to 17.05% in the first quarter of 2012 through selecting more profitable orders and is expected...

KYEC 2Q12 sales to climb almost 15%

Jul 5, 15:50

Sales at King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) are expected to register an almost 15% sequential rise in the second quarter of 2012, driven by orders for image sensors as well as other target...

Asia Tech Image 2Q12 revenues hit record

Jul 5, 12:39

Asia Tech Image, a Taiwan-based maker of contact image sensor modules mainly used in MFPs (multi-function peripherals), saw its revenues of NT$1.048 billion (US$35.1 million) for...

Elan 2Q12 sales hit record high

Jul 4, 16:23

IC design house Elan Microelectronic has reported revenues of NT$680 million (US$22.8 million) for June 2012, a record high for the second straight month. Elan's revenues for the...

EETI touch-IC shipments to boom in 2H12

Jul 4, 15:12

IC design house Egalax_Empia Technology (EETI) is expected to see its shipments of touch controller ICs expand significantly in the second half of 2012, boosted by a surge in demand...

Asustek lowers tablet PC shipment target for 2Q12, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 29, 14:36

Asustek Computer has lowered its shipment target for tablet PCs for the second quarter of 2012 from 1.2 million units to 800,000 units, as 400,000 units of Google's Nexus 7 tablets...

Laser Tek expected to see 2Q12 net EPS of NT$1.50

Jun 27, 13:59

Laser Tek, a Taiwan-based supplier of SMD packaging materials and SMT/laser equipment, is expected to generate revenues of NT$580-590 million (US$19.4-19.7 million) for the second...

GaAs firms to post sales growth through 3Q12

Jun 26, 01:30

GaAs foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors, and GaAs wafer supplier Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) are expected to post sales growth...

Chipbond, ChipMOS 2Q12 sales to grow 10%

Jun 25, 15:45

Second-quarter sales at Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies, two major driver IC packaging and testing houses, are set to register 10% sequential growth driven by brisk demand...

Compal lowers sequential growth in 2Q12 notebook shipments, says report

Newswatch - Jun 25, 14:57

Compal Electronics has downward adjusted its forecast on-quarter growth in notebook shipments for the second quarter of 2012 from 15% originally to 7.9-10%, the Chinese-language Commercial...

Ability Enterprise expects 20% sequential growth in 2Q12 revenues

Jun 22, 15:15

Digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2012 to increase 20% on quarter due to steadily growing shipments of mid- to high-end models,...

Backend firms hold conservative outlook for DRAM

Jun 21, 16:09

Supply and demand in the DRAM market has been stable and shipments have been growing steadily in the second quarter of 2012. However, market conditions for the upcoming third quarter...

LTCC maker ACX looks to 25-30% sales growth in 2Q12

Jun 19, 15:27

Advanced Ceramic X (ACX), a Taiwan-based manufacturer of multilayer ceramic devices and LTCC (low-temperature co-fired ceramic) modules for wireless communications, has stated that...

Greatek, Lingsen 2Q12 sales to grow

Jun 19, 14:24

Second-tier Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing companies Greatek Electronics and Lingsen Precision Industries expect to post sequential revenue growth of 20% and more than 30%,...

Chinsan to ramp up solid capacitor shipments in 2H12

Jun 19, 14:05

Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial expects shipments of its solid electrolytic capacitors to the motherboard, graphics card, server and industrial PC sectors to serve as a growth...

Consumer IC supplier Sonix positive about 2Q12

Jun 19, 01:10

IC design house Sonix Technology has revealed that combined revenues for April and May come close to the total reached in the first quarter of 2012, and expressed optimism about its...

Sigurd, Giga to post over 10% sales growth in 2Q12

Jun 15, 01:30

Radio frequency (RF) IC backend specialists Sigurd Microelectronics and Giga Solution Tech are expected to report more than 10% sequential revenue growth for the second quarter of...

Consumer IC vendors look to 30% sequential sales growth in 2Q12

Jun 12, 09:38

Consumer IC vendors including Nuvoton Technology, Sonix Technology, Generalplus Technology and Holtek Semiconductor all have reported strong sales for May, and industry sources indicated...

Major Taiwan IC backend firms to post over 5% sales growth in 2Q12

Jun 11, 12:27

Major Taiwan-based IC packaging and testing houses including Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL), Powertech Technology (PTI) and Chipbond...

TSMC May sales up 20%, UMC down

Jun 8, 15:08

Foundry chipmakers Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics (UMC) have reported mixed results for May 2012.

ASE, SPIL post sales growth in May

Jun 7, 16:09

IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both saw their May revenues register single-digit growth.