Lite-On IT expected to see 22.6% growth in 2Q12 revenues

Newswatch - May 14, 15:38

Lite-On IT, a Taiwan-based maker of optical disc drives (ODDs), will see its consolidated revenues for the second quarter increase by 22.6% on quarter to NT$14.78 billion (US$503...

Compal Communications to ship 2 million smartphones in 2Q12

May 10, 16:13

Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments of smartphones, including the Lumia 610 and Lumia 800, grow 20-30% sequentially to two million units in the second quarter,...

On-Bright Electronics expected to see 2Q12 revenues grow 50-58% sequentially

May 10, 01:15

Analog IC designer On-Bright Electronics is expected to see second-quarter revenues increase 50-58% sequentially to NT$544-573 million (US$18.5-19.5 million), according to industry...

Big Sun holds rosy outlook on 2Q12

May 10, 01:05

Big Sun Energy Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of crystalline silicon solar cells, is optimistic about its business operations in the second quarter of 2012, according to company...

Global Mixed-mode expects 5-15% growth in 2Q12 revenues

May 10, 01:00

Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2012 to increase 5-15% on quarter to NT$1.155-1.265 billion (US$39.4-43.1...

Arima Communications to ship over one million smartphones in 2Q12, says paper

Newswatch - May 9, 11:57

Arima Communications is expected to ramp up its shipments of smartphones to over one million units in the second quarter of 2012, pushing up its second-quarter revenues to NT$5.86...

MStar aims at 2Q12 revenues of US$300-318 million

May 9, 01:05

MStar Semiconductor, a Taiwan-based LCD driver, analog, digital TV and mobile communication IC design house, expects consolidated revenues of US$300-318 million and gross margin of...

UMC April revenues up 11%

May 8, 15:14

United Microelectronics (UMC) has announced that revenues for April 2012 grew 11.4% sequentially to NT$9.12 billion (US$311.3 million).

Holy Stone 2Q12 sales to rise 5-10%, say sources

May 8, 14:54

MLCC maker Holy Stone Enterprise is expected to post sales growth of 5-10% sequentially in the second quarter of 2012 despite a decline in revenues in April, according to market so...

Novatek, Realtek report revenue gains for April

May 8, 14:26

IC design firms Novatek Microelectronics and Realtek Semiconductor have reported over 5% sequential growth in April revenues, and expect their sales to continue moving higher in May...

Macronix, Winbond April sales up

May 8, 01:40

Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have reported sequential growth in April 2012 revenues of 12.6% and 3.8%, respectively.

Sales of large-sized LCD displays expected to increase in 2Q12

May 8, 01:25

Makers of large-sized LCD display (TVs and monitors larger than 10-inches) are looking to boost terminal end products' sales as markets heat up and prices stabilize in North Americ...

GaAs wafer firm VPEC to post 5% sales growth in 2Q12

May 8, 01:20

Taiwan's Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a manufacturer of GaAs pi-wafers made to fabricate power amplifiers (PA) or consumer technology products such as smartphones and...

Mirle 1Q12 revenues and profits shrink

May 7, 16:06

With its panel and solar customers being cautious about expansion, automation equipment supplier Mirle Automation has reported on-year declines in both revenues and profits for the...

Chilisin April sales up, Yageo down

May 7, 15:47

Yageo has announced consolidated revenues slid 5.1% sequentially in April 2012 while its subsidiary Chilisin Electronics reported sales growth of 5.8% on month.

OGS solutions to account for up to 10% of Wintek touch panel shipments in 2Q12

May 7, 15:43

Shipments of OGS (one glass solution) touch panels will account for 8-10% of Wintek's total touch solution shipments in the second quarter of 2012 compared to 3% in the first quarter,...

Chipbond, ChipMOS 2Q12 sales expected to grow

May 7, 15:41

LCD driver IC packaging and testing houses Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to see their second-quarter sales register single-digit growth sequentially thanks...

Asustek orders 1-1.2 million Intel 7 series chipsets

May 4, 14:35

Asustek Computer has placed orders with Intel for 1-1.2 million 7 series chipsets and 2.5-3 million H61 chipsets as well as ordering 600,000-800,000 760G and 500,000-600,000 A75 chipsets...

TPK, Wintek to see touch panel shipments for iPhones slip 15-20% in 2Q12, say sources

May 4, 14:34

TPK Holding and Wintek are expected to see their shipments of touch panels for iPhones decline 15-20% sequentially in the second quarter, as iPhone 4S is moving into the final stage...

Capella, Global Unichip reportedly break into supply chain for Samsung Galaxy S3

May 4, 14:07

Two Taiwan-based IC design firms are believed to be among the major chip suppliers for Samsung Electronics' recently-announced Galaxy S3 smartphone, according to industry sources.

Taiwan market: Tablet PC sales flat in 2Q12, says ViewSonic

May 4, 11:06

Sales of tablet PCs in the Taiwan market have been weak recently with monthly sales hovering around 30,000 units compared to 40,000 units sold during the peak season, according to...

Taiwan makers to ship nearly 14 million digital cameras in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research

May 3, 16:40

Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical will ship a total of 13.68 million digital cameras in the second quarter of 2012, rising 25% on quarter...

Taiwan makers to ship over 67 million large-sized panels in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research

May 3, 16:12

Chimei Innolux, AU Optronics, Chunghwa Picture Tubes and HannStar Display will ship an estimated 67.352 million large-size (over 9-inch) TFT-LCD panels in total in the second quarter...

Chip demand for LCD TVs, monitors picking up

May 3, 15:29

Demand for semiconductors used in LCD TVs and monitors has started picking up in May while notebook firms have stepped up their pace of orders, according to sources at IC design ho...

Taiwan market: Sampo looks to ship 60,000-70,000 LCD TVs in 2Q12

May 3, 14:31

Taiwan brand Sampo saw its shipments of flat panel TVs more than double on year to 50,000 units in the first quarter of 2012, and market sources expect its TV shipments to reach 60,000-70,000...

Lite-On Technology looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2Q12

May 3, 13:54

Lite-On Technology expects its revenues to grow by a double-digit rate sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by strong demand for LED products, power supply devices and...

Retailers turning conservative about 2Q12 PC demand

May 3, 01:25

Although Intel has recently announced its latest Ivy Bridge processors and many players expected to see strong PC demand in the second quarter, some channel retailers have turned...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments to grow 11% on quarter in 2Q12

May 3, 01:15

Shipments of LCD TVs by Taiwan makers are expected to grow 11% sequentially to 9.65 million units in the second quarter of 2012, according to Digitimes Research. The US will remain...

Sigurd sales to rise on orders rebound

May 3, 01:00

Monthly sales at IC testing service provider Sigurd Microelectronics are expected to register sequential growth through June, and continue the positive momentum in the third quarter...

Chimei Innolux capacity utilization rate to reach over 90% in 2Q12

May 2, 13:08

Chimei Innolux (CMI) expects its production capacity utilization rate to climb over 90% and its shipments of all sizes of LCD panels to grow 10-20% sequentially in the second quarter...

Compal expects 14.8% sequential growth in 2Q12 notebook shipments

May 2, 11:40

Compal Electronics expects its notebook shipments in second-quarter 2012 to increase 14.8% on quarter to 9.3 million units, company president Ray Chen told an investor conference...

Delta Electronics expects business growth in 2Q12

May 2, 11:07

Taiwan-based Delta Electronics expects significant growth in its business operation in the second quarter of 2012 mainly from shipments of power supplies used in servers, notebooks,...