Laser Tek sales to peak in 3Q12

Aug 21, 01:55

Laser Tek, a supplier of passive component materials and production equipment, is expected to see its quarterly sales climb to the highest level of 2012 in the third quarter, according...

Chipbond 3Q12 sales driven by demand for small-size panel driver ICs

Aug 21, 01:15

Consolidated revenues at Chipbond Technology are set to increase 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012, driven by strong demand for its 12-inch bumping services used for...

IC testing firm Lingsen to see 5% revenue drop in 3Q12, but MEMS lines still growing

Aug 20, 15:57

IC packaging and testing company Lingsen Precision Industries is expected to see its revenues drop within a range of 5% in the third quarter of 2012 due to a correction in testing...

ChipMOS expects 4-8% growth in 3Q12 sales

Aug 20, 15:46

ChipMOS Technologies, which specializes in assembly and test services for LCD driver ICs and memory chips, expects to post sales growth of 4-8% sequentially in the third quarter of...

LCD driver IC vendor Orise looks to post 10-15% revenue growth in 3Q12

Aug 20, 15:08

LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology is expected to see its revenues grow 10-15% sequentially to over NT$1.05 billion (US$34.97 million) in the third quarter of 2012 due to...

Altek expects nearly 10% drop in 3Q12 revenues

Aug 20, 12:03

Altek expects its consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2012 to slip nearly 10% on quarter due to stopping shipments of digital cameras to Eastman Kodak and decreased shipments...

Taiwan panel makers see handset panel shipments increasing in 3Q12

Aug 17, 14:16

Taiwan-based panel makers Chimei Innolux (CMI), Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display have seen increasing shipments of handset-use panels in the third quarter of 2012...

Taiwan GaAs firms cautious about 3Q12

Aug 17, 14:03

Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs) companies have turned more cautious about their performance during the third quarter of 2012, despite brisk demand coming from the smartphone...

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.

Sitronix 3Q12 sales to rise up to 10%

Aug 17, 01:15

LCD driver IC design firm Sitronix is expected to post sales growth of 5-10% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012, thanks to brisk demand for small-size panel driver ICs used...

Giantplus holds conservative view for 3Q12

Aug 16, 15:46

Giantplus Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of small- to medium-sized LCD panels and touch panels, has said it holds a conservative outlook for the third quarter due to intensifying...

Taiwan PCB production value to grow over 8% in 3Q12, says IEK

Aug 16, 15:39

Taiwan's production value of PCB products is expected to grow 8.4% sequentially to NT$103.4 billion (US$3.45 billion) in the third quarter of 2012, according to an estimate by the...

Ilitek looks to 10-15% sequential revenue growth in 3Q12

Aug 16, 01:35

LCD driver and touch-controller IC vendor ILi Technology (Ilitek) is expected to see its revenues expand 10-15% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012 from NT$2.46 billion (US$82.1...

KYEC holds positive view for 2H12

Aug 15, 13:56

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) expects its sales will be driven by brisk demand coming from the handset sector in the third quarter of 2012. The IC testing house has seen orders for...

Touch screen panel makers to benefit in 3Q12

Aug 14, 16:10

Touch screen panel makers such as TPK are expecting to enjoy increased shipments of medium- and large-size touch screen products during the third quarter due to the release of tablets,...

Small- and medium-sized panel shipments expected to double in 3Q12

Aug 14, 15:29

Small- and medium-sized panel shipments are expected to double in the third quarter over the second due to increasing demand for smartphones and tablets, according to industry sour...

IC materials distributor Topco to post single-digit revenue growth in 3Q12

Aug 14, 14:44

Semiconductor materials distributor Topco Scientific is expected to register a single-digit revenue growth in the third quarter of 2012 as a slowdown in the solar and engineering...

Flexible PCB makers to enjoy double-digit sales growth in 3Q12

Aug 14, 11:51

Taiwan-based flexible PCB manufacturers are expected to post double-digit sequential growth in third-quarter sales thanks to rising demand coming from the smartphone and tablet PC...

TPT 3Q12 consolidated sales likely to hit record high

Aug 14, 11:14

Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT), which mainly produces optoelectronics boards, will likely report record high revenues for the third quarter of 2012 buoyed by strong orders for tablet PC...

Ability and Altek to see DSC shipments drop in 3Q12

Aug 14, 01:45

Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers Ability Enterprise and Altek are both expected to see a shipment drop in the third quarter of 2012, affected by demand being replaced...

Taiwan panel makers optimistic about 3Q12 revenues

Aug 14, 01:10

Taiwan-based panel makers are optimistic about increased revenues in the third quarter due to that time period traditionally being the busy season for consumer electronics purchasing,...

WT Micro, Zenitron to count on smartphone market in China for growing sales in 3Q12, say sources

Aug 13, 16:10

IC distributors WT Microelectronics and Zenitron have both posted sequential revenue gains in July, but have to count on demand from the entry-level smartphone market in China to...

Pixart looks to 40-50% sequential revenue growth in 3Q12

Aug 13, 15:45

CMOS image sensor maker Pixart Imaging expects its revenues to grow 40-50% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012 as demand for IC parts for optical finger mice (OFM) and digital...

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...

Taiflex to see FCCL sales soar 40-50% sequentially in 3Q12, say sources

Aug 13, 14:55

FCCL maker Taiflex Scientific is expected to see sales of FCCL products surge 40-50% sequentially in the third quarter, buoyed by strong demand from flexible PCB makers, according...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see decreased 3Q12 handset shipments

Aug 13, 11:58

Taiwan-based makers will ship a total of 16.32 million handsets in the third quarter of 2012, dropping by 15.0% on quarter and by 33.5% on year, according to forecast by Digitimes...

Consumer IC designers post mixed July results

Aug 10, 16:02

Consumer IC design houses Generalplus Technology, Holtek Semiconductor, Nuvoton Technology, Princeton Technology, Sonix Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor have reported mixed results...

TPK expects increased medium- and large-sized touch panel shipments in 3Q12

Aug 10, 15:01

TPK expects to see increasing shipments of medium- and large-size touch screen products in the third quarter due to the release of Windows 8 and ultrabooks during the same period,...

FPCB maker Career July revenues hit record high; new iPhone to push sales higher in 3Q12

Aug 10, 14:58

Flexible PCB maker Career Technology saw its consolidated revenues gain 14.2% sequentially and 12.3% on year to top an all-time high of NT$1.145 billion (US$38.22 million) in July.

TSMC July sales up 12%

Aug 10, 14:38

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$48.53 billion (US$1.62 billion) for July 2012, up 11.7% on month and 37% on year.

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.

CPT and HannStar to see increased revenues in 3Q12, say sources

Aug 10, 11:15

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar are expected to see increasing revenues and small- and medium-size panel shipments during the third quarter, according to industry sources...

Largan optimistic about 3Q12

Aug 10, 01:10

Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based maker of lens modules mainly used in phone cameras, is optimistic about operations in the third quarter of 2012 mainly because shipments of lens modules...