Delta expects to see profits increase in 3Q12, say sources

Aug 10, 01:05

Taiwan-based electronics manufacturer, Delta Electronics, is expected to see increased profits in the third quarter as it anticipates a new wave of orders for Apple's next generation...

WPG July sales up 6%

Aug 9, 16:15

WPG, Asia's largest IC distributor, saw its July sales increase 6% sequentially driven by rising shipments of smartphone-use components and also brisk demand coming from emerging...

Richtek expects revenues to decline 4% or grow up to 6% in 3Q12

Aug 9, 01:35

Analog IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to fluctuate in a range of a 4% decline to a 6% growth in the third quarter of 2012, according to company vice president...

VIS sees shipment drop in 3Q12

Aug 8, 01:45

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has posted brisk results for the second quarter of 2012, with revenues up 44% and profits jumping significantly on quarter. But looking...

Novatek expects over 10% sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues

Aug 8, 01:25

LCD driver IC design house Novatek Microelectronics expects its revenues for the third quarter of 2012 to increase over 10% on quarter, company president Steve Wang said at an August...

Kinsus Interconnect expected to see sequential growth of up to 5% in 3Q12 revenues

Aug 8, 01:05

Kinsus Interconnect Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of IC substrates, is expected to see revenues for the third quarter of 2012 grow up to 5% sequentially from NT$4.493 billion (US$150...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship nearly 11 million LCD TVs in 3Q12

Aug 7, 11:39

Taiwan-based makers will ship 10.79 million LCD TVs in total during the third quarter of 2012, increasing by 29.9% on quarter but decreasing by 4.3% on year, according to Digitimes...

Lite-On IT to strive for flat performance in 3Q12

Aug 7, 01:25

As the traditional peak season effect in the PC industry may not appear in the third quarter of 2012, optical disc drive (ODD) makers such as Lite-On IT are now turning conservative...

Notebook ODMs to push for double-digit percentage growth in 3Q12

Aug 6, 16:01

After estimating on-month drops in their July shipments, notebook ODMs are expected to start seeing their shipments in August rise on month with volumes to grow even higher in September...

IC design house ALi expects 14-20% decline in 3Q12 revenues

Newswatch - Aug 6, 15:53

IC design house ALi expects its revenues to decline 14-20% sequentially to NT$1.03-1.11 billion (US$34.33-37 million) in the third quarter of 2012, according to company chairman Ben...

FCCL maker ThinFlex to see revenues hit high in 3Q12

Aug 6, 15:18

FCCL (flexible copper-clad laminate) maker ThinFlex is expected to see its revenues to hit a new high in the third quarter of 2012 as the company has recently entered the supply chain...

WPG 2Q12 results in line with guidance

Aug 3, 15:53

WPG Holdings, Asia's largest IC distributor, has reported second-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$90.98 billion (US$3.04 billion), with gross margin arriving at 5.26%. Both figures...

Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor predicts 3Q12 revenues to increase by 7-11% sequentially

Aug 3, 14:56

Despite many uncertainties in the LED industry in second-half 2012, South Korea-based LED firm Seoul Semiconductor and upstream LED chip subsidiary Seoul Optodevice Company (SOC)...

Prices of TV LED-backlit products to dip another 5-6% in 3Q12

Aug 3, 01:05

Prices of LED-backlit products for TVs are likely to continue dropping 5-6% in the third quarter of 2012 after suffering a reduction of 1-2% in the previous quarter due to low order...

AcBel Polytech expected to see small sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues

Aug 3, 01:00

AcBel Polytech, a Taiwan-based maker of power supplies, is expected to see a small sequential increase in its consolidated revenues for the third quarter of 2012, according to industry...

19.5 million iPad panels to be shipped in 3Q12, say Taiwan makers

Aug 2, 15:16

A total of 19.5 million panels for the iPad 2 and new iPad will be shipped in third-quarter 2012, according to Taiwan-based supply chain makers.

Apex looks to 20% on quarter sales growth in 3Q12

Aug 2, 13:45

Thailand-based PCB maker Apex International expects its sales to grow 20% sequentially to THB1.7 billion (US$53.82 million) in the third quarter of 2012, buoyed by orders from a number...

Realtek expects revenues to stay flat or drop within 10% in 3Q12

Aug 2, 01:25

Network chip vendor Realtek Semiconductor expects its revenues to stay flat or decline at a single digit rate in the third quarter of 2012 from a record high of NT$6.6 billion (US$219.9...

TPK, Wintek to ship 4 million Nexus 7 touch panels in 3Q12, say Taiwan makers

Aug 1, 15:56

Taiwan-based TPK Holding and Wintek will ship an estimated total of 4.0 million OGS (one glass solution) touch panels for use in Nexus 7 tablet PCs during the third quarter of 2012,...

Small- and medium-sized panel orders to increase in China during 3Q12

Aug 1, 15:11

Panel makers expect demand for small- and medium-sized panels will increase in the third quarter due to China's National Day holidays in early October, said sources.

NAND flash prices begin bouncing back

Aug 1, 14:12

Toshiba's recent move to scale down its output for NAND flash chips has pushed up contract prices for the memory recently, despite that demand remains sluggish, according to industry...

Mixed signal IC vendor Parade looks to sequential revenue gains in 3Q12

Newswatch - Aug 1, 13:39

Parade Technologies, an Intel Capital-invested mixed signal IC vendor, expects its consolidated revenues to grow 4.1-9.5% sequentially to US$48-50.5 million in the third quarter of...

Giantplus holds conservative view for 3Q12

Jul 31, 14:54

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.

GaAs foundries AWSC, Win Semi to post limited sales growth in 3Q12

Jul 31, 01:30

Taiwan-based gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundries Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) and Win Semiconductors are set to post lower-than-expected sales growth sequentially...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 380 million small- to medium-sized panels in 3Q12

Jul 26, 16:02

Taiwan-based makers will ship 380.196 million small- to medium-sized TFT-LCD panels in total in the third quarter of 2012, increasing 9.4% on quarter but decreasing 0.9% on year,...

AUO predicts small- and medium-size panel shipments to increase in 3Q12

Jul 26, 14:20

AU Optronics (AUO) said it is optimistic about small- and medium-sized panel shipments in the third quarter and that shipments of tablet applications will grow approximately 60% in...

Taiwan analog IC designers expect 5-15% sequential growth in 3Q12 revenues

Jul 25, 14:43

Many Taiwan-based analog IC design houses expect their revenues to grow 5-15% sequentially in the third quarter of 2012 despite a conservative view held by the industry leader Texas...

China solar firms reportedly to sell equipment in 3Q12

Jul 25, 01:50

Second-hand equipment from some China-based solar firms may arrive on the market in the third quarter. According to industry sources, around 10 solar firms in China reportedly hope...

Consumer IC designers conservative about 3Q12 business

Jul 24, 13:52

Taiwan-based design houses of consumer ICs, including Holtek Semiconductor, Sonix Technology and Weltrend Semiconductor, generally hold a conservative business outlook for the third...

Notebook battery makers expect growth in 3Q12 revenues

Jul 24, 01:45

Notebook battery makers, despite the fact that the notebook supply chain is seeing a weak performance, expect their revenues in the third quarter to have chance to achieve double-digit...

Motherboard players may see single-digit percentage growth in 3Q12 shipments

Jul 24, 01:30

With the Europe and the US markets still suffering from economical turmoil, and summer demand from China's PC DIY market still not yet fired up as expected, motherboard players are...