Solar equipment book-to-bill ratio hits 1.13 in 4Q10

May 31, 14:47

According to research reports by international PV associations, the book-to-bill ratio for solar equipment was 1.13 in fourth-quarter 2010 indicating an expansion of the solar mark...

Elpida slips to loss in fiscal 4Q10

May 12, 16:04

Japan's Elpida Memory has reported net losses of JPY8.2 billion (US$101 million) on revenues of JPY92.1 billion for its fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2011, showing a swing...

Formosa posts net lost of NT$1 million for 4Q10

Mar 29, 01:45

LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy has announced revenues of NT$1.1 billion (US$37.33 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, an decrease of 23% sequentially. Net loss for the quarter...

Lite-On Tech posts net profit of NT$2.19 billion for 4Q10

Mar 29, 01:35

Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 of NT$30.6 billion (US$1.04 billion), up 7.1% on year. Net profits for the quarter totaled NT$2.19...

Silitech reports NT$13.8 billion in 2010 revenues, 4Q10 gross margin falls to 20%

Mar 23, 12:08

Handset component maker Silitech Technology reported consolidated revenues of NT$13.84 billion (US$467.7 million) for 2010, up 28% from 2009. Net income rose 16% to NT$1.47 billion...

AOC 4Q10 sales up almost 60% on year

Mar 22, 01:50

Sales of AOC, a brand and business unit of TPV Technology, increased significantly by 58% on year in the fourth quarter of 2010 in the Asia Pacific (not include Japan) market and...

China market: China Mobile occupies over 70% of 4Q10 handset-based e-mail users, says Analysys

Mar 11, 15:56

In the China market, there were 54.22 million active users of handset-based e-mail services at the end of the fourth quarter of 2010, with China Mobile accounting for 70.75% of the...

China market: 4Q10 online advertising totals CNY9.72 billion, says Analysys

Mar 11, 15:24

Providers of online advertising services in the China market generated revenues of CNY9.72 billion (US$1.46 billion) in fourth-quarter 2010, growing 27.3% sequentially and 109.1%...

Dell increases PC market lead over Acer in 4Q10, says iSuppli

Mar 11, 14:15

Dell's competitive position is improving in the global PC market, thanks to strong corporate sales as well as an unlikely helper: Apple's iPad, according to IHS iSuppli.

Nearly 18 million media tablets and 12 million e-book readers shipped in 2010, says IDC

Mar 11, 12:35

According to the IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Media Tablet and eReader Tracker, 10.1 million media tablets were shipped in the fourth quarter of 2010, more than double the 4.5 million...

Alpha Networks looks to cloud computing switches for growth in 2011 revenue

Mar 11, 11:40

Alpha Networks, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication equipment, expects switches and other equipment used in cloud computing data centers to drive its revenue growth in...

PV book-to-bill in 4Q10 remains above parity, says Solarbuzz

Mar 11, 10:47

In the fourth quarter of 2010, research firm Solarbuzz's PV book-to-bill analysis posted a three-month average of 1.10. Across the entire year, the 12-month average in 2010 reached...

CMI announces almost 5% sequential drop in 4Q10 revenues

Mar 11, 01:20

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced combined TFT-LCD revenues of NT$130.39 billion (US$4.42 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2010, a decrease of 4.9% sequentially.

Add-in board shipments reach 72.8 million units in 2010, says JPR

Mar 4, 14:54

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics add-in board (AIB) shipments and sales' market share for the fourth quarter of 2010.

BenQ Materials posts net profit for 2010, Gamma posts net loss for 4Q10

Mar 4, 01:30

Taiwan-based polarizer maker BenQ Materials posted a net profit of NT$141 million (US$4.78 million) for 2010, while optical film maker Gamma Optical posted a net loss of NT$105 million...

Qisda posts record high quarterly revenues for 4Q10

Mar 4, 01:05

Qisda has announced consolidated revenues of NT$24.18 billion (US$819.46 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, increasing 5.6% sequentially and a quarterly high since 2009. Operating...

LED TV panel shipments reach 16.6 million units in 4Q10, says DisplaySearch

Mar 1, 16:51

Global shipments of LCD TV panels with LED backlights reached a high of 16.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010, with strong growth in edge-lit configurations, according...

Global server market returns to growth in 2010, says Gartner

Feb 25, 13:57

Putting the final touches on a year of worldwide server market growth, fourth quarter 2010 worldwide server shipments grew 6.5% on year, while revenues climbed 16.4%, according to...

Worldwide PC microprocessor shipments flat on year in 4Q10, says IDC

Feb 24, 14:15

Worldwide PC microprocessor shipment growth in the fourth calendar quarter of 2010 slowed notably, compared to both the third quarter of 2010, a drop of 0.04% on quarter, and to the...

Global TV shipment growth improves to 15% on year in 4Q10 as LCD share surges, says DisplaySearch

Feb 23, 11:33

Global TV shipment growth improved in the fourth quarter of 2010 after falling sharply in the third quarter of 2010, rising 15% on year to a record 77.6 million units, according to...

Young Optics sees revenues up, gross margin down in 2010

Feb 21, 14:46

Optical module and component maker Young Optics had 2010 consolidated revenues of NT$7.482 billion (US$235 million), increasing by 33.54% from 2009. But gross margin decreased by...

Faraday to see sequential drop in 1Q11 revenues

Feb 21, 13:52

IC design service provider Faraday Technology expects revenues to drop by a double-digit rate sequentially in the first quarter of 2011, mainly due to slower-than-expected orders...

SMIC returns to profitability after 5 years of losses

Feb 18, 13:54

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced that it swung to net profits of US$13.1 million in 2010, after five years of losses.

Taiwan sees 4Q10 economic growth of 6.92%

Feb 18, 10:26

Taiwan has posted an on-year growth in real GDP of 6.92% for the fourth quarter and 10.82% for the entire 2010, according to preliminary figures released by the Directorate General...

Samsung expands lead in 4Q10 DRAM market, says iSuppli

Feb 17, 11:14

Samsung Electronics managed to grow its already commanding share of the DRAM market in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to IHS iSuppli.

Semiconductor inventories swell to alarming level, says iSuppli

Feb 17, 10:55

Global inventories held by semiconductor suppliers surged to their highest level in two-and-a-half years during the fourth quarter of 2010, a development that could spell trouble...

Pico projector market exceeds 268,000 units in 4Q10, says PMA

Feb 16, 16:43

Worldwide demand for pico projectors grew from 134,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2009 to over 268,000 units in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to Pacific Media Associates...

E Ink posts record revenues for 4Q10

Feb 16, 11:37

Electrophoretic display (EPD) maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) has announced revenues of NT$9.73 billion (US$331.29 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, a record high for quarterly...

CPT announces revenues of NT$16.59 billion for 4Q10

Feb 14, 16:42

Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.59 billion (US$565.64 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, down 15.2% sequentially and 2.2% on year.

Eco-point policy in Japan helps drive up Taiwan SI TV shipments to a new high in 4Q10, says WitsView

Feb 10, 15:46

The contract manufacturing volume from Taiwan's TV SIs reached 10.84 million units in the fourth quarter of 2010, up by 19.6% sequentially, a record high quarterly growth in 2010,...

Holy Stone posts revenue gains in January

Feb 10, 11:25

Passive component maker Holy Stone saw its consolidated revenues grow 5.75% sequentially to NT$1.38 billion (US$47.83 million) for January as some clients took deliveries in advance...

DRAM revenues down 20% in 4Q10, says DRAMeXchange

Feb 9, 13:51

Global DRAM revenues declined to US$8.64 billion in the fourth quarter of 2010, down 20% from US$10.78 billion in the third quarter, according to DRAMeXchange. Chip contract prices...

Plasma TV panel shipments hit record high in 4Q10, says DisplaySearch

Feb 8, 16:17

Plasma TV panel shipments increased 1% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010 and 9% on year to 5.2 million units, according to DisplaySearch. Major plasma makers operated at...

PC graphics shipments down 7.8% on year in 4Q10, says JPR

Feb 1, 16:09

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics chip shipments and suppliers' market share for the fourth quarter of 2010.

Taiwan market: Over 27,000 projectors shipped in 4Q10, says IDC

Feb 1, 12:54

There were 27,642 projectors shipped to the Taiwan market in the fourth quarter of 2010, increasing 16.55% on quarter but decreasing 51.75% on year. The shipments of 104,422 projectors...