Macronix 4Q11 sales beat guidance

Jan 9, 11:08

Macronix International has reported higher than expected revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011, thanks to strong shipments of ROM products for handheld games consoles.

Kinko Optical 4Q11 revenues hit record

Jan 9, 10:57

Kinko Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens pieces, generated consolidated revenues of NT$1.833 billion (US$60.5 million) in fourth-quarter 2011, a new quarterly record, according...

Samsung sees record operating profit in 4Q11

Jan 6, 15:55

Samsung Electronics has estimated its operating profits for the last quarter of 2011 at about KRW5.2 trillion (US$4.5 billion), up 22.4% on quarter and 73.3% on year. The figure is...

Inventory surge adds to DRAM woes, says IHS

Jan 6, 11:35

Already besieged by low demand and bleak growth prospects, the market for DRAM is encountering yet another dispiriting obstacle - an alarming rise in inventory that threatens to further...

Chip inventory declines as suppliers adjust to slow market conditions, says IHS

Jan 5, 09:36

Chip inventories held by semiconductor suppliers declined in the third quarter of 2011, putting a halt to the steady expansion of the previous seven quarters, as the industry cut...

Tainergy expects to turn profitable in 2012

Jan 3, 16:26

Tainergy Tech, the solar cell manufacturing subsidiary of Kenmec Mechanical Engineering, expects its operation to return to profitability in 2012. The market will rebound after hitting...

MediaTek reiterates 4Q11 sales guidance

Dec 29, 01:05

Following a report regarding falling feature phone and smartphone demand in China, MediaTek has said its sales guidance for the current fourth quarter should remain on track. MediaTek...

Holiday TV prices in 4Q11 expected to reach new milestones, says DisplaySearch

Dec 28, 14:20

According to DisplaySearch, average US street prices for all LCD TV sizes up to 46-inch will be below US$1,000 for the first time, and all 32-inch, including high frame-rate LED models,...

Asia Optical expected to see operating loss in 4Q11

Dec 27, 10:37

Asia Optical, which makes optical lenses and digital cameras, is expected to see decreased shipments and continued operating loss in the fourth quarter of 2011 due to off-season effect...

Zhen Ding Technology optimistic about flexible PCBs business in 4Q11, 1Q12

Dec 27, 01:00

Zhen Ding Technology Holding, a Taiwan-based PCB maker, is optimistic about its flexible PCB business operation in the fourth quarter of 2011 and the first quarter of 2012 due to...

Taiwan market: Projector sales to stay flat in 4Q11

Dec 22, 14:38

Sales of projectors in the Taiwan market in the fourth quarter of 2011 will reach 26,600 units, similar to the volume sold in the third quarter, according to an industry estimate...

Lenovo to ship 300,000 ultrabooks in 4Q11, says paper

Newswatch - Dec 22, 12:00

Lenovo hosted a conference on December 21 in Shanghai, China to launch its first ultrabook, the IdeaPad U300s, to be sold for NT$39,9000 in Taiwan and CNY9,999 in China, according...

ALi raises 4Q11 sales forecast

Dec 22, 01:00

Consumer IC design house ALi has revised its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2011 expecting its consolidated revenues to increase 13-17% sequentially. This is a revision from previous...

TPT, Tripod expect order receiving to rebound as early as February

Dec 21, 16:17

PCB manufacturers Taiwan PCB Techvest (TPT) and Tripod Technology, which mainly supply optoelectronics boards for LCD TV, monitor and notebook applications, both agree that orders...

MediaTek likely to post higher revenues in December

Dec 21, 14:18

Brisk orders from China-based smartphone vendors who are preparing for Lunar New Year sales campaigns are buoying MediaTek's sales in December, according to industry sources. The...

Altera, Xilinx cut 4Q11 outlooks

Dec 20, 16:06

Xilinx has followed fellow company Altera in revising downward its sales outlook for the last quarter of 2011.

Barnes & Noble to take up 1.5 million Nook Tablets, Nook Colors in 4Q11, say sources

Dec 16, 01:10

Barnes & Noble has placed more orders for Nook Tablets with downstream suppliers and is expected to take deliveries of up to 1.1 million units of Nook Tablets as well as 400,000...

Notebook-related IC designers to see revenues decline 10-20% in 4Q11, 1Q12

Dec 15, 11:44

Notebook-related IC designers including Ene Technology, Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) and ITE Tech are expected to see their revenues decline in a range of 10-20% sequentially...

Chi Mei Materials to run at 80% capacity in 4Q11

Dec 15, 01:10

Polarizer film maker Chi Mei Materials Technology is expected to run at 80% of its capacity in the fourth quarter of 2011 with the quarter's profitability to be higher than that recorded...

Intel 4Q11 revenues to be below expectations due to HDD supply shortages

Dec 13, 12:06

Intel has announced that the company's fourth-quarter results are expected to be below the company's previous outlook due to hard disk drive (HDD) supply shortages. The company now...

Epileds, Formosa Epitaxy report falling November revenues

Dec 13, 01:35

The LED industry continues to feel low demand in fourth-quarter 2011. Despite there being some urgent orders for backlight products, the price drops and high inventory will likely...

Acer expected to turn a profit in 4Q11

Dec 13, 01:30

Acer is expected to turn a profit in the fourth quarter of 2011 as the company has been aggressive reducing its inventory levels, which should reach 20-25 days by the end of 2011,...

TSMC November sales down, VIS up

Dec 12, 10:59

Foundry chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its sales decrease sequentially in November 2011, joining fellow company United Microelectronics Corporation...

UMC revenues down 23% in November

Dec 9, 01:30

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) saw its revenues decline about 22.75% on year in November 2011, which marked the foundry's seventh-straight month of annual decreases.

OEM production of iPhone 3GS to reach two million units in 4Q11, say sources

Dec 9, 01:20

Apple has been increasing its penetration into entry-level smartphone markets and the OEM production of iPhone 3GS has continued steadily with the volume likely to reach two million...

Taiwan PCB production value to slip 4% in 4Q11

Dec 8, 16:32

Taiwan's PCB production value is set to decrease 4% sequentially to NT$129.8 billion (US$4.3 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2011, due to a slowdown in orders, predicted the Industrial...

Iteq posts growth in November revenues

Dec 8, 16:24

Taiwan's Iteq, which manufactures copper-clad laminates (CCL) for the production of PCBs, has reported consolidated revenues for November 2011 grew only 0.7% sequentially which market...

Macronix raises guidance for 4Q11

Dec 8, 01:00

Macronix International has raised its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2011, thanks to brisk sales of its ROM chips used in handheld games consoles.

ASE revenues down 5% in November

Dec 7, 16:44

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has reported its core ATM (assembly test and material) division generated revenues of NT$10.7 billion (US$356 million) in November 2011, down...

Adata reports strong SSD sales on demand for tablets, ultrabooks

Dec 6, 11:39

Memory module firm Adata Technology saw sales of its SSD product line continue to stay at high levels in November thanks to rising demand for tablet PCs and an influx of short lead-time...

PCB maker Apex Circuit posts record revenues in November

Dec 5, 16:24

Apex Circuit International, a Thailand-based PCB maker established by entrepreneurs from Taiwan, has announced November sales hit a record high for the second straight month.

Amtran sees November revenues up 20%

Dec 5, 15:29

Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has reported November consolidated revenues of NT$7.22 billion (US$239 million), a 20.24% increase on month. Amtran attributed the increase...