LDK reports negative 4Q12 gross margin

Apr 19, 15:23

China-based vertically integrated solar firm, LDK Solar, reported fourth-quarter net sales of US$135.9 million, a relatively low figure compared to US$291.5 million reported in the...

China market: Apple shares over 71% of 4Q12 consumer tablet sales, says Analysys

Apr 19, 14:55

Apple occupied 71.6% of consumer tablets sold in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to China-based Analysys International.

China market: Over 340,000 OEM in-car navigation devices shipped in 4Q12, says Analysys

Apr 9, 15:01

In the China market, 342,000 in-car GPS navigation devices were shipped to automobile makers on an OEM basis during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 9.3% on quarter and 14.8%...

Catcher Technology 4Q12 net EPS hit record

Apr 1, 10:34

Taiwan-based notebook and smartphone metal-alloy chassis maker Catcher Technology generated net EPS of NT$6.12 (US$0.20) for the fourth quarter of 2013, the highest quarterly figure...

FPCB maker Career reports highest earnings for 4Q12

Newswatch - Mar 28, 14:02

Flexible PCB (FPCB) maker Career Technology has reported net profits of NT$411 million (US$13.82 million) for the fourth quarter of 2012 and total earnings of NT$977 million for the...

Taiwan market: 117,240 inkjet, 49,000 laser printers shipped in 4Q12, says IDC

Mar 27, 10:04

During fourth-quarter 2012, 117,240 inkjet printers were shipped in the Taiwan market, decreasing 17% sequentially and 22% on year, according to IDC Taiwan, and laser printer shipments...

China market: Almost 57 million smartphones sold in 4Q12, says Analysys

Mar 27, 09:57

There were 73.29 million handsets sold in the China market during fourth-quarter 2012, growing 15.0% sequentially and 8.1% on year, and 56.96 million units of them were smartphones,...

NAND flash market defies trends and grows to record level in 4Q12, says IHS

Mar 27, 09:49

Despite facing five consecutive quarters of decline and a slowdown in consumption in smartphones and tablets, the global market for NAND flash memory pulled off a surprise growth...

Intel leads unexpectedly large decline in 4Q12 semiconductor market inventory, says IHS

Mar 14, 10:37

After reaching a worrisome high in the third quarter of 2012, global semiconductor inventories held by chip suppliers fell at a surprisingly fast rate in the fourth quarter, led by...

Canadian Solar loss widens in 4Q12

Mar 12, 10:47

Canadian Solar, a China-based solar firm, announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2012.

Wintek suffers large 4Q12 net loss

Mar 8, 14:49

Taiwan-based touch panel maker Wintek suffered a net loss of NT$1.54 billion (US$52.2 million) for the fourth quarter of 2012 and is expected to turn to profitable in the second quarter...

First Solar sees 2012 revenues increase 22% on-year

Feb 27, 14:07

US-based thin-film solar firm First Solar has announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. Net sales were a record US$1.1 billion in the fourth quarter,...

China market: 4Q12 smart device shipments up 7.2% sequentially, says IDC

Feb 25, 11:57

There were 90.65 million smart terminal devices shipped in the China market during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 7.2% sequentially, according to IDC China.

Taiwan 4Q12 FPD production value up 4.4%, says IEK

Feb 25, 10:30

Taiwan's flat panel display (FPD) industry generated total production value of NT$387.04 billion (US$13.1 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 4.4% on quarter, according...

Mobility reigns as the smart connected device market rises 29.1% in 2012, says IDC

Feb 25, 10:28

When looking at a holistic view of smartphones, tablets, and PCs, one thing is clear: smartphones and tablets are driving mobility growth. According to the IDC Worldwide Quarterly...

Taiwan 4Q12 economic growth rate adjusted to 3.72%, says DGBAS

Feb 25, 10:28

Taiwan's economic growth rate, on-year growth in GDP, in the fourth quarter of 2012 has been upward adjusted from 3.42% estimated in January 2013 to 3.72%, according to estimates...

Yingli Solar expects negative 4Q12 gross margin

Feb 25, 10:22

Yingli Green Energy Holding Company, a China-based solar energy company which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar," has announced its preliminary financial...

Sapphire substrate maker Rubicon reports 4Q12 financial results

Feb 22, 10:25

Rubicon Technology, a leading provider of sapphire substrates and products to the LED, RFIC, semiconductor, and optical industries, has reported financial results for its fourth quarter...

AMD, Intel, Nvidia all down in 4Q12 with a negative 8% overall on-quarter decline, says JPR

Feb 20, 15:01

Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics chip shipments and suppliers' market share for the fourth quarter of 2012 with AMD dropping 13.6%, Intel slipping the least...

Digitimes Research: 68.6% of touch panels shipped in 4Q12 from the Greater China area

Feb 19, 19:38

Taiwan- and China-based touch panel makers held a 68.6% global market share for touch panels shipped during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to Digitimes Research.

Worldwide large format printer shipments decline 3% in 4Q12, says IDC

Feb 19, 14:44

Most regional markets posted on-quarter growth in the worldwide large format printer (LFP) market during the fourth quarter of 2012 while on-year sales declined, according to the...

Android, iOS combine for 91.1% of worldwide smartphone OS market in 4Q12, says IDC

Feb 18, 11:25

Android and iOS, the number one and number two ranked smartphone operating systems (OS) worldwide, combined for 91.1% of all smartphone shipments during the fourth quarter of 2012,...

Android powers a third of all mobile phones shipped in 4Q12, says Canalys

Feb 8, 15:24

Canalys has published its final mobile phone shipment estimates across the 50 plus countries that it tracks. The total mobile phone market, at 438.1 million units, was flat on year,...

IC design house GMT reports lower earnings for 4Q12

Newswatch - Feb 8, 15:21

IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) saw its pre-tax profits dip 30.9% to NT$169 million (US$5.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2012. Pre-tax EPS for the quarter...

AUO reports 4Q12 financial results

Feb 7, 15:59

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter of 2012 were NT$99.4 billion (US$3.42 billion), down 3.3% from the previous quarter. Gross profit...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan IC design industry performs steadily in 4Q12

Feb 7, 15:25

Taiwan's IC design industry performed rather steadily in the fourth quarter of 2012 generating combined revenues of NT$105.8 billion (US$3.58 billion), which were down 7.8% from the...

China market: Mobile gaming services generate nearly CNY1.7 billion in revenues in 4Q12, says Analysys

Feb 7, 11:59

Mobile gaming service operators in the China market generated total revenues of CYN1.677 billion (US$268 million) during fourth-quarter 2012, growing 24.93% sequentially and 52.54%...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan-based LCD TV shipments total 10.51 million in 4Q12

Feb 5, 19:34

Taiwan-based LCD TV makers shipped 10.51 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, up 6.4% on quarter, according to Digitimes Research.

China market: 4Q12 online advertising valued over CNY 21 billion, says Analysys

Feb 5, 10:34

Providers of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY21.05 billion (US$3.37 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2012, growing by 3.1% on quarter...

China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 4Q12, says Analysys

Feb 4, 15:42

Online gaming service operators in the China market generated total revenues of CNY12.248 billion (US$1.96 billion) during the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 4.98% on quarter...

China market: Keyword search advertising valued at CNY8.13 billion in 4Q12, says Analysys

Feb 4, 15:26

Online search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY8.13 billion (US$1.30 billion) for keyword search advertising services in the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing...

Taiwan LCD driver IC shipments rise 23% in 4Q12, says Digitimes Research

Feb 4, 15:05

Shipments of LCD driver ICs by Taiwan-based IC design houses increased 23.4% from a year ago to NT$22.09 billion (US$747 million) in the fourth quarter of 2012, mainly pushed by demand...

China market: B2C transactions value over CNY168 billion in 4Q12, says Analysys

Feb 4, 11:44

In the China market, B2C (business to customer) online shopping operators generated a total transaction value of CNY168.55 billion (US$26.96 billion) during the fourth quarter of...