Digitimes Research: 4.57 million e-book readers to be shipped globally in 4Q12

Nov 14, 16:22

Global e-book reader shipments in the fourth quarter of 2012 will reach 4.57 million units, hiking 92% on quarter but dropping 49.1% on year, according to Digitimes Research.

Ardentec to see revenues decline in 4Q12

Nov 13, 12:04

IC testing specialist Ardentec expects its consolidated sales for the fourth quarter of 2012 to decrease 8-12% sequentially due to seasonality, according to company vice chairman...

PCB material supplier Fulltech October revenues slide

Nov 13, 11:55

Fulltech Fiber Glass, which makes fiber glass yarns and fabrics for PCB bonding sheets and laminates, has announced that revenues for October 2012 slid 18.8% sequentially and 1.6%...

Career Tech 4Q12 sales to rise almost 30%

Nov 13, 11:45

Flexible PCB supplier Career Technology is expected to report almost 30% sequential growth in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012, driven by rising orders coming from the tablet...

CCL maker Iteq to enjoy steady shipments to server sector in 4Q12

Nov 12, 15:28

CCL (copper-clad laminate) maker Iteq expects its sales to be able to defy the impact of weak demand from the desktop and notebook sectors in the fourth quarter of 2012 thanks to...

Pegatron expects to ship 8 million tablets in 4Q12, says CEO

Nov 12, 11:15

Taiwan-based DMS (design and manufacturing service) provider Pegatron Technology expects to ship eight million tablets, with a large portion being iPad mini and Surface RT, in the...

TSMC October sales hit all-time high

Nov 9, 15:18

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$49.94 billion (US$1.7 billion) for October 2012, a record high, up 15.2% sequentially and...

Tripod looks to flat performance in 4Q12

Nov 9, 12:11

PCB maker Tripod Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.47 billion (US$118.84 million) for October, up 4.5% sequentially and 9.5% on year. For the first 10 months of...

UMC October revenues rise

Nov 8, 15:18

Contract chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$9.28 billion (US$319 million) for October 2012, up 1.8% on month and 12.4% on year.

Pixart expects up to 5% sales growth in 4Q12

Nov 8, 15:13

CMOS image sensor specialist Pixart Imaging has enjoyed growing shipments of optical mouse sensor products. The firm expects to post sales growth of up to 5% sequentially in the fourth...

Drill bit maker Topoint reports record revenues for October

Nov 8, 10:38

Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based Topoint Technology, which manufactures drill bits for the production of IC substrates and PCBs, climbed to a record NT$231 million (US$7.9 million)...

MediaTek October sales stay above NT$10 billion

Nov 7, 16:27

Fabless IC firm MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$10.5 billion (US$359.9 million) for October 2012, up 39% from a year ago but down about 5% sequentially.

Notebook brands to mainly promote Windows 7 notebooks in 4Q12

Nov 7, 16:07

Although Microsoft has already released Windows 8, notebook brand vendors are still promoting Windows 7-based models in the fourth quarter in order to digest remaining inventories...

Novatek to post flat 4Q12 sales

Nov 7, 14:35

IC design house Novatek Microelectronics is expected to report flat sequential growth in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012, bucking seasonal trends, according to market watch...

HTC October sales slip below NT$20 billion

Nov 7, 12:14

Consolidated revenues at Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC came to NT$17.2 billion (US$590 million) in October 2012, slipping below the NT$20 billion mark for the first time in nine...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers 4Q12 digital camera shipments to hit 15-quarter low

Nov 7, 09:25

Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical will ship 8.86 million digital cameras in total in the fourth quarter of 2012, decreasing 17.1% sequntially...

FCCL maker looks to better performance in 4Q12

Nov 6, 22:14

FCCL maker ThinFlex expects its sales in the fourth quarter of 2012 to better those recorded in the previous quarter due to steady orders from clients in the US and Korea.

Co-Tech expects flat shipment growth in 4Q12

Nov 6, 15:08

Taiwan-based copper foil maker Co-Tech Copper Foil expects its shipments to register flat sequential growth in the fourth quarter of 2012. Despite an overall slowdown in end-market...

SPIL October sales highest for 2012

Nov 6, 14:34

Consolidated revenues at Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) in October hit the highest monthly level thus far in 2012, according to statistics released by the Taiwan-based IC...

Taiflex sees moderate drop in 4Q12 FCCL sales

Nov 6, 14:31

Taiflex Scientific expects sales of its flexible copper-clad laminate (FCCL) product line to drop 5-10% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to the 10-20% decreases...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 10 million LCD TVs in 4Q12

Nov 6, 10:49

Taiwan-based makers will ship 10.828 million LCD TVs in the fourth quarter of 2012, increasing 9.7% on quarter but decreasing 6% on year, with 65% of the sets to be shipped on an...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 339 million small- to medium-size panels in 4Q12

Nov 6, 10:45

Taiwan-based makers will ship 339.697 million small- to medium-size TFT-LCD panels during the fourth quarter of 2012, decreasing 9.9% on quarter and 7.8% on year, according to

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see on-year decrease in large-size LCD panel shipments in 4Q12

Nov 5, 22:03

Taiwan-based panel makers' large-size TFT LCD panel shipments are expected to approach 69 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, an on-year decrease of 3.4%, due to an expected...

IC distributor WPG expects 4Q12 sales to decline

Nov 5, 16:40

IC distributor WPG Holdings expects its consolidated revenues to decline 5.4-10.5% sequentially to NT$88-93 billion (US$3-3.17 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2012 due to inventory...

Richtek looks to flat performance in 4Q12

Newswatch - Nov 2, 15:40

Analog IC design house Richtek Technology expects its revenues to reach NT$2.6-2.9 billion (US$88.77-99 million ) in the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to NT$2.93 billion recorded...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to ship over 17 million handsets in 4Q12

Nov 2, 15:36

Taiwan-based OBMs (own-brand manufacturers), ODMs and IDM (joint-design manufacturers) will ship an estimated 17.14 million handsets in total during the fourth quarter of 2012, growing...

Topco 3Q12 profits up almost 40%

Nov 2, 14:58

Net profits at Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, registered a 38.4% sequential increase in the third quarter of 2012, while revenues slipped...

Compal Communications to see shipments rebound in 4Q12

Nov 2, 11:42

Handset ODM Compal Communications is expected to see its shipments increase significantly in the fourth quarter of 2012, buoyed by orders from Nokia and Lenovo, as well as other clients...

CSOT 8.5G yield rate reaches 95%, says company acting CEO

Nov 2, 10:59

LCD panel maker China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) has already seen its 8.5G line attain a 95% yield rate, with monthly 8.5G capacity expected to reach more than 125,000...

TPK expects capacity to be unable to meet demand in 4Q12

Nov 1, 20:56

Due to fast growing demand for touch panels, TPK Holding expects orders to exceed its production capacity in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to company president Tom Sun.

Semiconductor equipment maker Gudeng to post another record sales quarter

Nov 1, 14:45

Revenues at IC front-end tool supplier Gudeng Precision Industrial are likely to register another sequential increase in the fourth quarter of 2012, after climbing to record high...

IC distributor WT Micro to post decline in revenues in 4Q12

Nov 1, 13:54

IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects its revenues to decline 6-10% sequentially to NT$19.5-20.5 billion (US$666.44-700.62 million) in the fourth quarter of 2012 amid unfavorable...

High PC-DRAM inventory affecting business, says PTI chairman

Nov 1, 13:41

The PC-DRAM industry will carry on its inventory correction through the first quarter of 2013, before staging a rebound in the following quarter, according to DK Tsai, chairman of...