Ability Enterprise expects sequential growth in 2Q13 ASP, gross margin

May 13, 10:46

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects shipments in the second quarter of 2013 to be flat from the preceding quarter but ASP and gross margin to increase significantly,...

UMC expects flat 1Q13

Feb 6, 19:33

United Microelectronics (UMC) expects its wafer shipments to rise 6% sequentially in the first quarter of 2013, with average selling prices (ASP) decreasing also 6%.

Touchscreen notebooks helping to maintain notebook ASPs during the year-end holidays, says Acer

Dec 12, 22:02

Due to demand for touchscreen notebooks, Acer has seen ASPs during the year-end holidays, rise from US$433 originally to US$477, according to company chairman JT Wang.

Solar supply stabilization reduces pressure on ASP declines in 2013, says Solarbuzz

Sep 25, 11:17

Solar module manufacturers that survive through 2013 are set for strong market-share gains, as global trade barriers and increased corporate casualties combine to decrease the competitive...

Everlight expects continuous ASP drop in 2H12

Sep 3, 11:24

Rising price competition and negative impact from the debt crisis in Europe have been causing Taiwan-based LED firms to report on-year decreases in their financial results for first-half...

Ability Enterprise expects 5% sequential growth in 3Q12 ASP

Aug 28, 11:19

Ability Enterprise, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of digital cameras, expects ASP (average selling price) for the third quarter of 2012 to rise by about 5% on quarter, the company has...

Samsung estimates ASP based on yield rates for Taiwan handset component makers

Aug 3, 14:40

Samsung Electronics is very familiar with manufacturing processes for handset components and thus for orders released to Taiwan-based makers, usually estimates ASPs based on its expected...

Tablet PC ASPs declined significantly in 1Q12, says IMS

Jun 11, 15:59

According to recently released figures in the IMS Research quarterly tablet PC tracker, tablet PC ASPs declined 21% in a single year to US$386 in the first quarter of 2012.

HP launches several ultrabooks and ultra-like notebooks

May 10, 01:40

Hewlett-Packard (HP) has announced several ultrabooks including the Envy Spectre and EliteBook Folio 9470m, featuring Intel's latest Core i7 processors, as well as ultra-like notebook...

Tight foundry capacity stabilizes ASP for IC designers

Mar 27, 11:29

With tight capacities at foundry service providers, major Taiwan-based IC design houses expect the short supply to give their downstream customers less bargaining power and help maintain...

Digitimes Research: ASP of 60-inch LCD TVs drops 3% in February

Feb 17, 01:20

ASP of 60-inch LCD TVs stood at US$2,500 globally in February, down 3% from US$2,578 recorded in January, with the ASP of US$1,681 for comparable models available in North America...

Compal Communication expects to ship 9.6 million handsets in 2012

Jan 5, 01:25

Compal Communication has announced revenues of NT$10.9 billion (US$359.65 million) for the fourth quarter of 2011 with its handset shipments in the quarter reached 1.5 million units...

HP PC spin-off plan may cause fierce PC price competition in 4Q11

Aug 23, 01:05

Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) plan of spin off its PC business has already caused a great impact to the PC industry and with the company reportedly already started working on plans to...

Asustek sees strong revenue growth in July

Aug 9, 01:00

Taiwan-based notebook vendor Asustek Computer has announced non-consolidated revenues of NT$31.86 billion (US$1.1 billion) for July, up 13% on month and 38% on year, representing...

Asustek optimistic about performance in China

Jun 30, 01:40

Asustek Computer, at a product launch conference in China, pointed out that notebook demand in the China market was weak in the second quarter, but as the IT market will enter the...

Digital camera chassis maker AVY expects flat performance in 2011

Jun 16, 01:30

Taiwan-based digital camera chassis maker AVY Precision, facing downstream clients demanding price cuts, and a supply shortage of LCD panels and lenses, expects its revenues and profits...

UMC sees ASP pressure in 2H11

Jun 16, 01:15

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has reiterated its forecasts released on April 27 that the foundry will see flat growth sequentially in both shipments and ASPs in the second...

Quanta sees revenues drop 20% on month in April

May 10, 01:05

Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$91.51 billion (US$3.2 billion) for April, down 20.1% on month and 5.67% on year with notebook...

Asustek to launch US$200-250 netbook in June

Mar 17, 01:05

Asustek Computer is set to launch a new netbook priced at US$200-250 in June in cooperation with Intel, and hopes to achieve its goal of shipping six million netbooks in 2011, according...

Macroblock to see limited revenue growth in 2011 on falling ASPs

Mar 3, 11:19

LED driver IC designer Macroblock has estimated that ASPs of LED driver ICs are likely to fall 12-15% on average in 2011 causing the company's revenues for the year to grow by only...

HP unsatisfactory performance to impact Taiwan upstream supply chain

Feb 24, 01:35

Hewlett-Packard (HP) announced revenues of US$32.3 billion during the period from November of 2010 to January of 2011, lower than market watchers' expectations of US$32.9 billion,...

Optical lens makers see hard times raising product prices

Jan 20, 02:05

Taiwan-based optical lens makers including Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical and Asia Optical are facing dropping gross margins because of Taiwan's rising exchange rate;...

Memory packager Walton expects 1Q11 utilization to fall to 70-80%

Jan 18, 01:15

Memory testing and packaging house Walton Advanced Engineering could see capacity utilization fall to 70-80% in the first quarter of 2011 versus 90% in the previous quarter, the company...

DRAM market set for double-digit decline in 2011, says iSuppli

Jan 13, 12:06

With a huge drop in ASP predicted for 2011, global DRAM revenues are expected to contract sharply this year despite strong growth opportunities in smartphones and tablets, according...

Alltop saw over 40% on-year growth in December revenues

Jan 11, 02:35

Taiwan-based notebook connector maker Alltop Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$184 million (US$6.29 million) for December 2010, up 12% on month and 42.12% on year,...

Small- to medium-size BLU prices drop 5-10% in 4Q10

Dec 13, 15:02

In order to support operations and revenues during the LED weak season in the fourth quarter of 2010, backlight unit (BLU) makers have started to provide price-cut promotions for...

Transcend October sales drop 11%

Nov 9, 01:30

Affected by falling shipments and ASP of DRAM products, Transcend saw October revenues decrease 11.3% sequentially to NT$2.63 billion (US$87 million), according to the memory module...

Elpida cuts DRAM bit growth forecast for 2010

Nov 4, 15:32

Elpida Memory has revised downward its shipment growth forecast for 2010 to less than 40% from the previous estimate of 45%, the Japan-based DRAM vendor has revealed, while announcing...

Digital camera makers balancing rising costs by expanding shipment scale

Nov 4, 01:55

As the ASP of digital cameras is dropping, while related costs are rising, and Taiwan-based digital camera makers are receiving more orders from Japan-based vendors, the increased...

Taiwan market: Front projector shipments to drop 30% on year in 2010

Oct 4, 11:43

Shipments to the front projector market in Taiwan are expected to drop by about 30% on year to about 80,000-85,000 units in 2010 due to limited educational procurement projects and...

September marks turning point for DRAM ASPs, says inSpectrum

Oct 1, 16:38

Having already seen DRAM contract prices post sharper drops from September, inSpectrum believes that the memory price trend has reached the turning point for a downhill trend that...

ASP for DRAM packaging and testing set to fall in 4Q10

Sep 30, 01:20

ASPs for standard DRAM packaging and testing are set to fall by 2-3%, or even more, sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2010, according to industry sources. The estimated price...

Discrete component prices set to fall in 1Q11, says iSuppli

Sep 24, 10:54

After more than a year of increases, prices for discrete components used in nearly all electronic products are set to begin to fall in the first quarter of 2011, according to iSupp...

Taiwan market: BenQ aims at top position for LCD monitors and projectors in 2011

Sep 21, 14:20

BenQ aims to rank top-three for LCD TVs, LCD monitors and front projectors in the Taiwan market in the second half of 2010 and aims to become the leading vendor in the LCD monitor...