Foxconn revenue growth in 2012 may outperform targets

May 11, 15:52

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) chairman Terry Guo, at the company's groundbreaking ceremony its new headquarters in Shanghai, China, pointed out that the company...

IDC raises 2012 chip market growth forecast

May 3, 01:05

IDC has raised its prediction for the 2012 global chip market to 6-7% annual growth from the 3.1% increase estimated previously.

IHS raises forecast for 2012 chip market growth

Apr 26, 11:13

IHS iSuppli has revised upward its growth forecast for the 2012 semiconductor market to 4.3% from the 3.3% estimated previously, citing strong ongoing consumer demand for wireless...

US LED lamp market to reach US$2.4 billion in 2016, says ElectroniCast

Mar 28, 15:16

According to ElectroniCast Consultants, the consumption of LED lamps in the US was US$592 million in 2011, an increase of 22% over 2010. The firm forecasts the consumption value will...

Gartner revises 2012 semiconductor forecast to 4% growth

Mar 14, 14:45

Gartner has raised its global semiconductor market forecast for 2012, according to the research firm. Global semiconductor revenues in 2012 now is expected to rise by 4% compared...

Motherboard vendors adjust shipment forecasts for 1Q12, says paper

Newswatch - Feb 22, 16:20

Affected by Europe's financial uncertainty and hard drive shortages, motherboard vendors Asustek Computer, ASRock and Gigabyte have all adjusted their motherboard shipment forecasts...

NFC chips to buoy MStar 2012 revenues

Jan 31, 01:10

MStar Semiconductor expects new orders for chips used in near field communication (NFC) enabled phones to buoy its sales performance in 2012. Company chairman Wayne Liang has forecast...

TXC slightly misses 2011 sales target

Jan 6, 15:03

Quartz component supplier TXC has announced consolidated revenues for 2011 totaled NT$9.91 billion (US$327.5 million), slightly missing its target of NT$10 billion. But looking forward,...

China market: B2C transactions to reach CNY450 billion in 2012, says Analysys

Jan 2, 15:52

In the China market, B2C online shopping operators will generate total transaction of CNY450 billion (US$71.1 billion) in 2012, according to Analysys International.

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...

Asustek outsources motherboard orders to Cal-Comp Electronics

Dec 20, 01:10

Asustek Computer has recently added Taiwan-based Cal-Comp Electronics, an affiliate of Compal Electronics, as its motherboard manufacturing partner and is expected to outsource 5-6...

PC vendors to see serious HDD shortages starting December, says Acer VP

Nov 29, 01:20

As PC brand vendors' hard disc drive (HDD) inventory level will soon hit bottom, vendors will start experiencing HDD shortages in December and the problem will reach its peak in February...

Ardentec to post better-than-expected 4Q11 results

Nov 25, 01:10

Wafer probing service provider Ardentec is expected to post flat sequential growth in fourth-quarter revenues, beating its internal forecast of a 5-10% decrease, according to market...

Compal reportedly receives extra orders from Lenovo and Dell

Nov 17, 01:20

Compal Electronics reportedly has received extra orders from Lenovo and Dell for 2011 and will become the two notebook vendors' largest ODM partner, according to sources from the...

China PC shipment forecast to reach 100 million units, says DisplaySearch

Nov 15, 14:43

DisplaySearch has increased its 2011 forecast for total China PC market shipments, which includes desktops, all-in-one PCs and mobile PCs (notebooks, mini-notes and tablets) from...

MacBook shipments to remain stable in 4Q11

Nov 15, 01:30

Despite rumors about Apple perhaps reducing its shipment forecast for the fourth quarter spreading around in the IT market due to the company's chassis supplier Catcher Technology...

Asustek, Gigabyte reduce 4Q11 motherboard shipment forecasts, says paper

Newswatch - Nov 14, 16:34

Despite that Intel is set to launch its latest high-end X79 chipset soon, motherboard players are reducing their shipment forecasts for the fourth quarter due to hard drive shortages...

Shipment forecast for HDD and PC lowered because of Thailand floods, says IDC

Nov 11, 15:21

Widespread flooding is bringing unprecedented devastation to the people and economy of Thailand. With operations disrupted at more than a dozen hard disk drive (HDD) factories, damage...

Some semiconductor firms to have extreme results in 2011, says IC insights

Nov 8, 10:59

Although low single-digit growth is forecast for the total semiconductor market this year, there are several companies expected to register results that are quite different, IC Insights...

Silicon Motion raises revenue forecast

Nov 3, 01:00

Memory controller IC supplier Silicon Motion Technology has reported record revenues for the third quarter of 2011, while raising its revenue growth forecast for the full year for...

GET posts gloomy 4Q11 forecasts

Oct 31, 15:29

Taiwan-based solar cell maker Green Energy Technology (GET) in the first quarter forecast that 2011 earnings per share (EPS) would come to NT$15 (US$0.50). Its estimation made in...

RF transceiver market for mobile devices to reach 1.5 billion by 2015, says Petrov Group (part 2)

Oct 28, 15:36

RF transceivers are critical components of mobile devices including handsets/smartphones and tablet PCs. By 2015, the total RF transceiver market will reach 1.5 billion units while...

Macronix 4Q11 sales to rise 20% on mask ROM orders

Oct 28, 01:30

Macronix International's fourth-quarter revenues are set to rise about 20% sequentially, thanks to a ramp-up in orders for mask ROM memory.

Corning announces 3Q11 results

Oct 28, 01:00

Corning has announced its results for the third quarter of 2011.

Databeans cuts 2011 DRAM and overall chip market forecast

Oct 27, 14:57

Databeans has cut its forecast for the 2011 DRAM market to US$31.5 billion, as weakness in the consumption of consumer and computing devices across all regions left suppliers with...

Asustek, Pegatron to host investor conferences with new products to be focus

Oct 25, 01:15

Pegatron Technology and Asustek Computer are set to host their third-quarter investor conference on October 27 and 31, respectively, with Asustek's Eee Pad Tranformer and Zenbook...

Simplo forecast 2011 net profit 1.3 times capital

Oct 24, 11:04

Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs used in notebooks, released its financial report for the third quarter of 2011 and financial forecast for the fourth quarter...

Simplo battery problem already resolved, says chairman

Oct 13, 01:35

Chairman of Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology Raymond Sung, at a press conference on October 12, confirmed that the company had some issues with its batteries, but the...

Asustek will not compete with price in the tablet PC market, says CEO

Oct 4, 01:25

Commenting on market watchers' expectation that Asustek Computer will soon drop its tablet PC price and delay the launch of the next generation Eee Pad Transformer, Asustek CEO Jerry...

WPG lowers 3Q11 revenue forecast

Oct 4, 01:00

WPG Holdings, the largest Taiwan-based IC distributor, on October 3 announced downward adjustment in projected revenues for the third quarter of 2011 from NT$89.0-93.0 billion (US$2.99-3.13...