Some PC IC suppliers post high gross margins in 1Q13

May 28, 15:31

Some Taiwan-based PC IC design houses, including C-Media Electronics, Aspeed Technology and Egalax-empia Technology (EETI), all beat market expectations by posting a gross margin...

Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%

May 21, 19:55

Lextar Electronics is expected to see gross margin rise from 6.82% for the first quarter of 2013 to 13-14% for the second due to growing orders for LED backlight units used in TV,...

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,...

Ledlink reports 43.34% gross margin in 1Q13

May 9, 13:54

Taiwan-based LED optical lens maker Ledlink reported first-quarter consolidated revenues of NT$227 million (US$7.7 million), down by 7.21% on quarter but up by 31.55% on year. The...

Component makers seeking high gross margin business opportunities

May 8, 15:03

Notebook component makers such as Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have started landing orders for mobile products such as tablets and smartphones due to weakening...

IC distributor WT Micro looks to moderate revenue growth in 2Q13

May 7, 13:49

Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects it revenues to grow 0.9-6.4% to NT$20.2-21.3 billion (US$683.40-720.26 million) in the second quarter of 2013, buoyed by strong...

MediaTek sees over 20% revenue rise but minor gross margin gain in 2Q13

May 6, 22:16

Robust shipments of smartphone ICs will help MediaTek enjoy a more than 20% on-quarter sales rise in the second quarter of 2013, but increased price competition in the China market...

Sinbon sees on-year growth in 1Q13 revenues

Apr 25, 14:01

PC connector maker Sinbon has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.32 billion (US$77.96 million) for the first quarter, up 1.76% on year, consolidated gross margin at 21.8%, down...

Casetek sees revenues drop, but gross margins rise in 1Q13

Apr 24, 22:02

Taiwan-based chassis maker Casetek, a subsidiary of Pegatron Technology, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$9.79 billion (US$328.97 million) for the first quarter, down 17.2%...

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...

KVM device maker Aten posts EPS of NT$4 in 2012

Mar 21, 15:24

Taiwan-based KVM device maker Aten International has announced net profits of NT$484 million (US$16.2 million) or an EPS of NT$4.03 for 2012.

Chip resistor maker Ralec to see gross margin improve in 1Q13

Mar 20, 22:18

Chip resistor Ralec Electronic is expected to see its gross margin improve to over 20% in the first quarter of 2013 compared to 10.5% for all of 2012, driven by an improvement of...

Ledlink reports 2012 gross margin of 49%

Mar 6, 15:04

Taiwan-based LED optical lens maker reported fourth-quarter 2012 revenues of NT$240 million (US$8.10 million) with net profits of NT$44.41 million. According to the firm, the gross...

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...

HTC foresees revenues of NT$50-60 billion, gross margin of 21-23% for 1Q13 operation

Feb 4, 21:58

Taiwan-based smartphone vendor HTC has forecast consolidated revenue of NT$50-60 billion (US$1.7-2.0 billion), gross margin of 21-23% and net operating margin of 0.5-1.0% for its...

Upstream supply chain sees good profit from Intel Classmate PC shipments

Feb 4, 21:39

Despite fierce competitions within the notebook and the tablet markets, netbook and tablet products are currently still seeing good demand in the education segment, especially Intel's...

ASRock to ship more than 8 million motherboards in 2013

Feb 4, 16:08

Motherboard brand vendor ASRock is set to achieve shipments of more than eight million units in 2013, up from 7.7 million units in 2012, and will maintain its gross margin as well...

Motherboard players suffer an average profit decline of 20% in 2012

Dec 17, 21:51

Facing competition from notebooks and tablets, the PC DIY market continues to face declining demand, triggering motherboard players to compete fiercely over price to gain market share,...

Notebook ODMs compete aggressively for sporadic orders

Nov 26, 22:00

Although notebook brand vendors have finished most of their order placements for 2013, they are currently still releasing some sporadic orders, accounting for 5-8% of their total...

Canadian Solar reports 3Q12 revenues down 6.4% on-quarter

Nov 16, 11:03

China-based solar firm, Canadian Solar, has announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012.

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries 3Q12 revenues, gross margin, net profit hit records

Nov 14, 20:44

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, a Taiwan-based provider of micro module packaging services and maker of LED ceramic substrates, posted consolidated revenues of NT$2.028 billion...

Foxconn 3Q12 gross margin hits 12-quarter high

Nov 13, 21:43

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on November 13 released its consolidated financial report for the third quarter of 2012, with its gross margin of 9.54% being the...

Diode maker Actron 3Q12 profits slip

Nov 2, 14:13

Net profits at automotive diode maker Actron Technology slipped 16.9% sequentially to NT$65 million (US$2.22 million) in the third quarter, due to a lower gross margin and foreign...

Compal announces profit for 3Q12

Oct 31, 22:08

Compal Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$173.03 billion (US$5.92 billion) for the third quarter of 2012, up 4.94% sequentially, with net profit reaching NT$1.63...

CMI 3Q12 revenues rise 15% sequentially

Oct 31, 10:30

LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced its third quarter 2012 results. Combined net sales for the third quarter 2012 amounted to NT$129.552 billion (US$4.43 billion),...

AimCore 3Q12 gross margin jumps to nearly 30%

Oct 30, 22:17

Taiwan-based ITO glass maker AimCore Technology recorded gross margin of 29.13% for the third quarter of 2012, almost double the 15.8% posted in the first half of the year, as well...

Delta Electronics 3Q12 gross margin hits record

Oct 30, 20:14

Delta Electronics posted gross margins of 24.5% for the third quarter of 2012, the highest quarterly figure on record, the company announced at an October 30 investors conference.

Simplo enjoys growth in 3Q12 revenues, but suffers drop in gross margin

Oct 29, 22:42

Simplo Technology announced consolidated revenues of NT$16.03 billion (US$547.85 million) for the third quarter, up 11.51% sequentially, with gross margin reached 9.24%, net profit...

Catcher suffers sequential drop in 3Q12 revenues

Oct 29, 21:28

Catcher Technology reported consolidated revenues of NT$8.82 billion (US$301.44 million) for the third quarter, down 8.6% sequentially and 18.2% on year, while combined consolidated...

Ledlink 3Q12 gross margin reaches 51%

Oct 29, 11:32

Taiwan-based LED secondary optical lens maker Ledlink Optics has reported third-quarter net profits of NT$45.10 million (US$1.54 million), representing an on-quarter decrease of 2.36%...

Viking Tech gross margin to top 40% in 3Q12

Oct 23, 11:01

Passive component maker Viking Tech is expected to report a gross margin of over 40% for the third quarter of 2012 compared to 37% recorded in the previous quarter, according to estimates...

Chip resistor maker Ralec sees gross margin improve in 3Q12

Oct 12, 14:07

Chip resistor maker Ralec Electronic was operating at over 90% of its production capacity with a gross margin of 22-23% in the third quarter of 2012 thanks to strong demand from the...

TPK risks decrease in gross margin due to increase in full lamination touch screen products

Oct 11, 11:38

TPK's revenues from full-lamination large-size touch panel products for use in notebooks are expected to increase in the fourth quarter of 2012 following the release of Windows 8,...

Scientech sees increasing 1H12 gross margin due to sales growth of in-house produced equipment

Sep 21, 10:32

Equipment maker Scientech noted that the firm's share in high-end LED wet bench processes has exceeded 50%. The firm expects the LED market to continue expanding. Scientech's new...

Capacitor maker Chinsan posts profit growth in 1H12

Sep 4, 15:40

Capacitor maker Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial saw its gross margin improve to 25.83% in the first half of 2012 from 21.57% of a year earlier, while its net profits also grow...