Last update: Monday 20 May 2013 [197 news items]
WPG 4Q11 sales meet guidance; sees drop in 1Q12
Feb 4, 14:25
WPG Holdings has announced consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011 met its guidance for a 6-10% sequential drop. Looking into the first quarter of 2012, the IC distributor...
TSMC 4Q11 sales near high-end guidance
Jan 10, 15:45
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) saw its consolidated revenues amount to NT$104.7 billion (US$3.5 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2011, which came close to the...
Macronix 4Q11 sales beat guidance
Jan 9, 11:08
Macronix International has reported higher than expected revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011, thanks to strong shipments of ROM products for handheld games consoles.
MediaTek reiterates 4Q11 sales guidance
Dec 29, 01:05
Following a report regarding falling feature phone and smartphone demand in China, MediaTek has said its sales guidance for the current fourth quarter should remain on track. MediaTek...
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...
Altera, Xilinx cut 4Q11 outlooks
Dec 20, 16:06
Xilinx has followed fellow company Altera in revising downward its sales outlook for the last quarter of 2011.
First Solar revises down 2011 revenues guidance
Dec 15, 10:31
US-based First Solar has updated the 2011 financial guidance and announced 2012 guidance.
Macronix raises guidance for 4Q11
Dec 8, 01:00
Macronix International has raised its guidance for the fourth quarter of 2011, thanks to brisk sales of its ROM chips used in handheld games consoles.
MEMC posts 3Q11 on-year revenue growth, revises down 2011 guidance
Nov 3, 10:46
US-based solar firm MEMC Electronic Materials (MEMC) has announced financial results for the third quarter of 2011 that reflect year-over-year revenue growth despite continued challenges...
Tong Hsing cuts revenue guidance for 4Q11
Oct 26, 16:59
Taiwan's Tong Hsing Electronic Industries now expects to post flat sequential growth in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2011, as some orders for CMOS image sensors (CIS) have been...
MediaTek 3Q11 sales up 11%, beat guidance
Oct 11, 16:37
Fabless IC firm MediaTek saw its third-quarter consolidated revenues increase 11.4% sequentially, higher than its targeted 5-10% growth.
TSMC expects 3Q11 sales to beat guidance
Sep 9, 14:41
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced that consolidated revenues grew 6.2% sequentially and 0.7% from a year ago to NT$37.64 billion (US$1.29 billion) in...
Solar outlook remains optimistic, says GET
Sep 2, 11:44
The solar industry is still considered young, and therefore has a lot of potential for growth and development, according to WS Lin, chairman for Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Green...

MediaTek August sales likely to grow over 10% sequentially
Sep 2, 01:15
MediaTek's consolidated revenues will likely rebound to over NT$8 billion (US$276 million) in August, up more than 10% on month, according to market watchers. The fabless IC firm...
GET lowers 2011 financial guidance
Aug 30, 15:14
Taiwan-based solar wafer firm Green Energy Technology (GET) has lowered its 2011 financial guidance. EPS was originally forecast to be NT$15, but has been decreased to negative NT$2.90...
LDK revises down 2Q11 and fiscal 2011 guidance
Aug 19, 12:36
China-based photovoltaic (PV) manufacturer LDK Solar (LDK) has revised down its guidance for the second quarter and fiscal 2011.
Tong Hsing 2Q11 profits meet guidance; expects flat growth in 3Q
Aug 11, 14:32
Ceramic substrate supplier Tong Hsing Electronic Industries has posted net profits of NT$214 million (US$7.37 million) for the second quarter of 2011, which met with the company's...
Yingli Solar increases 2Q11 shipment guidance
Aug 4, 10:53
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited, a China-based vertically integrated photovoltaic products manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand "Yingli Solar",...
Trina Solar to miss 2Q11 guidance
Aug 3, 12:35
Trina Solar Limited, a China-based solar firm that consists vertical integration of solar products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, announced...
HTC reports strong earnings for 2Q11; shipments to top 13.5 million units in 3Q11
Newswatch - Jul 29, 16:37
HTC has announced net profits of NT$17.52 billion (US$607.38 million) for the second quarter of 2011, up 18% sequentially and 103% on year. Second quarter revenues were NT$124.4 billion,...

Sitronix 2Q11 sales meet guidance
Jul 11, 11:06
Sitronix Technology has announced consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2011 increased 19.1% sequentially to NT$1.22 billion (US$42.5 million). The results were at the high...
Macronix slightly misses 2Q11 sales guidance
Jul 8, 11:20
Macronix International, a supplier of mask ROM and NOR flash memory chips, has reported NT$2.05 billion (US$71 million) in revenues for June 2011. Revenues for the second quarter...
ASE core ATM business posts 4.5% growth in 2Q11 sales
Jul 8, 01:05
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) saw sales of its ATM (assembly test and material) division decrease 3.7% sequentially to NT$10.55 billion (US$367 million) in June, due to...
MediaTek 2Q11 revenues meet lower-end guidance
Jul 7, 16:09
Fabless IC firm MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues for June grew 2.3% sequentially to NT$6.74 billion (US$234 million). Revenues for the second quarter of 2011 amounted...
Novatek 2Q11 sales beat guidance
Jul 7, 14:27
LCD driver IC firm Novatek Microelectronics has collected revenues of NT$3.08 billion (US$107 million) for June, down 3.1% on month but up 5.5% on year. Revenues for the second quarter...
Jul 6, 15:12
IC packaging and testing house Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$5.1 billion (US$176 million) for June, up 5.1% on month. Consolidated...
TSMC 2Q11 sales expected to meet guidance
Jun 23, 01:05
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) consolidated revenues are expected to meet the company's guidance of NT$109-111 billion (US$3.8-3.9 billion), according to market...
Jun 17, 01:15
Display driver IC supplier Himax Technologies has reiterated its previous guidance for the second quarter of 2011 despite recent speculation about a slowdown in China's handset market...
Acer notebook shipments in retail channel expected to surpass 3 million in June
Jun 14, 01:25
Acer's notebook shipments in the retail channel are expected to surpass three million units in June and if the company's upstream partners such as Compal Electronics, Wistron and...
MediaTek, MStar reiterate sales guidance for 2Q11
May 20, 01:05
MediaTek and MStar Semiconductor have reiterated their previous respective guidances for the second quarter of 2011 despite speculation that the China government's crackdown on gray-market...
PTI beats 1Q11 guidance, gives positive outlook
Apr 29, 01:35
Powertech Technology (PTI) on April 28 reported better-than-expected results for its first-quarter performance. The memory packaging and testing service provider also gave a rosy...

TSMC meets 1Q11 guidance, sees no Japan disruption
Apr 28, 16:16
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported sales of NT$105.38 billion (US$3.6 billion) and net income of NT$36.28 billion, or NT$1.40 per share, for the first...
UMC meets 1Q11 guidance, cautious about 2Q
Apr 27, 16:38
United Microelectronics (UMC) has said its first-quarter 2011 results came in line with its guidance. However, the contract chipmaker expressed caution about its outlook for the second...
MediaTek expected to give cautious guidance for 2Q11
Apr 15, 01:35
MediaTek internally has revised downward its revenue estimate for the second quarter of 2011, due to a combination of factors including price competition in the mature 2.5G market,...
Specialty IC foundry VIS 1Q11 revenues below guidance
Apr 11, 12:44
Taiwan-based Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), a pure-play foundry specializing in analog/mixed-signal and logic ICs, has announced NT$1.32 billion (US$46 million) in revenues...
Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
Displays | 44min ago
Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
Displays | 47min ago
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- Can Ultra HD TVs avoid the fate of 3D sets? asks IHS
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.
















