HTC 3Q09 revenues barely meet low-end guidance

Newswatch - Oct 6, 15:46

HTC (High Tech Computer) has reported that its revenues topped NT$34.01 billion (US$1.05 billion) in the third quarter of 2009, barely meeting the company's low-end revenue target...

ChipMOS raises 3Q09 revenue estimates

Oct 5, 15:25

Packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies has announced it now expects revenues for the third quarter of 2009 to grow 13-15% sequentially, compared to its previous estimate...

Macronix raises guidance for 3Q09

Sep 8, 17:09

Taiwan-based mask ROM and NOR flash chipmaker Macronix International (MXIC) has raised the company's guidance for the third quarter of 2009 while acknowledging better-than-expected...

MediaTek revenues expected to exceed NT$12 billion in August

Sep 4, 10:08

MediaTek is expected to see its revenues grow 10% sequentially to surpass NT$12 billion (US$364.74 million) in August due to strong demand from the handset industry in China, according...

Commentary: HTC gets a wakeup call as it is forced to lower revenue guidance for 2009

Aug 6, 12:41

The price of HTC (High Tech Computer) shares dropped steeply for three consecutive trading sessions closing at NT$328 (US$10.03) on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on August 5 after...

HTC revenues up 10% on year in 2Q09

Jul 31, 16:37

HTC (High Tech Computer) has reported revenues of NT$38.2 billion (US$1.16 billion) for the second quarter of 2009, in line with its mid-point guidance range of NT$37.5-38.5 billion...

UMC gearing up for 40nm

Jul 24, 15:02

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has been working closely with customers, including FPGA specialist Xilinx, to volume produce 45/40nm products at its 300mm (12-inch) fabs,...

SMIC raises 2Q09 guidance on China demand

Jun 30, 10:17

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced an upward revision of its revenue guidance for the second quarter of 2009 thanks to robust demand in the...

ECS drops notebook shipment guidance to four million units for 2009

Jun 29, 12:04

Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) shipped around 1.6 million notebooks in the first half of 2009 and expects annual shipments to reach four million units, down from its previous forecast...

AMD aims to gain back 15% share of notebook market

Jun 25, 13:30

AMD has set an internal guidance to gain back a 15% share of the global notebook market, according to sources at notebook vendors.

Large IC distributors expect to achieve revenue goals for 2Q09

Newswatch - Jun 18, 15:27

WT Microelectronics, Yosun Industrial and WPG Holdings still expect to achieve 10-20% sequential revenue growth in the second quarter despite lower-than-expected May revenues. Several...

MediaTek gearing up new WCDMA and DSC chips

Jun 17, 14:36

MediaTek is expected to introduce a lineup of new chip solutions for WCDMA handsets and digital still cameras (DSCs) soon, with volume production slated for the latter half of 2009,...

IC distributor WPG 2Q09 sales likely to beat guidance

Newswatch - Jun 17, 13:54

WPG Holdings expects to see revenues for second-quarter 2009 exceed its guidance, mainly thanks to contributions from emerging markets. The IC distributor earlier estimated revenues...

Gigabyte puts DualBIOS technology on all motherboards

Jun 15, 11:34

Gigabyte Technology recently began to include its DualBIOS technology on all its motherboard products.

MediaTek says guidance for 2Q09 unchanged

Newswatch - Jun 10, 11:49

MediaTek said it currently has no plan to revise its revenue guidance for the second quarter, despite a positive outlook given by market watchers. The handset chipmaker earlier projected...

Gigabyte to ship more notebooks than expected in 2009, says paper

Newswatch - Jun 4, 12:17

Gigabyte Technology expects to ship more notebooks in 2009 than its guidance of 500,000 units, according to a Chinese-language Economical Daily News (EDN) report citing sources...

Realtek, Ralink expected to raise 2Q09 guidance

May 27, 16:48

Networking IC design houses Realtek Semiconductor and Ralink Technology are expected to upward adjust their second-quarter guidance due to strong demand for WLAN chips, according...

Compal expects notebook shipments to grow 15-20% sequentially in 2Q09, says company president

May 8, 15:51

Compal Electronics expects its second-quarter notebook shipments to grow 15-20% to 7.2-7.5 million units from 6.3 million units shipped in the first quarter, company president Ray...

ASE and SPIL sales recovery continue in April

May 7, 10:35

Packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) saw sales continue improving in April, with narrower revenue drops...

Wistron forecasts notebook shipments to reach 6.1 million units in 2Q09

May 4, 12:26

Wistron forecasts its notebook shipments for the second quarter of 2009 to grow 10-15% sequentially to 5.8-6.1 million units, up from 5.3 million units in the first quarter, according...

Netbooks to see the fastest growth among all other notebooks, says Quanta chairman

Apr 30, 16:02

Barry Lam, Chairman of Quanta has commented that netbooks will continue to see the fastest growth among all types of notebooks in 2009 and beyond.

Faraday expects 50% revenue growth in 2Q09

Apr 28, 17:09

Fabless ASIC and IP company Faraday Technology has estimated it will enjoy a revenue increase of 50% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009, with digital camera chips likely to...

ASE and SPIL 2Q09 revenues to grow over 30%

Apr 27, 16:25

Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) will likely enjoy revenue growth of more than 30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009,...

ASE 1Q09 revenues beat guidance

Newswatch - Apr 8, 15:24

Packaging and testing house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has announced revenues of NT$5.5 billion (US$163 million) for March, up 28.2% on month. The company's first-quarter...

TSMC and UMC March sales expected to rebound

Apr 7, 12:25

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) are expected to discontinue revenue drops sequentially in March, signaling the pure-play...

MediaTek 1Q09 sales to beat guidance on increase in high-margin orders

Apr 1, 15:03

IC design house MediaTek is expected to report stronger-than-expected revenue growth for the first quarter of 2009, beating its guidance, according to market watchers. The improvement...

Amkor narrows 1Q guidance

Mar 26, 12:27

Amkor Technology, a US-based IC packaging and testing firm, has revised upward gross margins for the first quarter of 2009 (ending March 31, 2009) but still held its previous revenues...

Second-tier foundry VIS lifts guidance for 1Q09

Mar 13, 11:27

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS), an affiliate of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has revised its first-quarter guidance thanks to rush orders, according...

ASE maintains 1Q09 guidance, despite rising China demand

Mar 11, 14:05

Wafer packaging and testing firm Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) has not followed fellow industry players in revising its guidance for the first quarter of 2009 despite rising...

Chartered estimates narrower losses for 1Q09

Mar 10, 17:05

Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing has recently revised its first quarter 2009 guidance thanks to additional orders from customers, estimating that losses for the quarter will...