SMIC posts narrower 1Q12 loss

May 11, 01:20

Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC), China's largest silicon wafer foundry, saw its quarterly net loss improve to US$42.8 million in first-quarter 2012 from US$165.2...

Powerchip loss narrows in 1Q12

May 10, 10:20

Taiwan-based chipmaker Powerchip Technology has reported a net loss of NT$5.56 billion (US$18.9 million) for the first quarter of 2012, showing improvement compared to a loss of NT$8.87...

Taiwan-based solar wafer makers report 1Q12 net losses

May 7, 10:33

Taiwan-based solar wafer makers have not been able to climb out of losses since second half of 2011 despite the fact that most solar wafer firms have clear order visibility in recent...

LDK reports 4Q11 gross margin of negative 65.5%

May 2, 12:10

LDK Solar, a China-based vertically integrated manufacturer of solar products, has reported its unaudited financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2011. According...

AUO losses narrow in 1Q12

Apr 26, 15:02

LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$81.102 billion (US$2.749 billion), down 9.4% from the previous quarter. Net loss for the first quarter came...

Macronix swings to loss in 1Q12

Apr 26, 12:22

Macronix International swung to net losses of NT$1.09 billion (US$37 million) in the first quarter of 2012 from profits in the prior quarter and a year ago. The maker of NOR flash...

SK Hynix suffers third straight quarterly loss

Apr 26, 12:17

SK Hynix (formerly Hynix Semiconductor), the world's second-largest DRAM memory supplier, has reported another quarterly loss as a result of weak chip demand and falling prices.

Winbond posts third straight quarterly loss

Apr 26, 11:52

Taiwan-based Winbond Electronics, a maker of niche-market DRAM and NOR flash memory, has reported its third consecutive quarterly loss due to falling ASPs of its products in particular...

CMC posts 2011 net loss per share of NT$0.61

Apr 2, 10:49

CMC Magnetics, a Taiwan-based maker of blank optical discs, suffered a net loss per share of NT$0.61 for 2011, according to the company.

CMI posts heavy losses of nearly NT$65 billion for 2011

Apr 2, 10:23

Chimei Innolux (CMI) has reported net losses of NT$20 billion (US$677 million) for the fourth quarter of 2011, bringing total losses for all of the year to NT$64.76 billion.

Acer suffers net loss per share of NT$2.52 in 2011

Mar 30, 15:41

Acer on March 29 released its 2011 financial results, recording a net loss per share of NT$2.52 (US$0.085).

Asia Optical 4Q11 net loss over half of capital

Stockwatch - Mar 30, 10:47

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, suffered net losses of NT$1.468 billion (US$49.3 million) in fourth-quarter 2012, accounting for 52.23% of...

Walsin posts 2011 loss

Mar 23, 01:10

Walsin Technology, which makes multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC) as well as chip resistors, slipped into the red in 2011 with sales down 37.6% from a year ago.

Altek suffers operating loss in 4Q11 mainly due to Kodak bankruptcy

Mar 23, 01:00

Altek on March 22 released its 2011 financial report, suffering a net operating loss of NT$741 million (US$25 million) mainly because of losses in accounts receivable and inventory...

Taiwan memory designers slip into the red

Mar 20, 14:23

Major Taiwan-based memory IC designers Etron Technology, Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) and Zentel Electronics all swung to net losses in 2011 from profits a year ago,...

Sapphire substrate maker Wafer Works Optronics reports net loss for 2011

Feb 6, 14:20

Weak demand in the LED market in 2011 caused pricing of upstream sapphire substrates to decrease as well. 2-inch substrates have been quoted around US$8-10/unit.

Elpida posts larger loss in fiscal 3Q11

Feb 3, 01:00

Elpida Memory has reported net losses of JPY42.1 billion (US$553 million) for its fiscal third quarter ended December 31, 2011 compared to losses of JPY29.6 billion a year ago. Consolidated...

Hynix posts second straight quarterly loss

Feb 2, 11:56

Memory chip maker Hynix Semiconductor has posted its second straight quarterly loss in the fourth quarter. The company swung into the red in 2011 with revenues down 14% from a year...

Powerchip, Rexchip post 2011 losses

Feb 1, 15:34

DRAM memory makers Powerchip Technology and Rexchip Electronics have both swung to net losses in 2011 from profits a year earlier.

Nanya reports larger loss for 2011

Jan 19, 01:00

DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology's net losses for 2011 widened to NT$39.88 billion (US$1.33 billion) from NT$15.13 billion a year ago. Revenues declined 35% on year to NT$36.74 billion...

Powerchip raises NT$314 million by selling Apacer shares

Stockwatch - Jan 13, 01:00

Powerchip Technology has raised NT$314 million (US$10.5 million) by selling its entire stake in memory module maker Apacer Technology, according to a company filing with the Taiwan...

SemiLEDs reports loss for fiscal 1Q12

Jan 12, 11:38

SemiLEDs, a developer and manufacturer of LED chips and LED components, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2012, ended November 30, 2011. Revenue...

Winbond likely to stay in red in 4Q11

Jan 10, 12:10

Winbond Electronics, which swung to a small loss in the third quarter of 2011, is likely to stay in the red in the last quarter of the year due to declining sales of NOR flash and...

Inventory surge adds to DRAM woes, says IHS

Jan 6, 11:35

Already besieged by low demand and bleak growth prospects, the market for DRAM is encountering yet another dispiriting obstacle - an alarming rise in inventory that threatens to further...

Kenmec sees loss in 2011

Jan 3, 16:44

Kenmec Mechanical Engineering is likely to post its first annual loss since it was founded 35 years ago, due to recognized losses from solar-cell making subsidiary Tainergy Tech.

Asia Optical expected to see operating loss in 4Q11

Dec 27, 10:37

Asia Optical, which makes optical lenses and digital cameras, is expected to see decreased shipments and continued operating loss in the fourth quarter of 2011 due to off-season effect...

Taiwan-based DRAM makers may suffer total loss of over NT$80 billion in 2011

Nov 15, 01:15

Powerchip Technology, Nanya Technology, Inotera Memories and ProMOS Technologies, four Taiwan-based DRAM makers, may suffer a total net loss of more than NT$80 billion (US$2.67 billion)...