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)...

SMIC posts 3Q11 loss

Nov 8, 15:14

Contract chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) swung to net losses of US$88.1 million in the third quarter of 2011 from profits of US$30.4 million a year...

VIA suffers continued net loss in 3Q11

Nov 4, 17:07

VIA Technologies posted revenues of NT$990 million (US$34.1 million), gross margin of 27.82%, net operating loss of NT$189 million, net loss of NT$1.513 billion including a loss of...

Asia Optical relies on smartphone optical device orders to reduce losses

Nov 2, 01:20

Asia Optical saw its gross margin increase to 10% and net loss shrink to NT$19.85 million (US$684,000) in the third quarter due to increasing shipments of optical devices used in...

CMI losses widen in 3Q11

Nov 1, 14:10

Chimei Innolux (CMI) saw its net losses widen to NT$17.257 billion (US$577 million) for the third quarter of 2011 from NT$13.01 billion in the previous quarter, according to a company's...

Asia Optical 3Q11 losses shrink

Oct 31, 11:26

Asia Optical, which makes optical lenses and digital cameras, has reported third-quarter losses narrowed significantly, with net loss reduced to NT$20 million from net loss of NT$309...

Winbond swings to small loss in 3Q11

Oct 31, 10:18

Winbond Electronics has reported net loss of NT$41 million (US$1.4 million) for the third quarter, compared to profit of NT$269 million in the prior quarter, with revenues sliding...

Rexchip swings to 3Q11 net loss

Oct 28, 15:02

Rexchip Electronics, the Taiwan-based production subsidiary of Elpida Memory, swung to net losses in the third quarter from profits in the second quarter and a year earlier.

Pegatron suffers January-September net loss of NT$864 million

Oct 28, 01:15

Pegatron Technology has posted January-September net losses of NT$864 million (US$29.8 million).

Elpida swings to loss in fiscal 2Q11

Oct 27, 16:58

Japan's Elpida Memory swung to operating losses in the second quarter of its fiscal 2011 from profits a year ago, as sluggish growth in PC shipments led to a worsening of the supply-demand...

Hynix posts 3Q11 loss on weak chip prices

Oct 27, 11:35

Hynix Semiconductor swung to net losses in the third quarter due mainly to weakness in the prices of DRAM chips.

AUO posts loss of NT$15.8 billion for 3Q11

Oct 25, 15:01

AU Optronics (AUO) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$98.927 billion (US$3.25 billion) for third-quarter 2011, up 0.9% from the previous quarter. Gross profit was at negative...

Adata suffers 3Q11 net operating loss of nearly 100 million

Oct 25, 01:10

Adata Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of memory modules, on October 24 released unaudited financial report for the third quarter of 2011, recording net operating loss of NT$96.6...

Acer sees large sequential decrease in 3Q11 net operating losses

Oct 24, 11:24

Acer has reported unaudited financial figures for the third quarter of 2011, with net operating losses of NT$1.32 billion (US$45 million) shrinking from losses of NT$7.09 billion...

Powerchip 3Q11 loss widens

Oct 20, 11:56

Losses have widened at Taiwan-based Powerchip Technology amid persisting oversupply of DRAM chips and dramatic price drops.

Nanya, Inotera post larger losses for 3Q11

Oct 19, 16:13

Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories both saw their net losses widen sequentially and on year in the third quarter of 2011, affected by falling DRAM prices.

I-Chiun reports 3Q11 net loss of NT$0.85 per share

Oct 18, 15:36

I-Chiun Precision Industry, a maker of LED SMD lead frames, reported January-September revenues of NT$3.744 billion (US$125 million), a 21.7% on-year decrease. Gross margin was reported...

Elpida sees loss in 1H of FY2011

Oct 14, 16:41

Japan's Elpida Memory has disclosed preliminary results for the first half of the company's fiscal 2011, estimating it slipped to the red with sales declining 51% on year.

HDD industry impacted by Thailand floods

Oct 13, 01:25

HDD players Western Digital, Seagate, Hitachi Global Storage Technologies (HGST) and Toshiba have all been impacted by the floods in Thailand amid power shortages and a breakdown...

Min Aik subsidiaries in Thailand suffer loss of over US$32 million due to flooding

Oct 12, 14:06

Min Aik Technology, a Taiwan-based hard drive component maker, on October 11 indicated that its two subsidiaries in Thailand, Min Aik Technology (Thailand) and MU Technology (Thailand),...