Last update: Friday 24 May 2013 [353 news items]
DRAM maker Powerchip posts 1Q11 losses
Apr 21, 01:25
Powerchip Technology has reported net losses of NT$4.97 billion (US$171 million), or a net loss of NT$0.90 per share, for the first quarter of 2011. The results exclude contributions...
Most Taiwan DRAM firms to post 1Q11 losses
Apr 19, 14:06
Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology, Powerchip Technology and ProMOS Technologies are set to all remain unprofitable in the first quarter of 2011, while Rexchip Electronics will likely...
China-based panel maker BOE reportedly sees net loss of CNY650-700 million for 1Q11
Apr 18, 10:25
China-based LCD panel maker BOE Technology estimates first-quarter 2011 net loss at CNY650-700 million (US$9-107 million), higher than the net loss of CNY290 million for first-quarter...
Mar 31, 15:52
Foxconn International Holdings (FIH), a handset-manufacturing subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), swung to net losses of US$218.3 million in 2010 from...
Formosa posts net lost of NT$1 million for 4Q10
Mar 29, 01:45
LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy has announced revenues of NT$1.1 billion (US$37.33 million) for the fourth quarter of 2010, an decrease of 23% sequentially. Net loss for the quarter...
Nanya to raise capital through rights issue
Stockwatch - Mar 22, 16:37
Nanya Technology's board of directors has approved a rights issue for up to 700 million shares of common stock. The additional paid-in capital will be used to fund equipment purchase...
CMI announces almost 5% sequential drop in 4Q10 revenues
Mar 11, 01:20
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced combined TFT-LCD revenues of NT$130.39 billion (US$4.42 billion) for the fourth quarter of 2010, a decrease of 4.9% sequentially.
BenQ Materials posts net profit for 2010, Gamma posts net loss for 4Q10
Mar 4, 01:30
Taiwan-based polarizer maker BenQ Materials posted a net profit of NT$141 million (US$4.78 million) for 2010, while optical film maker Gamma Optical posted a net loss of NT$105 million...
Asia Optical sees revenue growth but net loss for 2010 operations
Mar 1, 15:06
Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of digital cameras and optical lens products, had consolidated revenues of NT$24.66 billion (US$774 million) for 2010 growing by 8.16% from 2009...
Microelectronics Technology sees 2010 operation in NT$156 million net loss
Feb 25, 16:51
Microelectronics Technology (MTI), which makes mobile and satellite communication/networking equipment, has reported a net loss of NT$156 million (US$4.9 million) for 2010 operatio...
Taiwan panel makers to turn profitable in 3Q11
Feb 16, 01:35
After significant losses in the fourth quarter of 2010, Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers are expected to remain in the red in the first quarter of 2011, but will start to recover...
Protective component makers announce positive 2010 results
Feb 15, 01:30
Taiwan-based protective component makers Thinking Electronic and Polytronics Technology have announced unaudited financial results for 2010. Hampered by exchange rate volatility in...
Memory module maker Adata sees losses in 4Q and 2010
Jan 31, 13:49
Memory module maker Adata Technology has announced net losses of NT$171 million (US$5.88 million), or NT$0.76 per share, for the fourth quarter of 2010 due to a 50% drop in DRAM chip...
AUO losses to continue in 1Q11, says executive VP
Jan 28, 01:30
AU Optronics (AUO) expects to continue to see losses in the first quarter of 2011, but the extent will be less significant as prices for large-size panels will start to increase in...
AUO posts huge loss for 4Q10, but 2010 remains profitable
Jan 27, 15:24
AU Optronics (AUO) today posted consolidated revenue of NT$102,605 million (US$3,521 million), down 17.5% from the previous quarter. Gross profit was negative NT$4,537 million, with...
Nanya and Inotera losses widen in 4Q10
Jan 24, 16:53
Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have posted a combined loss of about NT$25.69 billion (US$884 million) for 2010. Affected by continuous drops in DRAM prices, the pair saw their...
Nanya, Inotera see combined losses top NT$25 billion in 2010
Jan 21, 01:20
Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories are likely to post a combined loss of more than NT$25 billion (US$858 million) in 2010, market sources have estimated. Both DRAM makers suffered...
Pegatron is expected to ship 12-15 million CDMA iPhones in 2011
Jan 18, 01:40
Taiwan-based notebook maker Pegatron Technology has recently started shipping its Apple CDMA iPhones orders with total volume is estimated to be around 12-15 million units in 2011,...
CMI achieves highest shipments, but also losses among Taiwan panel makers
Jan 13, 01:25
Chimei Innolux (CMI) shipped 510.6 million LCD panels of all sizes to generate consolidated revenues of NT$480 billion (US$15 billion) in 2010, surpassing shipments of 334.4 million...
Nanya gains additional loans from affiliates, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 28, 16:10
DRAM maker Nanya Technology has secured a total of NT$17 billion (US$577 million) in loans from Formosa Plastics and Nan Ya Plastics, two affiliates of its parent company Formosa...
Appreciating NT dollar has limited impact on panel makers in 4Q10
Dec 15, 11:51
Regarding recent appreciation of the NT dollar, TFT-LCD panel makers have already taken precautions to avoid further impact, and noted that with most Taiwan-based panel makers expected...
PCB maker GCE to ramp up HDI board capacity, says paper
Newswatch - Dec 14, 14:39
PCB maker Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) plans to ramp up its production capacity for HDI boards from 200,000 square feet a month currently to 350,000 square feet in the first quarter...
EU price-fixing fine to put CMI in the red
Dec 10, 01:10
Chimei Innolux (CMI) has reportedly decided to recognize the price-fixing fine of EUR300 million (US$396.3 million) levied by the European Commission in its fourth-quarter 2010 balance...
Falling DRAM prices hurting company cash positions, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 30, 15:25
Taiwan-based DRAM makers Powerchip Technology, Nanya Technology, Inotera Memories and ProMOS Technologies have all seen their cash positions shrink significantly compared to the levels...
Nov 17, 01:30
IC packaging house ChipMOS Technologies has reported NT$4.717 billion (US$155.908 million) in revenues for the third quarter of 2010, up 4.9% sequentially on sales of Mask ROM and...
PQI reports 3Q10 losses of NT$2.69 per share
Nov 2, 14:52
Memory module maker Power Quotient International (PQI) has reported net losses of NT$747 million (US$24.5 million), or NT$2.69 per share, for the third quarter of 2010. The losses...
Touch-panel maker EDT posts profit for 3Q10
Nov 2, 01:10
Thanks to growing capacitive touch panel production, Emerging Display Technologies (EDT) turned in a net profit of NT$20.9 million (US$686,202) or NT$0.11 a share. Third-quarter revenues...
CPT, HannStar report net loss for 3Q10
Nov 1, 10:43
LCD panel makers Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) and HannStar Display have announced net loss of NT$5.2 billion (US$170.44 million) and NT$2.2 billion, respectively, for the third quarter...
Compeq swings to profitability in 3Q10
Oct 26, 01:00
Handset PCB maker Compeq Manufacturing ended five consecutive losing quarters by returning to profits in the third quarter of 2010 with net income of NT$111 million (US$3.6 million)...
Neo Solar posts NT$2.8 EPS, E-Ton ends 5-quarter losing streak
Oct 21, 12:07
Taiwan-based solar cell makers Neo Solar Power and E-Ton Solar Tech on October 20 announced third-quarter financial results. Neo Solar posted a NT$2.8 (US$0.09) EPS for the quarter,...
Nanya, Inotera report losses for 3Q10
Oct 20, 17:08
Nanya Technology and Inotera Memories have posted their third straight quarterly losses for the third quarter of 2010, according to data released by the DRAM makers.
Taiwan Oasis to break even in 3Q10
Sep 21, 01:50
LED chip packaging house Taiwan Oasis Technology has continued to unwind holdings in unprofitable investments and could break even in the third quarter of 2010. The company posted...
VIA Technologies posts net loss for 1H10
Sep 3, 16:29
VIA Technologies has reported a net loss of NT$1.44 billion (US$45.011 million) or NT$1.89 per share for the first half of 2010, versus NT$786 million in losses a year ago. Revenues...
ITO film/glass makers post mixed 1H10 net profits
Sep 3, 15:30
ITO glass supplier Applied Vacuum Coating Technology (AVCT) and ITO film supplier Ushine Photonics have posted net loss of NT$133.56 (US$4.18 million) and NT$8.13 million, respectively,...
Tatung reports net loss for 1H10
Sep 2, 17:07
The Tatung Group has posted net loss of NT$721 million (US$22.53 million) for the first half of 2010 with an EPS of negative NT$0.13.
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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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
- 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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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- 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

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