Last update: Thursday 20 June 2013 [910 news items]
PCB maker ZDT posts revenue and profit decreases in 2Q12
Aug 17, 01:20
Zhen Ding Technology Holding (ZDT) has reported sequential decreases in both sales and profits for the second quarter of 2012.
Epileds sees strong sequential growth in 2Q12 operating profit
Aug 14, 01:40
Epileds, a Taiwan-based maker of AlGaInP and InGaN LED chips for use in LED lighting, on August 13 released financial report for the second quarter of 2012, with net operating profit...
TCL Communication sees 1H12 revenues up, profit down
Aug 13, 15:08
TCL Communication Technology Holdings, a China-based maker of handsets and networking/communication terminal devices for sale under own brands TCL and Alcatel One Touch, has reported...
Acter reports profit and revenue drops in 1H12
Aug 13, 14:54
Cleanroom and turn-key equipment supplier Acter has reported decreases of 3% and 10%, respectively, in consolidated revenues and net profits for the first half of 2012. Gross margin...
Spreadtrum sees decreased 2Q12 net profit
Aug 13, 10:06
Spreadtrum Communications, a China-based provider of handset chipsets, generated net profit of US$21.0 million in the second quarter of 2012, falling by 13.6% on quarter and by 35.4%...
E Ink to profit in smart shelf label market, says chairman
Aug 8, 15:28
E Ink is looking to expand its operations within the smart electronic shelf label market, claiming there will be a burst of growth there during the second half of this year, according...
Shanghai Unitech swings to profits in 1H12
Aug 3, 01:25
Shanghai Unitech Electronics, a PCB-making subsidiary of Taiwan-based Unitech Printed Circuit Board, has said it managed to return to profitability in the first half of 2012 with...
MediaTek posts strong sequential profit growth for 2Q12
Newswatch - Jul 31, 15:21
MediaTek has announced net profits of NT$3.357 billion for the second quarter of 2012, up 34.3% sequentially and 0.9% on year. Second-quarter ESP stood at NT$2.95, compared to NT$2.19...
VIA expects on-month growth in July revenues
Jul 31, 01:45
After seeing declining revenue performance in the first half, CPU maker VIA Technologies expects its revenues in July will enjoy on-month growth, but due to China market is having...
Silicon Motion reports slight profit increase for 2Q12
Newswatch - Jul 30, 12:08
Silicon Motion Technology has announced its net sales increased 8.8% on quarter to US$69.7 million in the second quarter of 2012, while net income (non-GAAP) increased to US$14.6...
Jul 27, 15:47
IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) both saw their second-quarter net profits rise over 50% sequentially along with higher...
Hynix posts small operating profit in 2Q12
Jul 26, 14:11
SK Hynix, currently trailing only Samsung Electronics in the DRAM market, swung to an operating profit of KRW23 billion (US$20 million) in the second quarter of 2012 after three straight...
IC component distributor Wahlee sees profits decline in 2Q12
Jul 23, 16:10
IC component and material distributor Wahlee Industrial saw its net profits drop 8.6% sequentially to NT$221 million (US$7.37 million) in the second quarter of 2012 although revenues...
TV brands hope to profit off smart TV alliances
Jul 20, 12:02
TV brands hope to profit off smart TVs during the second half of the year by continuing to increase value-added functions as well as by forming a smart TV alliance, according to industry...

PC players need to consider selling smart services in the post-PC era, says Quanta chairman
Jul 19, 01:10
Quanta Computer chairman Barry Lam, at a cloud computing forum, pointed out that the PC industry will need consider how to sell smart services in the post-PC era, instead of focusing...

Cybermart turns to run store itself
Jul 17, 01:50
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) channel retailing subsidiary Cybermart is set to transform its business model from acting as a landlord of its IT mall to running...
Samsung expects record operating profit for 2Q12
Jul 9, 10:32
Samsung Electronics has given its guidance for the second quarter of 2012, estimating operating profits at about KRW6.7 trillion (US$5.8 billion) - a record high.
Pegatron turns conservative about 3Q12
Jun 28, 01:40
Pegatron Technology, seeing the weak global economy, while consumers have halted their purchase plans to wait for Windows 8, has turned conservative about the PC market in the third...
Tainergy profits improve on rising orders from Europe
Jun 26, 14:16
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Tainergy became the first solar firm in Taiwan to return to profitability in May since the market downturn in second-quarter 2011.

ECS passes 2011 finance report with growth of more than 7%
Jun 26, 01:10
Elitegroup Computer Systems (ECS) hosted a shareholder meeting on June 25, passing its finance report for 2011 with consolidated revenues reaching NT$72.7 billion (US$2.43 billion),...
Chinsan to ramp up solid capacitor shipments in 2H12
Jun 19, 14:05
Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial expects shipments of its solid electrolytic capacitors to the motherboard, graphics card, server and industrial PC sectors to serve as a growth...
Inventec raises notebook shipments forecast for 2012
Jun 19, 13:43
Inventec chairman Richard Lee on June 18, said the company's 2012 notebook shipments are expected to see a double-digit percentage growth on year, better than its original forecast;...
Foxconn to see profitability in 2013, says chairman
Jun 19, 01:50
Facing shareholders questioning that Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has always emphasized revenue growth over profit, company chairman Terry Guo pointed out that...

Microsoft, Intel expect Windows 8 to help energize the netbook market
Jun 19, 01:40
As Microsoft is aggressively preparing its Windows 8 and Windows RT for launch in October to compete against Apple, sources from notebook players pointed out that Microsoft and Intel...

Microsoft new app strategy to bring new profit source for PC vendors
Jun 7, 01:10
As Microsoft is preparing to challenge Apple's iOS and Google's Android with Windows 8, to resolve the operating system's lack of apps, Microsoft plans to change its strategy over...

CMC Magnetics expects over 10% sequential growth in 2Q12 revenues, profit
Jun 6, 11:14
CMC Magnetics expects its revenues and net operating profit for the second quarter of 2012 to increase by more than 10% on quarter, better than remaining flat as originally predicted,...
Lenovo FY2011 net profit hikes 73.1%
May 24, 11:20
China-based PC vendor Lenovo recorded net profit of US$473 million for fiscal year 2011 (April 2011-March 2012), increasing on year by 73.1%, according to the company's financial...
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
May 24, 01:10
As Dell reported weaker-than-expected results for its fiscal first quarter 2012 (February-April), some PC brand vendors pointed out that their orders from Europe's retail channel...

Foxconn Technology nets NT$2.16 per share in 1Q12
May 16, 15:58
Foxconn Technology on May 15 released its financial report for the first quarter of 2012, recording consolidated revenues of NT$20.82 billion (US$705 million), gross margin of 14.16%,...
Foxconn sees over 35% on-year growth in 1Q12 revenues; gross margin down to 6.64%
May 15, 14:08
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$1 trillion (US$33.9 billion) for the first quarter of 2012, up 37.3% on year from NT$729.26...
Mirle 1Q12 revenues and profits shrink
May 7, 16:06
With its panel and solar customers being cautious about expansion, automation equipment supplier Mirle Automation has reported on-year declines in both revenues and profits for the...
Graphics card shortages to see improvements in late May
May 3, 01:20
AMD and Nvidia, impacted by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC's) fully-booked capacity, had rather weak shipment performance in the first quarter; however, as more...
Alpha Networks 1Q12 net profit down sequentially, up on year
May 2, 16:18
Alpha Networks, a Taiwan-based maker of networking/communication devices/equipment, has released its first-quarter 2012 financial results, with net profit dropping 57.62% on quarter...
High-end TV sales bring turnaround for LG
Apr 26, 15:28
LG Electronics has reported US$215 million in net profits during the first quarter and estimates that its second quarter total revenue will be US$10.75 billion with operating profits...
Senao 1Q12 revenues, profit hit records
Apr 26, 13:58
Senao International, a retail chain of handsets and other 3C electronics in Taiwan, has reported first-quarter 2012 revenues and net profits both hit records.
Getac to launch slim ruggedized notebooks
Before Going to Press | 38min ago
Taiwan market: Nearly 127,000 inkjet, over 44,000 laser printers shipped in 1Q13, says IDC
Before Going to Press | 39min ago
- LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
- Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
- Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
- Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
- Taiwan market: HTC launches HTC Butterfly S and HTC Desire 600
- Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
- Digitimes Research: TSMC expanding in China
- Lite-On Technology to deal out 2012 cash dividend of NT$2.35
- Innolux not to be largely affected by subsidies ending in China, says company president
- Genius Electronic to expand lens capacity by 60%
- AUO likely to turn around performance in 2013, says company chairman
- DRAM market grows up, IHS finds
- Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
- Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
- Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
- Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
- Taiwan market: ViewSonic to launch Full HD projectors by end of 2013
- IDC lowers forecast growth for monitors while average screen size increases
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- Chilisin eyes strong prospect of tablet market, expects strong growth
- PowerByProxi aims to cooperate with Taiwan makers to explore wireless power market
- AZZURRO demonstrates high-yield production for GaN-on-Si voltage wafers
- Advantech Releases 6U CompactPCI Board with 4th Generation Intel Core i7 Processor
- Advantech to Support CompactPCI PlusIO and Serial Standards
- 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
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row

Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...

Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...

Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...

Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.

















