Asustek, Gigabyte compete over motherboard warranty in China

Aug 30, 01:10

First-tier motherboard brand vendors Asustek Computer and Gigabyte Technology, after starting fierce price competition to gain market share in China, are already turning their competition...

IC designer Sonix sees profits up 59% in 2Q11

Newswatch - Aug 29, 16:07

Consumer IC design house Sonix Technology saw its net profits soar 59% sequentially to NT$214 million (US$7.36 million) in the second quarter of 2011. Second-quarter EPS reached NT...

Chunghwa Telecom to deal out all net profit as cash dividend in 2014-2015, says chairman

Aug 29, 11:35

Chunghwa Telecom, viewing that its reserve of accumulated undistributed earnings is on the rise to attain its current paid-in capital of NT$77.574 billion in 2014-15 and then it will...

Amtran profits down sharply in 2Q11

Aug 26, 16:08

Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has reported revenues of NT$8.39 billion (US$289.06 million) in second-quarter 2011, with a gross profit margin of 10.32%. Amtran also...

GaAs foundry AWSC 2Q11 profits double

Aug 26, 15:02

Gallium arsenide (GaAs) foundry Advanced Wireless Semiconductor Company (AWSC) has reported net profits of NT$33.1 million (US$1.1 million) for the second quarter of 2011, up 101%...

Lite-On IT posts 1H11 net EPS of NT$1.51

Aug 26, 15:00

Optical drive maker Lite-On IT has reported net profit of NT$1.427 billion (US$49 million) for the first half of 2011, translating into net EPS of NT$1.51.

Handset keypad maker Silitech reports decline in 1H11 profits

Newswatch - Aug 26, 12:02

Handset keypad maker Silitech Technology has announced net profits of NT$493 million (US$16.98 million) for the first half of 2011, decreasing 23% from a year earlier period. The...

China Unicom 1H11 net profit slips 5.5% on year

Aug 25, 14:43

China Unicom on August 24 released its financial report for the first half of 2011, with net profits of CNY2.637 billion (US$403 million) 5.5% on year.

Memory controller maker Phison reports strong earnings for 1H11

Newswatch - Aug 25, 11:05

NAND flash controller IC maker Phison Electronics has announced net profits of NT$448 million (US$15.43 million) for the second quarter of 2011, bringing total net earnings for the...

China Telecom posts 1H11 net profit of over CNY9.8 billion

Aug 24, 13:54

China Telecom on August 23 published its financial report for the first half of 2011, recording revenues of CNY120.208 billion (US$18.37 billion), EBITDA (earnings before interest,...

Advantech 1H11 net profits hit half-year record

Aug 24, 01:10

Taiwan-based industrial PC maker Advantech generated net profits of NT$1.881 billion (US$64.5 million) for the first half of 2011, the highest half-year figure on record, according...

IC testers KYEC, SCT suffer large sequential decrease in 2Q11 profits

Aug 24, 01:00

King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) and STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor (SCT), providers of IC testing services, saw net profits for the second quarter of 2011 drop 52.0% and 31.0% seq...

Wintek profits affected by low utilization rate in 1H11

Aug 19, 16:29

Wintek has reported consolidated net revenues NT$42.51 billion (US$1.46 billion) for the first half of 2011, with gross profit of NT$2.34 billion and a profit margin of 6%.

PCB maker Unitech reports sharp decline in 2Q11 profits

Newswatch - Aug 19, 15:41

PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board saw its net profits sink 74% sequentially to NT$74.88 million (US$2.58 million) in the second quarter of 2011 due largely to non-operating...

EETI sees 1H11 revenues, net profit over double on year

Aug 19, 01:10

Touch controller IC design house Egalax_empia Technology (EETI) has reported first-half consolidated revenues and net profit increased more than 100% on year.

US government spending cuts expected to affect enterprise PC players

Aug 18, 01:05

Demand for enterprise PCs is expected to be significantly impacted by the US government's plans to reduce its spending. Major enterprise PC brand vendors including Hewlett-Packard...

Over expansion may hurt profits of touch sensor makers

Aug 16, 16:41

Touch sensor suppliers in Taiwan could see lower profitability in third-quarter 2011 as a result of over expansion if there is oversupply, according to the industry sources.

Tsann Kuen reports profit growth for 1H11

Aug 16, 10:33

Tsann Kuen Enterprise, which operates a 3C retail chain in Taiwan, has released its audited financial report for first-half 2011, with net profit increasing 20.99% on year to NT$509...

Chunghwa Telecom posts July profit

Aug 11, 11:48

Chunghwa Telecom (CHT) has reported net profit of NT$4.408 billion (US$152.5 million) for July 2011, resulting in January-July net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$3.76.

MStar announces net income of over NT$1.5 billion for 2Q11

Newswatch - Aug 10, 15:43

MStar Semiconductor has announced consolidated revenues of NT$8.35 billion (US$289 million) and net income of NT$1.51 billion for the second quarter of 2011. It also announced that...

Synnex Technology sees 2Q11 net profit hit records

Aug 3, 13:30

Distributor Synnex Technology International on August 2 reported net profits of NT$1.85 billion (US$63.8 million) for the second quarter, its highest quarterly figure on record and...

KYE 2Q11 net profit slumps sequentially

Aug 3, 10:19

KYE Systems, a Taiwan-based maker of keyboards, mice and other PC peripherals for ODM shipments and own-brand sale, has reported unaudited net profit of NT$10 million (US$347,000)...

Foxlink to maintain strong revenue performance in 3Q11

Aug 2, 01:40

Taiwan-based PC component maker Foxlink is expected to maintain strong revenue growth in the third quarter with the rate being at least 20%. With cash from Foxlink selling its subsidiary...

IC distributor WPG earnings hit record high in 2Q11

Aug 1, 12:11

IC distributor WPG Holdings saw its net profits grow 13.7% sequentially to an record high of NT$1.498 billion (US$51.85 million) in the second quarter of 2011. The earnings translated...

AUO reports losses of over NT$10 billion for 2Q11

Jul 28, 01:15

AU Optronics (AUO) has reported a net loss of NT$10.77 billion (US$373.58 million) or NT$1.22 per share for the second quarter of 2011. The company has also decided to cut its capex...

Macronix reports profit drop for 2Q11 on lower revenues

Jul 27, 15:51

Taiwan-based Macronix International, a supplier of mask ROM and NOR flash memory chips, has announced that net profits for the second quarter of 2011 slid to NT$515 million (US$18...

Orise suffers large drop in 2Q11 net profit

Jul 26, 01:20

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD driver IC design house Orise Technology on July 25 reported net profit of NT$19.4 million (US$672,000) for the second quarter of 2011, falling by 74.87% on quarter...

AMD sees profit in 2Q11

Jul 22, 16:43

AMD has announced revenues for the second quarter of 2011 of US$1.57 billion, net income of US$61 million, or US$0.08 per share, and operating income of US$105 million. The company...

Gross profit feels the pinch in PV price war, says IMS Research

Jul 21, 14:50

A period of highly competitive pricing from PV module suppliers has led to gross margins declining by over 25% in the last six months, according to the latest analysis from IMS Research...

New MacBook Air shipments expected to stay strong from June to August

Jul 21, 01:15

Shipments of Apple's just released third-generation MacBook Air from the supply chain already reached 400,000-500,000 units in June and the volume is expected to remain strong throughout...

Chang Wah Electromaterial posts decline in 1H11 profits

Jul 20, 14:28

IC packaging material and equipment provider Chang Wah Electromaterial has posted pre-tax profits of NT$310 million (US$10.73 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$7.96 billion...

PC industry should be re-evaluated, says Wistron chairman

Jun 23, 01:45

Wistron chairman Simon Lin, on June 22, commenting on the impact of tablet PCs, described Apple's launch of iPad as a never-seen move, and it will take some time to figure out how...