Asustek and Acer quibble over notebook vendor rankings in China and Europe

Nov 1, 01:00

Asustek Computer, citing figures from research firm IDC, pointed out that the company's notebook shipments in China have already surpassed Acer and it has become the second largest...

Ability, Altek see 3Q11 profits rise

Oct 31, 10:53

Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have reported profits for third-quarter 2011. Ability's net profit rose 134.7% sequentially to NT$415 million (US$14.3 million),...

Samsung 3Q11 profit down 23% on year

Oct 28, 15:19

Samsung Electronics has announced revenues of KRW41.27 trillion (US$37 billion) on a consolidated basis for the third quarter ended September 30, 2011, a 3% increase on year. For...

Transcend 3Q11 net profits up 38%

Oct 28, 13:56

Memory module maker Transcend Information has announced third-quarter net profits grew 38% sequentially to NT$730 million (US$24.4 million), citing higher shipments of NAND flash...

Delta Electronics January-September net profit down over 30%

Oct 28, 01:10

Delta Electronics has announced January-September net profits of NT$8.53 billion (US$294 million) slipped 31% on year.

Polyimide film maker Taimide posts strong 3Q11 earnings

Newswatch - Oct 27, 12:05

Taimide Technology, the only Taiwan-based maker of polyimide (PI) film, has reported net profits of NT$71 million (US$2.36 million) for the third quarter of 2011, up 102% on quarter...

SAS posts profits for first three quarters

Oct 27, 11:45

Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Sino-American Silicon (SAS) has reported third-quarter revenues of NT$4.096 billion (US$136 million), a 12.82 on-quarter decrease and 34.57% on-year...

PC hinge maker SZS reports profit growth in 3Q11

Oct 27, 01:35

Taiwan-based PC hinge maker Shin Zu Shing (SZS), benefited from Intel's ultrabook products which helped raise demand for customized hinge, and saw its profit in the third quarter...

Dynapack sees strong performance in 3Q11 revenues

Oct 27, 01:15

Notebook battery maker Dynapack International Technology has reported strong revenue performance for the third quarter with net profits growing 64.02% sequentially.

Chipbond 3Q11 profit rises on forex gain

Oct 26, 10:00

Driver-IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology has announced financial figures for the third quarter of 2011 with net profits hiking almost 80% sequentially, as recent...

Holtek January-September net profit down nearly 30% on year

Oct 26, 01:00

Taiwan-based micro-controller unit (MCU) IC design house Holtek Semiconductor released its financial report for January-September 2011 at an investors conference on October 25, with...

Foxconn expected to achieve growth in profits and gross margins in 3Q11 and 4Q11

Oct 25, 14:19

Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) third-quarter gross margin is expected to be higher than the 7.3% recorded in the second quarter with EPS to also likely to be above...

Lite-On IT achieves new historical high in 3Q11 revenues

Oct 25, 01:20

Taiwan-based optical disc drive (ODD) maker Lite-On IT has announced consolidated revenues of NT$17.65 billion (US$585.02 million) for the third quarter, a new historical high and...

Asustek, Pegatron to host investor conferences with new products to be focus

Oct 25, 01:15

Pegatron Technology and Asustek Computer are set to host their third-quarter investor conference on October 27 and 31, respectively, with Asustek's Eee Pad Tranformer and Zenbook...

Simplo forecast 2011 net profit 1.3 times capital

Oct 24, 11:04

Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs used in notebooks, released its financial report for the third quarter of 2011 and financial forecast for the fourth quarter...

ICP Electronics sees huge growth in January-September profit

Oct 20, 16:42

Industrial PC maker ICP Electronics posted pre-tax profit of NT$1.21 billion (US$41.7 million) and EPS of NT$5.37 for January-September 2011, increasing 70.1% and 56.6% on year.

Intel faces dropping Atom revenues

Oct 20, 01:25

Intel's Atom processor and chipset business revenues dropped 32% on year to only US$269 million in the third quarter of 2011, indicating that the netbook market has been strongly...

Simplo battery problem already resolved, says chairman

Oct 13, 01:35

Chairman of Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology Raymond Sung, at a press conference on October 12, confirmed that the company had some issues with its batteries, but the...

Amazon sells Kindle Fire at low profit margin to promote online merchandise sales, says IHS iSuppli

Oct 3, 17:07

An IHS analysis reveals Amazon's business model for its new Kindle Fire tablet, with the company willing to settle for a razor-thin margin on sales of devices and digital content...

Intel downstream partners request CPU price drop

Sep 20, 01:10

Executives from Intel's PC partners - Acer Taiwan president Scott Lin and Compal Electronics president Ray Chen both have invoked Intel to help drop the Ultrabook price to below US$1,000...

Ultrabook platform may not benefit ODMs

Sep 20, 01:05

Taiwan-based notebook ODMs may not benefit much from the Ultrabook platform, despite downstream branding partners mostly being optimistic about the new device, according to sources...

Optical disc maker CMC Magnetics expects 10% growth in 3Q11 revenues

Sep 8, 01:50

Optical disc maker CMC Magnetics expects its third-quarter revenues to grow 10% sequentially and is also expected to turn a profit, as second-tier disc makers are gradually phasing...

Simplo, Dynapack achieve historical high in August revenues

Sep 6, 01:40

Taiwan-based battery maker Simplo Technology and Dynapack International Technology have both seen their revenues achieve historical high in August.

Foxconn sees net profits reach NT$27.39 billion in 1H11

Sep 1, 16:38

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has announced net profits of NT$27.38 billion (US$945.93 million) for the first half with EPS down 20% on year to NT$2.58.

Quanta announces 2Q11 results; expects strong growth for cloud computing products

Sep 1, 01:25

Quanta Computer has announced consolidated revenues of NT$274.39 billion (US$9.47 billion) for the second quarter, up 9.1% on quarter, but down 7% on year, while gross margin also...

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.