Last update: Wednesday 23 May 2012 [5134 news items]
WPG aims at record revenues in 2Q12
Apr 30, 10:53
WPG Holdings, the largest Taiwan-based distributor of semiconductors and electronic components, aims at consolidated revenues of NT$90.0-94.0 billion (US$3.05-3.19 billion) for the...
CyberLink sees 1Q12 revenues, profits decline
Apr 27, 16:51
CyberLink has reported declines in consolidated revenues and profits for the first quarter of 2012.
Young Optics reports 1Q12 gross margins of 28%
Apr 27, 16:43
Young Optics, a Taiwan-based projector maker, saw first-quarter revenues reach NT$1.429 billion (US$48.8 million), down 14.05% on year. According to the firm, first-quarter 2012 gross...
STATS ChipPAC 1Q12 revenues up, KYEC down
Apr 27, 01:30
Testing house STATS ChipPAC Taiwan Semiconductor, a subsidiary of Singapore-based STATS ChipPAC, saw first-quarter 2012 revenues reach NT$330 million (US$11.3 million), up 25.7% on...
Apr 27, 01:25
E Ink Holdings (EIH) has reported a net loss of NT$787 million (US$26.67 million) for the first quarter of 2012, the company's first quarterly loss in 10 quarters. The losses translated...
TSMC 1Q12 gross margins hit 47%
Apr 27, 01:20
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported first-quarter 2012 consolidated revenues of NT$105.51 billion (US$3.6 billion), a 0.1% increase on year. The figure...

Acer to reenter world top-3 PC vendor rankings, says chairman
Apr 27, 01:10
Acer saw its business operations significantly improve in the first quarter of 2012 and expects continued improvement quarter by quarter through the year. As a result the company...
Largan expects 2Q12 revenues to fall over 10% sequentially
Apr 27, 01:00
Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based maker of lens modules of cameraphones, expects its consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2012 to drop more than 10% on quarter because most...
Apr 26, 15:59
Corning has reported first-quarter 2012 revenues of US$1.9 billion, a 2% increase sequentially but a slight decrease of 0.2% from a year ago. Net profits totaled US$462 million in...
Apr 26, 15:02
LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has posted consolidated revenues of NT$81.102 billion (US$2.749 billion), down 9.4% from the previous quarter. Net loss for the first quarter came...
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.
Acer, Inventec announce results for 1Q12
Apr 26, 01:35
Acer and Inventec have hosted investor meeting and announced their latest performance in the first quarter.
UMC posts better-than-expected 1Q12 results; sees growth in 2Q
Apr 25, 16:22
United Microelectronics (UMC), the world's second largest pure-play foundry supplier, has reported better-than-expected revenue and profit results for the first quarter of 2012. The...

Epistar may see LED lighting revenues reach NT$4 billion in 2012, says company chairman
Apr 25, 16:04
Integration of downstream lighting module and fixture makers will likely bring in revenues of NT$850 million (US$29 million) for Epistar in 2012, according to Lee Biing-jye, chairman...
Huawei 2011 revenues up, profits down
Apr 25, 12:09
Huawei Technologies, a China-based provider of information and communication solutions and equipment, has published its 2011 financial report showing revenues grew 11.7% from 2010...
Chroma ATE expects sequential growth of more than 10% in 2Q12 revenues
Apr 25, 01:00
Chroma ATE, a Taiwan-based provider of automated test solutions and equipment, expects its revenues in the second quarter of 2012 to increase by more than 10% on quarter due to increased...
Tong Hsing expects revenue growth through 4Q12
Apr 24, 00:33
Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and packaging services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the production of LED devices, has guided that its...
Ardentec to post sales growth in 2Q12 on order pick-up
Apr 20, 12:02
Testing specialist Ardentec is expected to see its monthly revenues rise sequentially through June, thanks to rising orders for logic ICs and stable growth in business with IDM companies...
Global NAND flash revenues to grow 8% in 2012, says IHS
Apr 20, 10:40
The NAND flash memory market is expected to achieve 8% growth in 2012 thanks to major sales drivers, including solid-state-drive (SSD) equipped ultrabooks, according to IHS iSuppli...
IC designer Capella to post strong 2Q12 sales
Apr 20, 01:20
Analog IC design house Capella Microsystems, which generated record high revenues in March, is expected to see its April sales set another monthly record. Sales for the second quarter...
Intel reports 1Q12 revenue of US$12.9 billion
Apr 19, 14:00
Intel has reported quarterly revenues of US$12.9 billion, operating income of US$3.8 billion, net income of US$2.7 billion and EPS of US$0.53. The company generated approximately...
Global chip revenues grow 1.8% in 2011, Gartner says
Apr 18, 11:13
Worldwide semiconductor revenues reached US$306.8 billion in 2011, up US$5.4 billion, or 1.8% from 2010, according to Gartner.
C Sun expects monthly revenues to keep going up in 2Q, 3Q12
Apr 18, 01:00
C Sun Manufacturing, a Taiwan-based maker of semiconductor, PCB, and FPD production equipment, has obtained orders with shipments scheduled through until the end of the third quarter...
Apr 17, 15:51
Semiconductor process control service supplier Lumax International has reported record high revenues for March 2012 bringing its sales for the first quarter to NT$1.57 billion (US$53.1...
TXC March sales up 15% on-month
Apr 17, 15:49
Quartz component manufacturer TXC saw its March consolidated revenues increase 15.3% sequentially on orders coming from the smartphone sector. Consolidated sales for the first quarter...
Socle 1Q12 revenues hit record
Apr 17, 15:03
Socle Technology, an IC design service company partnering with Globalfoundries, hit record high revenues in the first quarter, with sales from the ASIC segment reaching NT$185 million,...
Rising demand for small-size driver ICs to boost revenues for Chipbond, ChipMOS
Apr 17, 14:55
LCD driver IC packaging and testing firms Chipbond Technology and ChipMOS Technologies are expected to see their second-quarter sales rise driven by growing demand for small-size...
More passive component suppliers post double-digit growth in March sales
Apr 16, 14:43
Following announcements made by Yageo and Holy Stone Enterprise of more than 10% sales growth sequentially in March 2012, Ta-I Technology, Honey Hope Honesty (3H) and Podak have joined...
GaAs wafer firm VPEC revenues hit record high in 1Q12
Apr 12, 15:25
Taiwan's Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC), a manufacturer of GaAs (gallium arsenide) epi-wafers made to fabricate power amplifiers (PA) for consumer technology products such...
Systek sees decreased March revenues
Apr 12, 11:08
Systek, a Taiwan-based provider of information management solutions and system integration service, had consolidated revenues of NT$1.208 billion (US$40.9 million) for March dropping...
Insyde receives orders from Lenovo
Apr 12, 01:25
Taiwan-based BIOS designer Insyde Software has announced several new UEFI firmware and tools designed for Windows 8 at Intel Developer Forum (IDF) and the company's solutions have...
Viking Tech sees March revenues increase above 16% on-month
Apr 12, 01:15
Viking Tech, which specializes in the design and manufacture of chip resistors, reported March revenues of NT$97 million (US$3.3 million), a record high since June 2011. The firm...
CMC, Ritek post mixed sequential growth in March revenues
Apr 11, 16:37
CMC Magnetics and Ritek, the two largest Taiwan-based makers of blank optical discs, saw revenues for March rise 16.09% and fall 6.74% respectively on month, according to the compa...
Acer sees decreased March revenues
Apr 11, 15:34
Acer on April 10 reported non-consolidated revenues of NT$31.75 billion (US$1.07 billion) for March, dropping 15.4% on month and 22.08% on year. January-March non-consolidated revenues...

Young Optics enjoys rising March revenues
Apr 11, 14:46
Projector maker Young Optics has announced March consolidated revenues of NT$514 million (US$17 million), representing an on-month increase of 10.85% but an on-year decrease of 14.52%...
Sony to ship in-cell touch panels for next-generation iPhone, say sources
Displays | 14min ago
Asustek to launch three new ZenBook models in June
IT + CE | 19min ago
PC shipments may only see slight sequential growth in 2Q12
IT + CE | 40min ago
TXC optimistic about 2Q12 revenues
Bits + chips | 58min ago
Google 7-inch tablet PC to ship in June with initial volume of 600,000 units
IT + CE | 1h 4min ago
Computex 2012: ViewSonic to unveil 21.5-inch touch screen monitor
Before Going to Press | 1h 13min ago
NAND flash faces oversupply and falling contract prices in May
Before Going to Press | 1h 23min ago
Taiwan market: Four operators to begin marketing HTC WiMAX-enabled phone in June
Before Going to Press | 1h 25min ago
Taiwan market: LG aims to take up 8% in local smartphone segment
Before Going to Press | 1h 26min ago
Touch IC orders in May are mostly short-term orders, says EETI
Before Going to Press | 2h 19min ago
PTC conservative about 2012 revenue growth
Before Going to Press | 2h 38min ago
Taiwan LCD driver IC design houses expect lower revenue growth in 2Q12
Before Going to Press | 2h 40min ago
Solar wafer maker GET reports full capacity
Before Going to Press | 2h 41min ago
- TPV steps up LCD TV production
- China market: Energy-saving subsidies expected to boost sales of LCD TVs
- New e-book readers face production issues with front light panel
- June TV panel prices to be flat
- LED industry enjoys high capacity utilization rates in 2Q12
- Solar wafer firms inclined to follow solar cell firms to increase quotes
- Compal lands notebook ODM orders from Samsung
- Thunderbolt to become key specification for motherboard market in 2H12
- TSMC 3Q12 revenues to grow at a slower pace than expected, say sources
- Taiwan digital camera makers developing MILCs
- China and Taiwan LED firms sign agreement in Zhengzhou China
- China government focuses on illegal imports of waste materials that carry polysilicon
- 3M announces commercial availability of FTB3 barrier film
- Linde expands TFT-LCD footprint in China with gas contract for Samsung in Suzhou
- Weltrend expects to turn into profitability in 2Q12
- Silicon Power Computer & Communications to list on OTC
- Eris Technology to list on OTC at the end of June
- Some China solar cell makers looking for Taiwan partnerships
- Taiwan solar firms fear turning into OEM firms for China
- Asustek, Acer to see 10% of notebook shipments in 2012 feature touchscreen panels
- GET refutes production suspension of thin-film solar products
- Rexchip shares at stake between Micron-Elpida deal, say sources
- Taiwan market: WiMAX operator Global Mobile obtains NT$640 million loan
- Mighty Bright showcasing LED lighting lineup at the National Stationery Show in New York
- International smartphones vendors worried about insufficient LTE chip supply
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Step into the new era of HD surveillance - GKB to launch ForeSight Surveillance System
- iPV Tracker: TOPPER SUN's intelligent solar tracking system that adjusts the position of PV modules automatically to track the sun can increase the power yield by 30-40%
- Glacialight is pleased to expand its Navi Series LED Flood Light Line into DC
- Advantech Makes Testing More Effective, Advancing Intelligent Vehicle Inspection
- Digi-Key launches new website for Israel
- 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
- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
23-May-2012 markets closed
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| GTSM (OTC) | 103.29 | -1.28 | -1.22% |

| OTC electronic | 132.45 | -1.69 | -1.26% |

- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

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According to analog and mixed-signal semiconductor maker Maxim Integrated Products, the industrial...

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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...
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