IC distributors post strong sales in November

Dec 11, 14:14

Most IC distributors have recorded a sequential sales growth in November, with Zenitron seeing its consolidated monthly figures rally 21.9% to the highest so far in 2012 at NT$2.99...

UMC, VIS November sales down

Dec 7, 16:50

Foundry chipmakers United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) and Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) have both reported decreases in November 2012 revenues from the previous...

TXC sales hit record high for 3rd consecutive month in November

Dec 7, 15:54

Quartz component maker TXC saw its consolidated revenues hit a new high for the third consecutive month at NT$1.05 billion (US$35.9 million) in November, which represented an increase...

FCCL suppliers expect 4Q12 sales to grow

Dec 7, 15:17

Taiwan-based flexible copper-clad laminate makers Taiflex Scientific and ThinFlex both expect to report sequential growth in revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012 compared to flat...

Adata November sales down 3.6%

Dec 7, 14:31

Memory module maker Adata Technology has announced that revenues for November 2012 decreased 3.6% sequentially and 20.2% from a year ago to NT$2.19 billion (US$75.3 million).

Semiconductor equipment sales to drop over 10% in 2012, says SEMI

Dec 6, 20:41

Global sales for semiconductor equipment are forecast to contract 12.2% to US$38.2 billion in 2012, according to SEMI. Sales went up 9% in 2011, following a larger 151% increase in...

HTC November sales up more than 20%

Dec 6, 16:09

Having declined for four consecutive months, HTC's revenues rebounded to a sequential growth track in November 2012.

Global chip sales rise in October, says SIA

Dec 6, 16:06

Worldwide sales of semiconductors for October 2012 topped US$25 billion, and climbed to the highest monthly figure since October 2011, data from the Semiconductor Industry Association...

Chipbond to post better-than-expected 4Q12 sales

Dec 6, 15:31

LCD-driver-IC packaging and testing house Chipbond Technology is expected to report an up to 5% sequential increase in consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2012, bucking...

Passive component makers to post decreased sales in December

Dec 6, 15:22

Most passive component suppliers are expected to post negative revenue growth in December due to inventory checks at clients, after reporting mixed results for the previous month,...

Sigurd to post flat 4Q12 sales

Dec 5, 14:38

Revenues at Sigurd Microelectronics, a Taiwan-based packaging and testing company specializing in consumer and mature logic ICs, are expected to register flat sequential growth in...

MPI November sales up 20%

Dec 5, 11:46

MJC Probe (MPI), which specializes in the manufacture of probe cards for wafer testing, has announced that revenues for November 2012 increased 20.9% sequentially to NT$292 million...

Ceramic substrate maker Leatec to report flat 4Q12 sales

Dec 4, 14:56

Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramic, which mainly manufactures chip resistor substrates, is expected to report flat revenue growth for the fourth quarter of 2012 despite increasing sales...

Asustek expects strong tablet shipments for 2013

Dec 3, 22:10

Asustek Computer at its global sales meeting (GSM) on December 3, set the annual shipments goals for its three major product lines for 2013 with the notebook shipments expected to...

PCB makers look to strong sales of rigid-flex PCBs in 2013

Dec 3, 20:56

PCB makers Unimicron Technology, Unitech Printed Circuit Board and Compeq Manufacturing all expect demand for rigid-flex PCBs, particularly from the smartphone sector, will gain further...

Taiwan market: Asustek set to sell 150,000 units of PadFone 2 in the next 6 months

Nov 29, 15:35

Asustek Computer has achieved total sales of 25,000-30,000 units of its PadFone 2 in Taiwan since the device's launch I October, and with a white version to be released soon, the...

Topco, Wah Lee look to strong sales in 4Q12

Nov 29, 14:00

Semiconductor materials distributors Topco Scientific and Wah Lee Industrial will see their sales remain relatively strong in the fourth quarter of 2012, as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing...

China market: iPad occupies over 71% of 3Q12 tablet sales, says Analysys

Nov 29, 11:54

There were 2.6 million tablets sold in the China market during the third quarter of 2012, increasing by 11.1% on quarter and by 62.5% on year, and the iPad series had the largest...

Consumer IC supplier Weltrend 4Q12 sales to decrease 5-10%

Nov 27, 15:16

Fourth-quarter revenues at Weltrend Semiconductor are expected to register a 5-10% sequential decrease, as shipments of its core products, including display ICs, motor ICs and MCUs...

Tong Hsing looks to strong sales of LED substrates and image sensors in 2013

Nov 27, 14:11

Tong Hsing Electronic Industries, which provides assembly and test services for niche ICs and produces ceramic substrates for the manufacture of LEDs, expects its sales to remain...

Unitech expects to break even in 4Q12

Nov 27, 12:06

PCB maker Unitech Printed Circuit Board is looking to break even in the fourth quarter of 2012, thanks to rising sales of high-margin products such as any-layer HDI boards and rigid-flex...

Digitimes Research: Entry-level to mid-range models to drive smartphone sales momentum in 2013

Nov 26, 14:23

Entry-level to mid-range smartphones sold to emerging markets will serve as growth drivers for the smartphone industry in 2013. Vendors which offer complete lineups of low-priced...

MediaTek November sales drop on EDGE-chip inventory and small-size panel shortage

Nov 22, 20:59

Sales at IC design house MediaTek are set to register a sequential decrease in November, due to pressure to cut EDGE-chip inventories, as well as tight supplies of panels under 4-inch,...

HP Taiwan not yet affected by layoffs

Nov 21, 21:48

Although Hewlett-Packard (HP) is set to lay off 29,000 employees worldwide, HP Taiwan has pointed out that it has not heard any manpower reduction plans from headquarters.

Taiwan market: Lenovo aims at double-digit growth in 2013 sales

Nov 20, 21:39

Lenovo aims to see double-digit on-year growth in its sales in the Taiwan market in 2013, general manager Justin Kiang for Lenovo Taiwan said at a recent press conference to unveil...

Tons aims to hike own-brand revenues proportion to 30% in 2013

Nov 20, 20:35

Tons Lightology, a Taiwan-based commercial LED lighting products maker, aims to increase the proportion of total revenues from own-brand sales from 10% currently to 30% in 2013, according...

Protective component makers to enjoy booming sales in 4Q12

Nov 20, 15:38

Protective component makers Polytronics Technology and Thinking Electronic Industrial will continue to enjoy strong sales in the fourth quarter of 2012, as booming sales of smartphones...

Novatek, Himax look to strong sales in 4Q12

Nov 20, 15:02

LCD driver IC vendors Novatek Microelectronics and Himax Technologies both are expected to see their sales remain strong in the fourth quarter of 2012 despite the impact of seasonality,...

Taiwan market: Senao expanding non-handset sales

Nov 16, 15:08

Senao International, the operator of the Senao retail chain, extended its retail business from handsets to notebooks, tablets, PCs, and other IT and consumer electronics devices in...

Holy Stone to see 4Q12 sales drop slightly

Nov 16, 14:00

Holy Stone Enterprise, a Taiwan-based supplier of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCC), is expected to see its consolidated revenues drop in a smaller range than a 5-10% sequential...

GCL-Poly completes sales of 48MW solar projects in California

Nov 16, 10:24

GCL Solar Energy (GCL Solar), a wholly owned subsidiary of China-based solar firm GCL-Poly, has announced the completion of sales of two solar projects totaling approximately 48MW...

Digitimes Research: Digital TV product and home entertainment system sales down in 3Q12

Nov 15, 21:20

Global consumer electronics sales were lower than expected during the third quarter of 2012, with digital TV products as well as home entertainment and sound systems getting hit the...

Seiko Epson boosts projector sales in education segment

Nov 15, 14:36

Taiwan-based Seiko Epson has reportedly landed approximately 70% of orders for projectors used in the education segment, which pushed up its orders in the third quarter of 2012 by...

Worldwide sales of mobile phones decline 3% in 3Q12, while smartphone sees 47% increase, says Gartner

Nov 15, 11:17

Worldwide sales of mobile phones to end users reached almost 428 million units in the third quarter of 2012, a 3.1% decline from the third quarter of 2011, according to Gartner. Smartphone...