VIS forecasts drops in 4Q10 shipments, utilization rate

Nov 2, 16:30

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects its fourth-quarter 2010 wafer shipments to decrease 30% from the third quarter. Meanwhile, the average utilization rate will slip...

LCD panel demand will be good in 2011

Sep 29, 01:50

Overall demand for TFT-LCD panel makers in 2011 is expected to be good, panel makers in the first half of 2011 are expected to benefit from the fact that inventory levels were adjusted,...

Chipbond likely to miss revenue guidance for 3Q10

Sep 24, 01:05

Chipbond Technology will likely see revenues for the third quarter of 2010 remain flat on quarter, missing its guidance of 5-10% growth, according to market watchers. The driver-IC...

Taiwan and Japan flat panel makers lower utilization rates

Sep 16, 02:35

Taiwan- and Japan-based flat panel makers began to reduce their production recently, lowering their capacity utilization rates to 60-70% on average, and even to below 50% for some...

AUO investment in China still under examination, says economics minister

Sep 15, 12:02

Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is still in the process of examining the investment project proposed by AU Optronics (AUO) to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant...

GTOC reports 14% sequential drop for August revenues

Sep 7, 11:31

Optical glass processing services provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a subsidiary of the Foxconn Group, saw its August revenues decrease 14% sequentially but increase 367% on...

TPK sees strong profit in 1H10

Sep 2, 16:27

Touch panel maker TPK Touch Solutions has announced consolidated revenues of NT$15.99 billion (US$499.53 million) with net profits of NT$1.46 billion and an EPS of NT$7.30 for the...

CF makers Cando, Sintek report losses for 1H10

Aug 31, 16:16

Taiwan-based color filter (CF) makers Cando and Sintek Photronic have posted net losses of NT$311 million (US$9.705 million) and NT$553 million, respectively, for the first half of...

CMI, CPT to reduce utilization rates by 20%, say sources

Aug 27, 16:36

Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) are expected to reduce their utilization rates by 20% in response to dropping panel demand, according to market sources.

Global IC capacity utilization hits 95.6% in 2Q10, SICAS figures show

Aug 18, 10:32

The global IC capacity utilization rate reached 95.6% in the second quarter of 2010, up from 93.2% in the first, according to the latest data from Semiconductor Industry Capacity...

Mixed opinions on 4Q10 pricing for LCD TV panels, say Taiwan makers

Aug 17, 12:27

Some TFT-LCD panel makers expect panel prices to continue falling until the first quarter of 2011. But others hold the optimistic opinion that prices will rebound in the fourth quarter...

CMI posts net profit of almost NT$10 billion for 2Q10

Aug 10, 12:07

Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced net profit of NT$9.538 billion (US$300.49 million) for the second quarter of 2010 with an EPS of NT$1.43.

AUO announces panel utilization reduction for 3Q10

Jul 29, 15:55

AU Optronics (AUO) has announced it will reduce its panel utilization from close to fully-loaded in the second quarter of 2010 to 90-93% for the third quarter to avoid inventory pi...

J Touch to reach full utilization in August

Jul 23, 15:53

Touch panel maker J Touch expects its production to reach full utilization in August and is planning a new capacity expansion project for glass-based capacitive touch panels for the...

Taiwan-based touch panel makers look to hike yield rates

Jul 20, 15:21

Taiwan-based touch panel makers such as Young Fast Optoelectronics, Wintek and TPK Touch Solutions, besides expanding capacities to meet strong demand, are stepping up efforts to...

Specialty IC foundry VIS seeing utilization grow on driver IC demand

Apr 27, 13:58

Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has boosted its capacity utilization rate to 85% in the second quarter of 2010 from 75% in the first, mainly thanks to increased demand...

Inductor maker Chilisin sees profits up over 200% sequentially in 1Q10

Apr 16, 15:48

Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics has posted net profits of NT$92 million (US$2.93 million) for the first quarter of 2010, up 219% from the previous quarter. The first quarter earnings...

Walton to add capacity, employees in 2010 to satisfy DDR3 testing demand

Mar 17, 12:00

Walton Advanced Engineering (WAE) is mulling plans to expand its existing facility and revise upward its capex for 2010, having seen strong orders mainly for DDR3 memory testing,...

UMC sees February 2010 revenues up on month

Mar 9, 15:20

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$8.63 billion (US$271 million) for February 2010, up 0.4% on month. On an annual basis, the sales jumped 174.7%...

Chipbond seeing high utilization rates

Feb 26, 16:56

LCD driver IC backend house Chipbond Technology has stated that its utilization rates for the ongoing first quarter has returned to the high levels recorded in the third quarter of...

Solid capacitor makers look to rising utilization rates

Feb 12, 15:06

Taiwan-based solid capacitor makers, including Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial and Lelon Electronics, have recently seen their capacity utilization rates climb higher thanks...

UMC swings to profit in 4Q09; increases 2010 capex

Feb 3, 16:31

United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced net profits of NT$4.396 billion (US$137 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, showing a return to profitability from losses...

Chip equipment set for strong rebound in 2010, says iSuppli

Jan 25, 10:15

Global spending on semiconductor manufacturing equipment is expected to rise by 46.8% in 2010 compared in 2009, bringing an end to three consecutive years of decline, according to...

Innolux ships over 30 million LCD monitors in 2009

Jan 15, 13:20

Innolux Display shipped 33.63 million LCD monitors in 2009, worth a total of NT$122.4 billion (US$3.85 billion), and accounting for 23% of the global LCD monitor market for the year,...

Specialty IC foundry VIS to see utilization reach 60% in 1Q10, says paper

Stockwatch - Jan 14, 15:29

Analog/mixed-signal and logic IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) may boost its utilization rate to 60% in the first quarter of 2010, thanks to soaring orders for...

Polarizer maker Daxon acquires equipment from Optimax

Dec 30, 15:12

Taiwan-based polarizer maker Daxon Technology has signed a letter of intent with fellow maker Optimax Technology to acquire the latter's production equipment at a factory in the Southern...

PTI expects utilization rate to remain high in 1Q10

Newswatch - Dec 24, 12:02

Memory backend service supplier Powertech Technology (PTI) expects its capacity utilization for the upcoming first quarter to stay similar to levels in the fourth quarter of 2009...

Handset PCB makers see order visibility through 1Q10

Dec 23, 12:11

Compeq Manufacturing, Unimicron Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board have seen order visibility extend to February 2010, but hold mixed outlooks for the upcoming quarter.

PCB maker Dynamic 4Q09 revenues to drop 10% sequentially

Nov 11, 14:10

PCB maker Dynamic Electronics expects revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 to slide 10% sequentially, as demand from the notebook and TFT LCD sectors has slowed down on seasonality,...

ASE and SPIL revenues hit 2-year high in October

Nov 10, 13:46

IC packaging and testing house Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) saw revenues in October 2009 reach a two-year high at NT$4.9 billion (US$152 million), while rival Siliconware...