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Wednesday 11 November 2009
PCB maker Dynamic 4Q09 revenues to drop 10% sequentially
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,...
Tuesday 10 November 2009
ASE and SPIL revenues hit 2-year high in October
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...
Friday 6 November 2009
Elpida and ProMOS ink partnership on DRAM
Elpida Memory and ProMOS Technologies announced on November 6 the signing of a DRAM foundry agreement.
Friday 30 October 2009
Macronix net profits more than double in 3Q09
Mask ROM and NOR flash maker Macronix International Company (MXIC) saw its net profits increase 131% sequentially to NT$2.27 billion (US$69.63 million) in third-quarter 2009, according...
Thursday 29 October 2009
SMIC remains unprofitable in 3Q09
Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) saw revenues drop on year in third-quarter 2009, with the quarter's net loss widening from a loss of US$33.38 million in third-quarter...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
DRAM backend supplier FATC nears full utilization
Formosa Advanced Technologies (FATC), a Taiwan-based memory packaging and testing service provider, has seen its capacity reach almost full utilization thanks to increased demand...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
Second-tier makers dragging down overall utilization rate in China solar cell industry
While major China-based solar cell makers have been seeing utilization rates of 70-90% due to rebounding global demand in the second half of 2009, their fellow second-tier and smaller...
Tuesday 27 October 2009
CMO expects further profit growth in 4Q09
Having swung back to profits in the third quarter 2009, Taiwan-based LCD panel maker Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) expects a further improvement in profitability in the fourth quarter...
Thursday 22 October 2009
Solar cell maker Neo Solar reaches 110% capacity utilization
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power has increased utilization of its capacity from 100% in early third-quarter 2009 to 110% currently due to increasing orders, according...
Thursday 15 October 2009
MLCC shipments remain stable on demand for notebook products
Taiwan-based passive component makers are likely to see revenues hold level in October 2009 on stable multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitor (MLCC) orders for notebook related products,...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
Chip resistor substrate supplier Leatec maintaining high utilization rate in 4Q09
Leatec Fine Ceramics, a Taiwan-based alumina substrate supplier for chip resistor manufacturers, has seen clearer order visibility through the fourth quarter as customers are preparing...
Wednesday 14 October 2009
PCB makers HannStar Board and GCE upbeat about 4Q09
PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) have estimated better fourth-quarter 2009 results compared to the previous quarter thanks to strong demand for notebook...
Monday 12 October 2009
LED chipmakers post high September revenues with full utilization rates
LED chipmakers have seen their production run at full utilization and posted high revenues for September. Epistar, Formosa Epitaxy (FOREPI) and Tekcore have reported revenues of NT$1.26...
Friday 2 October 2009
KYEC expects revenue growth in 4Q09
IC testing house King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expects revenues in the fourth quarter to see sequential growth, better than the original forecast of a flat performance, according...
Monday 28 September 2009
SPIL and OSE microSD card packaging to run at full capacity on Samsung orders
Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) and Orient Semiconductor Electronics (OSE) recently landed more outsourcing orders for packaging microSD card modules from Samsung Electronics,...