WPG to deal out dividend of NT$3.8 for 2009

Newswatch - Apr 29, 10:54

IC distributor WPG Holdings has decided to hand out total dividends of NT$3.8, including NT$2 in cash and NT$1.8 in shares for 2009. Industry watchers expect WPG to report an EPS...

Taiwan IC component distributors to see sequential revenue growth in 2Q10

Apr 27, 11:10

Taiwan-based IC distributors, including Aeco Technology, Koryo Electronics, WT Microelectronics and Zenitron, are all expected to see second-quarter revenues outperform levels in...

IC distributor WPG sees revenues hit record high in March

Apr 12, 12:20

IC distributor WPG Holdings (WPG) saw its consolidated revenues grow 52.9% sequentially and 46% on year to a record high of NT$22.79 billion (US$722.35 million) in March, according...

WPG-Yosun merger may challenge Arrow, says iSuppli

Apr 9, 14:05

The approval of the board of directors for the merger of WPG and Yosun Industrial sets the stage for the creation of what could become the world's largest electronics distributor,...

Renesas may integrate distribution networks

Newswatch - Apr 7, 16:10

Taiwan-based IC distributors for the former NEC Electronics and Renesas Technology may undergo consolidation of their distributed products for Renesas Electronics, formed as a result...

WPG continues acquisitions with purchase of AIO Components

Mar 31, 13:51

IC distributor WPG Holdings has announced that it will acquire Hong Kong-based passive component distributor AIO Components for US$3 million. The announcement came just one week after...

IC distributor WPG positive about 2Q10

Newswatch - Mar 23, 10:17

WPG Holdings (WPG) holds an optimistic outlook for the second quarter of 2010, attributing the strong quarter to increased demand coming from the handset and LCD TV sectors in China,...

Commentary: WPG-Yosun merger a win-win deal

Mar 22, 16:20

WPG Holdings and Yosun Industrial, Asia's largest and second largest IC distributors, announced their merger at a right time, which is expected to consolidate operations of both companies...

Asia's largest IC distributor gets bigger: WPG and Yosun merge

Mar 21, 15:30

IC distributors WPG Holdings (WPG) and Yosun Industrial (Yosun) have announced that Yosun will join WPG Holdings through a share swap. The two companies' board of directors have approved...

WPG to see better-than-expected 1Q10 revenues

Mar 11, 16:34

WPG Holding's first-quarter 2010 revenues will perform better than the company's earlier forecast of NT$51-54 billion (US$1.6-1.7 billion), as demand from the handset, TV, PC/notebook,...

Top-5 IC distributors in Taiwan see on-month growth in January 2010 revenues except Edom

Newswatch - Feb 11, 15:37

Edom Technology was the only player among Taiwan's top-five IC distributors to see an on-month drop in its January 2010 evenues, while WPG Holdings, Yosun Industrial, WT Microelectronics...

IC distributor WPG sees 79% of January 2010 sales come from China

Stockwatch - Feb 10, 15:07

WPG Holdings, which mainly distributes semiconductor components, has announced consolidated revenues for January 2010 grew 11% on month and 135% on year to NT$20.275 billion (US$631...

IC distributor WPG manages revenue growth in November on China demand

Dec 9, 11:16

WPG Holdings saw consolidated revenues grow almost 1% on month to NT$17.74 billion (US$549 million) in November, beating its previous estimate of a sequential drop, according to the...

Yosun stocks surge on speculation of WPG acquisition

Newswatch - Nov 27, 15:15

Stock of IC distributor Yosun Industrial saw trading volumes top 37,000 on November 26, hitting the company's record, on market speculation WPG Holdings is looking to acquire the...

Major IC distributors see revenues drop in October

Nov 11, 12:01

WPG Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of NT$17.57 billion (US$543 million) for October 2009, down around 5% sequentially, while rivals Yosun and WT Microelectronics saw...

WPG reports high 3Q09 profits; expects 10-20% revenue decline in 4Q09

Nov 3, 16:29

IC distributor WPG Holdings has reported net profits of NT$1.3 billion (US$39.8 million) and net EPS of NT$1.46 for the third quarter on consolidated revenues of NT$59.08 billion,...

IC distributors WPG and Yosun see strong 3Q09 profits

Newswatch - Oct 26, 14:57

WPG Holdings is expected to report a pre-tax EPS (earnings per share) of NT$1.50 (US$0.05) for the third quarter of 2009, similar to the NT$1.55 for the January-June period, according...

WPG denies move to acquire Yosun

Stockwatch - Oct 13, 17:01

IC distributor WPG Holdings has clarified that it has made no moves to acquire Yosun Industrial, in the wake of media reports claiming the two companies had reached a stock-swap merger...

IC distributors post high sales in September

Oct 12, 16:58

Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings, Yosun Industrial and Zenitron all have posted high revenues for September due to seasonality.

WPG expands shipments of smartphone components

Sep 21, 15:12

IC distributor WPG Holdings is expanding shipments of smartphone components to meet growing demand while reducing shipment share of products used in white-box handsets, according...

WPG Holdings revenues hit record in August

Sep 9, 14:26

Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG Holdings has reported consolidated revenues of NT$19.38 billion (US$590 million) for August, the fifth-consecutive month of record revenues. The company...

WPG to see record revenues in 3Q09

Aug 31, 12:01

Taiwan IC distributor WPG Holdings has seen better-than-expected order volumes for September 2009 from the notebook, handset and LCD TV sectors, and has estimated its consolidated...

Taiwan IC distributor WPG hits sales record in July

Aug 11, 12:15

Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG Holdings generated record monthly consolidated revenues of NT$18.88 billion (US$576 million) in July, up 38% on year. WPG's accumulated revenues from...

WPG expects to see high sales in 3Q09

Aug 3, 15:43

IC distributor WPG Holdings expects to hit a monthly revenue record the third quarter of 2009 as growth momentum in the PC and notebook segments continues to drive demand for wireless...

IC distributor WPG to see revenues-high in July

Newswatch - Jul 30, 14:14

Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG Holdings is expected to see its revenues grow 8-10% sequentially to hit a record high of NT$18.1-18.4 billion (US$553.5-562.7 million) in July 2009,...

Most IC distributors see strong profit gains in 1H09

Jul 23, 14:53

Most Taiwan-based IC distributors have reported strong profit gains for the first half of 2009, with Professional Computer Technology (PCT) and Zenitron snapping up an EPS of NT$1.02...

IC distributors WPG and Zenitron see strong revenue growth in June

Jul 9, 14:25

IC distributor WPG Holdings has reported record consolidated revenues of NT$16.77 billion (US$508 million) for June, up 18% on month and up 53% on year, while Zenitron also saw June...

WPG secures rights to distribute Dell products in China, sources say

Jul 1, 16:39

A subsidiary of IC distributor WPG Holdings has secured distribution rights for Dell's product lines for the China market, according to industry sources.

IC distributor WPG sees 3G chip sales soar

Jun 29, 15:13

WPG Holdings' sales of chips used in 3G network interface cards (NICs) in June will be more than three times the May level, driven by China mobile service providers' 3G-netbook bundle...

Large IC distributors expect to achieve revenue goals for 2Q09

Newswatch - Jun 18, 15:27

WT Microelectronics, Yosun Industrial and WPG Holdings still expect to achieve 10-20% sequential revenue growth in the second quarter despite lower-than-expected May revenues. Several...

IC distributor WPG 2Q09 sales likely to beat guidance

Newswatch - Jun 17, 13:54

WPG Holdings expects to see revenues for second-quarter 2009 exceed its guidance, mainly thanks to contributions from emerging markets. The IC distributor earlier estimated revenues...

IC distributors gearing up for touchscreen market, paper says

Newswatch - May 18, 17:08

Taiwan-based IC distributors are gearing up for the touchscreen solutions, demand for which is being stimulated by the upcoming launch of Windows 7, as well as an array of touchscreen...

IC distributor WPG expected to outperform domestic peers in April

May 6, 14:55

WPG Holdings is expected to manage a 10-15% sequential revenue growth in April with strong sales of products from Intel, MediaTek, Texas Instruments (TI) and Analog Devices (ADI),...

WPG to hit record high in 2Q09, says company chairman

May 5, 10:39

Taiwan leading IC distributor WPG Holdings expects second-quarter revenues to reach NT$41-44 billion (US$1.24-1.33 billion), up 11-19% sequentially to hit a company quarterly record...