IC distributor WPG expected to see 10% revenue growth in 2Q09

Apr 27, 11:52

Taiwan-based IC distributor WPG Holdings is expected to report an EPS of at least NT$0.5 (US$0.015) for the first quarter because of a reduction of interest expense, with the company's...

WPG begins shipments for next-generation iPhone, says paper

Newswatch - Apr 23, 15:25

IC distributor WPG Holdings has received several handset component orders, including power management (PWM) ICs for Apple's next-generation iPhone reported to be launched in the second...

Taiwan IC distributors see revenue growth for March

Apr 9, 15:08

IC distributor WPG Holdings has announced an on-month revenue growth of 20% for March, while WT Microelectronics recorded 13% growth and Zenitron 32%. Although Yosun Industrial has...

IC distributor WPG enjoys 50% revenue growth in February

Mar 11, 14:41

IC distributor WPG Holdings has posted consolidated revenues of NT$12.9 billion (US$374.83 million) for February, rising 50% from January and 38% compared to the same period of 2008...

China stimulus program drives February sales for Taiwan IC distributors

Mar 10, 14:47

Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings, Zenitron and WT Microelectronics all saw their February sales driven by China's stimulus program for the purchases of consumer electronics...

IC distributor WPG sees orders pick up

Newswatch - Feb 11, 10:31

IC distributor WPG Holdings has seen orders from China and Taiwan pick up since January and believes demand will be better than expected in the first quarter of 2009. Buoyed by steady...

IC distributors WPG, WT, Edom and Supreme perform better than expected in December

Jan 8, 15:11

Because customers have placed early orders ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays, IC distributors' December sales in 2008 performed better than expected. Institutional investors expect...

Intel hits into white-box netbook market in China

Jan 6, 16:00

Intel recently adjusted the production and supplying strategy of its Atom processors for the white-box netbook market in China, with executives already having made contact with several...

IC distributor WPG lowers 4Q08 guidance

Dec 8, 15:39

IC distributor WPG Holdings has lowered its fourth-quarter sales target to NT$28.5-30 billion (US$0.85-0.9 billion), compared to NT$34-36 billion it had forecasted on October 30,...

IC distributor sales down in October with weak holiday season demand expected

Nov 11, 16:03

IC distributors WPG Holdings, Zenitron, Yosun Industrial and WT Microelectronics all saw 5-10% sequential sales declines in October. Market watchers estimate the IC distributors'...

IC distributor WPG expects to see stable performance in 4Q08 while outlook for 2009 is uncertain

Oct 31, 12:40

Fourth-quarter sales of WPG Holdings are expected be stable, reaching NT$34-36 billion (US$1.04-1.1) with a 5.5-5.8% gross margin and 2.1-2.3% operating margin, according to company...

WPG expects long-term sales growth

Oct 23, 16:06

WPG Holdings is not pessimistic about its outlook for the fourth quarter or long-term because of strong demand for handset, notebook and LCD TV applications. In addition, WPG will...

China handset subsidization policy to benefit some Taiwan chip players

Oct 21, 12:30

Leading China telecommunication companies including China Mobile, China Telecom and China Unicom are said to be planning to subsidize 3G handsets bundled with service starting in...

Taiwan IC distributors WPG, WT Microelectronics and Alltek report outstanding September sales

Oct 13, 15:11

Taiwan IC distributors including WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics and Alltek Technology have announced outstanding September sales reports.

Intel Capital and WPG said to be teaming up again

Oct 3, 01:05

Intel Capital is said to be in talks with WPG Holdings with the aim of inking distribution agreements for seven of its investment concerns with member companies of the WPG Group,...

WPG to acquire one more IC distributor

Sep 1, 15:14

WPG Holdings' board of directors has approved a merger plan with Asian Information Technology (AIT).

WPG Americas enters distribution agreement with Avago Technologies

Aug 13, 16:58

WPG Americas today announced it has entered into a new distribution agreement with Avago Technologies. Under the terms of the agreement, WPG Americas will distribute Avago Technologies...

Taiwan IC distributors expect stronger 3Q sales amid strong iPhone 3G demand

Aug 11, 14:48

With shipments of the Apple iPhone 3G performing better than the market expectations, components for the iPhone 3G may start running short, according to IC distributors.

WPG expects sales growth of 21% in 3Q

Aug 4, 12:08

Taiwan IC distributor WPG Holdings expects 15-21% sales growth for the third quarter amid a wider distribution of its product lines. WPG reported consolidated second quarter revenues...

Taiwan IC distributors work with design houses to gain traction in the China white-box handset market

Jul 22, 12:22

According to local government officials in China, there are about 7-8 million new handset users each month in China, and most of them are using white-box handsets. The white-box handset...

Cree expects LED lighting production costs to drop fast

Jul 22, 10:53

Cree expects the production costs of LED lighting to drop fast, coming close to the levels of fluorescent lamps by 2012 in terms of cost per lumen.

No consensus from IC distributors on 2H08 China market outlook

Jul 17, 17:09

The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) yesterday invited Taiwan IC distributors WT Microelectronics and WPG Holdings to share their respective outlooks regarding market demand in China for...

Strong ties with MediaTek helps WPG secure LCD TV component orders

Jul 10, 01:00

The number one IC distributor in Asia, WPG Holdings, recently secured orders from a leading LCD TV OEM thanks to its strong ties with MediaTek, according to industry sources.

Handset inventory digestion complete in China, says WPG

Jun 26, 01:15

In light of inventory digestion and re-stocking by customers, WPG Holdings has said handset chip shipments to China should resume to the first-quarter's levels in the third quarter...

WPG details handset design trends in China

Jun 25, 15:26

As the largest IC distributor for MediaTek's handset chips in China, WPG Holdings' marketing vice president Chuen-Jie Lin believes that multimedia-rich handsets will be the mainstream...