Last update: Tuesday 7 May 2013 [63 news items]
IC distributor WT Micro sees 7-12% drop in 4Q10 revenues
Nov 4, 01:25
IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 to be between NT$15 billion (US$492 million) and NT$16 billion, down 7-12% on quarter. Gross margin...
WPG, WT Micro expected to hit 3Q10 revenue targets
Sep 28, 01:05
Taiwan-based IC component distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics are likely to achieve their third-quarter revenue targets, as rising sales of products for smartphones...
IC distributors WT Microelectronics and Zenitron post mixed results for August
Sep 10, 13:49
IC distributors WT Microelectronics and Zenitron have posted mixed results for August 2010. WT Micro's August consolidated revenues reached NT$5.82 billion (US$182.53 million), up...
IC distributor WT Microelectronics to acquire 100% stake in BSI
Aug 25, 11:30
The board of directors of IC distributor WT Microelectronics on August 24 approved a plan to acquire a 100% stake in Korea-based IC distributor BSI Semiconductor for US$16.8 millio...
IC distributors optimistic about 3Q outlook
Aug 16, 12:49
Most IC distributors are positive about the outlook for the third quarter, anticipating demand will pick up as consumer product vendors are building up inventory for back-to-school...
Major Taiwan IC distributors post on-month revenue gains in July
Aug 10, 13:54
WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics have both reported sequential revenue growth of 9% for July 2010, while Zenitron generated an 11% on-month revenue gain. Sales from emerging markets...
IC distributors WPG and WT Microelectronics post record high revenues in 2Q10
Jul 9, 11:09
IC distributors WPG Holdings and WT Microelectronics both saw their revenues hit an all-time high in the second quarter of 2010, reaching NT$62.79 billion (US$1.96 billion) and NT$12.61...
IC distributors conservative about 3Q10
Jun 15, 11:17
Demand for IC products from the PC and motherboard sectors have slowed down, according to sources at IC distributors, who expressed caution about the third quarter.
IC orders from PC sector to be weak in July, says WT Micro
Jun 10, 15:14
July orders for IC components from the PC sector are likely to be lower than those received for June, warned Wen-Tsung Cheng, chairman of Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectr...
IC distributors to see slight setback in May revenues
Newswatch - May 28, 13:45
Taiwan-based IC distributors are expected to see revenues decline slightly in May 2010 as compared to the previous month as demand for IC parts from PC ODMs has been weakened by the...
WT Micro and Edom remain positive over 2Q10 outlook despite sequential revenue declines in April
May 10, 11:44
IC distributors WT Microelectronics and Edom Technology both remain positive about the outlook for the second quarter of 2010 despite sequential revenue declines in April, according...
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 WT Microelectronics posts profit of NT$290 million for 1Q10
Apr 21, 12:15
Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics posted net profits of NT$290 million (US$9.24 million), or NT$1.2 per share, in the first quarter of 2010, the company has revealed.
WT Microelectronics looks to strong sales of DSC, LCD and STB chips in 2H10
Apr 19, 13:52
Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects its sales of DSC chips from Ambarella, LCD TV chips from Realtek Semiconductor, and STB solutions from STMicroelectronics to...
IC distributor WT Micro positive about 2H10
Apr 13, 11:49
The market for IC components has returned to levels of 2008, and supply is expected to remain tight through the end of 2010, according to Wen-Tsung Cheng, chairman of IC distributor...
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 WT Microelectronics looks to strong sales in 1Q10
Feb 11, 11:57
IC distributor WT Microelectronics has experienced better-than-expected sales in early first-quarter 2010 due to strong demand from the PC and consumer electronics segments, according...
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...
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...
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...
Numonyx looks to expand in Asia
Jun 16, 15:07
Numonyx, a joint venture between Intel and STMicroelectronics, has announced its distribution deployment for the Asia market. The flash memory maker has named Edom Technology, Synnex...
IC distributor WT conservative about 2H09 sales, says general manager
Jun 10, 15:35
Wen-Tsung Cheng, general manager of IC distributor WT Microelectronics, is conservative about company sales performance in the second half of 2009. WT expects a 5-10% revenue growth...

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...
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 WT Microelectronics reports 16% net income decline in 3Q
Oct 27, 16:20
IC distributor WT Microelectronics reported consolidated sales growth in the third quarter but net income declined NT$29 million (US$0.87 million) or 16% from the second quarter due...
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.
WT Microelectronics cancels rights issue
Sep 22, 11:11
Taiwan IC distributor WT Microelectronics has announced it will cancel plans to hold a rights issue and will instead issue treasury stocks due to the weak global economy.
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- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.
















