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NEWS TAGGED 1Q16
Friday 26 February 2016
EDA, IC design service companies positive about 1Q16
EDA and IC design service companies have been approached by many of their customers for design services despite seasonality, and have expressed optimism about their performance in...
Friday 26 February 2016
TV, STB chip order visibility extends through 2Q16
Taiwan-based IC design houses have landed an influx of short lead-time orders for TVs, set-top boxes (STB), as well as over-the-top (OTT) devices and peripherals, with order visibility...
Wednesday 24 February 2016
AMD market share may hit new low in 1Q16
AMD is losing market share to Nvidia in the discrete GPU market while falling further behind Intel in the PC processor field. AMD is likely to suffer from a record low share of both...
Tuesday 23 February 2016
CyberLink optimistic about 1Q16
Multimedia software developer CyberLink expects consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2016 to grow 7-10% on year and the corresponding gross margin and net operating margin...
Monday 22 February 2016
Global 4Q15 mobile DRAM revenues slip 1%, says DRAMeXchange
Global sales of mobile DRAM decreased 1% sequentially to US$4.5 billion in the fourth quarter of 2015, according to DRAMeXchange. Steady growth in smartphone shipments limited the...
Friday 19 February 2016
GET may turn profitable in 1Q16
Solar wafer maker Green Energy Technology (GET) is likely to swing to profits in first-quarter 2016 after posting net operating losses for 19 consecutive quarters, thanks to strong...
Friday 19 February 2016
KYEC expects flat performance in 1Q16
King Yuan Electronics (KYEC) expects to report flat sequential growth in revenues for the first quarter of 2016. For the full year, the testing company looks to a high single-digit...
Thursday 18 February 2016
TSMC cuts 1Q16 margin guidance due to quake
TSMC has lowered its margin guidance for the first quarter of 2016, due to the impact of the earthquake that struck southern Taiwan on February 6.
Thursday 18 February 2016
Asustek expected to see 16% sequential drop in 1Q16 revenues
Asustek Computer is expected to see its revenues for the first quarter drop 16% from the fourth quarter of 2015, but compared to the same quarter a year ago, the amount should be...
Thursday 18 February 2016
Huawei Device cuts 1Q16 smartphone orders
China-based Huawei Device has reduced orders for smartphones to be shipped in the first quarter of 2016 due to high inventory levels, according to sources from supply chain makers.
Thursday 18 February 2016
Taiwan IC design houses look to short lead-time orders in March-April
Demand for smartphone-, tablet- and other mobile device-related chips is unlikely to gain any momentum until the end of March or early April when clients start placing short-lead...
Tuesday 16 February 2016
Digitimes Research: Apple to see record low iPad shipments in 1Q16
Apple is expected to ship 9.8 million iPads in the first quarter of 2016, historically its lowest quarterly level, with decreases of 39.1% on quarter and nearly 20% on year, according...
Tuesday 16 February 2016
Win Semi January revenues up, AWSC down
GaAs IC foundry Win Semiconductors has reported revenues increases of 25.7% on year and 0.3% sequentially for January 2016, while revenues at fellow company Advanced Wireless Semiconductor...
Tuesday 16 February 2016
Digitimes Research: Korea memory-IC industry output value to fall 10% in 1Q16
The production value of South Korea's memory chip industry is expected to decline around 10% sequentially in the first quarter of 2016, due mainly to falling chip prices, according...
Monday 15 February 2016
ASE, SPIL report decreased January revenues
IC packagers Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) have reported sequential decreases of 1.7% and 4.3%, respectively, in January consolidated...