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Wednesday 1 July 2009
Driver IC designer ILI says margin improved in 2Q09
ILI Technology has estimated a gross margin of 20-25% for the second quarter, up from 18% in the first. The LCD driver IC designer said it expects clearer order visibility through...
Wednesday 1 July 2009
TSMC, UMC expected to see narrower on-year revenue drops in June
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) will continue to see narrower on-year revenue drops for June, showing signs of gradual...
Tuesday 30 June 2009
SMIC raises 2Q09 guidance on China demand
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced an upward revision of its revenue guidance for the second quarter of 2009 thanks to robust demand in the...
Friday 26 June 2009
AUO to be top netbook panel maker in 2Q09, sources say
AU Optronics (AUO) is likely to squeeze HannStar Display out as the global top netbook panel vendor in the second quarter of 2009 thanks to strong orders from Acer, according to industry...
Thursday 25 June 2009
Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy expected to turn profitable in 2Q09
Taiwan-based LED chipmakers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy are expected to turn profitable starting in the second quarter of 2009 due to increasing demand for backlighting and general...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
Taiwan market: HP to maintain PC market share of 11% in 2Q09
Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) PC market share in Taiwan reached 11.5% in first-quarter 2009 and the company expects to maintain the share in the second quarter, according to Monty Wong,...
Tuesday 23 June 2009
IC designer Sunplus expects 60% growth in 2Q09 revenues
IC design house Sunplus Technology estimates that its revenues for June will drop slightly from May 2009 but its revenues for the second quarter will increase by 60% on quarter.
Monday 22 June 2009
Notebook connector maker Alltop to see revenues up 25% sequentially in 2Q09
Alltop Technology expects its consolidated second-quarter 2009 revenues to sustain 25% sequential growth as projected, although its revenues for May were down 17.5% from the previous...
Thursday 18 June 2009
Large IC distributors expect to achieve revenue goals for 2Q09
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...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Yageo to turn profitable in 2Q09, says chairman
Passive component maker Yageo will manage to swing back to profitability in the second quarter, according to company chairman Pierre TM Chen. For full-year 2009, Yageo is expected...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
Asustek unable to assure profitability in 2Q09
Asustek Computer is conservative about its business outlook for the second half of 2009 and is not sure whether its operations can turn from the net loss of NT$3.1 billion (US$94...
Wednesday 17 June 2009
IC distributor WPG 2Q09 sales likely to beat guidance
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...
Friday 12 June 2009
Notebook battery module makers report strong revenues for May
Taiwan-based notebook battery module makers Simplo Technology, DynaPack International Technology and Celxpert Energy all saw their revenues expand in May 2009.
Wednesday 10 June 2009
Etron and Zentel expected to turn profitable in 2Q09
Niche memory IC design houses Etron Technology and Zentel Electronics are expected to swing back to profitability in the second quarter of 2009, thanks to improved monthly sales,...
Wednesday 10 June 2009
MediaTek says guidance for 2Q09 unchanged
MediaTek said it currently has no plan to revise its revenue guidance for the second quarter, despite a positive outlook given by market watchers. The handset chipmaker earlier projected...