632 news items tagged forecast
Nanya May revenues down 5% on-month
Tuesday 6 June 2017DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.12 billion (US$136.7 million) for May 2017, down 4.7% on month but up 42.1% from a year ago.
Automotive touch screen shipments to top 50 million units in 2017, IHS says
Monday 5 June 2017With consumers already accustomed with using smartphones and tablet PCs in their everyday lives, touch screens are now increasingly making their way into vehicles, too. Automotive...
Taiwan server shipment forecast and industry analysis, 2017
Wednesday 31 May 2017According to surveys and analyses conducted by Digitimes Research, revenues generated from sales of server motherboards, servers, storage systems and related network system equipment...
JMC optimistic about full-screen OLED phone demand
Tuesday 30 May 2017JMC Electronics, an affiliate of Chang Wah Electromaterials (CWE) specializing in the manufacture of chip-on-film (COF) substrates, has expressed optimism about demand for smartphones...
2017 automotive IC market on pace for record year, says IC Insights
Tuesday 30 May 2017Electronic systems that improve vehicle performance; that add comfort and convenience; and that warn, detect, and take corrective measures to keep drivers safe and alert are being...
Sensor and actuator sales take off as price erosion eases
Wednesday 17 May 2017After several years of low and inconsistent growth rates primarily because of intense pricing pressure, the market for semiconductor sensors and actuators finally caught fire in 2016...
WT Micro expects to post 24-31% revenue growth in 2Q17
Friday 12 May 2017IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects to post revenues of between NT$37.5 billion (US$1.24 billion) and NT$39.5 billion for the second quarter of 2017, up 24-31% on year, with...
Taiwan IC distributors April revenues decrease
Wednesday 10 May 2017Taiwan-based IC distributors WPG Holdings, WT Microelectronics and Edom Technology have reported sequential decreases in April revenues of 10.4%, 4.4% and 14.9%, respectively.
TSMC April revenues decrease
Wednesday 10 May 2017Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company's (TSMC) revenues for April 2017 fell to a new low in 37 months.
UMC, VIS April revenues down
Wednesday 10 May 2017Pure-play wafer foundry United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its April revenues fall to a new low in 12 months, while fellow company Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS) April...
Infineon rides automotive wave into top-10 semi supplier ranking, IC Insights says
Tuesday 9 May 2017IC Insights has released its list of the world's top-10 semiconductor sales leaders excluding pure-play foundries in the first quarter of 2017. In total, the top-10 semiconductor...
VIS expects to post another sequential drop in 2Q17 revenues
Monday 8 May 2017Seasonality dragged down Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS) revenues in the first quarter of 2017, which saw a sequential decrease of about 5%. The specialty IC foundry...
Nanya posts revenue growth in April
Monday 8 May 2017DRAM chipmaker Nanya Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.32 billion (US$143.2 million) for April 2017, up 45.1% on year and about 3% sequentially.
Global panel shipments to rises in 2Q17, says IHS Markit
Tuesday 2 May 2017Global LCD and OLED panel shipments are expected to increase by 7% sequentially in the second quarter of 2017 to 646.7 million units, a rebound from a 9% quarter-to-quarter decrease...
Samsung poised to become largest semi supplier in 2Q17, says IC Insights
Tuesday 2 May 2017After nearly a quarter of a century, the semiconductor industry could see a new number-one supplier in the second quarter of 2017. If memory market prices continue to hold or increase...
MediaTek expects 2Q17 revenues to rise by up to 8%
Tuesday 2 May 2017IC design house MediaTek expects its second-quarter revenues to post an up to 8% sequential increase to between NT$56.1 billion (US$1.86 billion) and NT$60.6 billion. Gross margin...
Nanya to ramp 20m process output
Thursday 27 April 2017Nanya Technology will start making 20nm chips in small volume in the third quarter, and will expand output to 30,000 wafer starts per month by the fourth quarter of 2017, according...
ASML secures pull-in of EUV equipment orders
Thursday 20 April 2017ASML has landed a pull-in of EUV lithography equipment orders with its backlog reaching 21 units, according to the company.
Quarterly chip demand for iPhone to surpass 50 million units in 2H17
Wednesday 19 April 2017Apple's chip suppliers will begin to stock solutions for the upcoming iPhone models in the second quarter, and will step up their pace of inventory building between the end of the...
TSMC cuts foundry growth outlook for 2017
Friday 14 April 2017Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has revised downward its forecast for 2017 global foundry growth to 5% from 7% due to elevated inventory in the supply chain.
Spending on cognitive and AI systems in Western Europe is forecast to reach EUR$1.5 billion in 2017, says IDC
Monday 10 April 2017An update to the Worldwide Semiannual Cognitive/Artificial Intelligence Systems Spending Guide from IDC forecasts Western European revenues for cognitive and artificial intelligence...
Digitimes Research: China IC design industry output value to rise 16.9% in 2017
Friday 7 April 2017China's IC design industry output value climbed to US$24.75 billion in 2016 from US$5.66 billion in 2010 which reached a CAGR of 27.9% during the five-year period, according to Digitimes...
IC Insights more than doubles 2017 IC market growth forecast
Thursday 30 March 2017IC Insights has raised its worldwide IC market growth forecast for 2017 to 11%, more than twice its original 5% outlook. The IC research firm has made a substantial upgrade to the...
Eleven companies forecast to account for 78% of semiconductor capex in 2017, says IC Insights
Friday 3 March 2017Eleven companies are forecast to have semiconductor capex budgets greater than US$1 billion in 2017, and account for 78% of total worldwide semiconductor industry capital spending...
Worldwide public cloud services spending forecast to reach US$122.5 billion in 2017, says IDC
Wednesday 22 February 2017A new update to the IDC Worldwide Semiannual Public Cloud Services Spending Guide shows that worldwide spending on public cloud services and infrastructure will reach US$122.5 billion...
- Apple clouds ASML earnings forecast (Apr 13) - Barron's
- China forecast to miss chip targets (Jan 26) - EE Times
- Western Digital strong forecast eases fears of fading chip boom (Jan 26) - Reuters
- Gartner says worldwide semiconductor revenue forecast to grow 7.5% in 2018 (Jan 15) - Gartner
- Samung close to securing two new customers for its 7nm foundry (Nov 24) - ETNews.com
- Chip gear maker Applied Materials posts strong results, forecast (Nov 17) - Reuters
- Texas Instruments predicts profit above analysts' estimates (Jan 25) - Bloomberg
- Chip gear-maker ASML's forecast beat estimates, shares rise (Jan 18) - Bloomberg
- Samsung's chip, screen sales to drive fourth quarter profit to three-year high - analysts (Jan 4) - Reuters UK
- Micron rises on quarterly sales forecast, restored growth (Dec 22) - Bloomberg