Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year

May 24, 15:30

Lenovo on May 23 released its financial report for the first quarter of 2013, with net profit of US$127 million hiking 90% on year, according to the company.

Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV

May 24, 12:36

There were 33.1 million LCD monitors shipped globally on an OEM basis in the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 13.9% on year, largely due to the influence from tablet and smartphone...

TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million

May 24, 11:38

TPV Technology, a China-based LCD monitor and TV maker for ODM clients and own-brand sale, on May 23 released its financial report for the first quarter of 2013, posting a net loss...

China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys

May 23, 11:42

Online gaming operators in the China market generated revenues of CNY12.788 billion (US$2.05 billion) during first-quarter 2013, increasing 4.4% sequentially and 13.5% on year, according...

China market: B2C transaction value over CNY133 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys

May 22, 15:31

In the China market, B2C (business to customer) online shopping operators generated a total sales transaction value of CNY133.12 billion (US$21.38 billion) during the first quarter...

After a year of decline, global flat panel TV market sees marginal growth in 1Q13, says IHS

May 22, 15:24

Bringing an end to a full year of declines in 2012, global flat panel TV shipments rose slightly in the first quarter of 2013, paving the way for marginal growth in 2013, according...

China market: Smartphone sales over 75 million units in 1Q13, says Analysys

May 22, 11:27

There were 90.54 million handsets sold in the China market during first-quarter 2013, growing 23.5% sequentially and 34.8% on year, and 75.28 million units of them were smartphones,...

ACX sees earnings up over 60% sequentially in 1Q13

May 21, 21:53

Advanced Ceramic X (ACX), a Taiwan-based manufacturer of multilayer ceramic devices and LTCC (low-temperature co-fired ceramic) modules for wireless communications, has reported net...

Taiwan panel industry output value worth US$7.86 billion in 1Q13, says IEK

May 21, 18:13

The output value of Taiwan's panel industry reached NT$234.47 billion (US$7.86 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, down 7.5% on quarter, according to the Industrial Economics &...

China market: Third-party e-payment services generate CNY1.2 trillion in 1Q13 total trade value, says Analysys

May 21, 15:22

In the China market, third-party e-payment services generated total sales transaction value of CNY1.253 trillion (US$201.2 billion) in first-quarter 2013, rising 3% on quarter and...

China market: Online advertising valued at CNY18 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys

May 21, 15:09

Providers of online advertising services in the China market generated total revenue of CNY18 billion (US$2.89 billion) during the first quarter of 2013, falling 14.5% on quarter...

BLU makers report different results in 1Q13

May 20, 16:35

Taiwan-based backlighting unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics has been seeking out orders from new customers in addition to Apple, which should help bump up the company's revenues...

Capella tops analog IC suppliers with highest EPS in 1Q13

May 20, 13:55

Taiwan-based Capella Microsystems topped fellow analog IC design houses with the highest EPS of NT$3.48 (US$0.12) in the first quarter of 2013, according to market data.

Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13

May 17, 16:05

Cleanroom equipment maker Acter has reported net profits of NT$114 million (US$3.82 million) for the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 33.9% from a year earlier. First-quarter EPS...

Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries

May 17, 15:26

Online games developer Soft-World International has posted net profit of NT$161.4 million (US$5.4 million) for first-quarter 2013, with NT$83.91 million or 52% coming from non-operating...

Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13

Stockwatch - May 17, 14:55

IT and consumer electronics products Synnex Technology International has reported consolidated revenues of NT$73.637 billion (US$2.47 billion), gross margin of 3.23%, net operating...

HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits

May 17, 14:18

TFT-LCD panel maker HannStar Display has posted revenues of NT$7.57 billion (US$254 million), gross margin of 27.36%, net operating profit of NT$1.328 billion, net profit of NT$1.315...

Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank

May 17, 11:18

Total shipments of notebooks with touch screens were 4.57 million units in the first quarter of 2013, up 51.8% from a quarter earlier, according to Displaybank. The notebooks made...

Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner

May 16, 22:10

Worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled nearly 426 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a slight increase of 0.7% from the same period in 2012, according to Gartner...

Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange

May 16, 21:04

Global mobile DRAM revenues slipped 5.2% sequentially to US$2.60 billion in the first quarter of 2013, due to seasonal factors, with Korea-based companies continuing to dominate the...

GTOC sees increased performance in 1Q13 due to 3D molded glass sales

May 16, 15:08

Glass substrate processing service provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry (Foxconn Electronics), saw its revenues increase 8% on quarter...

SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year

May 16, 14:20

Germany-based PV inverter firm SMA has revealed its financial results for the first quarter of 2013.

PC shipments in Western Europe decline 20.5% in 1Q13, says Gartner

May 16, 14:08

PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 12.3 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a decline of 20.5% from the corresponding period of 2012, according to Gartner.

D-Link reports poor 1Q13 performance

May 16, 12:40

Networking/communication device vendor D-Link has released its first-quarter 2013 financial report, with all figures decreasing sequentially and on year.

Taiwan DRAM module makers perform strongly in 1Q13

May 15, 22:30

All Taiwan-based DRAM module makers were operating with profits in the first quarter of 2013, with Adata Technology leading fellow companies with the highest EPS of NT$3.20 (US$0.11)...

Global Unichip, Macroblock, ALi perform lower than expected in 1Q13

May 15, 22:12

IC design houses Global Unichip, Macroblock and ALi saw performances below market expectations in the first quarter of 2013. Global Unichip and Macroblock each posted EPS below NT$1...

JTouch and Mutto report losses in 1Q13

May 15, 15:17

Taiwan-based touch panel maker JTouch reached revenues of NT$2.09 billion (US$69.9 million) in the first quarter of 2013, with a profit margin of 3.5%. The company suffered NT$124...

IC distributor Anstek reports on-year earnings gains in 1Q13

May 15, 15:13

IC distributor Answer Technology (Anstek) saw its net profits edge up 6.3% on year to NT$27 million (US$904,613) in the first quarter of 2013, buoyed by agent sales of Xilinx produ...

Foxconn sees lackluster 1Q13 financial performance

May 15, 13:48

Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) on May 14 released its financial report for the first quarter of 2013, with consolidated revenues, gross margin, net operating profit...

Japan chip firms 1Q13 sales suffer double-digit declines

May 15, 12:33

IC Insights has ranked its worldwide top 20 semiconductor (ICs, and optoelectronics, sensors and discrete devices) sales leaders for the first quarter of 2013. Of the top-20 vendors,...

Drill bit maker Topoint sees net profits up over 27% on year in 1Q13

May 15, 12:28

Drill bit maker Topoint Technology has reported net profits of NT$59 million (US$1.98 million) for the first quarter of 2013, down 34.8% sequentially but up 27.2% on year. First-quarter...

Wistron posts 1Q13 net EPS of NT$0.74

Stockwatch - May 13, 16:24

Wistron recorded net EPS of NT$0.74 for first-quarter 2013, according to the company. The Chinese-language newspaper Economic Daily News (EDN) reported that Sharp...