Samsung posts record 1Q13 profit on smartphone sales

Apr 26, 15:51

Samsung Electronics has announced that net profits climbed to an all-time high of KRW7.15 trillion (US$6.4 billion) in the first quarter of 2013. Consolidated revenues and operating...

China market: Keyword search advertising valued at CNY7.28 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys

Apr 26, 13:50

Online search engines in the China market generated total revenues of CNY7.28 billion (US$1.17 billion) for keyword search advertising services in the first quarter of 2013, decreasing...

REC reports 24% sequential decrease in 1Q13 revenues

Apr 26, 10:45

Norway-based Renewable Energy Corporation (REC) has reported first quarter 2013 revenues of NOK1,278 million (US$217 million), down 24% compared to revenues in the fourth quarter...

CyberLink 1Q13 net profit down on quarter, up on year

Apr 26, 10:16

CyberLink, a Taiwan-based developer/provider of digital multimedia software solutions, posted net profit of NT$198.004 million (US$6.63 million) for the first quarter of 2013, decreasing...

Corning announces 1Q13 financial performance

Apr 25, 15:09

Corning's first-quarter 2013 core sales were US$1.8 billion, similar to core sales in the first quarter of 2012. Net sales (GAAP) for the quarter also were US$1.8 billion. Additionally,...

Sinbon sees on-year growth in 1Q13 revenues

Apr 25, 14:01

PC connector maker Sinbon has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.32 billion (US$77.96 million) for the first quarter, up 1.76% on year, consolidated gross margin at 21.8%, down...

SMIC swings to 1Q13 profits

Apr 25, 13:49

IC foundry Semiconductor Manufacturing International (SMIC) has reported net profits of US$40.6 million for the first quarter of 2013. The figure improved on net losses of US$42.82...

Casetek sees revenues drop, but gross margins rise in 1Q13

Apr 24, 22:02

Taiwan-based chassis maker Casetek, a subsidiary of Pegatron Technology, has announced consolidated revenues of NT$9.79 billion (US$328.97 million) for the first quarter, down 17.2%...

Chimei Materials sees decreased performance in 1Q13, but expects a turnaround later in the year

Apr 24, 16:09

Chimei Materials has announced that its consolidated revenues reached NT$4.69 billion (US$157.5 million) in the first quarter of 2013, down 7.55% on quarter. Sources at the company...

PCB inspection equipment maker Machvision reports strong earnings for 1Q13

Newswatch - Apr 24, 16:04

PCB and IC substrate inspection equipment maker Machvision has reported net profits of NT$50.5 million (US$1.69 million) for the first quarter of 2013, up 112.3% sequentially but...

Nanya sees tight DRAM supply

Apr 24, 13:59

The global supply of DRAM chips including those for PCs, servers, TVs and industrial computers is expected to fall short of demand by 5.5% in the fourth quarter of 2013, Pei-Ying...

SK Hynix swings to 1Q13 net profit

Apr 24, 12:19

DRAM maker SK Hynix has reported net profits of KRW179 billion (US$159 million) for the first quarter of 2013. This improved on net losses of KRW271 billion a year earlier, and was...

Taiwan 1Q13 international Internet bandwidth rises to over 910Gbps, says TWNIC

Apr 24, 10:25

Taiwan's direct Internet connection with 17 countries/areas (including Hong Kong and Macao) reached a total bandwidth of 910.364Gbps as of the end of first-quarter 2013, increasing...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV makers see lower-than-expected shipments in 1Q13

Apr 23, 21:04

Taiwan-based LCD TV makers' shipments reached 7.91 million in first-quarter 2013, down 24.7% sequentially and down 7% on year, according to Digitimes Research.

Digitimes Research: Taiwan 1Q13 digital camera shipments hit 16-quarter low

Apr 23, 13:54

Taiwan-based ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics and Asia Optical shipped 57.41 million digital cameras in total during the first quarter of 2013, the lowest quarterly...

Samsung takes 30% of global smartphone market in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange

Apr 23, 12:22

In the first quarter of 2013, smartphone shipments increased steadily worldwide, with total shipments reaching 216.4 million units for a 9.4% on growth. Since the beginning of 2012,...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan small- to medium-size panel shipments up 13.2% on year in 1Q13

Apr 22, 15:43

Taiwan-based panel makers' shipments of small- to medium-size TFT LCD panels in the first quarter of 2013 reached 350 million units, down 4.9% on month but up 13.2% on year, according...

ChipMOS subsidiary begins trading on Taiwan emerging stock board

Apr 22, 15:39

ChipMOS Taiwan, a subsidiary of semiconductor assembly and test services provider ChipMOS Technologies, on April 19 started trading on the Emerging Stock Board of the Taiwan Stock...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan large-size panel shipments down 14% in 1Q13

Apr 22, 15:36

Taiwan-based panel makers' shipments of large-size (9-inch and above) panels reached 57.86 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down 13.9% sequentially and down 8.1% on year,...

Ability Opto-Electronics nets NT$0.13 per share for 1Q13

Apr 19, 14:17

Taiwan-based optical lens module maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology on April 18 reported revenues of NT$215.8 million (US$7.23 million), net profit of NT$10.4 million and net...

Nokia reports increased Lumia shipments but decreased revenues for 1Q13

Newswatch - Apr 19, 14:11

Nokia has reported that shipments of its Lumia phones increased 27% on quarter to 5.6 million units in the first quarter of 2013, reflecting increasing momentum.

TPK, Wintek expected to post mixed results in 1Q13

Apr 19, 11:50

Touch panel maker TPK Holding is expected to record net operating margin of at least 12% for the first quarter of 2013, while fellow maker Wintek will suffer net loss per share of...

Digitimes Research: HTC sees 1Q13 shipments fall sequentially

Apr 18, 21:16

In the first quarter of 2013, Taiwan-based smartphone brand HTC reported falling shipments compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 due to lack of key components causing shipment delays...

BOE, CSOT expected to see 1Q13 net profits

Apr 18, 20:34

China-based TFT-LCD panel makers BOE Technology and China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) are expected to generate first-quarter net profits of CNY200-250 million (US$32.1-40.2...

Taiwan market: Sampo sells 50,000 LCD TVs in 1Q13; 32- and 42-inch TVs to remain popular in the market

Apr 18, 14:57

Taiwan-based Sampo reached 50,000 in LCD TV shipments during the first quarter of 2013, showing flat growth compared to the first quarter in 2012.

Hybrid touch-screen notebooks account for over 20% of all notebooks in 1Q13, say Taiwan hinge makers

Apr 18, 14:24

Hybrid touchscreen notebooks (featuring a detachable keyboard) developed in the first quarter of 2013 accounted for more than 20% of all notebook models, and because hinges used in...

Winbond to report small 1Q13 loss

Apr 15, 23:40

Winbond Electronics is set to report another quarterly loss, but small, paving the way for the company's return to profitability.

Worldwide PC shipments in 1Q13 drop to lowest levels since 2Q09, says Gartner

Apr 15, 10:40

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 79.2 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a 11.2% decline from the first quarter of 2012, according to Gartner. Global PC shipments went below...

Digitimes Research: Global notebook shipments see record decline in 1Q13

Apr 12, 15:29

Global notebook shipments suffered a drop in the first quarter, down 14.1% sequentially and 13.7% on year, the sharpest decline in the notebook industry's history, showing the current...

Silicon Power 1Q13 sales fall

Apr 12, 15:17

Silicon Power Computer & Communications, which manufactures NAND flash devices as well as DRAM modules, saw its first-quarter revenues decline about 10% sequentially and 5% from...

Transcend March sales hit 17-month high

Apr 11, 20:52

Memory module firm Transcend Information saw its consolidated revenues soar 24.1% on month and 17.9% from a year ago to an 17-month high of NT$2.62 billion (US$87 million) in March...

Backend firm PTI sees 1Q13 sales fall 10%

Apr 11, 20:40

Packaging and testing firm Powertech Technology (PTI) saw its first-quarter consolidated revenues fall about 10% sequentially, but the results came in line with the guidance provided...

Gudeng warns loss likely for 1Q13

Apr 11, 15:51

Taiwan-based Gudeng Precision Industrial, a semiconductor front-end equipment manufacturer specializing in mask solution products and wafer handling equipment, has issued a profit...

PC shipments post the steepest decline ever in a single quarter, says IDC

Apr 11, 15:24

Worldwide PC shipments totaled 76.3 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down 13.9% compared to the same quarter in 2012 and worse than the forecast decline of 7.7%, according...

Compal Communications 1Q13 sales dismal, but outlook promising

Apr 11, 14:13

Smartphone ODM maker Compal Communications has reported dismal performance for the first quarter of 2013 but its business outlook for the rest of the year is still promising.