China market: Over 310,000 x86 servers shipped in 2Q12, says IDC

Nov 2, 12:09

There were 316,000 x86 servers shipped in the China market during the second quarter of 2012, increasing by 5.6% on year. Of the shipments, 26,700 were 4-way units, up 33% on-year,...

Mobile DRAM revenues hit record high in 2Q12, IHS says

Oct 18, 10:57

Mobile DRAM revenues rose to the highest level yet in the second quarter of 2012, driven by increased bit shipments and relatively steady pricing, according to IHS iSuppli. Revenues...

IHS warns of IC foundry slowdown after strong 2Q12

Oct 5, 11:02

Pure-play foundry semiconductor manufacturers enjoyed a robust second quarter following the enthusiastic consumer purchasing of wireless products like handsets and tablets, but the...

China market: B2B transaction value at nearly CNY3.4 billion in 2Q12, says Analysys

Sep 26, 10:17

B2B web portals generated total transaction value of CNY3.39 billion (US$536 million) in the China market during the second quarter of 2012, growing by 11.9% on quarter and by 13.0%...

Micron NAND flash market share tops 20% in 2Q12, IHS says

Sep 24, 10:21

For the first time since it entered the industry seven years ago, US-based Micron Technology managed to cross the 20% market share threshold in the NAND flash memory business during...

LDK Solar reports rising 2Q12 net loss

Sep 18, 12:19

China-based solar firm LDK Solar has reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012, with losses rising.

China market: Over 38 million smartphones sold in 2Q12

Sep 13, 11:57

There were 66.47 million handsets sold in the China market during the second quarter of 2012, dropping by 1.0% on quarter and by 2.0% on year. However, sales of 38.19 million smartphones...

Taiwan market: 1.42 million smartphones shipped in 2Q12, says IDC

Sep 12, 13:51

There were 1.42 million smartphones shipped in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2012, dropping on quarter by 13.9% but rising on year by 43.6%, according to IDC Taiwan.

Taiwan market: PC shipments down in 2Q12, says IDC

Sep 12, 13:47

There were a total of 720,117 notebooks and desktops shipped in the Taiwan market in the second quarter of 2012, decreasing 8.7% on quarter and 11% on year, while the corresponding...

Taiwan foundry capacity utilization tops 95% in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research

Sep 12, 13:44

Utilization rates at Taiwan's major IC foundries averaged 95.5% in the second quarter of 2012, up substantially from 76.7% in the first, according to Digitimes Research. The data...

Tablets and smartphones help 2Q12 PWM IC market rebound, says IHS

Sep 10, 12:29

After six months of decline, the market for power management semiconductors likely recovered in the second quarter due to strong demand from electronic products including smartphones...

SerComm sees large sequential growth in 2Q12 profit

Sep 5, 15:06

Taiwan-based networking/communication device maker SerComm saw net profits of NT$233 million (US$7.78 million) for the second quarter of 2012 hiking 45.63% on quarter, the company...

Solder paste maker Shenmao sees profits improve in 2Q12

Sep 4, 15:45

Taiwan-based Shenmao Technology, which manufactures solder materials for IC assembly, has announced net profits of NT$104 million (US$3.48 million) for the second quarter of 2012,...

HannStar 2Q12 revenues at NT$8.5 billion

Sep 4, 01:50

HannStar Display has announced its unconsolidated results for the second quarter in 2012. Net sales totaled NT$8,477 million, a 2.6% on-quarter increase. Operating losses came in...

Nanya, Inotera post revenue decreases in August

Sep 4, 01:10

Taiwan-based DRAM memory maker Nanya Technology saw revenues decline about 12% from a year ago in August 2012 while revenues at Inotera Memories slid 7% on year.

China market: 293,000 e-book readers sold in 2Q12

Sep 3, 11:25

There were 293,000 e-book readers sold in the China market during the second quarter of 2012, increasing by 3.9% on quarter but decreasing by 5.8% on year, according to consulting...

Everlight expects continuous ASP drop in 2H12

Sep 3, 11:24

Rising price competition and negative impact from the debt crisis in Europe have been causing Taiwan-based LED firms to report on-year decreases in their financial results for first-half...

Lite-On Technology 2Q12 gross margin hits 7-quarter high

Sep 3, 10:33

Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology recorded gross margin of 13.4% for the second quarter of 2012, the highest quarterly level since the fourth quarter of 2010, according...

Suntech sees 2Q12 shipments and revenues increase sequentially

Sep 3, 10:21

Suntech Power Holdings (Suntech), a China-based vertically integrated maker of solar products, has announced preliminary financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 201...

Asia Pacific PC shipments declined 2.6% in 2Q12, says Gartner

Aug 31, 15:47

Asia Pacific PC shipments totaled 30.3 million units in the second quarter of 2012, a 2.6% decline compared with the same quarter in 2011, according to Gartner. The most notable decline...

D-Link suffers 2Q12 loss

Aug 31, 11:59

D-Link announced net operating losses of NT$98 million (US$3.27 million) and net losses of NT$6.9 million for the second quarter of 2012 at an August 30 investors conference.

SerComm, Arcadyan post mixed sequential growth in 2Q12 profits

Aug 31, 11:44

SerComm and Arcadyan Technology, two Taiwan-based makers of networking/communication devices, on August 30 released their financial reports for the second quarter of 2012, with net...

Powerchip posts smaller 2Q12 loss

Aug 31, 10:57

Powerchip Technology saw its losses narrow sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, when revenues grew 37.4% on quarter. The chipmaker expects to see further improvement in its...

Inventec sees strong 2Q12 profits, benefiting from server business

Aug 31, 01:30

Inventec has announced its first half financial report with net profit after tax of NT$1.78 billion (US$59.45 million), up 153.51% on year, and EPS reaching NT$0.50, up from 0.24%...

Quanta announces 2Q12 results; details future planning

Aug 31, 01:20

Quanta Computer has announced its financial report for the second quarter with net profit after tax of NT$5.99 billion (US$200.06 million) and EPS at NT$3.80, helping the company's...

Worldwide server market sees shipment growth, revenues decline in 2Q12, says Gartner

Aug 30, 16:07

In the second quarter of 2012, worldwide server shipments grew 1.4% over the second quarter of 2011, while revenues declined 2.9% on year, according to Gartner.

Formosa Epitaxy, Unity Opto post mixed results for 2Q12

Aug 30, 11:30

LED chipmaker Formosa Epitaxy and LED packaging firm Unity Opto Technology have announced mixed results for the second quarter of 2012. Formosa Epitaxy posted net losses of NT$80...

JA Solar sees sequential increase of shipments and revenues in 2Q12

Aug 30, 10:59

JA Solar, a China-based solar maker, announced its unaudited financial results for its second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Yingli Solar reports falling 2Q12 revenues

Aug 30, 10:05

Yingli Green Energy (Yingli Solar), a China-based vertically integrated solar firm, announced its unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Adata, Silicon Power 2Q12 profits slip on quarter

Aug 30, 01:25

Memory module firms Adata Technology and Silicon Power Computer & Communications both saw their second-quarter net profits decrease sequentially.

PCB maker HannStar Board 2Q12 profits jump

Aug 30, 01:10

HannStar Board saw its net profits jump in the second quarter of 2012, thanks to growth in its core business and non-operating income. Gross margin for the quarter climbed to 8.9%...

Western Digital shakes off Thailand flood impact, retakes HDD market lead in 2Q12, says IHS

Aug 29, 16:50

Six months after losing the top spot in the global hard disk drive (HDD) segment due to the flooding disaster in Thailand, Western Digital in the second quarter recovered its market...

ReneSola reports positive 2Q12 gross margin

Aug 28, 14:40

ReneSola, a China-based vertically integrated solar firm, has announced its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2012.

Passive component makers report 2Q12 revenues with sequential growth

Aug 28, 01:20

Taiwan-based circuit protection component maker Polytronics Technology announced consolidated revenues of NT$466 million (US$15.55 million) for the second quarter, up by 29.4% compared...

Silitech sees net profits up in 2Q12

Aug 27, 11:46

Handset keypad and chassis maker Silitech Technology has reported net profits of NT$235 million (US$7.83 million) for the second quarter of 2012, up 10.8% sequentially.