Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13

May 22, 22:01

Hermes Microvision (HMI), which provides electron beam inspection tools and solutions for the production of semiconductors, is expected to see its revenues grow over 10% sequentially...

HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13

May 22, 20:39

HannStar Display's production utilization rate is expected to reach 95% in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.

Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%

May 21, 19:55

Lextar Electronics is expected to see gross margin rise from 6.82% for the first quarter of 2013 to 13-14% for the second due to growing orders for LED backlight units used in TV,...

BenQ Materials expects performance to improve in 2Q13

May 21, 16:00

BenQ Materials, a subsidiary of AU Optronics (AUO) that largely focuses on producing polarizer products, expects its performance to improve on quarter during the second quarter 2013,...

TPK expected to see decline in touch screen notebook market share during 2Q13

May 21, 14:40

TPK's market share for touch screen solutions used in notebook products is expected to drop to below 50% in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.

MediaTek 2Q13 sales likely to beat guidance

May 20, 21:30

MediaTek is likely to report higher-than-expected sales for the second quarter of 2013 on a recent ramp-up in demand from China-based smartphone and tablet companies, according to...

Apple MacBook orders to rise 20% sequentially in 2Q13

May 20, 15:33

As Apple is ready to release its new MacBook products in the near future, sources from the upstream supply chain has revealed that their orders for MacBook devices are estimated to...

PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%

May 17, 14:13

Apex International, a Thailand-based PCB maker listed on the Taiwan stock market, is expected to report sales growth of more than 10% sequentially for the second quarter of 2013 on...

AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially

May 17, 11:36

AU Optronics' (AUO) shipments of panels for the iPad mini are expected to decrease from four million units in the first quarter of 2013 to 2.5-2.8 million units in the second, according...

CSOT aims to ship 100,000 55-inch Ultra HD TV panels in 2Q13

May 15, 21:43

China Star Optoelectronics Technology (CSOT) is expected to ship 100,000 55-inch Ultra HD (3840 by 2160) TV panels in the second quarter of 2013, according to industry sources.

Asia Tech Image expects significant sequential growth in 2Q13 revenues

Stockwatch - May 15, 13:50

Taiwan-based contact image sensor module maker Asia Tech Image expects revenues for the second quarter of 2013 to increase on quarter by about 30% due to growing orders, the company...

Lite-On Technology expects up to 10% sequential growth in 2Q13 revenues

May 13, 21:12

Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology saw consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2013 decrease by 11.6% on quarter but expects those for the second quarter to grow...

Ability Enterprise expects sequential growth in 2Q13 ASP, gross margin

May 13, 10:46

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects shipments in the second quarter of 2013 to be flat from the preceding quarter but ASP and gross margin to increase significantly,...

Chipbond, YoungTek to expand LCD driver IC testing capacity in 2Q13

May 10, 16:03

Taiwan-based IC backend service houses Chipbond Technology and YoungTek Electronics plan to ramp up their testing capacity for LCD driver chips by 20% and 30%, respectively, in the...

Giantplus expects to see turnaround in 2Q13

May 9, 12:38

Giantplus Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of small- to medium-size LCD panels and touch panels, expects its performance to improve in the second quarter of 2013 due to orders from...

Pixart Imaging back to growth track in 2Q13

May 8, 21:46

IC design house Pixart Imaging expects its sales to return to a growth track in the second quarter of 2013 and see its revenues climb 10-15% sequentially in the quarter, according...

DRAM shortages to impact PC players in 2Q13

May 8, 21:10

DRAM shortages, which started in early 2013, have become worse recently and may impact PC brand vendors' performances in the second quarter, according to sources from PC players.

Motech optimistic about 2Q13 performance

May 8, 21:01

Due to rising capacity utilization rates and rising solar cell prices in the first quarter of 2013, Taiwan-based solar cell maker Motech saw gross margin rise to negative 8% from...

UMC meets 1Q13 guidance; sees growth in 2Q

May 8, 15:47

Foundry chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its first-quarter results come in line with its guidance, and has given its positive outlook for the second quarter.

Himax looks to 17-20% sequential revenue growth in 2Q13

May 8, 15:34

IC design house Himax Technologies expects its revenues to increase 17-20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013 from NT$5.16 billion (US$174.57 million) recorded in the previous...

Wah Hong expects increased performance in 2Q13

May 8, 15:18

Optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial is expected to reach NT$3 billion (US$101.6 million) in revenues during the second quarter of 2013 largely due to increased demand for materials...

Drill bit maker Topoint April sales up

May 8, 14:47

Topoint Technology, which manufactures drill bits for the production of IC substrates and PCBs, has announced that consolidated revenues for April 2013 increased 10.9% sequentially...

MediaTek April sales hit 39-month high

May 8, 14:09

Consolidated revenues at MediaTek, whose wireless chips are mainly targeted at white-box handsets including smartphones, climbed to a 39-month high of NT$12.57 billion (US$426.5 million)...

IC substrate suppliers to see mixed performance in 2Q13

May 7, 21:54

IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology is expected to see its revenues grow 10-15% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, while fellow companies Unimicron Technology...

AUO to produce wide color gamut Ultra HD TV panels in 2Q13

May 7, 20:40

AU Optronics (AUO) has plans to produce volume shipments of Ultra HD TV panels equipped with wide color gamut (WCG) technology for color saturation as high as NTSC 100% in the third...

Handsets with 4.5-inch and above screens to make up 30% of shipments in China during 2Q13

May 7, 20:04

About 30% of handsets shipped in the China market during the second quarter of 2013 are expected to have panels sized 4.5-inch and above, according to market observers.

Inotera 2Q13 sales likely to rise 30%

May 7, 15:21

DRAM manufacturer Inotera Memories is expected to post revenue growth of 30% sequentially in the second quarter of 2013, thanks to rising shipments of chips built using 30nm process...

IC distributor WT Micro looks to moderate revenue growth in 2Q13

May 7, 13:49

Taiwan-based IC distributor WT Microelectronics expects it revenues to grow 0.9-6.4% to NT$20.2-21.3 billion (US$683.40-720.26 million) in the second quarter of 2013, buoyed by strong...

Digitimes Research: Taiwan 2Q13 handset shipments to rise by 43.4% sequentially

May 7, 12:02

Taiwan-based makers will ship 17.15 million handsets on OBM (own brand manufacturing), ODM and JDM (joint design manufacturing) basis during the second quarter of 2013, increasing...

Lextar reports 1Q13 revenues with 22% sequential growth

May 7, 10:22

Taiwan-based LED firm Lextar reported first-quarter 2013 consolidated revenues of NT$2.888 billion (US$97 million), representing on-quarter growth of 22.5% and an on-year growth of...

Walton generates more revenues from specialty DRAM, says report

Newswatch - May 7, 10:16

Packaging and testing company Walton Advanced Engineering, which long focused on the PC DRAM market, has seen sales generated from the orders for specialty DRAM (SDRAM) chips account...

MediaTek sees over 20% revenue rise but minor gross margin gain in 2Q13

May 6, 22:16

Robust shipments of smartphone ICs will help MediaTek enjoy a more than 20% on-quarter sales rise in the second quarter of 2013, but increased price competition in the China market...