Last update: Thursday 23 May 2013 [5909 news items]
Hermes Microvision sees revenues hit record high in 1Q13
Apr 10, 21:43
Hermes Microvision (HMI), which provides electron beam inspection tools and solutions for the production of semiconductors, saw its revenues grow 30% on year to NT$1.21 billion (US$40.27...
Taiwan solar cell makers report rising March revenues
Apr 10, 20:38
Taiwan-based solar cell makers saw March revenues rise compared to February. Motech reported March revenues of NT$1.606 billion (US$53 million), representing an on-month increase...
Synnex Technology sees increased March revenues
Apr 10, 15:29
Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics channel distributor Synnex Technology International on April 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$27.23 billion (US$911 million) for March,...
Apr 10, 15:19
Consolidated revenues at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) topped NT$132 billion (US$4.3 billion) in the first quarter of 2013, beating its own guidance range of NT$127-129...
Faraday 1Q13 revenues fall but meet guidance
Apr 10, 13:55
Taiwan-based IC design service provider Faraday Technology has announced revenues for the first quarter of 2013 slipped 12.1% sequentially to NT$1.83 billion (US$61 million).
Lite-On Technology March revenues rise over 20% sequentially
Apr 10, 10:42
Taiwan-based EMS provider Lite-On Technology has reported NT$16.432 billion (US$550 million) in consolidated revenues, increasing 24.17% sequentially but decreasing 16.06% on year.
Qisda March revenues up on month
Apr 10, 10:35
Taiwan-based LCD monitor ODM Qisda has reported consolidated revenues of NT$9.897 billion (US$331 million) for March, growing 28.85% sequentially but dipping 1.58% on year. Consolidated...
Digital camera makers see 1Q13 revenues down on year
Apr 9, 21:50
Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs Ability Enterprise, Altek and Asia Optical on April 9 each reported considerably large on-year decreases in their first-quarter consolidated revenu...
Senao 1Q13 revenues hit record
Apr 9, 21:34
Senao International, an IT and consumer electronics retail chain in Taiwan, on April 9 reported consolidated revenues of NT$11.105 billion (US$373 million) for the first quarter of...
Catcher announces strong on-month growth in March revenues
Apr 9, 15:24
Taiwan-based chassis maker Catcher Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.88 billion (US$129.22 million) for March, up 88.9% on month and 28.5% on year, while revenues...
Optical film maker Wah Hong sees March revenues increase 43% on month
Apr 9, 14:46
Optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial saw March consolidated revenues reach NT$943 million (US$31.3 million), up by 43.47% on month and 2% on year. Wah Hong accumulated NT$2.587...
Wistron reports rising March revenues
Apr 9, 14:30
Notebook ODM firm Wistron saw March consolidated revenues reach NT$60.88 billion (US$2.02 billion), showing a sequential increase of 37.07% and an on-year increase of 11.18%. The...
Machvision revenues hit record high in March
Apr 9, 14:27
PCB and IC substrate inspection equipment maker Machvision saw its revenues rally 32.1% on month and 55.6% on year to a record high of NT$61.16 million (US$2.04 million) in March...
Adata March revenues hit 31-month high
Apr 9, 13:52
Consolidated revenues at Adata Technology hit a 31-month high in March 2013, buoyed by a pick-up in demand for DRAM modules and NAND flash devices, according to the company.
Gigabyte sees growth in March revenues
Apr 9, 13:50
Gigabyte Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$4.43 billion (US$147.54 million) for March, up 30.3% on month and 8.96% on year, while revenues reached NT$12.4 billion...
Asustek March revenues show 29% sequential growth
Apr 9, 13:43
Asustek Computer reported March revenues of NT$41.847 billion (US$1.39 billion), representing an on-month growth of 29.49% and an on-year growth of 24.30%. Accumulated revenues in...
Elan 1Q13 revenues fall short of guidance
Newswatch - Apr 9, 12:21
Touch controller IC vendor Eland Microelectronics has announced consolidated net sales of NT$649.8 million (US$21.24 million) for March, increasing 22.9% sequentially and 20.1% on...
Nanya expected to swing to profit
Apr 9, 12:02
Nanya Technology is expected to follow in the footstep of Inotera Memories, and manage to return to profitability, according to market sources.
I-Chiun sees March revenues increase 29% sequentially
Apr 9, 10:58
Taiwan-based LED lead frame maker I-Chiun Precision Industry has reported March consolidated revenues of NT$557 million (US$18.5 million), showing an on-month increase of 29.69% and...
Young Fast, J Touch, HansTouch see increased March revenues
Apr 8, 22:47
Taiwan-based thin-film touch panel makers Young Fast Optoelectronics and J Touch as well as touch panel maker HannsTouch Solution saw March consolidated revenues rise significantly...
Four LED makers see large sequential growth in March revenues
Apr 8, 22:41
Taiwan-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip makers Epistar and Formosa Epitaxy and LED chip packagers Unity Opto Technology and Lextar Electronics had consolidated revenues for March...
Copper foil maker Co-Tech March revenues hit 9-month low
Apr 8, 15:49
Taiwan-based Co-Tech Copper Foil saw its March revenues slip 12.3% on month and 33.7% on year to a 9-month low at NT$321 million (US$10.72 million). For the first quarter of 2013,...
Simplo sees decreased March revenues
Stockwatch - Apr 8, 14:59
Notebook battery pack maker Simplo Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$3.578 billion (US$120 million) for March, down 3.51% on month and 19.19% on year. Consolidated...
AUO March consolidated revenues hit 30-month high
Apr 8, 14:47
Taiwan-based LCD panel maker AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that its revenues for March 2013 hit the highest in 30 months. Consolidated revenues for the month reached NT$37.917...
Largan revenues increase in March
Apr 8, 11:59
Taiwan-based lens module maker Largan Precision has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.623 billion (US$54.3 million) for March, up 31.9% sequentially and 23.76% on year.
TPK, Wintek March revenues up sequentially
Apr 8, 10:23
Touch panel maker TPK Holding saw March consolidated revenues of NT$15.775 billion (US$528 million), up 13.62% on month and 19.24% on year, while Wintek has reported revenues of NT$6.290...
Touch solution supplier EETI March revenues hit 23-month high
Newswatch - Apr 3, 15:21
IC design house Egalax-empia Technology (EETI) has reported revenues of NT$130.37 million (US$4.36 million) for March, up 53.9% on month and 148.4% on year. The figures were the company's...
Neo Solar Power sees March revenues increase 11% on-month
Apr 3, 13:28
Taiwan-based solar cell maker Neo Solar Power (NSP) has reported March consolidated revenues of NT$932 million (US$31 million), representing an on-month growth of 11.04% compared...
IC material distributor Topco reports EPS NT$5.40 for 2012
Apr 2, 16:14
Topco Scientific, which distributes semiconductor materials and equipment, has reported net profits of NT$804 million (US$28.86 million) for 2012, decreasing 15.5% from the previous...
Small-size panel driver IC suppliers see sales rebound in March
Apr 2, 15:28
ILI Technology (Ilitek), Orise Technology and Sitronix Technology, which specialize in small-size LCD driver ICs, will have their March revenues exceed the levels reached in the previous...
Arbor Technology expects growing revenues from medical applications
Mar 29, 13:56
Taiwan-based industrial PC (IPC) firm Arbor Technology has reported that revenues from medical applications accounted for 38% of total revenues in 2012. According to company CEO,...
Acer to issue domestic unsecured corporate bonds
Mar 29, 13:54
The board of directors of Taiwan-based Acer has approved the issuance of domestic unsecured corporate bonds with a limit of NT$6 billion (US$200 million) and a period of three years...

Ledlink 2013 capex to reach NT$200 million
Mar 28, 21:57
LED optical lens maker Ledlink is optimistic about the second quarter, as order visibility is clear to April-May. Telung Tang, CEO of the firm, noted that 2013 capex will reach NT$200...
GaAs device revenues grow in 2012, says Strategy Analytics
Mar 28, 13:59
Growth in the fourth quarter of 2012 pulled GaAs device revenues to a slight gain for 2012, according to Strategy Analytics. It also presents the revenue performance of leading GaAs...
Danen reports 2012 net loss of NT$760 million
Mar 27, 14:46
Taiwan-based solar wafer maker Danen Technology has reported 2012 revenues of NT$903 million (US$30 million), with net loss of NT$760 million. The firm also reported 2012 debt ratio...
AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
Displays | 2h 21min ago
US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
Bits + chips | 2h 48min ago
Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
Green energy | 2h 50min ago
Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
Mobile + telecom | 2h 53min ago
Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
Before Going to Press | 3h 3min ago
Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
Before Going to Press | 3h 31min ago
Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs at Computex 2013
Before Going to Press | 3h 54min ago
UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
Before Going to Press | 4h 1min ago
Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
Before Going to Press | 4h 2min ago
IC suppliers expect PC demand to hit bottom in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | 4h 3min ago
Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
Before Going to Press | 4h 4min ago
AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
Before Going to Press | 4h 33min ago
Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
Before Going to Press | 4h 35min ago
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
Before Going to Press | 4h 55min ago
Asia set to be largest 4G LTE market, says Nokia Siemens executive
Before Going to Press | 4h 56min ago
Unity Opto expects orders to increase from June to September
Before Going to Press | 5h 26min ago
CSOT showcases 110-inch Ultra HD TV panel at 2013 SID Display Week
Before Going to Press | 5h 33min ago
TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$11 million
Before Going to Press | 5h 54min ago
Lenovo aims to surpass Samsung in global smartphone market share, says paper
Before Going to Press | 6h 6min ago
AMD unveils Temash, Kabini SoC APUs
Before Going to Press | 6h 7min ago
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- Wintek expects to see positive turnaround in July 2013; develops Retina display technology, says chairman
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- Foxconn able to produce carbon nanotube touch panel sizes up to 10-inch
- Buynow expects EPS of at least NT$4.50 for 2013
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- China market: Online gaming revenues over CNY 12 billion in 1Q13, says Analysys
- One quarter of all notebooks to ship with touchscreens by 2016, says IHS
- Taiwan market: LG launches waterproof smartphone
- Hermes to see revenues grow higher than 10% sequentially in 2Q13
- Elan shipping touchscreen controller ICs for new Nexus 7
- Samsung showcases new displays at SID 2013
- UMC Singapore unit expands and puts focus on R&D
- E Ink launches 3 pigment electronic paper display
- Nanjing Z-Com developing 4G small cells for China market
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Solar industry capex hits 7-year low in 2013, says IHS
- Lextar expected to see 2Q13 gross margin rise to 13-14%
- Large-size TFT LCD panel shipments expected to drop 6% in 2013, says DisplaySearch
- Flat panel public display market expected to grow 23% annually through 2017, says DisplaySearch
- China Labor Day LCD TV sales surge by double-digit percentage, says IHS
- E Ink unveils low temperature matrix electronic paper display for freezers
- CSOT successfully produces 32-inch Oxide TFT LCD module
- China-based ARM-architecture IC designers to attend 2013 Computex Taipei
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- AEWIN Introduces Newest Multiplayer Gaming System SGA-5010
- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Leadtek to Show Total Cloud Solutions at Computex Taipei 2013
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
23-May-2013 markets closed
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- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News

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In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
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