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NEWS TAGGED 1Q09
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Silicon Motion net sales down 33% in 1Q09, but losses narrow
Silicon Motion Technology, a fabless semiconductor company specializing in low-power IC solutions for consumer electronics devices, saw net sales for the first quarter of 2009 decrease...
Tuesday 12 May 2009
Worldwide processor market remained weak in 1Q09, says IDC
Worldwide PC processor shipments in the first calendar quarter of 2009 fell significantly for the second quarter in a row, according to new data from IDC. While the decline was slightly...
Monday 11 May 2009
NAND flash controller supplier 3S swings to profit in 1Q09
Solid State System (3S), a NAND flash controller design house invested by Toshiba and Kingston Technology, swung back to profitability in the first quarter of 2009, with net income...
Friday 8 May 2009
Vizio ranks first in North American LCD TV shipments in 1Q09, says iSuppli
US-based TV maker Vizio surged into the leading position in the North American LCD TV market in the first quarter of 2009, as dwindling disposable incomes sent consumers flocking...
Thursday 7 May 2009
Taiwan market: 3G operator APBT posts earnings of NT$800 million in 1Q09
Asia Pacific Broadband Telecom (APBT), one of the five operators of 3G mobile communication services in Taiwan, booked an EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization)...
Thursday 7 May 2009
Western Europe PC market saw flat growth in 1Q09, says Gartner
PC shipments in Western Europe totaled 15.3 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a 0.7% increase from the same period in 2008, according to Gartner.
Wednesday 6 May 2009
BLU makers post mixed results for 1Q09
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) makers have reported mixed results for the first quarter of 2009, with the top maker Coretronic seeing revenues more than double compared to the...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Star World to move LCM capacity to China
Small- to medium-size LCD module (LCM) specialist Star World Technology (SWTC) will soon decide on the site of a new plant in eastern China to house five production lines relocated...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Wellypower reports net loss of NT$142 million for 1Q09
Taiwan-based CCFL maker Wellypower Optronics has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.07 billion (US$32.3 million) and net loss of NT$142 million for the first quarter of 2009....
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Synnex hits second highest revenues in 1Q09 due to booming sales in China
Synnex Technology International, the largest Taiwan-based IT and consumer electronics distributor, has released its first-quarter 2009 financial report, posting historically the second...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
China market: Handset shipments up 9.2% in 1Q09, says EJL
Production of GSM and CDMA handsets in China in first-quarter 2009 dropped back to first-quarter 2007 levels at 102.3 million units, according to EJL Wireless Research. Shipments...
Wednesday 6 May 2009
Large-size panel revenues down 17% sequentially in 1Q09, but 47% growth likely for 2Q09, says DisplaySearch
Large-size TFT-LCD panel (10-inch and larger) shipments reached 91.5 million units in the first quarter of 2009, a decline of 3% sequentially and 18% on year, according to DisplaySearch...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Innolux loss widens in 1Q09
Innolux Display has reported a net loss of NT$2.61 billion (US$78.71 million) for the first quarter of 2009, compared to a net loss of NT$2.02 billion for the fourth quarter of 200...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Optical drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage announce 1Q09 results
Taiwan-based optical drive makers Lite-On IT and Quanta Storage have released their financial reports for the first quarter of 2009, with the former recording a net EPS of NT$0.20...
Tuesday 5 May 2009
WPG to hit record high in 2Q09, says company chairman
Taiwan leading IC distributor WPG Holdings expects second-quarter revenues to reach NT$41-44 billion (US$1.24-1.33 billion), up 11-19% sequentially to hit a company quarterly record...