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NEWS TAGGED 1Q11
Friday 1 April 2011
Acer to buy back up to NT$68.8 billion worth of shares
Acer plans to buy back 54 million shares of common stock at a price range of NT$55 (US$1.87) to NT$100 per share between April 1 and May 31, according to a company filing with the...
Wednesday 30 March 2011
Resistor makers to see decreased 1Q11 gross margins
Taiwan-based chip resistor makers including Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronic are expected to see gross margins erode by rising raw material costs in the first quarter 2011, according...
Tuesday 29 March 2011
IC vendors Richtek and Anpec see business as usual despite lowered Acer 1Q11 guidance
PC IC vendor Richtek Technology has stated that its guidance for the first quarter 2011 will remain unchanged even though Acer has lowered its revenue forecast for the quarter.
Monday 28 March 2011
LED packager Unity Opto to see revenues up 5-10% sequentially in 1Q11
LED packager Unity Opto Technology is expected to see its revenues bounce back to its previous high of NT$700 million (US$23.75 million) in March 2011 and first-quarter revenues grow...
Monday 28 March 2011
Acer lowers 1Q11 PC revenues to 10% sequential decline
Acer on March 25 announced a downward adjustment for on-quarter growth in its PC revenues for the first quarter of 2011 from 3% originally to a 10% decrease mainly due to relatively...
Friday 25 March 2011
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments drop by 30% in February
Global LCD monitor OEM shipments in February dropped by 30% due to labor shortage and fewer work days caused by the Lunar New Year holidays, and the top-10 manufacturers' shipments...
Thursday 24 March 2011
Touch panel maker Wintek to see gross margin decline in 1Q11
Touch panel maker Wintek is expected to see its gross margin decline in the first quarter due to reduced shipments of 7- to 10-inch touch panels as clients are transitioning to new...
Friday 18 March 2011
Acer remains firm for 3% sequential growth in revenues and shipments in 1Q11
Acer has reiterated during an investment forum hosted by Merrill Lynch that its consolidated revenues and shipments will grow by 3% sequentially in first-quarter 2011 despite speculation...
Thursday 17 March 2011
HTC chief expects 1Q11 sales to reach 8.5 million units, says paper
Smartphone vendor HTC expects 8.5 million units in sales for the first quarter, generating NT$94 billion (US$3.18 billion) in revenues, according to a Chinese-language Economic...
Wednesday 16 March 2011
KYE Systems expects 20-25% sequential drop in 1Q11 revenues
KYE Systems expects its consolidated revenues for the first quarter of 2011 to decrease 20-25% to NT$1.94-2.07 billion (US$65.8-70.2 million) and corresponding gross margin to rise...
Friday 11 March 2011
MStar posts 9% sales drop in February 2011
Fabless IC firm MStar Semiconductor has reported NT$2.375 billion (US$82 million) in consolidated revenues for February 2011, down 9.7% on month and 5.7% on year.
Thursday 10 March 2011
TSMC reiterates sales guidance for 1Q11
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reaffirmed its sales guidance for the first quarter of 2011. The claim follows Vanguard International Semiconductor's (VIS) recent...
Thursday 10 March 2011
VIS cuts shipment growth forecast for 1Q11
Specialty IC foundry Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has revised downward its shipment growth forecast for first-quarter 2011 to 20-22% from the previous estimate of 30%,...
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Ilitek to begin shipping mid- to large-size LCD driver ICs by end of 1Q11
ILI Technology (Ilitek) is expected to begin shipping mid- to large-size LCD driver ICs to clients at the end of the first quarter 2011, according to industry sources.
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Yageo and Walsin post sequential decline in February revenues
Passive component makers Yageo and Walsin Technology (WTC) have both reported a decline in revenues for February due to reduced work days and impact of Intel's chipset problem.