Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China's largest silicon wafer foundry, experienced its largest net operating loss over the past five years in 2008. The...
IM Flash Technologies, a joint venture between Intel and Micron Technology, may overtake Hynix Semiconductor and become the third-largest NAND flash supplier worldwide in 2009, according...
Taiwan-based notebook component supplier Chicony Electronics has decided to deal out a dividend of NT$3 (US$0.09) for its 2008 operations, including NT$2.50 in cash and NT$0.50 in...
Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has decided, at a shareholders meeting held on April 16, to increase its planned dividend for 2008 from NT$2.30 (US$0.068) to NT$2.60...
Taiwan exported 900MWp of crystalline silicon solar cells in 2008, taking up 16.4% of the total 5.5GWp of photovoltaic (PV) systems installed around the world, according to the Photovoltaics...
Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending totaled US$30.7 billion in 2008, a 31.7% decline from the previous year, according to final results by Gartner. In major segments,...
Soft-World International, the largest developer/operator of online games in Taiwan, has published its 2008 financial report, posting a record consolidated net profit of NT$997.9 million...
Taiwan-based Motech Industries turned out 272MWp of crystalline silicon solar cells in 2008 to rank eighth among all producers of silicon-based solar cells or thin-film photovoltaic...
Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$25.3 billion (US$749.41 million) and net profits of NT$325 million for the fourth quarter of 2008. As a result of product...
Worldwide semiconductor revenues went down 5.4%, or a decrease of US$14.5 billion, to US$255 billion in 2008, according to the final market share analysis by Gartner Dataquest. The...
Despite a massive downturn in car sales and wrenching changes to the global supply chain, Robert Bosch GmbH in 2008 maintained its lead in the worldwide automotive MEMS market, according...
LCD driver IC maker Raydium Semiconductor saw net revenues of NT$634 million (US$18.93 million) for 2008, up 52.8% on year, and net profits of NT$929 million with a net EPS of NT$20.42,...
SMC Networks, a brand-unit of Accton Technology, saw its 2008 revenues expand nearly 40% from a year earlier, buoyed by steady sales in markets in Europe and Asia, according to the...
Trade-Van Information Services, a Taiwan-based provider of value-added information exchange services including customs clearance automation, on April 2 announced the downsizing of...
Taiwan-based network equipment maker Zyxel Communications has decided to deal out a cash dividend of NT$0.30 (US$0.01) per share for 2008, the lowest dividend in 10 years. However,...
