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Thursday 11 February 2010
SMIC to raise 2010 capex, eyes return to profitability
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC), China's top foundry chipmaker, has set a capex budget of US$330 million for 2010 compared to US$189.6 million last year....
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Himax reports sequential revenue drop but profit gain in 4Q09
Himax Technologies has reported revenues of US$178.7 million for fourth-quarter 2009, representing a 43.8% increase from US$124.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, and a 12%...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Acer hits revenue and profit highs in 2009
Acer, on February 9, released its financial report for 2009, with consolidated revenues of NT$573.85 billion (US$17.5 billion) and net operating profit of NT$15.33 billion its highest...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
PCB material maker Aurona sees profits nearly triple in 2009
Phenolic resin laminate supplier Aurona Industries saw its net profits increase 280% from a year earlier to NT$78 million (US$2.44 million) in 2009, translating into an EPS of NT$1.71...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Pixart expects revenues to stay flat in 1Q10; optical touchscreen share to lift in 2H10
Pixart Imaging expects to see revenues stay flat in the first quarter of 2010. It has estimated a 5% revenue growth for mouse related products but a 30-40% decline in the PC webcam...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Kingston posts revenue growth in 2009 on better DRAM and flash pricing
Kingston Technology has announced revenues increased US$100 million to US$4.1 billion in 2009, its second-highest record. The memory-module house attributed the revenue growth to...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
TSMC to pay NT$3 cash dividend and over NT$13 billion in staff bonuses for 2009
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its board of directors on February 9 adopted a proposal recommending distribution of a NT$3 (US$0.09) cash dividend...
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Motherboard maker ASRock sees 2009 profits rise 65%
Second-tier motherboard maker ASRock has reported net profits of NT$1.12 billion (US$34.8 million) on consolidated revenues of NT$9.62 billion for 2009, with both figures showing...
Tuesday 9 February 2010
China market: Mobile phone user base increases to over 747 million in December 2009
There were 747.38 million subscribers of mobile communication services in China as of the end of December 2009, growing 1.19% on month and 16.55% on year, according to statistics...
Tuesday 9 February 2010
Top-5 Taiwan LCD panel makers combine to lose NT$113.3 billion in 2009
The five largest Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers suffered an aggregate net loss of NT$113.3 billion (US$3.45 billion) in 2009, with Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) recording the highest...
Monday 8 February 2010
Taiwan market: 3.5G data card users double in 2009
The number of 3.5G data card users in Taiwan doubled to 660,000 at the end of 2009 compared to 330,000 a year earlier, according to data compiled by Taiwan's National Communications...
Monday 8 February 2010
Global Unichip aims for double-digit growth in 2010 sales
Global Unichip, an IC design service provider partnering with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), has guided for a double-digit revenue growth in 2010, according to...
Monday 8 February 2010
Transcend 2009 profits almost double
Transcend Information saw net profits for 2009 hit an historic high of NT$4.33 billion (US$134.8 million), up 92.4% from NT$2.25 billion in 2008, according to the memory module house...
Monday 8 February 2010
E-Ton posts loss for 2009
Taiwan-based solar cell maker E-Ton Solar Tech has reported unaudited 2009 net loss of 892.473 million (US$27.21 million). It attributed the loss to investment in Gloria Solar International...
Monday 8 February 2010
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek hits profit high in 2009
Altek generated an historically highest annual net profit of NT$2.205 billion (US$67.2 million) in 2009, according to the company's 2009 financial report released at a February 5...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research