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Friday 5 February 2010
LED TV price premium to drop to 50%, shipments to jump 10-fold in 2010, says AUO executive
The premium for LED-backlit LCD TVs is expected to drop to 50% more than the price of CCFL-backlit models in 2010, compared to double in 2009, and sales are expected to increase 10-fold,...
Friday 5 February 2010
Synnex Technology posts strong revenues and profit for 2009
Synnex Technology International, a distributor of IT and consumer electronics products, has reported 2009 consolidated revenues of NT$220.7 billion (US$6.74 billion) and net profit...
Thursday 4 February 2010
Driver IC maker Novatek looks to 15-20% sequential revenue growth in 1Q10
LCD driver IC maker Novatek Microelectronics expects its revenues to increase 15-20% in the first quarter of 2010, while gross margin is likely to drop slightly on quarter due to...
Thursday 4 February 2010
Samsung trails behind Sony as the ninth largest notebook vendor worldwide in 2009
Starting from the second quarter of 2009, the market share gap between Sony and Samsung Electronics was less than 0.2pp each quarter, and Samsung finished the year ranked the ninth...
Wednesday 3 February 2010
UMC swings to profit in 4Q09; increases 2010 capex
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced net profits of NT$4.396 billion (US$137 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, showing a return to profitability from losses...
Wednesday 3 February 2010
Realtek expects to post high revenues in January 2010
Realtek Semiconductor expects its January 2010 revenues to surpass NT$2.15 billion (US$67.09 million) hitting a company record, thanks to increased adoption of 802.11n Wi-Fi chips...
Wednesday 3 February 2010
Wintek sees January revenues down on month
Wintek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.339 billion (US$73 million) for January, down 6.8% on month from NT$2.51 billion, but up 66.2% on year from NT$1.44 billion. Market...
Wednesday 3 February 2010
PSC generates profits in January with sales growth on month
DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has reported revenues of NT$5.93 billion (US$185.11 million) for January 2010, up 8% on month and marking its third month of pr...
Tuesday 2 February 2010
MediaTek says shipments for handsets to climb by up to 30% in 2010
MediaTek has forecast shipments of its handset chips will top 450 million units in 2010, up from around 350 million shipped in 2009. Company president Hsieh Ching-Jiang said 5% of...
Tuesday 2 February 2010
Micron makes gains in 2009 NAND flash market, unseats Hynix in top-3
Micron Technology captured a 9.4% share of the global NAND flash market in 2009, exceeding Hynix Semiconductor's share by 0.3pp points, according to DRAMeXchange. Samsung Electronics...
Tuesday 2 February 2010
Solar cell maker Gintech sees improved operations
Solar cell maker Gintech Energy has improved its operations through reducing reliance on long-term contracts for polycrystalline silicon material supply and lowering its debt ratio...
Tuesday 2 February 2010
Nokia to skip Symbian v2 to v3 in 3Q10, says Nokia Taiwan executive
Nokia plans to speed up the development of the Symbian platform by jumping over version 2 to offer version 3 featuring multi-touch functions in the third quarter of 2010 and then...
Tuesday 2 February 2010
Chip decline in 2009 narrower than expected, says SIA
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has reported that worldwide semiconductor sales amounted to US$226.3 billion in 2009, down 9% from US$248.6 billion in 2008. The figure...
Monday 1 February 2010
Wellypower announces profits for 2009
Taiwan-based CCFL and LED product maker Wellypower Optronics has announced a net profit of NT$298.75 million (US$9.33 million) for 2009 with an EPS of NT$1.76.
Monday 1 February 2010
Faraday expects 20-30% growth in 2010
Faraday Technology expects too see a double-digit revenue growth in the first quarter and 20-30% growth in 2010, according to the company.