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NEWS TAGGED 2Q09
Wednesday 29 July 2009
SPIL posts 54% sales growth in 2Q09, margins edging up
IC packager Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) has announced revenues for second-quarter 2009 grew 53.6% sequentially to NT$14.14 billion (US$430 million), and margins for the...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
UMC swings to profit in 2Q09; ups capex for 2009
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) swung back to profitability in the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and saw revenues for the second quarter double compared to the prior quarter...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
SMIC 2Q09 loss narrows sequentially, seeing growing advanced logic sales
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has announced its net loss for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 reached US$98.1 million, representing improvement from...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Unimicron 2Q09 performance beats estimates
PCB and substrate player Unimicron Technology has reported a net profit of NT$1.12 billion (US$34.26 million) for the second-quarter, translating into an EPS of NT$0.96, and beating...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Handset shipments reach 269 million units in 2Q09, says ABI Research
The handset vendors are still saying that it is a frosty market out there but there is a spring in their step as second-quarter 2009 results start to pour in, according to ABI Rese...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
AMD soars in 2Q09, Intel and Nvidia show gains too, says Jon Peddie Research
Jon Peddie Research (JPR) has announced estimated graphics shipments and supplier market share for the second calendar quarter of 2009.
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Corning reports strong growth for 2Q09
Corning has announced that its second-quarter 2009 sales increased 41% sequentially to US$1.4 billion as LCD glass shipments grew substantially, with net income totaling US$611 mil...
Monday 27 July 2009
Taiwan DRAM makers may see 2Q09 losses narrow
Taiwan's major DRAM chipmakers – Inotera Memories, Nanya Technology, Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) and ProMOS Technologies – are expected to see combined losses...
Monday 27 July 2009
TSMC 2Q09 results expected to beat guidance; affiliate VIS may turn profitable
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to report second-quarter 2009 results that are slightly better than its previous guidance, according to market watchers...
Monday 27 July 2009
China solar wafer maker LDK expects net loss of US$180-200 million for 2Q09
China-based solar wafer supplier LDK Solar expects a net loss of US$180-200 million for the second quarter of 2009, according to the company's latest outlook for the quarter.
Friday 24 July 2009
Chartered expects narrower loss for 3Q09, raises capex
Singapore's Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing continued to suffer a loss in second-quarter 2009, but saw the loss narrow to US$39.4 million compared to a loss of US$98.8 million...
Friday 24 July 2009
Hynix 2Q09 sales down, but loss narrows
Korea-based memory chipmaker Hynix Semiconductor saw revenues for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 slide 9.7% on year, but managed a narrower net loss compared to a year before.
Thursday 23 July 2009
AUO 2Q09 revenues up over 60% sequentially, losses narrow
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced that unaudited consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2009 totaled NT$82.5 billion (US$2.5 billion), up 62.59% from NT$50.74 billion for...
Thursday 23 July 2009
PCB makers HannStar Board and GCE to have mixed results for 2Q09
Notebook PCB makers HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics (GCE) will see mixed financial results for the second quarter of 2009 although both companies have seen their revenues...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
Market watchers estimate profit growth for PCB makers
Market watchers have estimated PCB makers HannStar Board and Advence Printed Circuit Board (APCB) enjoyed significant profit growth in the second quarter, whereas Unimicron Technology...