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Tuesday 8 June 2010
MediaTek, Richtek revenues fall short of expectations in May
First-tier Taiwan-based IC design houses MediaTek and Richtek Technology both posted lower-than-expected revenues for May in part due to seasonal factors, according to industry sou...
Friday 4 June 2010
Power management ICs in shortage, says iSuppli
Strong demand for power management (PWM) semiconductors in the first half of 2010 has caught suppliers off-guard, spurring shortages and causing pricing to rise in the near term,...
Thursday 3 June 2010
MediaTek to see May revenues decline over 10% on month
MediaTek could see May revenues decline more than 10% on month to NT$10-10.5 billion (US$309.31-324.78 million), as handset clients in China advanced part of shipments to April, according...
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Radiant expects LCM shipments to reach 3 million units in 2Q10
Taiwan-based backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics expects its LCD module (LCM) shipments to reach almost three million units in the second quarter of 2010 with major...
Wednesday 2 June 2010
Amtran expects to ship 800,000-900,000 LCD TVs in 2Q10
Taiwan-based Amtran Technology, a major manufacturing partner for Vizio, expects to ship 800,000-900,000 LCD TVs in the second quarter of 2010, rising from 740,000 units delivered...
Tuesday 1 June 2010
GaAs foundry VPEC to see revenues grow over 30% sequentially in 2Q10
Gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafer foundry Visual Photonics Epitaxy Company (VPEC) is expected to see its revenues hit a new high in May and its second-quarter revenues grow over 30% sequentially...
Friday 28 May 2010
Wah Hong obtains NT$1.5 billion loan
Taiwan-based optical film maker Wah Hong Industrial on May 27 signed a five-year syndicated loan worth NT$1.5 billion (US$46.95 million) with 11 local banks to pay back previous loans,...
Thursday 27 May 2010
Motherboard makers cut orders for PC ICs, say IC design houses
Orders for PC related ICs from motherboard makers in June will be definitely lower than those received in May, as the order visibility from the notebook segment is also sliding, according...
Wednesday 26 May 2010
Kinsus revises upward 2Q10 revenue guidance
IC substrate maker Kinsus Interconnect Technology has revised upward its revenue guidance for the second quarter of 2010 to a 20-25% sequential growth from the 10-15% projected earlier,...
Monday 24 May 2010
Flexible PCB makers look to strong profits for 2Q10
Most Taiwan-based flexible PCB makers, including Career Technology, Flexium Interconnect and Ichia Technologies, are expected to see their gross margin rates reach over 25% in second-quarter...
Friday 21 May 2010
Taiwan market: Short-throw projector share to go up in 2010, says IDC
Short-throw models' share of Taiwan's front projector market is expected to increase to 15% in 2010, up from 9.2% in 2009, while the overall projector market in Taiwan is expected...
Friday 21 May 2010
IC distributor Alltek looks to record high revenues in 2Q10
Taiwan-based IC distributor Alltek Technology expects its revenues to hit a record high in the second quarter of 2010 buoyed by increasing shipments of Broadcom's digital TV chips,...
Thursday 20 May 2010
I-Chiun expects to see growth in 2Q10 revenues
LED leadframe maker I-Chiun Precision Industry expects its second quarter revenues to see growth compared to the first as it continues to gain orders from Taiwan and China clients...
Wednesday 19 May 2010
Corning upholds 2Q10 forecast
Corning president and COO Peter F. Volanakis has indicated that Corning's businesses, including its equity ventures, are on track with its forecast for the second quarter of 2010.
Tuesday 18 May 2010
USB 3.0 chip shipments to boost Genesys and Alcor Micro 2Q10 revenues
IC design houses Genesys Logic and Alcor Micro are expected to see their revenues grow over 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2010 buoyed by increasing shipments of USB 3.0...