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NEWS TAGGED 3Q09
Thursday 30 July 2009
SPIL chairman anticipates rising demand from emerging markets in 3Q09
Following a better-than-expected second quarter financial report, IC packaging and testing firm Siliconware Precision...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
GPU shipments to hit 100 million units in 3Q09, 400 million in 2010, says paper
GPU shipments for the third quarter of 2009 are expected to surpass 100 million units and will have a chance to challenge the 111 million units shipment record of the third quarter...
Wednesday 29 July 2009
Packaging material supplier Laser Tek to see 30% sales growth in July
Taiwan-based Laser Tek is likely to see July 2009 revenues up 30% sequentially, primarily driven by its equipment product lines, according to company sources. Specializing in SMD...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Taiwan networking chipmakers to see improved gross margins in 3Q09
Realtek Semiconductor and Ralink Technology are expected to see gross margins improve in the third quarter, as WLAN chip prices have stabilized, according to industry sources. Realtek's...
Tuesday 28 July 2009
Acer may see 20-30% growth in 3Q09 notebook shipments
Acer's third-quarter global shipments will increase at least 15-20% on quarter with demand for notebooks in Western Europe significantly improving since the beginning of July, and...
Monday 27 July 2009
Faraday 3Q09 revenues to grow by single-digits; margin to drop
IC design service provider Faraday Technology has forecast a single-digit revenue growth in the third quarter of 2009, while gross margin will continue to drop due to a shipment share...
Monday 27 July 2009
Consumer IC revenues to grow by double-digits in 3Q09 due to seasonality
Taiwan consumer IC designers are expected to see double-digit growths in the third quarter thanks to year-end holiday demand for set-top boxes (STBs), games consoles, desktops and...
Friday 24 July 2009
AUO expects to hit shipments high in 3Q09
AU Optronics (AUO), while reporting a net loss of NT$6.6 billion (US$201.2 million) for the second quarter of 2009, has predicted that its panel shipments are likely to hit a company...
Friday 24 July 2009
Asustek to see revenues increase 20% sequentially in 3Q09
Asustek Computer is expected to see its revenues grow 20% sequentially in third-quarter 2009, led by shipments of 1.4 million notebooks and 1.2 million netbooks, according estimates...
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...
Thursday 23 July 2009
Equipment maker Csun says demand from PCB and FPD sectors pick up
Taiwan-based Csun Manufacturing has seen demand for PCB applications increase substantially thanks to seasonality. The equipment maker has also secured new orders from flat-panel...
Thursday 23 July 2009
Faraday expected to see sales up 1-5% in 3Q09 thanks to USB 3.0
Faraday Technology is expected to see revenues grow 1-5% sequentially in the third quarter as its USB 3.0 solutions recently passed certification for Windows 7 and are expected to...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
MediaTek expected to obtain licenses from Qualcomm, Microsoft in 3Q09
MediaTek is expected to sign licensing agreements with Qualcomm and Microsoft for WCDMA applications and smartphones respectively by the end of third-quarter 2009, according to a...
Wednesday 22 July 2009
Intel to ship 34nm SSDs
Intel has announced a new lineup of NAND flash-based solid state drives (SSDs) that utilize 34nm multi-level cell (MLC) NAND flash memory, and said the move to the more-advanced process...
Tuesday 21 July 2009
Inductor makers may see 15% sequential revenue growth in 3Q09
Taiwan-based inductor makers may see their third-quarter revenues increase by up to 15% sequentially with order visibility extending to September, according to market sources.