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Tuesday 23 August 2011
HP spin-off plan undermining peak-season effects for IC parts in 3Q11
Hewlett-Packard's (HP's) intention to spin off its PC unit will further undermine the already weaker-than-expected peak-season effects for the third quarter of 2011 and even drive...
Monday 22 August 2011
More firms reducing exposure in DRAM packaging and testing market
The growing supply-demand imbalance in the PC DRAM market has discouraged packaging and testing firms from paying attention to the segment, with some looking to completely phase out...
Monday 22 August 2011
Taiwan electronic components production value to rise 7.82% in 3Q11, says IEK
Taiwan-based makers of electronic components will generate total production value of NT$232.147 billion (US$8.01 billion) in the third quarter of 2011, growing on quarter by 7.82%,...
Friday 19 August 2011
ChipMOS expects weak 3Q11
LCD driver IC packaging and testing house ChipMOS Technologies expects revenues to stay flat or decrease by single digits sequentially in the third quarter of 2011. Gross margin on...
Friday 19 August 2011
Largan expects record revenues in 3Q11
Taiwan-based optical lens module maker Largan Precision generated historic high quarterly consolidated revenues of NT$4.066 billion (US$141 million) in the second quarter of 2011...
Friday 19 August 2011
Taiwan 3Q11 flat panel production value to grow sequentially by 7%, says IEK
Taiwan-based flat panel makers, consisting of TFT-LCD, TN/STN LCD and OLED panels, generated total production value of NT$241.60 billion (US$8.36 billion) in the second quarter of...
Thursday 18 August 2011
Coretronic looks to strong projector shipments in 3Q11
Backlight unit (BLU) and projector maker Coretronic expects its shipments of projectors to average 100,000-110,000 units a month in the third quarter of 2011 thanks to new orders...
Thursday 18 August 2011
Apple orders boost touch panel shipments, but margins are low
Strong sales of Apple's iPhone 4 and iPad 2 have boosted orders for Taiwan's touch panel makers in third-quarter 2011, but the low quotes for these orders may hurt their profitability,...
Thursday 18 August 2011
MediaTek, MStar, Spreadtrum looking to 5-10% revenue gains in 3Q11
Handset solution vendors MediaTek, MStar Semiconductor and Spreadtrum Communications all still maintain their guidance for a 5-10% growth in revenues for the third quarter of 2011...
Thursday 18 August 2011
Walton expects flat 3Q11, but drop in 4Q
Memory IC packaging and testing firm Walton Advanced Engineering has narrowed its sales forecast for the third quarter to flat growth sequentially, compared with the 0-5% increase...
Wednesday 17 August 2011
Packaging and testing growth to slow in 3Q11
The global semiconductor packaging and testing industry is likely to see less than 5% growth sequentially in the third quarter of 2011, affected by the transition from gold to copper...
Tuesday 16 August 2011
Over expansion may hurt profits of touch sensor makers
Touch sensor suppliers in Taiwan could see lower profitability in third-quarter 2011 as a result of over expansion if there is oversupply, according to the industry sources.
Tuesday 16 August 2011
FPCB makers positive about 3Q11 outlook
Flexible PCB makers Career Technology, Ichia Technologies and Flexium Interconnect have posted mixed results for July 2011 but the three companies are all positive about the outlook...
Monday 15 August 2011
Coretronic BLU shipments to grow less than 10% in 3Q11
Backlight units (BLUs) supplier Coretronic has posted consolidated revenues of NT$18 billion (US$600 million) and an operating income of NT$294 million for second-quarter 2011, with...
Monday 15 August 2011
ASE and SPIL look to continued growth in copper wire bonding business in 3Q11
IC packaging and testing houses Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) and Silicon Precision Industries (SPIL), both expect their sales generated from copper wire bonding to increase...