CONNECT WITH US
NEWS TAGGED UTILIZATION RATE
Friday 20 May 2011
SMIC posts 1Q11 profits; 65nm sales contribution rise
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC) has reported net profits of US$10.2 million on consolidated revenues of US$370.6 million for the first quarter of 2011,...
Monday 25 April 2011
TSMC utilization rate drops to 85-90% in 2Q11
With orders from the communications sector slowing down, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to generate a 5% drop sequentially in total wafer starts in...
Wednesday 9 March 2011
Epistar February revenues down sequentially, Tekcore up
LED chipmaker Epistar saw its February 2011 revenues drop 1.95% sequentially, while fellow chipmaker Tekcore reported an 12% increase on month.
Tuesday 1 February 2011
VIS utilization rate to rise in 1Q11
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects its capacity utilization rate will climb to 84-86% in the first quarter of 2011 compared to 73% in the previous quarter. The company...
Monday 17 January 2011
Taiwan LCD panel makers increasing utilization rates
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers, including AU Optronics (AUO) and Chimei Innolux (CMI), are reportedly increasing their utilization rates in anticipation of possible labor shortages...
Tuesday 14 December 2010
Korea panel utilization rate reaches over 90% in November, says DisplaySearch
Korea-based TFT-LCD panel makers' average utilization rates reached over 90% in November, while Taiwan-based panel makers were gradually increasing their utilization rates mainly...
Friday 19 November 2010
IC capacity utilization drops to 95.2% in 3Q10, SICAS figures show
Global IC industry capacity utilization dropped to 95.2% in the third quarter of 2010 from 95.6% in the second, according to the latest data from Semiconductor Industry Capacity Statistics...
Friday 5 November 2010
CPT expects utilization rate to exceed 80% in 4Q10
As IT (notebook and monitor) panel prices started to rebound due to returning demand, Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has recently started to see orders to return, and expects its utilization...
Tuesday 2 November 2010
VIS forecasts drops in 4Q10 shipments, utilization rate
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) expects its fourth-quarter 2010 wafer shipments to decrease 30% from the third quarter. Meanwhile, the average utilization rate will slip...
Wednesday 29 September 2010
LCD panel demand will be good in 2011
Overall demand for TFT-LCD panel makers in 2011 is expected to be good, panel makers in the first half of 2011 are expected to benefit from the fact that inventory levels were adjusted,...
Friday 24 September 2010
Chipbond likely to miss revenue guidance for 3Q10
Chipbond Technology will likely see revenues for the third quarter of 2010 remain flat on quarter, missing its guidance of 5-10% growth, according to market watchers. The driver-IC...
Thursday 16 September 2010
Taiwan and Japan flat panel makers lower utilization rates
Taiwan- and Japan-based flat panel makers began to reduce their production recently, lowering their capacity utilization rates to 60-70% on average, and even to below 50% for some...
Wednesday 15 September 2010
AUO investment in China still under examination, says economics minister
Taiwan's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) is still in the process of examining the investment project proposed by AU Optronics (AUO) to set up a 7.5G TFT-LCD panel production plant...
Tuesday 7 September 2010
GTOC reports 14% sequential drop for August revenues
Optical glass processing services provider G-Tech Optoelectronics (GTOC), a subsidiary of the Foxconn Group, saw its August revenues decrease 14% sequentially but increase 367% on...
Thursday 2 September 2010
TPK sees strong profit in 1H10
Touch panel maker TPK Touch Solutions has announced consolidated revenues of NT$15.99 billion (US$499.53 million) with net profits of NT$1.46 billion and an EPS of NT$7.30 for the...