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Tuesday 31 August 2010
CF makers Cando, Sintek report losses for 1H10
Taiwan-based color filter (CF) makers Cando and Sintek Photronic have posted net losses of NT$311 million (US$9.705 million) and NT$553 million, respectively, for the first half of...
Friday 27 August 2010
CMI, CPT to reduce utilization rates by 20%, say sources
Chimei Innolux (CMI) and Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) are expected to reduce their utilization rates by 20% in response to dropping panel demand, according to market sources.
Wednesday 18 August 2010
Global IC capacity utilization hits 95.6% in 2Q10, SICAS figures show
The global IC capacity utilization rate reached 95.6% in the second quarter of 2010, up from 93.2% in the first, according to the latest data from Semiconductor Industry Capacity...
Tuesday 17 August 2010
Mixed opinions on 4Q10 pricing for LCD TV panels, say Taiwan makers
Some TFT-LCD panel makers expect panel prices to continue falling until the first quarter of 2011. But others hold the optimistic opinion that prices will rebound in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 10 August 2010
CMI posts net profit of almost NT$10 billion for 2Q10
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel maker Chimei Innolux (CMI) has announced net profit of NT$9.538 billion (US$300.49 million) for the second quarter of 2010 with an EPS of NT$1.43.
Thursday 29 July 2010
AUO announces panel utilization reduction for 3Q10
AU Optronics (AUO) has announced it will reduce its panel utilization from close to fully-loaded in the second quarter of 2010 to 90-93% for the third quarter to avoid inventory pi...
Friday 23 July 2010
J Touch to reach full utilization in August
Touch panel maker J Touch expects its production to reach full utilization in August and is planning a new capacity expansion project for glass-based capacitive touch panels for the...
Tuesday 20 July 2010
Taiwan-based touch panel makers look to hike yield rates
Taiwan-based touch panel makers such as Young Fast Optoelectronics, Wintek and TPK Touch Solutions, besides expanding capacities to meet strong demand, are stepping up efforts to...
Thursday 29 April 2010
SPIL posts weaker-than-expected 1Q10 results
Chip packaging and testing house Siliconware Precision Industries (SPIL) saw net profits for the first quarter of 2010 decline 60% sequentially to NT$1.51 billion (US$48.31 million)...
Tuesday 27 April 2010
Specialty IC foundry VIS seeing utilization grow on driver IC demand
Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has boosted its capacity utilization rate to 85% in the second quarter of 2010 from 75% in the first, mainly thanks to increased demand...
Friday 16 April 2010
Inductor maker Chilisin sees profits up over 200% sequentially in 1Q10
Inductor maker Chilisin Electronics has posted net profits of NT$92 million (US$2.93 million) for the first quarter of 2010, up 219% from the previous quarter. The first quarter earnings...
Wednesday 17 March 2010
Walton to add capacity, employees in 2010 to satisfy DDR3 testing demand
Walton Advanced Engineering (WAE) is mulling plans to expand its existing facility and revise upward its capex for 2010, having seen strong orders mainly for DDR3 memory testing,...
Tuesday 9 March 2010
UMC sees February 2010 revenues up on month
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$8.63 billion (US$271 million) for February 2010, up 0.4% on month. On an annual basis, the sales jumped 174.7%...
Friday 26 February 2010
Chipbond seeing high utilization rates
LCD driver IC backend house Chipbond Technology has stated that its utilization rates for the ongoing first quarter has returned to the high levels recorded in the third quarter of...
Friday 12 February 2010
Solid capacitor makers look to rising utilization rates
Taiwan-based solid capacitor makers, including Taiwan Chinsan Electronic Industrial and Lelon Electronics, have recently seen their capacity utilization rates climb higher thanks...