The premium for LED-backlit LCD TVs is expected to drop to 50% more than the price of CCFL-backlit models in 2010, compared to double in 2009, and sales are expected to increase 10-fold,...
Synnex Technology International, a distributor of IT and consumer electronics products, has reported 2009 consolidated revenues of NT$220.7 billion (US$6.74 billion) and net profit...
LCD driver IC maker Novatek Microelectronics expects its revenues to increase 15-20% in the first quarter of 2010, while gross margin is likely to drop slightly on quarter due to...
Starting from the second quarter of 2009, the market share gap between Sony and Samsung Electronics was less than 0.2pp each quarter, and Samsung finished the year ranked the ninth...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced net profits of NT$4.396 billion (US$137 million) for the fourth quarter of 2009, showing a return to profitability from losses...
Realtek Semiconductor expects its January 2010 revenues to surpass NT$2.15 billion (US$67.09 million) hitting a company record, thanks to increased adoption of 802.11n Wi-Fi chips...
Wintek has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.339 billion (US$73 million) for January, down 6.8% on month from NT$2.51 billion, but up 66.2% on year from NT$1.44 billion. Market...
DRAM maker Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has reported revenues of NT$5.93 billion (US$185.11 million) for January 2010, up 8% on month and marking its third month of pr...
MediaTek has forecast shipments of its handset chips will top 450 million units in 2010, up from around 350 million shipped in 2009. Company president Hsieh Ching-Jiang said 5% of...
Micron Technology captured a 9.4% share of the global NAND flash market in 2009, exceeding Hynix Semiconductor's share by 0.3pp points, according to DRAMeXchange. Samsung Electronics...
Solar cell maker Gintech Energy has improved its operations through reducing reliance on long-term contracts for polycrystalline silicon material supply and lowering its debt ratio...
Nokia plans to speed up the development of the Symbian platform by jumping over version 2 to offer version 3 featuring multi-touch functions in the third quarter of 2010 and then...
The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) has reported that worldwide semiconductor sales amounted to US$226.3 billion in 2009, down 9% from US$248.6 billion in 2008. The figure...
Taiwan-based CCFL and LED product maker Wellypower Optronics has announced a net profit of NT$298.75 million (US$9.33 million) for 2009 with an EPS of NT$1.76.
