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Wednesday 18 May 2011
Apple lowers 2Q11 iPhone 4 shipment volume, say Taiwan makers
Due to an inventory volume of 1.5-2 million units of iPhone 4 and the launch of iPhone 4S planned as early as September 2011, Apple has lowered its expected shipment volume of iPhone...
Monday 16 May 2011
Driver IC designers look to sequential growth in revenues and profits in 2Q11
Most Taiwan-based LCD driver IC makers are expected to post a sequential growth in revenues in the second quarter of 2011 although the growth rate may vary from company to company...
Friday 13 May 2011
Fabless IC firm Sonix expects 50% growth in 2Q11 revenues
Sonic Technology, which designs and develops consumer-oriented ICs such as microcontrollers (MCUs), webcam chips and voice ICs, has projected that revenues will climb almost 50% sequentially...
Friday 13 May 2011
Radiant Opto-Electronics expects 2Q11 revenues of over NT$16 billion
Taiwan-based LCD backlight unit (BLU) maker Radiant Opto-Electronics expects its revenues for the second quarter of 2011 to grow 5-10% sequentially to exceed NT$16 billion (US$557...
Thursday 12 May 2011
Flat panel makers to continue to operate in the red in 2Q11
Having recorded heavy losses in the first quarter of 2011, Taiwan-based flat panel makers are expected to continue to post losses in the second quarter despite a rebound in prices...
Wednesday 11 May 2011
LCD driver IC maker Himax looks to 10-15% sequential revenue growth in 2Q11
LCD driver IC designer Himax Technologies expects its second-quarter revenues to grow 10-15% from US$141 million recorded in the first quarter and gross margin to shed 1.4pp from...
Wednesday 11 May 2011
PCB makers Tripod and GBM look to increased revenues for 2Q11
PCB makers Tripod Technology and Global Brands Manufacture (GBM) both have seen their revenues slip sequentially but increase on year for April 2011. Despite sequential declines,...
Wednesday 11 May 2011
PCB makers HannStar, GCE to see growth in 2Q11 despite slow season
HannStar Board and Gold Circuit Electronics, both of whom mainly make notebook PCBs, expect their sales and shipments in the second quarter of 2011 to outperform those in the first...
Wednesday 11 May 2011
MStar sales may grow 6% in 2Q11
Fabless IC firm MStar Semiconductor expects its consolidated revenues to grow by up to 6% sequentially in the second quarter of 2011, while gross margin will stay flat at 40-42%....
Tuesday 10 May 2011
TSMC posts flat growth in April consolidated revenues
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reported consolidated revenues of NT$37.13 billion (US$1.3 billion) for April 2011, down 0.5% on month but up 9.8% on year.
Monday 9 May 2011
UMC posts flat revenues for April
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has announced net sales of NT$9.56 billion (US$335 million) for April 2011, down 0.22% sequentially but up 2.6% on year.
Monday 9 May 2011
Packaging material supplier Chang Wah sees growth in 2Q11 sales
Chang Wah Electromaterials, which distributes packaging materials and equipment for the semiconductor and LCD industries, expects sales to grow sequentially in the second quarter...
Monday 9 May 2011
Transcend posts 18% sequential drop in April revenues
Memory module firm Transcend Information has reported NT$2.38 billion (US$83 million) in revenues for April 2011, down 18% on month. Revenues, however, were 5.7% higher than NT$2.25...
Monday 9 May 2011
Macronix, Winbond report sequential growth in April revenues
Macronix International and Winbond Electronics have reported sequential growth in revenues for April 2011 of 6.2% and 6.4%, respectively.
Monday 9 May 2011
First-tier analog IC designers look to decreased gross margins for 2Q11
Most first-tier analog IC designers, including Richtek Technology and Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT), expect their gross margins to slip lower in the second quarter of 2011 due...