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NEWS TAGGED 2Q11
Tuesday 8 March 2011
TSMC sales target for 2011 unchanged, says paper
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has reiterated that its target of 20% growth in 2011 sales, and earnings-before-tax growth of 20% on a long-term basis remain unchanged,...
Friday 4 March 2011
Taiwan suppliers to ship 10-12 million iPads in 2Q11
Apple's target to take delivery of 40 million iPads from Taiwan suppliers in 2011 remains unchanged with shipment volume expected to top 6-6.5 million units, including over three...
Thursday 3 March 2011
Hard drive shipments expected to see a double-digit growth sequentially in 2Q11
Hard drive shipments in the first quarter of 2011 are expected to see a sequential drop of 4-5% to only about 155-165 million units as notebook vendors face inventory pressure generated...
Tuesday 1 March 2011
Taiwan IC design houses to count on seasonal demand to boost sales in 2Q11
Most Taiwan-based IC design houses now count on seasonal demand in the second quarter to help drive their sales as demand for related IC products for the entry- to mid-level handsets...
Tuesday 1 March 2011
PTI and Walton to see strong orders in 2Q11, says paper
Memory-IC packaging and testing houses Powertech Technology (PTI) and Walton Advanced Engineering are expected to see substantial gains in orders in the second quarter of 2011, thanks...
Wednesday 23 February 2011
Quanta Computer expected to see decreased orders from HP in 2Q11
Quanta Computer will see orders received each month from Hewlett-Packard (HP) decrease from 1.2-2 million notebooks in the first quarter of 2011 to 800,000-1.2 million units in the...
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Taiwan market: BenQ to launch 7-inch 3G-enabled tablet PC in 2Q11
Taiwan-based brand vendor BenQ, following the debut of its first tablet PC model, 10.1-inch R100, on February 15, will offer a 7-inch 3G-enabled model in the second quarter of 2011...
Thursday 17 February 2011
TSMC to move in equipment for CIGS plant in 2Q11
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) on February 16 reported that equipment move-in for its copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin film plant will begin in the second...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Motherboard players to see sequential revenue drop in 1Q11, but growth in 2Q11
Motherboard and notebook players expect their revenues to drop 10% sequentially because of Intel's defective chip incident; however, as supply of Intel's fixed 6 series chipset will...
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Notebook shipments may see a sequential growth of 15-20% in 2Q11
Upstream notebook supply chain players predict that notebook shipments in the second quarter of 2011 will have a chance to grow 15-20% sequentially benefiting by Intel's fixed notebook...
Monday 14 February 2011
Acer, Asustek, Lenovo to launch new ultra-thin notebooks starting 2Q11
Brand notebook vendors Acer, Asustek Computer and Lenovo will launch new ultra-thin notebooks beginning the second quarter of 2011 with product performance and prices more competitive...
Thursday 10 February 2011
Optical lens makers to see revenue contributions from tablet PCs in 2Q11
Taiwan-based optical lens makers Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical and Newmax Technology will start seeing revenue contributions from tablet PC products in the second quarter...
Thursday 10 February 2011
Maxtek to distribute MStar products in 2Q11
Maxtek Technology will begin to ship MStar Semiconductor's chipsets for set-top boxes (STBs) to networking customers in the second quarter of 2011, and shipments will expand substantially...
Monday 31 January 2011
ASRock to enter tablet PC market in 2Q11
Taiwan-based motherboard brand vendor ASRock plans to cut into the tablet PC market in the second quarter of 2011 with assistance from its parent company Pegatron Technology, according...
Friday 21 January 2011
DRAM prices to start rebounding in 2Q11, says DRAMeXchange
DRAM contract prices were close to the bottom in the first half of January, according to DRAMeXchange. Prices are likely to remain flat or drop slightly in the second half of the...