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NEWS TAGGED 2Q12
Wednesday 4 January 2012
ITRI improves LED light bulb weight
Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) recently declared a technological breakthrough for LED light bulbs. This improvement will decrease the weight of LED light...
Tuesday 3 January 2012
Solar market to return to normal in 2Q12, says Giga Solar chairman
The solar market is going to be better by second-quarter 2012, said Chi-jen Chen, chairman of Taiwan-based conductive paste maker Giga Solar.
Thursday 29 December 2011
Intel to launch Medfield platform in 2Q12, Clover Trail-W platform in 4Q12
Intel plans to launch its Medfield platform running on Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) OS in the second quarter of 2012 and then release its Clover Trail-W platform running on Windows...
Wednesday 28 December 2011
LED lighting shipments to increase in 2Q12
The LED lighting market is expected to shine in 2012. South Korea-based Samsung LED has recently been merged into Samsung Group to fully utilize the strong distribution channel of...
Monday 26 December 2011
PTI to see 10-15% revenue drop in 1Q12
Powertech Technology (PTI) holds a conservative view towards its business in the first quarter of 2012, due to the ongoing European debt crisis that continues to weigh on demand,...
Thursday 22 December 2011
LCD market to rebound in 2Q12, says Chipbond
Chipbond Technology has expressed caution about the company's business outlook for the rest of 2011 and first-quarter 2012, as generally weak demand continues to plague the LCD panel...
Tuesday 20 December 2011
Supply chain of next-generation Kindle Fire to be ready in 2Q12
Makers in the supply chain of the next-generation Kindle Fire are likely to begin preparing the needed parts and components for the production of new tablet device in the second quarter...
Friday 16 December 2011
Global PV demand to rebound in 2Q12, prices unlikely to rise, says SAS chairman
The global solar market is at bottom currently but will rebound in the second quarter of 2012, although product prices are unlikely to rise along with rebounding demand, according...
Tuesday 13 December 2011
Digitimes Research: Hard drive supply gap to only reach 5% in 2Q12
Thailand's floods in early October, have created strong impact toward the hard disk drive (HDD) supply chain, causing many PC brand vendors to miss business opportunities in the fourth...
Thursday 8 December 2011
Winbond expects business rebound in 2Q12
Winbond Electronics expects its operations to hit bottom between the fourth quarter of 2011 and first-quarter 2012, but will rebound along with a better global economy in the second...
Thursday 1 December 2011
Acer to cut ultrabook prices to US$799-899 in 2Q12, says company president
Acer expects its ultrabook prices will be able to drop from US$1,000 currently to US$799-899 in the second quarter of 2012, a decline of 20%, and will drop further to US$499 in 2013...
Tuesday 22 November 2011
PCB industry unlikely to see upturn until 2Q12
PCB and flexible PCB (FPCB) manufacturers including Career Technology, Tripod Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board, and upstream material providers such as CCL maker Iteq...
Thursday 10 November 2011
PCB industry to rebound in 2Q12
Career Technology and Unitech Printed Circuit Board both expect demand for PCBs to rebound in the second quarter of 2012. End-market demand has been disappointing in the fourth quarter...
Tuesday 8 November 2011
GT Advanced Technologies announces FY 2Q12 results
GT Advanced Technologies has reported results for its second quarter of fiscal year 2012, which ended October 1, 2011.
Tuesday 20 September 2011
Current semiconductor inventory at "worrisome" levels, says Gartner
Semiconductor days of inventory (DOI) are forecast to plateau in the third quarter of 2011 at worrisome levels given current conditions and the likelihood that consumer and business...