China-based PV maker Solargiga Energy swung from a net loss of CNY136.4 million (US$22 million) in the first half of 2013 to net profit of CNY927,000 in the second, resulting in a...

PCB backup board supplier Aurona Industries is expected to post profit growth of 25-30% sequentially in the third quarter. Overall profits for the second half of 2013 are set to be...

Shipments of flat panel TVs in the US are set to decline by 7% in the second half of 2013 as the holiday season delivers little reprieve from the long-term slowdown in domestic demand,...

Goodix and MStar Semiconductor, two associate companies of MediaTek, jointly took a 50% share of the smartphone-use touch controller IC market in China in the first half of 2013,...

Some Taiwan-based notebook vendors are planning to cut orders for touch notebooks by as much as 50% in the second half of 2013 due to lower-than-expected sales, which is expected...

The panel industry could see losses in the third and fourth quarters of 2013 largely due to declining prices for large-size TV panels.

Drill bit maker Topoint Technology is expected to see the capacity utilization rates of drill bit production lines and OEM drilling sector continue moving upward in the rest of the...

Market research firm IHS has chosen not to upgrade its forecast of overall Apple iPhone shipments in the second half of 2013. IHS at this time is maintaining its prediction of 86.1...

TV shipments in China are expected to take a hit in the third and fourth quarters of 2013 largely due to the discontinuation of LCD TV subsidies by the local government, which also...

Worldwide sales of semiconductors were US$25.53 billion in July 2013, going up 5.1% on year and 2.6% sequentially to reach the highest monthly level for 2013, according to the Semiconductor...

Green Energy Technology (GET), Sino-American Silicon Products (SAS) and Gigastorage, the three main Taiwan-based makers of solar-grade polycrystalline silicon wafers, are expected...

Panel module makers have recently seen shipments drop due to lower-than-expected orders in the market, according to market observers.

Kinsus Interconnect Technology is expected to see its revenues grow 10% and 4% sequentially in the third and fourth quarters of 2013, respectively, buoyed by strong demand for FC...

Brogent Technologies, a Taiwan-based provider of motion-based simulation theaters and mobile multimedia software solutions, is talking about new orders to set up I-Ride simulation...

China-based smartphone vendor Yulong (Coolpad) plans to launch 20 new smartphones in the second half of 2013 after releasing more than 30 Android-based models in the first half, according...

Hiwin Technologies, which focuses on the production of ballscrews, linear-motion devices and industrial robots, expects demand from the automated equipment, semiconductor, medicare...

PCB exposure equipment maker Chime Ball Technology (CBT) is conservative about the business outlook for the second half of 2013 due to low capacity utilization rates at PCB supplie...

Process control solution vendor Lumax International expects its performance for the second half of 2013 to be better than that in the first half, buoyed by capital spending in the...

EMS provider Primax Electronics has landed orders for compact camera modules (CCMs) from China-based handset vendors and white-box vendors and expects such orders to become the main...

Optical module maker Young Optics has been cooperating with potential clients to develop 3D printers for use in designing jewels and dentures, and will begin to ship prototypes in...

Power supply maker AcBel Polytech expects its sales and earnings to continue growing in the second half of 2013 after revenues posted a 5.3% on year growth to NT$12.14 billion (US$406.13...

Packaging and testing firm Walton Advanced Engineering expects rising demand for mobile DRAM and other niche-market memory chips to drive company growth in the second half of 2013.

Kingston Technology has reportedly lowered quotes for DRAM modules in response to stagnant demand. However, Kingston declined to comment.

Tablet shipments in the second half are expected to reach 82.07 million units, up 17.7% on year; however, several changes will also occur during the period: hardware brand vendors...

As expected, worldwide tablet shipment growth slowed in the second quarter of 2013, according to preliminary data from the IDC Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Worldwide tablet...