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Wednesday 24 February 2010
Tripod expects 5-10% revenue decline in 1Q10
PCB maker Tripod Technology has estimated a 5-10% revenue decline for the first quarter of 2010, defying seasonal patterns. The company said orders for optoelectronics PCBs, notebook...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Unitech expects handset PCB orders to recover in March
Unitech Printed Circuit Board has seen order momentum of handset PCBs slow down for the first quarter but expects demand to recover in March. Additionally, the company said orders...
Wednesday 24 February 2010
Vizio takes lead in US LCD TV market in 2009, Samsung holds flat-panel top spot, says iSuppli
US-based Vizio became the leading LCD TV brand in the United States in 2009 as its shipments increased 92.1% on year to 5.9 million units in 2009 from 3.1 million in 2008, while Samsung...
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Global TV shipments reach 211 million units in 2009, says DisplaySearch
Global TV shipments increased 2% sequentially to 211 million units in 2009, according to DisplaySearch. The fourth quarter of 2009 showed even stronger on-year shipment growth: global...
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Wintek suffers net loss of nearly NT$2.6 billion in 2009
Small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$27.399 billion (US$835 million), gross operating loss of NT$38.0 million, net operating...
Friday 12 February 2010
Analog IC vendor GMT posts net profits of NT$674 million in 2009
Analog IC vendor Global Mixed-code Technology (GMT) has posted net profits of NT$674 million (US$21.02 million) for 2009, translating into an EPS of NT$7.86.
Friday 12 February 2010
Asia Optical suffers net loss in 2009
Lens kit maker Asia Optical has reported a net loss of NT$450 million (US$13.7 million) and net loss per share of NT$1.76 for 2009.
Thursday 11 February 2010
AUO BLU subsidiaries to merge in September
The board of directors of backlight unit (BLU) makers Forhouse and Taiwan Nano Electro-Optical Technology, subsidiaries of AU Optronics (AUO), have decided to merge the two companies...
Thursday 11 February 2010
SMIC to raise 2010 capex, eyes return to profitability
Semiconductor Manufacturing International Company (SMIC), China's top foundry chipmaker, has set a capex budget of US$330 million for 2010 compared to US$189.6 million last year....
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Himax reports sequential revenue drop but profit gain in 4Q09
Himax Technologies has reported revenues of US$178.7 million for fourth-quarter 2009, representing a 43.8% increase from US$124.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2008, and a 12%...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Acer hits revenue and profit highs in 2009
Acer, on February 9, released its financial report for 2009, with consolidated revenues of NT$573.85 billion (US$17.5 billion) and net operating profit of NT$15.33 billion its highest...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
PCB material maker Aurona sees profits nearly triple in 2009
Phenolic resin laminate supplier Aurona Industries saw its net profits increase 280% from a year earlier to NT$78 million (US$2.44 million) in 2009, translating into an EPS of NT$1.71...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Pixart expects revenues to stay flat in 1Q10; optical touchscreen share to lift in 2H10
Pixart Imaging expects to see revenues stay flat in the first quarter of 2010. It has estimated a 5% revenue growth for mouse related products but a 30-40% decline in the PC webcam...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Kingston posts revenue growth in 2009 on better DRAM and flash pricing
Kingston Technology has announced revenues increased US$100 million to US$4.1 billion in 2009, its second-highest record. The memory-module house attributed the revenue growth to...
Wednesday 10 February 2010
TSMC to pay NT$3 cash dividend and over NT$13 billion in staff bonuses for 2009
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced its board of directors on February 9 adopted a proposal recommending distribution of a NT$3 (US$0.09) cash dividend...
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Samsung expands mobile phone production beyond Asian countries, says DIGITIMES Research
SLMs to increase presence in GenAI business opportunities, says DIGITIMES Research
Generative AI market to reach US$1.5 trillion by 2030 with Taiwan holds hardware advantage; software and services to see promising future, says DIGITIMES Research