The top-20 semiconductor companies, in total, registered a second-quarter 2009 sales increase of 21%. This was a 37-point swing compared to the first-quarter results when the same...
Taiwan small- to medium-size LCD panel maker Wintek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$2.22 billion (US$67.85 million) for July 2009, representing a decrease of 0.14% sequentially...
HannStar Display may increase its own-brand LCD monitor shipment goal to four million units in 2009 given the company already shipped 1.9 million units in the first half of 2009,...
US-based 3M is switching more of its purchase budget to Taiwan, with purchases from Taiwan expected to increase by 10% in 2009, according to 3M Taiwan managing director George Chao...
Taiwan-based CCFL maker Wellypower Optronics turned a profit in the second quarter of 2009 due to growing orders from LCD panel makers. Its net profit for the quarter totaled NT$7.88...
Shipment value of the Taiwan wireless communications equipment industry in 2009 is forecast to reach US$3.22 billion, down approximately 14.4% compared to 2008, but the WiMAX CPE...
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) swung back to profitability in the second quarter of 2009. The world's top IC packaging house has also delivered an optimistic outlook for...
HTC (High Tech Computer) has reported revenues of NT$38.2 billion (US$1.16 billion) for the second quarter of 2009, in line with its mid-point guidance range of NT$37.5-38.5 billion...
The worldwide handset market recorded another quarter of on-year decline in the second quarter of 2009. According to IDC, handset vendors shipped a total of 269.6 million units worldwide,...
Powertech Technology (PTI) has increased its 2009 capex to NT$5 billion (US$151.97 million) to fund new backend equipment purchases, revising its original plan of NT$3 billion, according...
LCD panel maker HannStar Display has announced a net loss of NT$2.7 billion (US$82.12 million) for the second quarter of 2009, with an operating loss of NT$2.58 billion.
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) posted consolidated revenues of NT$74.21 billion for the second quarter, up 87.9% from NT$39.5 billion in the first. On an annual...
Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) has been suffering from tight supply of its entry-level chipsets since April due to its manufacturing partner United Microelectronics Corporation...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) swung back to profitability in the quarter ended June 30, 2009, and saw revenues for the second quarter double compared to the prior quarter...
