Small- and medium-size LCD panel maker Giantplus Technology is likely to have a strong third-quarter 2011, with on-quarter growth expected to surpass 10% due to increased orders from...
United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has encouraged certain employees stationed at some of its wafer fabs, which are seeing lower utilization rate, to begin taking annual leave...
Global recession, coupled with the Europe and US debt crisis as well as inflation worldwide, have caused LCD panel demand to decrease. But panel makers are reacting differently in...
LCD panels makers, especially for those who focus on large-size panels, are likely to brace for lackluster performance in the third quarter due to declining panel prices caused by...
Major Taiwan-based copper-clad laminate (CCL) manufacturers Elite Material (EMC), Iteq, and Taiwan Union Technology (TUC) have reported sequential growths in consolidated revenues...
China-based contract chipmaker Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) has reported net losses of US$3.8 million for the second quarter of 2011, compared to profits...
LCD driver IC design firm Himax Technologies and Richtek Technology, an analog IC designer, both expect their sales performance to come below seasonal patterns in the third quarter...
Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET) plans to launch 10 additional tablet PCs for contract-bundled sale in the third quarter of 2011, according to the company at an August 9 investors...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has announced consolidated revenues of NT$35.43 billion (US$1.22 billion) for July, down 3.4% on month and 4.8% on year.
Suppliers of semiconductor-grade silicon wafers, who had originally planned to further raise their quotes by 10-20% in the third quarter as they did in the second, will be unable...
Contract chipmaker United Microelectronics Corporation (UMC) has reported revenues of NT$8.81 billion (US$303 million) for July 2011, down 4.1% on month.
Taiwan-based motherboard makers have reportedly reduced their July and August PCB orders by about 30% from the previous month's despite being originally optimistic about their shipments...
Fabless IC firm MediaTek has announced consolidated revenues of NT$7.14 billion (US$246 million) for July 2011, up 5.9% on month but down 13.4% on year.
Rugged notebook maker Crete System has posted revenues of NT$228 million (US$7.88 million) for July, up 11% sequentially and 31% on year. The company is expected to see its revenues...
