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Thursday 5 November 2009
Himax posts nearly 10% revenue growth in 3Q09; expects 15-19% decline in 4Q09
Himax Technologies has posted net revenues of US$203.1 million for the third quarter of 2009, representing a 11.7% decrease from US$230.1 million for the third quarter of 2008 and...
Thursday 5 November 2009
Ralink, Leadtrend and ALi to see revenues climb in October
Taiwan-based IC design houses, Ralink Technology, Leadtrend Technology and ALi, all expect increased revenues for October although some others may see revenues fall 15-20% sequentially...
Thursday 5 November 2009
Chipbond and IST 4Q09 revenues to drop 20% on quarter
Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) may see sequential revenue drops of almost 20% in the fourth quarter of 2009, in accordance with driver IC design...
Thursday 5 November 2009
D-Link swings to profits in 3Q09, says CFO
Network equipment maker D-Link has posted net profits of NT$260 million (US$7.98 million) for the third quarter 2009 erasing the over NT$110 million losses recorded in the first half...
Thursday 5 November 2009
HTC handset shipments and revenues to post sequential growth in 4Q09, says CEO
HTC's handset shipments and revenues will both grow sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2009 due to strong demand for its recently released Windows Mobile 6.5-based HTC HD2 smartphones,...
Wednesday 4 November 2009
IC designer GMT positive about 1Q10, says president
Analog IC design house Global Mixed-mode Technology (GMT) expects revenues to decline 15% sequentially to NT$1.08 billion (US$33.13 million) in fourth-quarter 2009 before climbing...
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Faraday, Global Unichip differ on 4Q09 outlook
Faraday Technology expects fourth-quarter revenues to drop by 10% due to weaker demand for ASICs, while Global Unichip has said its revenues in the fourth quarter will increase slightly...
Wednesday 4 November 2009
Specialty IC foundry VIS conservative about 4Q09
Analog/mixed-signal and logic IC specialist Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) has estimated wafer shipments to decrease by around 30% sequentially in the fourth quarter on...
Tuesday 3 November 2009
DRAM maker PSC revenues up 63% in October
Powerchip Semiconductor (PSC) has reported revenues of NT$4.239 billion (US$131 million) for October 2009, the highest since August 2008. The figure also showed a 63% growth from...
Tuesday 3 November 2009
WPG reports high 3Q09 profits; expects 10-20% revenue decline in 4Q09
IC distributor WPG Holdings has reported net profits of NT$1.3 billion (US$39.8 million) and net EPS of NT$1.46 for the third quarter on consolidated revenues of NT$59.08 billion,...
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Taiwan makers expect mild drop in small- to medium-size LCD panel shipments in 4Q09
Major LCD panel makers in Taiwan expect small- to medium-size panel shipments in the fourth quarter to remain flat or drop only 5-10% sequentially, according to company sources.
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Inductor makers to see stable demand from notebook, handset clients in 4Q09
Taiwan-based inductor makers, including Cyntec and Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics, are optimistic about fourth-quarter outlook with stable demand from the notebook and handset sectors...
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Projector chips supply to remain tight through end of 2009
Front projector vendors are seeing chip shortage, especially for DLP chips from Texas Instruments (TI), amid surging demand since the second quarter of 2009, and they expect the shortage...
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Solar cell makers Motech and E-Ton expect strong 4Q09
Taiwan-based Motech Industries and E-Ton Solar Tech both expect strong solar cell shipments in the fourth quarter of 2009. They shipped 235MWp and 139MWp respectively during January-September...
Tuesday 3 November 2009
Handset market turns corner in 3Q09; more gains expected in 4Q09, says IDC
The worldwide handset market saw mild sequential growth in third-quarter 2009, according to IDC. On-year growth remained negative, but improved from the first half of 2009. Handset...