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Friday 9 October 2009
Chipbond and IST return to on-year growth in 3Q09
LCD driver IC packaging and testing firm Chipbond Technology saw revenues amount to NT$1.88 billion (US$58.4 million) in the third quarter of 2009, a 4.4% on-year increase compared...
Thursday 8 October 2009
Heads of AUO and Innolux optimistic about 4Q09 LCD panel demand
The chairmen of AU Optronics (AUO) and Innolux Display are optimistic about LCD panel demand in the fourth quarter of 2009, and have said they do not expect to feel much impact from...
Thursday 8 October 2009
ASE 3Q09 gross margin expected to grow on more IDM outsourcing
Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE) is estimated to see its gross margin climb 3.3pp sequentially to 25% in the third quarter of 2009, in line with better revenue growth, according...
Wednesday 7 October 2009
Compal beats Quanta to take top spot among notebook makers in September
Compal Electronics shipped about 3.9 million notebooks in September, outperforming Quanta Computer and its 3.6-3.8 million units, due to stable orders from vendors such as Dell and...
Wednesday 7 October 2009
Accton and Alpha Networks see revenues hit high in September
Taiwan-based network equipment makers Accton Technology and Alpha Networks both saw their revenues hit the year-high levels in September, with industry sources saying that their strong...
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Acer chairman says company on target for 10% sales growth for 4Q09
Acer chairman JT Wang recently assured investors that the company will achieve its forecasted 10% growth in consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 thanks to the launch...
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Driver IC backend suppliers conservative about 4Q09
Chipbond Technology and International Semiconductor Technology (IST) both expect their fourth-quarter 2009 shipments to likely fall by less than 20% sequentially as a result of seasonality...
Tuesday 6 October 2009
Large-size driver IC ASP likely to fall in 4Q09
Weaker demand on seasonality is likely to push down the average selling price (ASP) of large-size LCD driver ICs in the fourth quarter of 2009, according to market watchers. Suppliers...
Monday 5 October 2009
Taiwan PCB makers expect strong 4Q09 shipments
Most Taiwan PCB makers are optimistic about the fourth quarter, during which shipments may reach the peak of 2009.
Friday 2 October 2009
MLCC supply to remain tight in 4Q09
Tight supply of high-capacitance multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitors (MLCCs) will not ease in the fourth quarter, which is expected to help stabilize prices as well as makers' profits,...
Friday 2 October 2009
KYEC expects revenue growth in 4Q09
IC testing house King Yuan Electronics Company (KYEC) expects revenues in the fourth quarter to see sequential growth, better than the original forecast of a flat performance, according...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
HannStar Board says notebook PCB shipments to peak in 4Q09
HannStar Board expects its utilization to run full in the fourth quarter of 2009, with shipments of notebook PCBs reaching the peak for the year, according to the company.
Wednesday 30 September 2009
Taiwan market: Sony Ericsson to heat up competition for handset market share in 4Q09
Competition for market share in the Taiwan handset market will heat up again in the last quarter of 2009 as most vendors, especially Sony Ericsson, are gearing to launch new models,...
Wednesday 30 September 2009
TSMC to see better-than-expected 4Q09
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is expected to see revenues for the fourth quarter remain flat or increase by low single-digits sequentially, according to market...
Tuesday 29 September 2009
Fierce GPU competition between AMD and Nvidia expected in 4Q09
Nvidia is expected to unveil new GPUs, the GeForce GT210, GT220 and GT240 in the fourth quarter of 2009, before the arrival of its GT300 series in December, while AMD is expected...
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