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NEWS TAGGED 4Q11
Wednesday 26 October 2011
UMC posts lower 3Q11 profits, to stay profitable in 4Q11
Contract chipmaker United Microelectronics (UMC) saw its net profits for the third quarter of 2011 decline 38.8% sequentially and 77.6% from a year ago, with gross margin sliding...
Wednesday 26 October 2011
LED prices likely to continue falling in 4Q11
Having fallen 5-15% in third quarter 2011, LED prices are expected to continue dropping in the fourth quarter amid oversupply pressue.
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Epileds aims at gross margin of 30% in 4Q11
Taiwan-based LED chipmaker Epileds Technologies debuted on the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE) on October 24, 2011. The company's gross margin of the first three quarters in 2011 reached...
Tuesday 25 October 2011
Foxconn expected to achieve growth in profits and gross margins in 3Q11 and 4Q11
Foxconn Electronics' (Hon Hai Precision Industry) third-quarter gross margin is expected to be higher than the 7.3% recorded in the second quarter with EPS to also likely to be above...
Friday 21 October 2011
Polytronics Technology looks to 10% sequential revenue drop in 4Q11
Polytronics Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of polymeric positive temperature coefficient (PPTC) thermistors used to protect batteries, expects its fourth-quarter revenues to decrease...
Friday 21 October 2011
Packaging and testing firms see flat growth in 4Q11
The global semiconductor packaging and testing industry will only see flat sequential growth in the fourth quarter of 2011, as it continues to feel the effects of the economic downturn,...
Thursday 20 October 2011
Some iPhone suppliers likely to record shipment declines in 4Q11, say sources
Some suppliers in the iPhone supply chain may see their shipments decline sequentially in the fourth quarter due to a high base recorded in the previous quarter, although Apple CEO...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
ThinFlex obtains FCCL orders from US clients; cautious about 4Q11 performance
FCCL (flexible copper-clad laminate) maker ThinFlex has revealed that it has obtained FCCL orders for smartphone and tablet PC applications from new clients in the US, with shipments...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Digitimes Research: Taiwan handset shipment growth under 10% in 4Q11
Shipments of handsets from Taiwan makers will grow at a slower-than-expected pace in the fourth quarter of 2011, affected by the launch of iPhone 4S and the suspension or cancellation...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
NAND flash prices stable in 1H October, says DRAMeXchange
Early October contract prices for MLC NAND flash chips remained stable, supported by replenishment demand and demand stimulated by product launches, according to price tracker DRAM...
Tuesday 18 October 2011
Demand for analog ICs to stay flat in 4Q11, say distributors
Overall demand for analog ICs will remain flat in the fourth quarter of 2011 as orders from the notebook, tablet PC, digital camera and LCD TV sectors have been lowered, offsetting...
Monday 17 October 2011
Largan to halt capacity expansion due to expected decreased orders in 4Q11
Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based maker of lens modules used in handsets, will stop procurement of additional production equipment for the time being because orders in the fourth quarter...
Monday 17 October 2011
Delta 4Q11 performance may be below expectations, says company chairman
Due to instability and strong fluctuations of the global economy, Delta chairman Bruce CH Cheng has indicated the likelihood that fourth-quarter performance will not meet expectations...
Monday 17 October 2011
Taiwan market: LED-backlit monitor penetration to reach 80% in 4Q11
Up to 80% of LCD monitors sold in the Taiwan market will be LED-backlit models in fourth-quarter 2011, climbing from 70% in the third quarter, according to industry sources. Global...
Monday 17 October 2011
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers to see decreased digital camera shipments in 4Q11
Taiwan's four major digital camera makers will ship 14.415 million units in total in fourth-quarter 2011, falling 13.9% on quarter and 5.1% on year, data collected by Digitimes Research...