Production cutbacks and demand for restocking inventory from emerging markets pushed up NAND flash ASPs by about 20% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009, according to DRAMeXchange...
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.
Thanks to a continued increase in the DRAM contract price in the second half of July and improving demand from module houses, spot prices for both DDR2 and DDR3 posted a big jump...
Taiwan-based small-size LCD driver IC design houses are looking to raise their shipment ratio of high-end products, in order to lift their ASPs. The firms said orders from first-tier...
The average selling price (ASP) of LCD driver ICs is likely to decline 3-5% in the third quarter of 2009 as shortage of supply has eased, driver IC makers stated. Makers are optimistic...
Powerchip Semiconductor Corporation (PSC) has announced unaudited net sales of NT$2.12 billion (US$64.51 million) for June 2009, up 40.9% from May's NT$1.51 billion. The Taiwan-based...
Taiwan-based copper foil supplier Co-Tech expects to swing to profits in 2009 since the price of copper foil has stabilized. The company aims to maintain 2008 shipments of 13,000...
The price differential between LCD TV sold by premium brands and value brands is narrowing as marquee nameplates vie to capture a wider consumer base by offering less expensive models,...
Taiwan LCD panel shipments are estimated to increase 50% sequentially in the second quarter of 2009 due to increasing demand, with ASP expected to rise 10%, according to market wat...
Taiwan's specialty IC foundry service provider Vanguard International Semiconductor (VIS) said Monday (May 4) that it stands a chance of swinging to a profit in the second quarter...
Memory module makers A-Data Technology and Power Quotient International (PQI) both swung to profits in the first quarter of 2009. A-Data posted a net profit of NT$362 million (US$10.7...
AU Optronics' (AUO) TV assembly joint venture with Qisda started production in the first quarter of 2009 with shipments of 100,000 units, according to the LCD panel maker. AUO indicated...
Hynix Semiconductor, the world's second-largest computer memory maker, has announced its earnings results for first-quarter 2009 (ended March 31). The chipmaker recorded consolidated...
Taiwan-based TFT-LCD panel makers AU Optronics (AUO) and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO) are expected to forecast better shipments, revenues, ASPs and utilization rates for the second...
LCD TV revenues from the Taiwan market is estimated to drop 20-30% in the first quarter as a result of a price war among vendors to boost demand amid the economic downturn, according...
