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Sunday 10 August 2025
Ezconn's 2Q margin hits record high as data center demand overpowers forex drag
Optical communications provider Ezconn reported a record gross margin of 61.67% in the second quarter of 2025, rising 12.25pp from the prior quarter and 8.51pp year-over-year. However,...
Friday 8 August 2025
Hua Hong Semiconductor signals optimism for 3Q25 on 12-inch ramp-up
Hua Hong Semiconductor reported second-quarter 2025 revenue of US$566.1 million, marking an 18% year-over-year increase, driven by strong momentum in its 12-inch wafer business. Net...
Thursday 7 August 2025
AP Memory optimistic on IoTRAM and IPC growth despite FX losses
Memory IC design house AP Memory reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2025, due to approximately NT$980 million (US$32.7 million) in foreign exchange losses caused by the...
Thursday 7 August 2025
Taiwan’s Scientech posts record 1H25 profit, warns on FX impact as orders surge
Semiconductor equipment provider Scientech posted record revenue, gross margin, and operating profit for the second quarter of 2025. However, a sharp appreciation of the New Taiwan...
Wednesday 6 August 2025
GlobalFoundries offers cautious outlook amid weak smartphone demand
GlobalFoundries posted stable results for the second quarter of 2025, reporting net revenue of US$1.69 billion, up 3.4% year-over-year. The company achieved a gross margin of 24.2%,...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Onsemi posts weaker margins; revenue down 15% amid soft industrial demand
On August 4, Onsemi reported second quarter 2025 revenue of US$1.47 billion, marking a 15% year-over-year decline, as weakness in the industrial sector and margin pressure weighed...
Tuesday 5 August 2025
Onsemi to shed 5% of 2025 revenue as part of strategic shift toward higher margins
Onsemi plans to eliminate approximately 5% of its 2025 revenue through the exit of legacy and non-core products, aligning with its Fab Right strategy and broader transformation efforts...
Monday 4 August 2025
ACSI maintains 42% gross margin, optimistic about 2H25 cybersecurity market
Acer Cyber Security Inc. (ACSI), a subsidiary of Acer, announced its financial results for the second quarter of 2025 on July 30, 2025. The company reported revenue of NT$597 million...
Monday 4 August 2025
Silicon Motion reports better-than-expected revenue, anticipates 10–15% growth in 3Q25
Silicon Motion reported second-quarter revenue of about US$199 million, up 19% from the previous quarter and surpassing forecasts of 5–10%. Despite a 6% drop year-over-year,...
Sunday 3 August 2025
Greatek sees 2Q25 growth but faces currency erosion; flip-chip capacity expansion to complete by 1H26
Benefiting from a tariff buffer period, customers actively stocked up in advance. Powertech Technology Inc. (PTI)'s invested testing and packaging subsidiary, Greatek Electronics,...
Friday 1 August 2025
ASE maxes out Taiwan backend capacity on AI, automotive demand
ASE Holdings posted solid growth in advanced packaging and testing in the first half of 2025, fueled by robust demand for AI-related high-performance computing (HPC) chips. However,...
Friday 1 August 2025
TSMC states exchange rates are uncontrollable as Taiwan's foundry sector faces significant pressure in 3Q25
The violent appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar (NT dollar) is gradually showing its impact. In the second quarter of 2025, the NT dollar appreciated by more than 10%, hitting export-oriented...
Friday 1 August 2025
CoWoS growth stalls on fiberglass crunch; Unimicron sees relief in 2026
Unimicron Technology said AI-related products will account for more than 30% of its 2025 revenue and could surpass 40% in 2026. However, near-term profitability is under pressure...
Thursday 31 July 2025
UMC's 2Q25 margin slips below 30% on forex hit; 3Q25 outlook dims amid strong NT dollar
United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC) missed its second quarter 2025 gross margin target, reporting 28.7% instead of the projected 30%, as a stronger New Taiwan dollar eroded profitability...
Thursday 31 July 2025
MediaTek defies exchange headwinds with strong 2Q25 beat
MediaTek reported its second-quarter 2025 earnings on July 30, with revenue landing near the top end of guidance and gross margin beating expectations, despite adverse foreign exchange...