IC distributor Edom Technology is laying off its employees because of the current dire economic conditions, while market sources have claimed that WT Microelectronics and Yosun Industrial...
IC distributor WPG Holdings has lowered its fourth-quarter sales target to NT$28.5-30 billion (US$0.85-0.9 billion), compared to NT$34-36 billion it had forecasted on October 30,...
According to IC distributors, downstream system makers have adjusted their inventory levels to 2-3 weeks and may not return to the standard level of 6-8 weeks until after the Lunar...
Pegatron Technology is said to be facing a stock oversupply because shipments to Asustek Computer have not been as good as expected. Supplies intended for IBM and Lenovo have also...
IC distributor Koryo Electronics recorded after-tax profits of NT$10.44 million (US$315,000) in October, the highest for 2008. Orders placed by its major notebook customers have not...
IC distributors WPG Holdings, Zenitron, Yosun Industrial and WT Microelectronics all saw 5-10% sequential sales declines in October. Market watchers estimate the IC distributors'...
Second-tier IC distributors are to temporarily close down business in December to avoid the effect of bad debts from customers, according to market sources.
Taiwan-based IC distributor Edom Technology has become a major supplier of components for WingTech Group, the biggest handset ODM in China, according to Edom.
Fourth-quarter sales of WPG Holdings are expected be stable, reaching NT$34-36 billion (US$1.04-1.1) with a 5.5-5.8% gross margin and 2.1-2.3% operating margin, according to company...
According to official reports from the China government, the average bad debt ratio seen by China-based export enterprises has reached 3.3%, totaling over US$3.28 billion. Concern...
IC distributor WT Microelectronics reported consolidated sales growth in the third quarter but net income declined NT$29 million (US$0.87 million) or 16% from the second quarter due...
WPG Holdings is not pessimistic about its outlook for the fourth quarter or long-term because of strong demand for handset, notebook and LCD TV applications. In addition, WPG will...
Although some IC distributors scored new highs in their monthly revenues in September, several notebook makers have recently started warning distributors to be more careful with their...
According to recent financial reports from Taiwan's top ten IC distributors, four of them are seeing a negative cash flow, making some banks worry about the future operations of IC...
