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HTC October Revenues Hit 6-Month High

Nov 6, 2015

HTC has reported revenues of NT$8.95 billion (US$276.8 million) for October, up 25.92% on month but down 43.2% on year. The October figures were the company's highest in six months. For the first 10 months of 2015, revenues amounted to ...

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Consumer Notebook Shipments May Fall Significantly After 2015 Year-End

Nov 6, 2015

Despite recent rebounding shipments of consumer notebooks due to replenishing inventories, global demand is still weak and therefore shipments are likely to significantly drop after the 2015 year-end holidays, especially since the first ...

Tags: 4Q15, demand, notebook, shipments

IC Distributor WPG Expects Revenues to Decline Slightly in 4q15

Nov 6, 2015

IC distributor WPG expects its revenues to decline 4-6% to NT$129-135 billion (US$3.99-4.18 billion) in the fourth quarter of 2015 with a gross margin of 3.95-4.1% and an operating margin of 1.4-1.6%. WPG also reported net profits of ...

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Panel Makers Ramp up High-End Display Production

Nov 6, 2015

In addition to reaching 90% yields for a-Si displays, China panel makers are also ramping up production of AMOLED, Ultra HD (4K) and IGZO applications to meet demand from high-end markets. China makers want to increase their presence in ...

Tags: OLED displays, smartphone, handset

Mobile DRAM Prices to Fall at Slower Pace in 4q15, Says DRAMexchange

Nov 6, 2015

Rollouts of new smartphone models will stimulate demand for mobile DRAM memory in the fourth quarter of 2015, with the chip prices falling at a slower pace, according to DRAMeXchange. With the peak season for smartphone shipments ...

Tags: 4Q15, DRAM, mobile DRAM, SK Hynix

Wistron Sees Sharp on-Year Drop in 3q15 Net Profit

Nov 6, 2015

Wistron has announced its third-quarter financial results, reporting a drop in net profit by 54.7% on year to reach only NT$657 million (US$20.26 million) due to exchange losses from selling its service center in the Netherlands. Compared ...

Tags: 3Q15, EPS, Sharp, Wistron

Western Digital, Seagate See PCs Growing Less Important to Revenues

Nov 6, 2015

Hard disk drive (HDD) makers Western Digital and Seagate have announced their financial results for the third quarter and both makers are seeing their PC business revenue contributions weaken. PC HDDs only contributed about 34% of Western ...

Tags: HDD, PC, Seagate, storage, Western Digital

4k LCD TV Panels to Exceed 40% of Total Shipment Area in 2016, IHS Says

Nov 6, 2015

Manufacturer and consumer demand for Ultra HD (4K) TVs remains strong, including 4K TV, wide viewing angle (WCG), high dynamic range (HDR) and other high-definition picture performance improvements. Despite overall sluggishness in LCD TV ...

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Digitimes Research: October LED Light Bulb Prices Mixed in China Market

Nov 6, 2015

October average retail price for 7W LED light bulbs (equivalent to 40W incandescent ones) in the China market decreased 9.7% on month to CNY29.8 (US$4.7), while that for 9W models (equivalent to 60W incandescent ones) rose 1.9% to CNY36.9, ...

Tags: China market, DIGITIMES, Digitimes Research

Sony Opens Store in Taiwan Mainly Pushing MID-Range and High-End Products

Nov 6, 2015

Sony has opened a store in the Breeze Center shopping mall in Taipei, Taiwan, and will mainly demonstrate its mid-range and high-end products including Bravia TVs, tablets, smartphones, wearables, digital cameras and headphones. Seeing ...

Tags: Bravia, digital camera, smartphone, Sony

Acer Sets up Joint-Venture Venture Capital in China

Nov 6, 2015

Acer, in line with promoting its Build Your Own Cloud (BYOC) business, has established joint-venture venture capital of CNY100 million (US$15.75 million) in Chongqing City, western China, with Acer holding a 30% stake and Taiwan-based ODM ...

Tags: Acer, BYOC, venture capital

China LED Makers See Mixed Growth in January-September

Nov 6, 2015

China-based LED epitaxial wafer and chip maker San'an Optoelectronics saw revenues of CNY3.602 billion (US$576 million) and net profit of CNY1.447 billion for January-September 2015 increase 3.55% and 37.82% respectively on year, while ...

Tags: LED, China, profit

Apple Places Driver IC Orders for 2016 iPhone Models with Synaptics

Nov 6, 2015

Apple has placed LCD driver IC orders for its 2016 series of iPhones with Synaptics, indicating its in-house developed touch and display driver integration (TDDI) single-chip solutions will not be ready, according to industry sources. The ...

Tags: Apple, display, driver IC, iPhone, LCD driver

China Investment in Taiwan IC Design Houses Is Feasible, Says Acer Founder

Nov 6, 2015

In response to China-based Tsinghua Unigroup's interest in combining its two subsidiary IC designers with Taiwan-based MediaTek, Acer founder Stan Shih said that China-based investment in Taiwan-based IC design houses is feasible as long as ...

Tags: Acer, design, Founder, IC, Stan Shih

TPK Announces US$600 Million Net Loss for 3q15

Nov 6, 2015

Touch panel maker TPK has announced net loss of NT$19.4 billion (US$600 million), or loss per share of NT$55.15 for the third quarter of 2015. The operating loss was primarily attributable to one-off asset impairment charges on ...

Tags: 3Q15, loss, touch panel, TPK

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