TSMC's 28nm yield is now over 80%,according to Taiwan's Chinese language newspaper the Commercial Times. The Commercial Times quoted sources from TSMC's equipment suppliers for the information. According to another Taiwan newspaper,the ...
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X5 Retail Group has booked a 20.6% decline in first-half profits, with declining sales and margins hitting the bottom line and currency exchange dampening comparisons. The company said today (21 August) net profit slipped to US$135.2m in ...
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IDG News Service - Hewlett-Packard on Wednesday announced a US$8.9 billion loss for its third quarter ended July 31 due to writedowns and weak hardware sales and also said full-year results would be at the low end of its previous guidance. ...
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Dell announced that former HP Networking Division head Marius Haas has joined the firm on the same day as it released disappointing Q2 financial results. Haas will succeed Brad Anderson, who has been Dell's Enterprise Solutions chief ...
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The U.S. plastics industry is continuing its long climb out of the depths of the great recession, with an expansion in 2011 expected to be followed by more growth in 2012, but looming threats and unanswered questions have created a market ...
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Trading in Google shares was halted today on Nasdaq after poor earnings figures were released-apparently prematurely. The search firm blamed financial print service provider RR Donnelley for releasing its quarterly earnings figures a few ...
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For its fiscal third-quarter 2012 (to end-June), Emcore Corp of Albuquerque, NM, USA, which makes components, subsystems and systems for the fiber-optic and solar power markets, has reported revenue of $41.1m. This is down 17% on $49.5m a ...
For full-year fiscal 2012 (ended 24 June), Cree Inc of Durham, NC, USA has reported revenue of $1.16bn, up 18% on $988m for fiscal 2011. This consisted of $757m for LED products (components, chips and materials), $335m for lighting products ...
For its fiscal first-quarter 2013 (ended 29 June 2012), Advanced Photonix Inc of Ann Arbor, MI, USA (which designs and makes silicon, InP- and GaAs-based APD, PIN, and FILTRODE photodetectors, HSOR high-speed optical receivers, and T-Ray ...
US private-label food group Ralcorp Holdings has reported an increase in third-quarter profits, helped by higher sales and a gain from hedging contracts. Ralcorp, which makes cereals, sauces and pasta for US retailers, booked net earnings ...
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After the shortages of 28nm from TSMC,there is now a tightening supply at 40nm,says Taiwan's DigiTimes. Shortages of 28nm affected the financial results of customers such as Qualcomm,Nvidia and Altera.Now it is said that MediaTek,the ...
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Toyoda Gosei has undergone a hard time in the first half of 2011, but its revenue firmed up till second half, to 4th quarter was fully restored. And yet its Q1 revenue of 2012 also keeps the very successful performance just like Q4 last ...
Major lighting markets around the world have been affected by the European debt crisis to varying degrees, according to LEDinside. Certain Chinese LED firms whose business relies heavily on overseas markets have seen a decline in orders, ...
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For second-quarter 2012, Rubicon Technology Inc of Bensenville, IL, USA, which makes monocrystalline sapphire substrates and products for the LED, RFIC, semiconductor and optical industries, has reported revenue of $17m, down 60% on $43m a ...
Cree, a market leading manufacturer of LED products, is set to announce its Q4 2012 earnings on Tuesday, August 7. Plagued by a persistent oversupply and consequent pricing pressure in the LED market, the company posted weak Q3 2012 ...
Tags: LED Lighting