HP warned investors of a colossal quarterly loss in its third fiscal quarter after writing down $8bn (£5.1bn) on its services arm, of which the majority lies with its $13.9bn (£8.8bn) purchase of IT equipment and services ...
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Despite the rush orders during second-quarter 2012 that kept LED chip and package makers'utilization rates high,the Q3/2012 outlook for the LED backlight market has turned murky due to the European debt crisis and weak demand in ...
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Cree has announced revenue of$306.8 million for its fourth quarter of fiscal 2012,ended June 24,2012.This represents a 26%increase compared to revenue of$243.0 million reported for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 and an 8%increase ...
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MediaTek,the Taiwan wireless chip vendor which is challenging Qualcomm and Broadcom,saw sales soar 18%in July to$309m.Sales have topped$1.5bn for the year so far. For Q3 the company expects 13-18%growth to around$840m with a gross margin ...
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Thanks to a solid order backlog and positive currency translation effects,revenue was up ten percent compared to the third quarter of fiscal 2011.On the other hand,new orders were down 23 percent due to a substantially lower volume from ...
IDG News Service - Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC said on Friday it needs to bolster its brand, forecasting a decline in revenue and profit in the third quarter. HTC projects that third-quarter revenue will total around $2.3 billion, and ...
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Many Taiwanese fastener manufacturers pointed out that orders for July and August shrink since late May due to the European debt crisis. Considering the slow recovery of the demand in the second quarter and the decreasing orders, fastener ...
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For second-quarter 2012,GigOptix Inc of San Jose,CA,USA(a fabless supplier of semiconductor and optical components including modulator and laser drivers and transimpedance amplifier ICs based on III-V materials)has reported an 11th ...
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For second-quarter 2012,First Solar Inc of Tempe,AZ,USA-which manufactures thin-film photovoltaic modules based on cadmium telluride(CdTe)as well as providing engineering,procurement and construction(EPC)services–has reported net ...
Infineon's calendar Q2 revenues were 5%down on Q2 last year at Euros 990m and profits were down to Euros 126m. The company expects calendar Q3 sales to be'flat to down slightly'and full fiscal year sales to the end of September are ...
For second-quarter 2012,AXT Inc of Fremont,CA,USA has reported revenue of$25.2m,up 7%on$23.5m last quarter but down 16%on$30m a year ago. Fiscal Q2/2011 Q3/2011 Q4/2011 Q1/2012 Q2/2012 Quarterly revenue$30.0m $28.3m$21.2m$23.5m$25.2m ...
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Aixtron's revenue rebounds by 10%; non-LED activities gaining traction Deposition equipment maker Aixtron SE of Herzogenrath, Germany says that, for second-quarter 2012, its revenues and orders have stabilized at the levels of Q1/2012. ...
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Laser giant ends June quarter with a record backlog,and will formally release its kilowatt fiber laser by the end of September. Microelectronics order boom Coherent,one of the world's leading laser vendors,says that it now has a record ...
Infinera reports Q2 revenue down 10.7%on last quarter For second-quarter 2012,Infinera Corp of Sunnyvale,CA,USA,a vertically integrated manufacturer of digital optical network systems incorporating its own indium phosphide-based photonic ...
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STMicroelectronics is'focussed on delivering continued expense reduction',said CEO Carlo Bozotti,after the company made a loss of$75m in Q2,compared to a profit of$420m in Q2 2011,on sales 16%down on Q2 2011 at$2.15bn. ST said it would ...