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Unisem Records a Record Revenue and Net Income for Q3 of 2008
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Unisem Recorded RM331.2 Million (approx. US$100.7 Million) Revenue, RM24.3 Million (approx. US$7.4 Million) In Net Income In 3Q 2008
 
Sober outlook . . . Not a big surprise
Tuesday, 18 November 2008

Forecasts have recently been slashed for the entire global electronics food chain.

 
Intel Maintains Microprocessor Momentum in Q3
Friday, 31 October 2008
Due to the sequential decrease in share of the “others” category, Intel and AMD’s share growth in the third quarter came largely at the expense of smaller suppliers.
 
IPC Book-to-Bill: PCB Industry Growth Slowing
Thursday, 30 October 2008

Book-to-bill ratios and growth rates for rigid PCBs and flexible circuits combined are heavily affected by the rigid PCB segment.

 
Faraday Printed Circuits says the investment should help boost turnover by over 20% to £4.5m
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Washington-based Faraday Printed Circuits says the investment should help boost turnover by over 20% to £4.5m and add to the 58-strong workforce.
 
PartnerTech Reports Improved 3Q08 Results
Tuesday, 28 October 2008

Earnings per share after tax totaled SEK 0.37 (0.57), cash flow after investments amounted to SEK 34.8 million (-80.2).

 
HDTVs to Grow to 241.2 Million Units by 2012
Thursday, 23 October 2008
iSuppli forecasts HDTV unit shipments to grow to 241.2 million by 2012, managing a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 20.0 percent, up from 97.1 million units in 2007.
 
SE Asian upturn, softness in Europe—no major disasters on horizon
Wednesday, 22 October 2008

Global GDP growth continues to slow, with Western Europe and North America the main culprits.

 
3M Reports Record Third-Quarter Sales
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Strong operational discipline generates 23% operating income margin
 
Achronix Completes First Close Of $52 Million Series B Preferred Stock Financing
Tuesday, 21 October 2008

FPGA vendor completes one of the largest semiconductor venture financings in recent history, defying challenging market environment.

 
NanoMarkets Releases New Report on Dielectric Materials For (TOP) Electronics
Monday, 20 October 2008
NanoMarkets predicts that 2010 is when the TOP dielectrics business will begin to take shape.
 
ASML announces 2008 Third Quarter Results
Thursday, 16 October 2008

ASML addresses weak market with lower costs and strong product line-up

 
Singapore falls into its first recession since 2002; Manufacturing shrank 11.5% year-on-year
Tuesday, 14 October 2008
Singapore’s central bank signals monetary policy easing as the country becomes the first in Asia to fall into recession.
 
TechSearch International Study Shows Flip Chip and Wafer Level Package Growth
Friday, 10 October 2008
Gold bump demand continues to be dominated by LCD driver ICs, but die shrink has limited the growth in number of wafers.
 
Credit Crisis Crunches DRAM Suppliers
Monday, 06 October 2008
The financial area is one of the major corporate markets for PCs, and current challenges in this industry, including large-scale layoffs and delays in purchases due to the uncertain economic situation, represent a further downside for PC sales.
 
Decent start in 2008—what about the next 18 months?
Tuesday, 23 September 2008

The first half of 2008 was surprisingly strong for many members of the global electronic food chain.

 
As Profit Dwindles, Semiconductor Market Becomes Less Forgiving
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
So how can semiconductor companies break out of the current market dynamics to outperform the industry?
 
Electronic Component Markets in Europe follow the historical trends…
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
International Distribution of Electronics Association (IDEA) releases consolidated Q2 ‘08 European Electronic Components Distributor Total Available Market (DTAM) figures.
 
Mydata’s net sales down 14% in Q2
Monday, 01 September 2008
Excluding currency effects, order bookings increased by 17 percent compared with the year-earlier period.
 
Seasonal upturn imminent but soft demand through 2009
Thursday, 21 August 2008
N American and European economic activity is ‘feeling the pinch,’ based upon recent industrial production growth.
 
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