SMIC Q3 loss widens on slow sales

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp, China’s biggest chip maker, yesterday posted its sixth straight quarterly loss, as customer orders slowed amid weakening consumer demand for electronics products.
The third-quarter net loss widened to US$30.3 million, or 8.1 cents an American depositary receipt, from US$25.6 million, or 6.9 cents, a year earlier, the company said in a Hong [...]

Taiwan’s IC industry production up 4.9%

The Taiwan integrated circuit (IC) industry’s production reached NT$359.6 billion for the second quarter of this year, marking an increase of 4.9 percent over the previous quarter, the Industry and Technology Intelligence Services (ITIS) said yesterday.
Lee Pei-yin, an analyst at the ITIS, said the primer mover behind the growth was the IC design industry, which [...]

IC China-Shenzhen

Start Date
12-NOV-08
End Date
13-NOV-08

Venue
City / State
Country

Shenzhen Convention & Exhibition Center
Shenzhen/Guangdong
China

Event Profile:
IC China is a must-attend event for design engineers, technical managers and purchasing executives in China. It is the Mainland’s largest showcase of IC application technologies and high-end components.

Tags: Exhibitions, Guangdong, IC, Shenzhen

Actions Semiconductor net profit hits US$7.7 mln in Q2

Nasdaq-listed Actions Semiconductor Co. Ltd, one of China’s leading fabless semiconductor companies, announced that its net profit for the second quarter of this year amounted to US$7.7 million, or earnings per share (EPS) of 0.09 cents, compared with US$10.8 million, or EPS of US$0.13 for the first quarter of 2008, and US$9.8 million, or EPS [...]

Conservative outlook for IC industry

The heads of the world’s largest and second largest contract chipmakers yesterday gave a conservative outlook for the semiconductor industry in the near future.
Morris Chang, chairman of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC), and Jackson Hu, chairman of United Microelectronics Corp. (UMC), made the remarks during their respective annual shareholders meetings yesterday.

Tags: IC, industry, IT, Metal, [...]

Hana Micro seeks acquisitions opportunities in China

Hana Microelectronics PCL, a Thailand-based electronic component manufacturer, is planning to tap into the microelectronics and semiconductor sector in China through acquisitions, according to its CEO, Richard Han on Monday.
The Bangkok-headquartered company has appointed an identified brokerage to help seek rational acquisition opportunities in the neighboring country, said Richard. It expects to conduct a US$50 [...]

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