Sharp Green Front Sakai Osaka, Oct 1 - (JCN Newswire) - Sharp Corporation started operations at its new LCD panel plant in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, Japan.
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NEC Electronics 3Q Net Loss 30% Smaller Than Year Earlier
(Feb 4, 2010)
NEC Electronics Corp. had a quarterly net loss that was 29 percent smaller than a year earlier, as the struggling chipmaker cut spending on research and production. With better demand for microcontrollers used in cars, orders are gradually improving after sliding amid the global economic slowdown, although they are still expected to fall short of their April-September 2008 levels. more info >>Elpida Memory Reports First Net Profit in Nine Quarters
(Feb 4, 2010)
Elpida Memory Inc. had its first net profit in nine quarters on a surge in DRAM prices. Elpida, which received an injection of public money last year, is scrambling to migrate to advanced chips to keep up to output hikes by bigger rivals Samsung Electronics Co. and Hynix Semiconductor Inc. more info >>Toshiba 3Q Revenues Off, but Maintains Annual Targets
(Feb 4, 2010)
Toshiba Corp. had a smaller-than-expected operating profit as rising materials costs and tumbling PC and TV prices outweighed the benefits of a chip price recovery. Toshiba, the world's No.2 maker of NAND-type flash memory chips after Samsung Electronics Co., earned an operating profit of 10.22 billion yen (US$113.6 million) in October-December. more info >>Orders for Japanese Semicon Equipment Rebound Strongly
(Jan 26, 2010)
Orders for Japanese equipment used to make semiconductors quadrupled in December from a dismal showing the same month a year earlier, as the biggest chipmakers are now rushing to invest in new equipment. Orders for Japanese chip-making equipment were around 90 billion yen (US$983 million). more info >>Canon Profits Exceed Expectations for Year Ended December
(Jan 26, 2010)
Canon Inc.'s group operating profit appears to have topped initial forecasts and hit 215 billion yen (US$2.4 billion) for the year ended December due to robust camera demand. That would mark an increase of about 25 billion yen (US$280 million) from initial forecasts, although it would represent a decline of nearly 60 percent from the year ended in December 2008. more info >>
