International Business News - TSM http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Taiwan shares fell sharply Tuesday, weighed down by a profit warning from industry bellwether Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. The weighted price index of the Taiwan Stock Exchange declined 161.45 points, or 3.57 percent, to close at 4,356.98. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/taiwan-shares-sink-after-tsmc-warning.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:36:30 EST Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest chip contractor, lowered its fourth quarter sales forecast by 8.6 percent, as the global economic slowdown continued to cut demand for wafers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081202/taiwan-chip-maker-tsmc-lowers-sales-forecast.htm Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:17:30 EST Taiwan's benchmark stock index slid nearly 4 percent Thursday as further evidence of a sharp downturn in the global economy hit shares of high-tech electronics exporters. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081113/taiwan-shares-fall-3-9-percent-on-global-woes.htm Thu, 13 Nov 2008 02:27:51 EST Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. said it swung to a quarterly loss for the first time in almost seven years as the value of the company's financial investments plumetted and global demand for wafers weakened. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/taiwans-umc-posts-net-loss-in-3q.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 06:03:12 EDT ASML Holding NV, a key supplier to Intel Corp. and other computer chip makers, reported a sharp fall in third-quarter earnings Wednesday as customers slowed spending amid the global economic downturn. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/dutch-company-asml-sees-profit-fall-56-percent.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:16:01 EDT Royal Philips Electronics NV reported an 11 percent profit increase Monday for the third quarter, due to a one-time gain from the sale of shares it held in another company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081013/philips-reports-11-percent-rise-in-3q-profit.htm Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:10:33 EDT Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, said Thursday it posted a 0.5 percent year-over-year decline in September revenue amid slowing global demand. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081009/taiwans-tsmc-says-sept-sales-dipped-0-5-percent.htm Thu, 09 Oct 2008 06:53:45 EDT Shares of semiconductor companies fell along with the broader market Monday after the House rejected a $700 billion rescue package for the nation's wounded financial institutions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/semiconductor-shares-fall-with-broader-market.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:00:41 EDT Semiconductor stocks dipped slightly Tuesday after an industry group reported that worldwide chip sales grew steadily in July but analysts raised fears about further pricing pressures on the notoriously volatile industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/sector-wrap-semiconductor-stocks-slip-slightly.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:32:08 EDT Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker, said Thursday it recorded a 12.9 percent increase in second-quarter profit because of cost reductions and increased utilization rates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/taiwan-chipmaker-tsmc-posts-12-9-pct-profit-gain.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 06:48:23 EDT Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp. said Wednesday its second-quarter net profit plunged 51 percent from a year earlier on slowing sales, and its newly appointed chief executive predicted a "more challenging" third-quarter than expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/profit-for-taiwans-umc-plunges-51-percent-in-2q.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:00:29 EDT ASML Holding NV, one of the largest makers of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, reported a 20 percent increase in second-quarter profits Wednesday, but warned that a weakening global economy was likely to lead to a 20 percent fall in sales by the end of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/asml-chipmaker-2q-profits-up.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:20:58 EDT Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world's largest maker of lighting products, said Monday its second-quarter profit fell by more than half, despite resilient sales in a battered global economy. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/philips-profit-skids-despite-good-sales.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:59:44 EDT Royal Philips Electronics NV said Monday its second quarter profits fell by more than half, despite resilient sales in a battered global economy. The world's largest maker of lighting said its net income was euro720 million (US$1.14 billion), down from euro1.57 billion in the same quarter last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080714/philips-profits-down-despite-good-sales.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:48:46 EDT Shares of semiconductor companies mostly fell Thursday, with Nvidia Corp. losing nearly a third of its value after the graphics chip maker reduced its fiscal second-quarter revenue outlook. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/sector-snap-chip-stocks-fall-on-nvidia-view-cut.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:02:13 EDT U.S.-traded shares of technology companies based in emerging markets fell sharply on Monday, with Spreadtrum Communications Inc. taking the biggest hit after a Roth Capital Partners analyst downgraded the wireless chip maker, predicting weakening sales for the Chinese company. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080609/adrs-in-focus-emerging-markets-tech-adrs-slide.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:13:50 EDT Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chip maker by revenue, is considering raising prices, a company official said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080527/taiwan-chip-maker-considers-price-rise.htm Tue, 27 May 2008 09:38:08 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Friday, May 23, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of automotive companies fell Friday after General Motors Corp. said the strike at American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc. will cost the automaker about $1.8 billion before taxes in the second quarter. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/sector-roundup-handsets-semiconductors.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 14:16:45 EDT Semiconductor stocks fell with the broader market Friday, with Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. posting the steepest declines. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080523/sector-snap-semiconductors-down.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 12:35:28 EDT The chip sector outpaced the wider technology market Monday, helped by a bullish Goldman Sachs report on the global chip market. The chip sector, as measured by the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index, rose 6.6 points or 1.57 percent to 428.30 in midday trading. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080519/sector-snap-semiconductors-move-higher.htm Mon, 19 May 2008 13:05:39 EDT