Altera posts lower 3rd-quarter profit, sales but says business improved during quarterOctober 13th, 2009 Altera posts lower 3Q profit, revenueSAN JOSE, Calif. — Chip maker Altera Corp.
Chipmaker OmniVision posts 1st-qtr loss of $9.9 million as revenue falls 39 percentAugust 28th, 2009 Chipmaker OmniVision posts 1Q loss, revenue dropsSANTA CLARA, Calif. — OmniVision Technologies Inc., which makes image-sensing chips, said Thursday it lost $9.9 million in its first quarter, reversing a profit a year earlier as its revenue plunged 39 percent, but it offered an upbeat outlook for the current quarter.
Chipmaker Marvell Technology's 2nd-quarter profit falls 18 pct as revenue declines 24 pctAugust 28th, 2009 Chipmaker Marvell's 2Q profit falls as sales dropSANTA CLARA, Calif. — Marvell Technology Group Ltd., which makes chips used in phone networks, said Thursday its second-quarter net income fell 18 percent to $58.5 million as revenue slumped.
Taiwan typhoon toll could cross 500: OfficialsAugust 14th, 2009 TAIPEI - The death toll in Typhoon Morakot that devastated Taiwan Aug 7 could cross 500, officials said Friday. Latest reports say at least 380 people are feared dead following an Aug 9 mudslide in Hsiaolin village in southern Taiwan in the wake of the typhoon.
300 buried alive in southern Taiwan villageAugust 14th, 2009 TAIPEI - About 300 people are estimated to have been killed by a massive landslide that wiped out much of a village in southern Taiwan, news agency reports quoted a government official, as saying on Friday. The tragedy is said to have taken place in the village of Hsiao Li.
Alliant Techsystems posts 28 percent increase in 1st-quarter profit on higher ammunition salesAugust 6th, 2009 Alliant Techsystems 1Q profit up on strong salesMINNEAPOLIS — Military contractor Alliant Techsystems Inc. said Thursday its fiscal first-quarter profit rose 28 percent on higher ammunition sales and improved margins, topping analysts' expectations.
Taiwan's chipmaker UMC posts first quarterly profit in a year as demand improvesJuly 29th, 2009 Taiwan chipmaker UMC returns to profit in Q2TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's United Microelectronics Corp., the world's second-largest contract chipmaker by revenue, on Wednesday posted its first quarterly profit in a year on stronger customer demand. The company's net income was NT$1.55 billion ($47 million) for the April-June quarter, down 35.5 percent from a year earlier.
German chipmaker Infineon reports Q3 net loss of euro23 millionJuly 29th, 2009 Infineon reports smaller Q3 lossFRANKFURT — German chipmaker Infineon Technologies AG said Wednesday that net losses narrowed 94 percent in its fiscal third quarter as it excluded an insolvent unit from its accounts and as a broad restructuring plan began to pay off. The Neubiberg-based company said its loss for the April-June period was €23 million ($33 million) compared with €379 million a year earlier.
CRA International shares jump after upgrade on potential for profit growth as economy recoversJuly 27th, 2009 CRA International upgraded, shares bounceNEW YORK — Shares of CRA International Inc. jumped Monday after a William Blair analyst boosted his rating on the management and financial consulting company, saying it's poised for big earnings growth as the economy recovers.
Moderate earthquake strikes eastern Taiwan, no reports of casualties or damageJuly 26th, 2009 Moderate earthquake strikes eastern TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — Authorities say a 5.5-magnitude earthquake has struck eastern Taiwan rattling buildings in Taipei but causing no casualties or damage. The Central Weather Bureau says the quake struck at 2:10 p.m.
Moderate earthquake strikes offshore Taiwan, no reports of casualties or damageJuly 14th, 2009 Moderate earthquake strikes offshore TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese authorities say a 6.3-magnitude earthquake has struck off the east coast of the island, rattling buildings in Taipei, but causing no casualties or damage. The Central Weather Bureau says the quake struck at 2:05 a.m.
Magnitude 6.3 quake strikes off TaiwanJuly 14th, 2009 TAIPEI/BEIJING - A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Taiwan Tuesday morning, China National Seismological Network reported. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 2 a.m., was six kilometers deep and 120 kilometers from Taiwan capital Taipei, it said.
Philips Electronics 2Q profit falls 94 percent, sees improvement in second halfJuly 13th, 2009 Philips reports 94 percent fall in 2Q profit
AMSTERDAM — Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world's biggest lighting maker, reported Monday a 94 percent fall in net profit for the second quarter, due to weak sales amid the global economic downturn and asset divestments in the same period a year ago. Net profit was euro44 million ($61.4 million), down from euro732 million.
Taiwan President: Island's UN health body status will help it combat swine fluApril 30th, 2009 Taiwan: Health body status to aid swine flu effortTAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwan's president says the island's newly acquired observer status in a U.N. health body will help it combat swine flu.
Taiwan opposes China's building a rail link with TaipeiMarch 13th, 2009 TAIPEI - Taiwan is opposed to China's plan to extend its national railway network to Taipei, calling it unnecessary, according to a newspaper report Friday. According to the Taipei Times, both the Presidential Office and the Mainland Affairs Council have called China's plan unnecessary from both economic and political perspectives.
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