Mellanox, Skyworks, eBay: Tech Premarket

NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Mellanox(MLNX) was the biggest winner in premarket trading on Thursday following the company's record second-quarter results, released after market close on Wednesday.

Shares of the server and storage component specialist exploded following the record top-line and bottom-line numbers. The company's shares were up 45.66% to $96.69 on Thursday.

"Mellanox surpassed the $100 million quarterly revenue milestone, generating over $133 million of revenue," noted Mellanox CEO Eyal Waldman, in a statement. Excluding items, Mellanox also brought in record earnings of 99 cents a share.

Semiconductor specialist Skyworks(SWKS) was also a winner in premarket trading on Thursday as investors responded to the Apple(AAPL) partner's strong third-quarter results.

Skyworks comfortably beat Wall Street's top-line and bottom-line estimates, and also offered healthy third-quarter guidance. Investors welcomed the numbers, pushing the company's shares up 6.98% to $28.50 before market open.

"Skyworks outperformed our addressable markets last quarter and the stage is set for a strong back half of 2012," explained David Aldrich, the Skyworks CEO, in a statement released after market close on Wednesday.

Online retail giant eBay(EBAY) was another significant gainer, climbing 6.52% to $43.10 after announcing strong second-quarter earnings late on Wednesday.

eBay saw exceptional growth in its payments division, PayPal, and also added $2 billion to its share buyback program.

Qualcomm(QCOM) climbed 5.89% to $59.35 despite its third-quarter earnings miss and lowered fourth-quarter guidance, announced after the bell on Wednesday.

IBM(IBM) was a more modest gainer after reporting its second-quarter results on Wednesday.

The tech giant's shares rose 2.52% to $193 after IBM eased past the average analysts' earnings forecast and raised its full-year guidance.

Currency pressures, however, weighed heavily on the Dow component's top line.