Last update: Thursday 21 March 2013 [1912 news items]
Win Win Precision to apply for TSE listing
Mar 22, 01:10
Taiwan-based solar PV system firm Win Win Precision reported net profits of NT$199 million (US$6.73 million) with EPS reaching NT$5.30 for. Win Win is likely to submit its application...

Wah Hong to deal out 2011 cash dividend of NT$2.70
Mar 21, 16:38
Wah Hong Industrial, a Taiwan-based maker of optical film and sheets used in LCD backlight units, will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$2.70 for 2011.
China Telecom sees 3G user base nearly triple in 2011
Mar 21, 16:10
China Telecom, the only CDMA2000 mobile telecom carrier in China, had 36.29 million 3G subscribers as of the end of 2011, hiking 195.3% from a year ago and accounting for 28.5% of...
Gamania 2011 revenues hike over 23% on year
Mar 21, 13:50
Gamania Digital Entertainment, a Taiwan-based developer and operator of online games, on March 20 published its 2011 financial report, with consolidated revenues of NT$7.245 billion...
Unizyx posts 2011 net EPS of NT$2.61
Mar 21, 13:49
Unizyx Holding on March 20 released its 2011 financial report, recording consolidated revenues of NT$17.038 billion (US$559 million), gross margin of 31.8%, net operating profit of...
Delta Electronics to deal out cash dividend of NT$3.50 for 2011
Mar 21, 13:43
Delta Electronics will distribute a cash dividend of NT$3.50 for 2011, accounting for 76.42% of the corresponding net EPS of NT$4.58. The company expects its business operation to...
Bright Led to deal out 2011 dividend in excess of EPS
Mar 21, 01:10
Bright Led Electronics, a Taiwan-based LED packaging house, will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1 for 2011, 11.11% in excess of the corresponding net EPS of NT$0.90.
Everlight to deal out 2011 dividend per share of NT$2.50
Mar 21, 01:05
LED packaging company Everlight Electronics will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$2.50 for 2011, accounting for 79.62 % of the corresponding net EPS of NT$3.14, according...
China market: 280 million handsets sold in 2011, says iiMedia Research
Mar 20, 15:14
There were 280 million handsets sold in the China market in 2011, growing by 12% from 2010, and 58.7% of them were at CNY1,000 (US$155) and below, according to China-based iiMedia...
IC distributor Zenitron posts record sales and profits in 2011
Mar 20, 14:48
Zenitron, which mainly distributes touch panel ICs and touch panels, and is also the sales agent for SanDisk, saw its consolidated revenues and net profits in 2011 hit new all-time...
World solar PV market grew to 27.4GW in 2011, says Solarbuzz
Mar 20, 14:44
Worldwide solar photovoltaic (PV) market installations reached a record high of 27.4GW in 2011, up 40% on year, according to Solarbuzz.
Taiwan memory designers slip into the red
Mar 20, 14:23
Major Taiwan-based memory IC designers Etron Technology, Elite Semiconductor Memory Technology (ESMT) and Zentel Electronics all swung to net losses in 2011 from profits a year ago,...
Taiwan 2011 online advertising revenues over NT$10 billion, says IAMA
Mar 20, 14:14
Providers of online advertising services in the Taiwan market generated total revenues of NT$10.215 billion (US$335 million) in 2011, increasing 19.46% from 2010, according to statistics...
Pegatron achieves net profit in 2011
Mar 20, 01:30
The Board of Pegatron Technology has passed the company's financial report for 2011 with net profit reaching NT$110 million (US$3.72 million) and earning per share (EPS) of NT$0.05,...
Acer chairman reportedly to visit Chongqing for a cloud computing event
Mar 20, 01:20
Acer chairman JT Wang reportedly will visit Chongqing, China for a cloud computing-related event to promote its AcerCloud, which is set to launch in April and since Chongqing's Committee...

E Ink plans to hand out cash dividend NT$3 for 2011
Mar 19, 13:08
EPD maker E Ink Holdings (EIH) plans to deal out a cash dividend of NT$3 (US$0.1) for 2011, according to the company. EIH generated net profits of NT$6.53 billion (US$220.89 million)...

MLCC firm Holy Stone 2011 profits down 7.5%, but sales up
Mar 19, 12:55
Holy Stone Enterprise has reported net profits for 2011 decreased 7.5% due mainly to a weak fourth quarter, when the multi-layer ceramic capacitor (MLCC) firm saw its quarterly net...
Epistar to deal out 2011 dividend in excess of net EPS
Mar 19, 12:00
Epistar, a Taiwan-based maker of LED chips, will distribute a cash dividend per share of NT$1.1 for its 2011 operation, 96.43% in excess of the corresponding net earnings per share...
Adata swings to profits in 4Q11
Mar 19, 11:55
Adata Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of memory modules, turned its business operation from the red into profitability in the fourth quarter of 2011, with net earnings per share...
Ardentec sees sales bottom out in 1Q12
Mar 16, 15:45
IC testing house Ardentec expects sales to start growing after hitting bottom in the first quarter of 2012, as orders, particularly those placed by Europe-based customers, pick up...
China Mobile nets CNY6.27 per share for 2011
Mar 16, 15:35
China Mobile, the largest mobile telecom carrier in China, on March 15 released its 2011 financial report, posting basic EPS of CNY6.27 (US$0.97).
ASML unseats Applied in semiconductor equipment ranking, says VLSI
Mar 16, 14:25
VLSI Research has released its 2011 top semiconductor equipment suppliers ranking. During the year, Advantest closed its acquisition of Verigy in July and Applied Materials acquired...
Asia-Pacific market: Kingston DRAM module shipments up 20% in 2011
Mar 16, 01:25
Kingston Technology saw its DRAM module shipments in the Asia Pacific area increase 20% in 2011, despite the unfavorable market conditions constraining many of its fellow rivals'...

Global TV shipments fall in 2011 after 6 consecutive years of growth, says DisplaySearch
Mar 16, 01:15
In 2011 worldwide TV shipments fell for the first time since DisplaySearch began tracking global TV shipments in 2004, slipping 0.3% to 247.7 million units, according to data released...
AUO solar business unit said to have generated profits in 2011
Mar 15, 14:57
The solar business unit of AU Optronics (AUO) has been reportedly gaining small profits in 2011 while other solar firms have been suffering losses. Industry sources indicated that...

Asustek, Inventec push into cloud computing business
Mar 15, 01:20
Asustek Computer has been aggressive about cloud computing and is set to launch its private cloud service for the National Taiwan University (NTU) in March, while Inventec, seeing...

ASRock nets NT$11.37 per share in 2011
Mar 13, 11:42
Motherboard maker ASRock has released its 2011 financial report, recording net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$11.37.
Yageo posts 60% profit decline in 2011
Mar 13, 01:10
Yageo, a supplier of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and chip resistors, has announced net profits for 2011 declined 59.8% with revenues down 8.6% from a year ago. The passive...
Simplo 2011 net profit exceeds of capital
Mar 12, 10:19
Simplo Technology, a Taiwan-based maker of battery packs mainly used in tablet and notebook PCs, released its 2011 financial report at a March 9 investors conference, with net profit...
Shipments of 3D LCD TV panels reach 21 million units in 2011, says DisplaySearch
Mar 8, 15:23
Shipments of 3D LCD TV panels spiked to 7.8 million units in fourth-quarter 2011, up by 26% on quarter. As a result, total 3D TV panel shipments in 2011 reached 21.2 million, accounting...
Dynapack reports profits for 2011
Newswatch - Mar 8, 10:57
Notebook battery maker Dynapack International Technology has announced net profits of NT$1.52 billion (NT$51.52 million) for 2011, which translates into an EPS of NT$11.7 for the...
Qisda reports 2011 net losses of NT$3.41 billion
Mar 7, 15:19
EMS provider Qisda has reported net losses of NT$3.41 billion (US$115.44 million) or NT$1.74 per share on consolidated revenues of NT$84.89 billion for 2011 due to investment losse...
Taiwan 2011 reduction in carbon dioxide emissions over 37% in excess of targets
Mar 6, 14:12
The total amount of Taiwan's carbon dioxide emissions in 2011 decreased by 4.8185 million metric tons from 2010, 37.28% in excess of the target of 3.51 million metric tons, according...
BIOS maker Insyde expected to benefit from Windows 8
Mar 6, 01:25
Taiwan-based BIOS maker Insyde Software is expected to be one of the players to benefit most from Windows 8 as the company is currently the fastest player to adopt UEFI BIOS and was...
Booming iPhone and iPad sales make gyros top consumer and mobile MEMS device in 2011, says IHS
Mar 2, 12:21
Gyroscopes were the top revenue generator in 2011 in the dominant consumer and mobile segment of the MEMS market, thanks to record sales of Apple's iPhone and iPad devices from during...
- AUO aims at 20% market share for eTP touch panels for notebooks in 2013
- Digitimes Research: US new solar installations may only reach 3.5GW in 2013
- Solar cell prices may increase to US$0.43/W in Taiwan
- Sony Mobile to extend cooperation with ODM firms, says marketing executive
- Senao expanding retail chain in eastern China
- UDE likely to obtain orders from 2 game console vendors
- Lenovo 1Q13 net profit hikes 90% on year
- Phison warns several backend firms of possible patent infringement
- Facebook sets up OCP Taiwan
- Computex 2013: Memory module firms to showcase new SSDs
- Asia to be largest LTE market, says Nokia Siemens Networks greater China head
- ABB to produce PV inverters in South Africa
- TPV Technology suffers 1Q13 net loss of over US$10 million
- Digitimes Research: Seoul Semiconductor may see 2013 revenues up 40.3% on year
- Taiwan April manufacturing production index down, says MOEA
- Polarizer makers under price-cut pressure from clients
- AUO to supply panels for use in 2nd-gen Nexus 7, say sources
- US fab-tool book-to-bill stays above parity, says SEMI
- Intel, MediaTek and Elan taking up 60% of global touchscreen controller market
- HannStar to reach 95% utilization in 2Q13
- Windows 8 expected to take up 5-8% of global tablet shipments in 2013, say Taiwan makers
- Digitimes Research: Global LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million units in 2013
- Nvidia introduces GeForce GTX 780 GPU for gaming
- Quartz component maker TXC expects sales to rise through 4Q13
- Global LCD monitor OEM shipments down 14% on year in 1Q13, says TPV
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- Carry Technology Highlights Thunderbolt and Wi-Fi Card Reader Series
- Imagination says third party IP becoming a key driving force for silicon vendors
- EverFocus launches ECOR960 X1 16CH with better image quality and more affordable price
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
- Got The Message? Ensuring efficient and reliable delivery of content across a mission critical digital signage network
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- Design Benefits of the MI/O Extension Solution
- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
- Chilisin introduces Thin-film chip inductor 0201 size
- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
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- Infineon ships security chips to Taiwan electronic passport program (May 23) - Company release
- Apple 'among largest tax avoiders in US' - Senate committee (May 21) - BBC News
- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN

Opportunity lies for MEMS energy harvesting: Q&A with Holst Centre general manager Bert Gyselinckx
Digitimes recently interviewed Bert Gyselinckx, general manager of the Holst Centre in Eindhoven, to...

Returning with stronger competitiveness: Q&A with Lu Li-Cheng, Chaintech chairman
Chaintech, a motherboard/graphics card maker, which quit the market once and returned recently, has...

MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
Digitimes recently spoke with Karen Lightman, the executive director of MEMS Industry Group (MIG),...

Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
Digitimes Research remains conservative about the prospects for the period, with half-year shipments projected to reach 49.18 million units and whole-year shipments being revised downward to 88.69 million units.
- Trends in the China video market
In addition to strong potential video content demand in China, the market has developed rapidly due to government intervention and delays in establishing copyright protections.
- 4Q12 trends in the Greater China touch panel industry
In the second half of 2012, the market focus is on the iPhone 5, which uses in-cell touch screen technology. Due to the integration of display panels and touch panel functions, the high technological threshold will mean Taiwan touch panel makers are unable to enter the iPhone supply chain.



























