Last update: Wednesday 9 May 2012 [75 news items]
Ability Enterprise, Altek April revenues down sequentially
May 9, 15:44
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw revenues for April slip 2.24% and 18.43% on month respectively, according to the companies.
Ability Enterprise expects sequential growth of 10% in 2Q12 revenues
Apr 30, 15:35
Taiwan-based camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects its consolidated revenues for the second quarter of 2012 to increase 10% on quarter, the company said at an April 27 investors co...
Ability Enterprise, Altek March revenues up sequentially
Apr 11, 14:24
Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw revenues for March grow on month by 10.97% and 36.98% respectively, according to the companies.
Panasonic to release more digital camera orders to Taiwan makers
Apr 3, 10:08
Panasonic, which originally produced all its digital cameras in-house, started outsourced production by Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise and Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision...
Ability to ship 18-megapixel 36x optical zoom digital cameras in 2H12
Mar 26, 14:38
Ability Enterprise plans to start shipments of 18-megapixel 36x optical zoom CMOS digital cameras in second-half 2012, company chairman Roger Tseng has told an investor conference.
Ability Enterprise, Altek see large sequential growth in February revenues
Mar 12, 10:15
Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs, saw revenues for February increase on month by 117.19% and 86.47% respectively, according to the companies.
Ability, Altek see decreased December revenues
Jan 10, 11:12
Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have reported unaudited revenues of NT$2.1 billion (US$69.3 million) and NT$1.358 billion respectively for December...
Taiwan digital camera shipments to decrease due to Thailand flooding
Nov 22, 10:01
Japan-based Nidec Copal has temporarily stopped production of shutters, lens kits and precision motors used in digital cameras at its factory in Thailand due to the impact of flooding...
Ability, Altek see 3Q11 profits rise
Oct 31, 10:53
Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have reported profits for third-quarter 2011. Ability's net profit rose 134.7% sequentially to NT$415 million (US$14.3 million),...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan makers ship over 16.7 million digital cameras in 3Q11
Oct 12, 12:00
Four Taiwan-based ODM makers shipped 16.749 million digital cameras in total during the third quarter of 2011, increasing 8.6% on quarter and 11.8% on year, according to data collected...

Ability, Altek see 3Q11 revenues up
Oct 11, 10:57
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has reported revenues of NT$12.880 billion (US$440 million) for the third quarter, up 20.74% sequentially. Fellow maker Altek...
Taiwan market: Nikon expects to surpass Sony and become the largest MILC player
Sep 22, 01:45
Japan-based Nikon, benefiting from its strong experience in DSLR cameras, expects to surpass Sony to become the largest mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) player in Taiwan...

Ability obtains majority stake in lens maker
Sep 5, 10:50
Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has revealed it has invested NT$367 million (US$12.7 million) to acquire a 52.24% stake in E-Pin Optical Industry, a Taiwan-based maker of...
Panasonic releases digital camera orders to Taiwan
Aug 31, 10:38
Panasonic has released orders for entry-level digital cameras to EMS provider Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to minimize production cost, according to industry so...
Ability, Altek see 1H11 gross margins fall
Aug 29, 11:15
Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek saw gross margins for first-half 2011 slip on year by 3.11 percentage points and 1.74 percentage points respectively mainly because...
Ability Enterprise, Altek see July revenues drop sequentially
Aug 10, 10:57
Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek on August 9 reported revenues of NT$3.204 billion (US$111 million) and consolidated revenues of NT$2.236 billion for...
Ability Enterprise expects to ship nearly 14 million digital cameras in 2H11
Aug 4, 10:49
Taiwan-based ODM maker Ability Enterprise, based on receiving of orders, expects to ship nearly 14 million digital cameras in the second half of 2011, resulting in a total shipment...
Ability Enterprise expects to ship 6 million digital cameras in 2Q11
Jun 22, 10:25
Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise expects to ship six million digital cameras in the second quarter of 2011, increasing 11.1% on quarter, according to the company.
Digital camera chassis maker AVY expects flat performance in 2011
Jun 16, 01:30
Taiwan-based digital camera chassis maker AVY Precision, facing downstream clients demanding price cuts, and a supply shortage of LCD panels and lenses, expects its revenues and profits...
Makers to launch new DSCs with Wi-Fi capability in 2H11
May 26, 01:55
DSC makers, including Ability Enterprise and Altek, are expected to launch DSC models with integrated Wi-Fi capability in the second half of 2011. Some new models will also support...
Small-size panel shortage could impact 2Q11 DSC shipments
May 3, 01:10
Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) makers including Ability Enterprise, Altek, Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) and Asia Optical may see their DSC shipments in...
Ability Enterprise expects 5-10% sequential growth in 2Q11 digital camera shipments
May 2, 15:14
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Ability Enterprise expects shipments in the second quarter of 2011 to increase 5-10% from 5.5 million units shipped in the preceding quarter to 5.78-6.05...
Ability, Altek announce 2010 dividends
Apr 26, 12:37
Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek will distribute dividends of NT$3 (in cash) and NT$2.1 (NT$2 in cash and NT$0.1 in stock), respectively, for 2010, according to...
Supply of handset image sensors hit by Japan earthquake, says IHS iSuppli
Apr 15, 10:36
The recent earthquake in Japan is impacting the production of CMOS image sensors at two facilities in the country, affecting the supply of these parts to the mobile phone market,...
Ability Enterprise, Altek see mixed results for March
Apr 8, 12:37
Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw March revenues drop 9.85% on year to NT$5.113 billion (US$173 million), while fellow maker Altek's consolidated revenues for the month...
Ability Enterprise sees slight growth in February revenues
Mar 8, 02:25
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has announced revenues of NT$2.78 billion (US$94.74 million), up slightly 1.96% on month, while combined revenues from the first...
Ability Enterprise, Altek see January revenues down sequentially
Feb 11, 10:54
Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw January revenues drop 11.53% sequentially to NT$2.729 billion (US$92.5 million), while fellow maker Altek's consolidated revenues declined...
Ability Enterprise, Altek, Kinko suffer sequential decreases in December revenues
Jan 10, 13:08
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM/OEMs Ability Enterprise and Altek as well as optical lens kit maker Kinko Optical saw their revenues for December 2010 decrease on month by 36.83%,...
Ability Enterprise lowers 4Q10 shipment goal
Dec 14, 01:50
Ability Enterprise, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of digital cameras, has downwardly adjusted its target shipment volume for the fourth quarter of 2010 from an originally projected on-quarter...
Ability revenues down in November, Kinko hits record
Dec 7, 15:15
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise saw November revenues decrease slightly both on month and on year, while optical lens kit maker Kinko Optical hit record consolidated...
Ability Enterprise, Altek suffer sequential drops in October revenues
Nov 9, 02:10
Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based ODM makers of digital cameras, had revenues of NT$4.940 billion (US$159 million) and consolidated revenues of NT$3.852 billion,respectively,...
Ability Enterprise sees 3Q10 revenues hit record
Oct 25, 15:09
Ability Enterprise generated consolidated revenues of NT$13.865 billion (US$435 million) for the third quarter of 2010, the highest quarterly figure on record, according to the company...
Ability and Altek see sequential revenue growth in 3Q10
Oct 7, 01:55
Digital camera makers Ability Enterprise and Altek have both seen sequential growth in their third-quarter 2010 revenues, benefiting mainly by seasonality. As for the fourth quarter,...
Kodak withdraws charge against Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise
Oct 5, 01:20
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM maker Ability Enterprise on October 4 announced US-based Eastman Kodak has withdrawn from the US Court for the Western District of New York a charge...
Ability Enterprise acquires land in Taipei for building headquarters, R&D center
Sep 27, 12:13
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise has acquired a plot of land of 4,072 square meters (43,828 square feet) located in a newly developed district of the Taipei area...
- China market: Booming sales of Windows Phones could be short-lived, say sources
- DRAM share of average smartphone BOM falls by half, says IHS
- Tizen-based devices to appear in 2H12
- MediaTek lands 2.5G handset solution orders from Nokia, say sources
- Taiwan solar cell makers plan to increase quotes due to expected order increases from China
- Taiwan 1Q12 display production value down 7.7%, says IEK
- Demand for TV LED backlights to hold in 2H12, say Taiwan LED makers
- Nuvoton looks to strong sales in May and June
- China market: 6.8 million iPhones shipped in 1Q12, says Digitimes Research
- BOE may roll out AMOLED panels at Ordos line in 2014
- Overall value of lighting market to shrink as LEDs displace conventional technology, says Pike Research
- Faraday tapes out 40nm ASICs for 4G LTE base stations, says paper
- US solar firms may request duties on China-made solar modules
- Advantech to deploy marketing offices in third-level cities in China in 2H12
- Taimide completes phase-1 of new polyimide factory
- Proportion of SSD-equipped ultrabooks to fall to 56% in 2Q12, says Digitimes Research
- Korean vendors compete for OLED market
- Lumenpulse receives US patent on technology that converts analog to digital signals allowing lighting control over AC power lines
- Commentary: Solar trade war between US and China looming
- Energy Focus receives LED product order to re-light navy ships
- Suntech responds to preliminary decision on tariffs in US anti-dumping investigation of solar cells from China
- Yingli Green Energy responds to US decision on anti-dumping tariffs
- US levies heavy anti-dumping tariffs on China-made solar cells
- Analog IC designers seeing May sales boom
- High Power Opto begins mass production of blue, green LED chips on silicon substrates
- Digitimes Research: Embedded and standalone integration in NFC IC development
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China freeze before final verdict of anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigation
- Digitimes Research: Solar spot prices in Greater China remain flat despite continuous demand from Europe
- Digitimes Research: April 1 solar FIT cuts in Germany to negatively impact solar spot prices
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- Fujitsu converts Fujitsu Toshiba Mobile Communications into a wholly owned subsidiary
- NEC reaks the speed barriers of microwave transmission with ultra high modulations
- ATO Solution to launch 256Mb SLC NAND Flash - for the first time in fabless industry
- LSI completes acquisition of SandForce
- NEC develops super-resolution technologies for fine magnification of surveillance camera images
21-May-2012 markets closed
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| TAIEX (TSE) | 7192.23 | +41.04 | +0.57% |

| TSE electronic | 273.64 | +1.73 | +0.64% |

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- Thousands protest Taiwan leader's inauguration (May 19) - AP (via Google)
- 40% of employees in Asia/Pacific will be mobile workers by 2015, says IDC (May 14) - IDC
- Globalfoundries welcomes President Barack Obama (May 4) - Company release
- India gives 4G to Qualcomm at last (May 8) - Tech Eye.net
- Abu Dhabi fund Mubadala plans US$5.5 billion spending in 2012 (May 9) - Reuters
- French, Greek voters say no to austerity (May 7) - Washington Post
- SK Hynix won't bid for Elpida (May 3) - Wall Street Journal
- Google, authors go head to head over digital books (May 3) - Reuters
- Commentary: A Micron-Elpida merger would improve DRAM industry health
- Simon Sze and his invention of floating-gate NVM
- Commentary: Long-term solar material supply contracts increase losses during industry downturns
- Commentary: Grid parity in India may happen sooner than expected
- Commentary: US protectionism on domestic solar industry may backfire

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The rise of China Star Optoelectronics Technology: Q&A with CEO He Chengming
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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...
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- Taiwan DRAM module industry overview - Jun 2011
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