Last update: Monday 13 May 2013 [90 news items]
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...
Ability Enterprise, Altek see increased August revenues
Sep 7, 11:11
Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based ODM makers of digital cameras, on September 6 reported unaudited revenues for August, both rising on month and year.
Ability, Asia Optical to see growing DV camcorder shipments in 2011
Aug 12, 10:50
Taiwan-based digital camera makers Ability and Asia Optical both began production of inexpensive digital video (DV) camcorders earlier in 2010 and expect shipments to increase in...
Ability Enterprise expects to ship over 23 million digital cameras in 2010
Aug 10, 11:49
Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise expects to ship 13 million digital cameras in the second half of 2010, leading to more than 23 million units in total shipments for 2010, according...
Ability Enterprise expects to become global largest digital camera maker in 2010
Jul 22, 15:09
Ability Enterprise expects to ship 23 million digital cameras to become the world's largest maker in 2010, according to the company.
Taiwan digital camera makers optimistic about 2H10
Jul 13, 12:05
While demand for notebook PCs in the European market has been affected by the recent financial uncertainties in the region, Japan-based vendors performed well in the first half of...
Ability Enterprise's 2Q10 revenues hit record
Jul 7, 12:31
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM maker Ability Enterprise on July 6 reported unaudited revenues of NT$4.501 billion (US$140 million) for June, resulting in a new record quarterly level...
Kodak sues Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise
Jul 1, 10:35
US-based Eastman Kodak on June 22 filed with the US Court for the Western District of New York a legal action against Ability Enterprise over royalty fees regarding digital cameras,...
Ability Enterprise, Altek see on-month revenue decreases in May
Jun 8, 11:43
Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, reported respective May revenues of NT$4.510 billion (US$140 million) a drop of 6.03% on month and...
May 10, 10:21
Taiwan-based digital camera ODM/OEM maker Ability Enterprise saw its April revenues of NT$4.799 billion (US$152 million) drop 15.38% on month and expects its shipment volume to rise...
Ability Enterprise to set up production base in eastern China
May 7, 10:31
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise will invest US$150 million to establish a production base in Jiangxi Province, eastern China, to make digital cameras and video...
Ability Enterprise to expand capacity in China
Apr 28, 11:32
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise on April 27 announced the investment of US$9.5 million to expand the monthly capacity at its subsidiary in southern China to 2.5...
Ability Enterprise, Altek see strong hikes in March revenues
Apr 7, 11:59
Ability Enterprise and Altek, two Taiwan-based ODM/OEM of digital cameras, on April 6 reported strong growth in their March consolidated revenues, with the former's sales hitting...
Ability Enterprise may not reach digital camera shipment target for 1Q10
Mar 19, 17:14
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise in early March set a goal of shipping five million units in the first quarter of 2010 but now thinks that it is quite difficult...
Ability Enterprise aims to ship 21 million digital cameras in 2010
Mar 8, 10:46
Ability Enterprise expects to ship 21 million digital cameras in 2010, increasing by 40% from 15 million units posted in 2009, according to the company' Optical Business president...
Digital camera maker Ability Enterprise sees sharp drop in December revenues
Jan 7, 16:21
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise on January 6 reported unaudited revenues of NT$2.455 billion (US$76.0 million) for December 2009, dropping 52.17% from the company...
Ability Enterprise expects to ship 20 million digital cameras in 2010
Dec 29, 10:21
Taiwan-based Ability Enterprise expects to ship five million digital cameras in first-quarter 2010 and 20 million units in 2010, according to the company.
Ability revenues up but Altek down in November
Dec 8, 10:33
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise hit record revenues of NT$5.133 billion (US$159 million) in November, while fellow competitor Altek saw consolidated revenues...
Stockwatch - Dec 2, 14:39
Ability Enterprise, one of the three largest Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, will issue 5-year, zero-interest domestic convertible bonds worth up to NT$1.5 billion...
Digital camera makers Ability and Altek post high revenues for October
Nov 9, 10:17
Ability Enterprise and Altek, two of the top-three Taiwan-based digital camera makers, have released unaudited revenues for October, with the former hitting a record for the second...
Ability Enterprise expects to ship over 20 million digital cameras in 2010
Oct 28, 11:29
Taiwan-based digital camera maker Ability Enterprise is confident of attaining its 2009 shipment target of 15 million units and expects to ship more than 20 million units in 2010,...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- DIGIEVER partnership with EverFocus for better professional network surveillance solutions
- Advantech Introduces New 18" and 21" Widescreen Multitouch Panel PCs
- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- 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
- Emb' Store On-Demand Software Service for Embedded Computing
- Efficient Network Management for Digital Signage
- 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
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- 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
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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MEMS-enabled energy harvesting: Q&A with MIG executive director Karen Lightman
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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.
















