Samsung reducing DSC outsourcing to Taiwan makers

May 22, 01:20

Korea-based Samsung Electronics has recently withdrawn its orders for spring season digital still camera (DSC) models, which were originally placed to Taiwan-based DSC maker Altek...

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.

Altek sees 1Q12 revenue proportion for digital cameras drop to 85-90%

Apr 30, 15:11

Taiwan-based digital camera ODM Altek has been extending product development and production to automotive electronics, blood glucose meters and compact camera modules and therefore...

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.

Altek suffers operating loss in 4Q11 mainly due to Kodak bankruptcy

Mar 23, 01:00

Altek on March 22 released its 2011 financial report, suffering a net operating loss of NT$741 million (US$25 million) mainly because of losses in accounts receivable and inventory...

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.

Asia Optical, Altek impacted by Kodak bankruptcy

Jan 20, 10:44

Asia Optical and Altek, two Taiwan-based digital camera ODMs, have suffered overdue accounts receivable payments and losses in inventory from the Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection...

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...

Altek to set up lens firm in China

Nov 29, 10:20

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek has decided to invest US$15 million to establish a subsidiary maker of aspherical plastic lenses and glass lenses in Kunshan, eastern China,...

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),...

Altek, Asia Optical may not reach 2011 camera shipment goals

Oct 19, 01:15

Digital camera ODMs Altek and Asia Optical may not meet their 2011 shipment targets of 20 million and seven million units because Eastman Kodak has decreased its orders, according...

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...

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...

Altek aiming for DSC orders from Japan brand vendors with new China plants

Jun 28, 10:36

Taiwan-based digital still camera (DSC) maker Altek is expected to resolve its tight capacity issue with the new plants in Kunshan, China, which will start operating in the third...

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...

Altek expects gross margin to rebound in 2H11

May 25, 11:24

Digital camera maker Altek expects its gross margin to rebound from 8.5% in first-quarter 2011 to at least 10% in the second half of the year due to higher shipment proportion of...

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...

Altek looks to ship 20 million digital cameras in 2011

Apr 29, 10:25

Altek, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of digital cameras, expects its 2011 shipment volume for the product to exceed 20 million units, according to company president Alex Hsia at an online...

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...

Japan earthquake: Taiwan digital camera industry to see limited short-term impact

Mar 17, 01:55

Taiwan-based digital camera makers Altek and Ability, in response to Japan's earthquake, pointed out that they have already confirmed with their Japan-based upstream CCD suppliers...

Altek pushes sales of 3.5G Android smartphones to CHT and China Unicom

Mar 10, 01:30

Digital camera maker Altek has managed to push the sale of its 3.5G Android-enabled smartphone, the A14 Leo, into telecom operators in Taiwan and China, including Chunghwa Telecom...

Japan-based branded DSC vendors to outsource over 75% of their DSCs to Taiwan makers

Feb 17, 01:55

Japan-based brand-name DSC vendors are expected to outsource over 75% of the production of their DSCs to contract makers in Taiwan, including Canon Marketing (Taiwan) and Altek, in...

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...

Digital camera maker Altek sees 2010 shipments, revenues hit records, gross margins drop

Jan 28, 12:09

Altek, a Taiwan-based digital camera ODM, saw historically highest annual shipments and consolidated revenues in 2010 but the corresponding gross margin of 9.38% decreased 6.79pp...

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%,...

China market: Altek teams up with China Unicom to sell 3.5G smartphones

Dec 23, 01:35

DSC maker Altek has announced a cooperation agreement with China Unicom to sell its 3.5G smartphone, the Altek Leo, in the China market. Leo will be customized for China Unicom and...

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,...

Altek expects 4Q10 revenues up 5-10% sequentially

Oct 29, 01:25

Digital camera ODM Altek generated consolidated revenues of NT$9.021 billion (US$289 million) for the third quarter of 2010 and expects an on-quarter increase of 5-10% for the fourth...