Last update: Thursday 11 April 2013 [122 news items]
Panel industry yet to be affected by rising tensions in Korea, says Amtran chairman
Apr 11, 13:42
The panel industry has yet to be affected by rising tensions between North and South Korea, according to Amtran chairman Alpha Wu.
Amtran hopes to bump up LCD TV and LCD monitor shipments by 20% in 2013, says chairman
Jan 28, 15:59
Amtran Technology hopes to reach LCD TV and LCD monitor ODM/OEM shipments of seven million in 2013, according to company chairman Alpha Wu.
Nov 12, 15:24
Taiwan-based LCD TV and monitor ODM/OEM Amtran Technology saw consolidated revenues of NT$4.715 billion (US$161 million) for October dropping 16.09% on month and 21.48% on year, according...
Amtran reports 86% on-year increase in consolidated revenues
Sep 7, 01:05
Amtran has reported an 86% on-year increase in consolidated revenues for the month of August due to the flat screen TV market heating up in North America.
Amtran steps up high-end TV competition in North America
Aug 15, 01:15
Amtran has revealed plans to make high-profit, large-sized TVs that have smart functions such as Internet connectivity for various TV vendors in order to bump up TV sales in North...
Amtran reports 56.34% on-year growth due to growth in North America
Aug 14, 01:05
Amtran has reported a 56.34% on-year revenue increase during July this year, stating the increase is largely due to an economic recovery in North America.
Amtran reports increased revenues in 2Q12
Jul 6, 12:47
Amtran Technology, a Taiwan-based ODM of LCD monitors and TVs, has reported NT$15.2 billion (US$502 million) in second-quarter consolidated revenues, a 46% on-year increase, due to...
MediaTek-MStar merger may send TV makers rethinking chip procurement strategy
Jun 27, 16:24
The planned merger between MediaTek (MTK) and MStar Semiconductor has shocked the flat-panel TV supply chain due to the combined market share of TV chips of the two firms being roughly...
Amtran expected to see 2Q12 shipments grow sequentially by 10%
Jun 19, 16:49
Amtran Technology, a Taiwan-based ODM maker of LCD monitors and TVs, is expected to see shipments and revenues for the second quarter of 2012 increase on quarter by 10% and 7-8% respectively,...
Amtran sees increased flat panel TV revenues due to heating up North America market
Jun 8, 01:30
Amtran in May saw consolidated revenues of NT$5 billion (US$167 million), an on-month growth of 12%, due to increasing sales of flat-panel TVs in North America.
Amtran posts 1Q12 net EPS of NT$0.51
Apr 24, 01:35
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology on April 23 released unaudited financial report for the first quarter of 2012, recording net earnings per share of NT$0.51.
Amtran ships 620,000 LCD TVs in March
Apr 10, 01:00
Taiwan-based maker Amtran Technology shipped 620,000 LCD TVs in March, significantly growing from the preceding month, according to the company.
Amtran reports flat February revenues
Mar 9, 11:07
Taiwan-based TV OEM firm Amtran Technology has reported February consolidated revenues of NT$4.026 billion (US$136 million), flat compared to January. Amtran stated shipments of flat-panel...
Amtran to have 80% of Vizio LCD TV orders in 2012, say sources
Mar 2, 01:30
OEM TV maker Amtran Technology is expected to take up 80% of LCD TV orders to be released by Vizio in 2012, according to an industry estimate.
Amtran revenues down in January
Newswatch - Feb 10, 16:14
Amtran Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$4.02 billion (US$136.3 million) for January, down 37.6% sequentially and 10.6% on year.
Commentary: Large-size TVs, big opportunities
Jan 19, 16:41
The LCD TV market went through severe price competition in 2011 with products such as 42-inch CCFL-backlit TVs costing only US$199/unit. Industry sources believe this price is close...
Amtran sees increased 4Q11 revenues
Jan 10, 15:34
Taiwan-based TV OEM firm Amtran reported December revenues of NT$6.44 billion (US$214 million). Fourth quarter revenues reached NT$19.66 billion, the highest quarterly revenues in...
Digitimes Research: Taiwan LCD TV shipments slowing down
Dec 13, 16:01
LCD TVs shipped by Taiwan-based makers are expected to reach 12.36 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, up 9.6% sequentially and 1.5% on year, according to data released by...
Amtran sees November revenues up 20%
Dec 5, 15:29
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has reported November consolidated revenues of NT$7.22 billion (US$239 million), a 20.24% increase on month. Amtran attributed the increase...
Global monitor shipments decline in October, says WitsView
Nov 29, 13:57
Global shipments of LCD monitors continued to show a decrease in October with shipments from top-10 brand vendors shedding 5.2% on month and those from OEM makers slipping 8.8% during...
Amtran posts sequential revenue gains in October; TV shipments to up 12-15% in 4Q11
Newswatch - Nov 8, 13:51
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$6.01 billion (US$199.61 million) for October, up 19.3% on month but down 16.6% on year, according to a company...
Nov 2, 01:15
TV brand Vizio has indicated sales of Japan-based brands such as Sony, Panasonic and Sharp have been weak. However, South Korea-based brands such as Samsung and LG have been growing...
Profitability of Vizio LED light bulbs too low for Amtran
Oct 14, 11:14
Vizio, a leading LCD TV vendor in the North America market, originally planned to launch 450-lumen 7W LED light bulbs for sale through its existing retail channels but has not yet...
Amtran September revenues rise 67% on-month
Oct 7, 14:08
Amtran Technology reported a consolidated revenues of NT$5.03 billion (US$1.65 billion) in September 2011, up 67% on-month but down 33.12% on-year. Consolidated revenues for the third...
LCD makers tighten up to cope with large-size panel depression
Sep 30, 14:51
Large-size LCD panel makers are taking austerity measures, including adjusting workers' days off and a tighter cost control, to face continuing losses in the market, according to...
Amtran profits down sharply in 2Q11
Aug 26, 16:08
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has reported revenues of NT$8.39 billion (US$289.06 million) in second-quarter 2011, with a gross profit margin of 10.32%. Amtran also...
Amtran faces challenge to attain 2011 LCD TV goal
Aug 17, 14:46
Taiwan-based Amtran Technology's LCD TV shipments reached nearly two million units in the first half of 2011, according to industry sources. But the maker may have difficulties achieving...
CMI, Amtran tap China 3D LCD TV market
Jul 18, 11:02
Chimei Innolux (CMI) is developing LED-backlit 3D LCD TVs through cooperation with Taiwan-based LED chip maker Epistar for China-based vendors to launch in the China market in September...
Amtran marketing LED bulbs in North America
Jul 4, 10:42
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has cut into the LED lighting market in North America through partnership with Vizio, according to company chairman Alpha Wu.
Amtran sets challenging target gross margin of 10% for 2011
Jun 24, 10:21
Amtran Technology, a Taiwan-based LCD TV and monitor ODM, aims to reach gross margin of 10% for 2011, a challenging goal due to declining retail prices in the global market, according...
Amtran suffers 35% sequential fall in April revenues
May 11, 11:35
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology had consolidated revenues of NT$3.523 billion (US$121 million) for April dropping 35% on month and 14.8% on year, while January-April revenues...
Amtran nets EPS of NT$2.63 in 2010
Apr 21, 01:35
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has posted net profits of NT$2 billion (US$69 million), or NT$2.63 a share for 2010. Revenues for the year grew slightly to NT$65.1 billion.
Apr 11, 11:54
LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.48 billion (US$186 million) for March, rising 1.54% sequentially but dropping 1.24% on year. January-March...
Amtran posts February consolidated revenues of NT$5.4 billion
Mar 7, 15:39
Taiwan-based LCD TV maker Amtran Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$5.4 billion (US$183.55 million) for February 2011, up 21% sequentially and 26% on year.
Vizio maintains leading position in North America LCD TV market in 2010
Feb 25, 01:15
Vizio is expected to remain in the top position in the North America LCD TV market in the 2010, according to Amtran Technology, a major maker of LCD TVs for Vizio.
Lite-On IT to start production of LED light bulbs in 3Q13
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Pegatron expects 10% growth in 2Q13 shipments
IT + CE | 10h 45min ago
Windows RT facing pressure from being isolated
IT + CE | 10h 50min ago
Winbond looks to rising SDRAM prices in 2H13
Bits + chips | 11h 12min ago
Winbond, Macronix shipping NOR flash chips for Xbox One and PS4
Bits + chips | 11h 13min ago
Large-size panel shipments grow 4% in May, says WitsView
Displays | 12h 10min ago
LED business revenues to exceed NT$20 billion in 2013, says Lite-On Group chairman
LED | Jun 19, 20:55
Blue filter glass in short supply due to white-box smartphone demand
Displays | Jun 19, 20:49
GSEO sees profits in 2012
Before Going to Press | 11h 6min ago
Acer positions Gateway and Packard Bell as mid-range/entry-level brands
Before Going to Press | 11h 24min ago
IC distributor WPG to see quarterly revenues exceed NT$100 billion in 2Q13
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 20:47
Formosa Epitaxy may see 3Q13 revenues grow 20-30% sequentially, says company chairman
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 20:21
Innolux expects slowdown in TV panel shipments
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 19:24
HTC to continue supplying HTC Butterfly after launch of HTC Butterfly S
Before Going to Press | Jun 19, 19:16
- Prices of smartphone and tablet solutions to drop 10-20% in 2H13
- Open cell business model is a threat to BLU makers, says Radiant chairman
- Globalfoundries lands wafer start orders from China-based Rockchip
- Samsung offers subsidies, Asustek cuts prices to promote tablet sales in Brazil, say local channels
- China market: Domestic TV panel supply falls far short of demand, says CVIA vice president
- Taiwan panel makers see increased orders for 5-inch qHD panels from China telecom operators
- Taiwan vendors, ODMs turn conservative about 2H13 notebook shipments
- JDI, CPT, Innolux see increased orders for large-size panels from smartphone vendors, say Taiwan makers
- MediaTek allocating more resources for development of tablet solutions
- China has no schedule for hiking customs duty on TV panels, says CVIA vice president
- Tablet IC sales to soar in 2013, says IC Insights
- Emerging solar market growth dominates Solar Taiwan 2013 forum
- DRAM supply shortage to extend through 2015, says Inotera executive
- Accton obtains ODM orders with shipments scheduled until October
- Samsung sales of midrange large-size smartphones to affect China-based brands
- Everlight Electronics expects increases in revenue proportion of LED backlights, lighting in 2013
- NPC 2013 capex to focus on FC CSP substrates, says president
- Digitimes Research: South Korea firms mixed on solar business developments
- China smartphone shipments grow 117% on year in 1Q13, says IDC
- Connector makers worried about price competition arising from Foxconn spinning off NWInG
- Analog IC vendors to see orders rebound in 2H13
- Sean Maloney joins SMIC as independent non-executive director
- Chin-Poon expanding share in global automobile board market
- Taiwan LED Lighting Industry Alliance to propose Taiwan-China common standards for LED lighting
- Panel supply shortage likely to affect second-tier handset shipments
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- Japan exports rise by most since 2010 (June 19) - BBC News
- IBM starts American job cuts, say reports (June 13) - NASDAQ.com
- NHK to air documentary on Taiwanese semiconductor giant (June 6) - Focus Taiwan news channel
- Slow global GDP growth weighs on IC market (May 29) - IC Insights
- 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
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- Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
- Cavendish Kinetics announces RF MEMS technology for improving wireless performance
- Solar trade dispute spreads to wine industry; gets personal
- Analogix eyes link between smartphones and HD displays
- Strong reaction from China, EU members over solar trade row
Dialog Semiconductor has managed to land solution orders from first-tier smartphone vendors in the...
Lose the switch, lose the loss: Cavendish Kinetics leverages MEMS for tunable RF components
Cavendish Kinetics recently announced the availability of production samples of its tunable RF capacitors...
Taiwan-based Chimei Group, once a major LCD panel maker, now focuses on providing upstream components...
Eight years ago, the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) defined the first carrier class networks and services...
- 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...
- 2H 2012 global TFT panel market forecast
Digitimes Research predicts there will be a total of 389 million large-sized TFT LCD panels shipped in 2H12, with 195 million in the third quarter and 194 million in the fourth quarter - with the total representing a 7.6% increase over the first half of this year.
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 smartphone market
Smartphone shipments in 2010 and 2011 both enjoyed growth of more than 60%. Growth will decelerate in 2012 due to the high base, as well as a slowdown in consumer spending in Western Europe.
- Trends in Asia LED chip manufacturing industry
Asia is playing an ever more important role in upstream LED chip manufacturing. The region accounted for 80% of MOCVD demand in 2011 and will account for 90% in 2012, largely because Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and China are the major global centers for LED chip production.