Asia Optical reorganizing joint venture

May 17, 14:03

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens modules and digital cameras, is readjusting the organization of AOF Imaging Technology, its joint venture with Singapore-based Flextronics...

Asia Optical, Kinko see March revenues up

Apr 9, 15:28

Asia Optical, which makes optical lens kits and digital cameras, and Kinko Optical, which makes optical lenses, had consolidated revenues for March growing by 15.1% and 27.9% respectively...

Asia Optical 4Q11 net loss over half of capital

Stockwatch - Mar 30, 10:47

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, suffered net losses of NT$1.468 billion (US$49.3 million) in fourth-quarter 2012, accounting for 52.23% of...

Asia Optical sees increased February revenues

Mar 8, 11:19

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.72 billion (US$58.2 million) for February, increasing 35.5% on...

Asia Optical sees decreased January revenues

Feb 7, 11:51

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$1.26 billion (US$42.6 million) for January, dropping 36.5%...

Asia Optical expects revenue proportion for digital cameras to drop to 30% in 2012

Feb 1, 01:00

Optical device and digital camera maker Asia Optical, mainly due to the impact of Eastman Kodak's bankruptcy filing, expects the proportion of its consolidated revenues for digital...

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...

Asia Optical aims to ship 2 million LCoS pico projectors in 2012

Jan 16, 10:23

Asia Optical expects to ship one million LCoS pico projector modules built in smartphones and one million LCoS external pico projectors in 2012, according to company chairman Robert...

Asia Optical expected to see operating loss in 4Q11

Dec 27, 10:37

Asia Optical, which makes optical lenses and digital cameras, is expected to see decreased shipments and continued operating loss in the fourth quarter of 2011 due to off-season effect...

Asia Optical sees decreased November revenues

Dec 7, 14:13

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, on December 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.02 billion (US$66.9 million) for November, slipping...

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...

Asia Optical to supply SKD parts for KMG to asemble digital cameras in Argentina

Nov 15, 10:36

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Asia Optical has revealed it will start supplying SKD (semi knocked down) parts for Argentina-based partner KMG to assemble digital cameras there...

Asia Optical sees decreased October revenues

Nov 7, 10:29

Taiwan-based optical lens and digital camera maker Asia Optical on November 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.12 billion (US$70.2 million) for October, slipping 21.2% on month...

Asia Optical relies on smartphone optical device orders to reduce losses

Nov 2, 01:20

Asia Optical saw its gross margin increase to 10% and net loss shrink to NT$19.85 million (US$684,000) in the third quarter due to increasing shipments of optical devices used in...

Asia Optical 3Q11 losses shrink

Oct 31, 11:26

Asia Optical, which makes optical lenses and digital cameras, has reported third-quarter losses narrowed significantly, with net loss reduced to NT$20 million from net loss of NT$309...

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...

Asia Optical sees increased September revenues

Oct 7, 12:03

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, on October 7 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.69 billion (US$90.4 million) for September, growing 18.8%...

Asia Optical August revenues up nearly 12% sequentially

Sep 7, 15:48

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of digital cameras and optical lenses, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.26 billion (US$77.9 million) for August, growing 11.9% on month...

Asia Optical to cooperate with Pioneer, Suning Appliance in China market

Aug 5, 09:59

Asia optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, on august announced the strategic cooperation with Pioneer and Suning Appliance, one of the two largest retail...

Kodak 1H11 ODM orders to Taiwan digital camera makers down 8% on year

Jul 22, 10:29

Taiwan-based ODMs Altek and Asia Optical received orders for 37.4 million digital cameras from Eastman Kodak during the first half of 2011, decreasing 8% on year, according to industry...

Asia Optical to set up subsidiary for handset business

Jul 11, 14:59

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, will establish a wholly owned subsidiary, Asia Ether, specifically for integrating its operational resources...

Asia Optical to ramp up handset optical lens capacity in 2H11

Jun 17, 12:40

Asia Optical plans to ramp up its monthly production capacity for handset-use optical lenses from 6-7 million units to more than 10 million units in the second half of 2011.

Asia Optical lowers 2011 digital camera shipment goal

Jun 15, 10:14

Asia Optical has lowered its 2011 shipment target for digital cameras to seven million units from 10 million set earlier this year, according to industry sources.

Asia Optical revenues decrease in May

Jun 9, 16:57

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$2.17 billion (US$75.2 million) for May, dropping 4.0%...

Asia Optical sees increased April revenues

May 5, 13:39

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, on May 5 reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.26 billion (US$77.1 million) for April 2011, growing 11.2%...

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...

Asia Optical sees increased March revenues

Apr 7, 16:13

Asia Optical, which makes digital cameras and optical lenses, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.03 billion (US$68.8 million) for March, up 69.7% sequentially and 11.8% on...

Asia Optical sees revenue growth but net loss for 2010 operations

Mar 1, 15:06

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of digital cameras and optical lens products, had consolidated revenues of NT$24.66 billion (US$774 million) for 2010 growing by 8.16% from 2009...

Asia Optical to set up digital camera factory in Brazil

Feb 9, 10:32

Asia Optical plans to establish a digital camera plant in Brazil to tap the Latin America market, according to the company.

Optical lens makers see hard times raising product prices

Jan 20, 02:05

Taiwan-based optical lens makers including Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical and Asia Optical are facing dropping gross margins because of Taiwan's rising exchange rate;...

Apple CEO medical leave will not impact component suppliers

Jan 18, 16:11

Apple's Taiwan-based upstream partners such as Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical and Asia Optical for optical lens supply as well as Pegatron Technology, should not be impacted...

Digital camera maker Asia Optical targets 35% growth in 2011 revenues

Jan 17, 14:19

Asia Optical expects its digital camera shipments to reach 10 million in 2011, with consolidated revenues to increase 35% sequentially from last year's NT$24.61 billion (US$769 million),...

Asia Optical to begin shipping pico projector modules for DSCs and smartphones

Jan 7, 01:45

Asia Optical will begin to ship pico projector modules for DSC and smartphone applications in the first quarter of 2011 and expects revenues from the new product line to grow subst...

Asia Optical sees November revenues down on month, year

Dec 6, 16:52

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses, digital cameras and pico projector modules, has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.24 billion (US$72.9 million) for November...