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...

Asia Optical to begin shipping built-in pico projector modules in 2011

Dec 3, 13:44

Taiwan-based Asia Optical will extend its production of pico projector modules from external to internal models for digital cameras, smartphones and digital video camcorders, with...

Largan, Newmax see October 2010 revenues hit records

Nov 8, 13:56

Taiwan-based optical lens kit maker Largan Precision and camera module maker Newmax Technology had October consolidated revenues hitting records for the fifth and third time, respectively,...

Asia Optical turns profitable in 3Q10; to see 30% on-year revenue growth in 2011

Oct 26, 02:05

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Asia Optical saw its operating incomes swing from losses to profits of NT$99 million (US$3.24 million) in the third quarter of 2010 mainly benefited...

Asia Optical expects revenues of NT$26 billion in 2010, 30% growth in 2011, says chairman

Oct 12, 10:57

Asia Optical expects consolidated revenues of NT$26 billion (US$828 million) for 2010 and a sequential increase of 30% in 2011 due to growing contribution from several new products,...

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.

Asia Optical hikes 2010 CIS shipments target

Sep 6, 10:43

Asia Optical has upward adjusted the 2010 shipments goal for its CIS (contact image sensors) from 18.5 million units originally to 20 million units, increasing 42.9% form 2009, due...

Asia Optical, Genius Electronic may land lens module orders for new iPod touch, say sources

Sep 3, 12:20

As Taiwan-based Asia Optical is a supplier of VGA lens modules used in iPhone 4 and fellow maker Genius Electronic Optical supplies VGA and 5-megapixel lens modules for iPhone 4,...

Asia Optical sees narrowing 2Q10 net losses

Aug 23, 10:27

Asia Optical has reported a net loss of NT$30 million (US$913,000) for the second quarter of 2010 shrinking by 89.5% from the preceding quarter, according the company.

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...

Largan, Asia Optical see growth in July revenues

Aug 6, 10:14

Largan Precision and Asia Optical, two Taiwan-based makers of optical lens kits and lenses, saw their consolidated revenues for July 2010 hit monthly records,according to the compa...

Altek receives digital camera orders from Nikon and Samsung

Aug 5, 10:52

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek has recently reduced its quotes and successfully acquired orders from two new clients, Nikon and Samsung Electronics, for shipments in 2011,...

Asia Optical expects CCMs, CIS to drive growth in 2H10 revenues

Jul 15, 14:53

Asia Optical expects shipments of CCMs (compact camera modules) used in handsets and CIS (contact image sensors) used in MFPs to generate substantial growth in its consolidated revenues...

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...

Nikon to launch new DSC with LCoS pico projector in August

Jun 24, 16:08

Nikon reportedly plans to launch a second-generation digital still camera (DSC) with built-in LCoS pico-projector technology from Himax Technologies, which is capable of connecting...

Asia Optical expects monthly shipments of 10 million CCMs at end of 2010

Jun 15, 11:25

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical devices and lens kits, shipped five million compact camera modules (CCMs) for use in handsets in May 2010 and expects monthly shipments...

Asia Optical shipping 3 million lens kits for iPhone 4 per month, says chairman

Jun 11, 11:24

Asia Optical began to deliver VGA lens kits for the iPhone 4 in May 2010, with a monthly shipment volume of three million units currently, according to company chairman Robert Lai.

Asia Optical, Largan enjoy increased revenues in May

Jun 7, 10:35

Optical lens kit makers Asia Optical and Largan Precision have reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$2.38 billion (US$73.9 million) and NT$921 million for May, respectively,...

Largan, Asia Optical to supply lens kits for use in iPhone 4G, say sources

May 20, 12:02

Largan Precision and Asia Optical have obtained certification for 5-megapixel and 300,000-pixel optical lens kits, respectively, for use in iPhone 4G and will begin shipments soon,...

Asia Optical sees April revenues down on month, up on year

May 7, 10:23

Digital camera and lens kit maker Asia Optical has reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$1.77 billion (US$56.3 million) for April, slipping by 2.5% on month but rising by...

Asia Optical, Genius Electronic see losses, Kinko profits in 1Q10 operation

May 3, 10:54

Asia Optical and Genius Electronic Optical, two Taiwan-based makers of optical lens kits or lenses, suffered net losses of NT$246.4 million (US$7.71 million) and NT$113.7 million...

Asia Optical sees March revenues up

Apr 7, 11:21

Asia Optical, which makes optical lenses and digital cameras, on April 6 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$1.81 billion (US$56.7 million) for March, increasing 57.4%...

Asia Optical not to deal out dividends for 2009

Stockwatch - Mar 16, 16:31

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens and digital cameras, will not distribute any dividend for its 2009 operation, its board of directors has decided.

Asia Optical sees February 2010 revenues down on month, up on year

Mar 8, 10:38

Asia Optical has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.15 billion (US$36 million) for February 2010, dipping 26.3% on month but rising by 22.3% on year.

Asia Optical suffers net loss in 2009

Feb 12, 10:58

Lens kit maker Asia Optical has reported a net loss of NT$450 million (US$13.7 million) and net loss per share of NT$1.76 for 2009.

Taiwan-based optical lens kit makers Asia Optical, Largan saw January revenue down on month, up on year

Feb 8, 09:56

Asia Optical and Largan Precision have each reported consolidated revenues for January 2010 dropping on month but rising on year, according to the companies.

Opus expected to land scanning mirror chip orders from Sony

Feb 3, 17:00

Taiwan-based Opus Microsystems is in talks with Sony for cooperation. Sony plans to design in-house pico-projector modules for use in digital still cameras (DSCs) using Opus' scanning...

Asia Optical to ship 8 million pico projectors for handsets in 2011, say chairman

Jan 25, 15:24

Asia Optical expects to ship eight million pico projector modules for handsets in 2011 to meet the strong demand from high-end handsets and smartphones, up from the 100,000 units...

Taiwan-based Asia Optical and TI cooperate to develop digital camera with DLP pico projector

Jan 8, 15:31

Asia Optical has cooperated with US-based Texas Instruments (TI) to develop digital cameras equipped with built-in pico projectors based on TI's DLP technology. Products will be launched...

Asia Optical reports high sales for November

Dec 7, 16:23

Taiwan-based optical lens kit and digital camera maker Asia Optical on December 7 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$2.97 billion (US$92.1 million) for November, the highest...

Asia Optical sees revenues high in October 2009

Nov 9, 10:19

Taiwan-based lens kit and digital camera maker Asia Optical has reported consolidated revenues of NT$2.95 billion (US$90.8 million) for October 2009, the highest monthly level so...