Lens maker Asia Optical swings to profitability in 3Q09

Oct 28, 11:44

Taiwan-based optical lens kit and digital camera maker Asia Optical has released its third-quarter financial report, with net profit of NT$155.9 million (US$4.76 million) significantly...

Asia Optical expects Kodak orders of six million DSCs in 2010, says chairman

Oct 8, 15:55

Asia Optical expects to receive orders from Kodak for six million mid-range to high-end digital still cameras (DSCs) in 2010, as a result of the Taiwan maker's partnership with Singapore-based...

Asia Optical August revenues up on month, down on year

Sep 8, 11:41

Taiwan-based maker of optical lens and digital cameras Asia Optical on September 7 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$2.1 billion (US$64 million) for August, its highest...

DSC maker Asia Optical posts loss of over NT$400 million for 1H09

Aug 24, 10:56

Taiwan-based Asia Optical, which makes optical lens kits and digital cameras, has posted consolidated net loss of NT$401.1 million (US$12.2 million), or a net loss of NT$1.58 per...

Asia Optical and Largan Precision see July revenues highest in 2009

Aug 7, 11:59

Asia Optical and Largan Precision, two Taiwan-based makers of optical lens kits or lenses, on August 6 reported unaudited consolidated revenues of NT$1.83 billion (US$56 million)...

Huawei remains top vendor in Asia optical network hardware market, says Infonetics Research

Jul 14, 14:49

"Optical network hardware markets grew at a fast pace throughout the Asia Pacific region in 2008, led by India (up 35% from 2007), Japan (up 25%), and China (up 12%). For comparison,...

Asia Optical to begin small-volume shipments of pico projectors in July

Jul 8, 11:29

Asia Optical will begin shipping pico projectors based on Microvision-developed PicoP technology in small volumes in July, with its volume production schedule depending on production...

Altek ranked as top digital camera maker in 2008

Jun 12, 10:55

Taiwan-based digital camera maker Altek ranked as the world's number one ODM digital camera maker with shipments of 13.17 million accounting for a 22.9% share in 2008, the company...

Asia Optical to start shipping pico projectors in July

Jun 11, 12:29

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of digital cameras and optical lens kits, has successfully developed Pico projectors based on Microvision's proprietary PicoP technology and will...

Taiwan digital camera makers Altek, Asia Optical see May revenues down on year

Jun 8, 16:04

Altek and Asia Optical, two Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, have reported consolidated revenues for May, suffering decreases of 51.4% and 35.2%, respectively, on ye...

Asia Optical and Largan report on-month increase in April revenues

May 7, 10:38

Asia Optical and Largan Precision, two Taiwan-based makers of optical lens kits, on May 6 reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.65 billion (US$49.3 million) and NT$534.9 million...

Asia Optical suffers net loss of NT$259 million in 1Q09

Apr 27, 10:42

Asia Optical, on April 24, reported is financial report for the first quarter of 2009, recording a net loss of NT$259 million (US$7.7 million), equivalent to a net loss per share...

Asia Optical March revenues up significantly on month, down on year

Apr 7, 14:03

Lens kit maker Asia Optical has reported consolidated revenues of NT$1.48 billion (US$43.7 million) for March 2009, growing by 57.4% on month but slipping by 45.0% on year. The company's...

Asia Optical announces joint venture with Flextronics

Mar 23, 11:34

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, and Flextronics International, a Singapore-based EMS provider, will establish a joint venture based in Hong...

Asia Optical seeking to form strategic alliance with Flextronics

Mar 17, 11:27

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lenses and digital cameras, has disclosed that it is negotiating a strategic partnership with Flextronics, currently the OEM maker of...

Asia Optical's February consolidated revenues grow by over 10% on month

Mar 9, 11:03

Asia Optical has reported consolidated revenues of NT$940 million (US$27.1 million) for February, rising by 10.6% from January 2009.

Asia Optical says no plan to buy Flextronics digital camera business at this time

Feb 25, 11:59

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens kits and digital cameras, does not plan to acquire Flextronics' digital camera business unit for the time being but will remain...

Asia Optical reportedly interested in buying Flextronics digital camera business

Feb 24, 11:22

Singapore-based EMS provider Flextronics plans to sell its digital camera business unit, while Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens kits and digital cameras, is reportedly...

DSC and lens kit makers suffer revenue drops in January

Feb 9, 10:21

Altek, Ability Enterprise and Asia Optical, three of four main Taiwan-based makers of digital cameras, as well as Largan Precision, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens kits, have...

Taiwan maker Ability Enterprise to land over 70% of Fujifilm's digital camera OEM orders, says paper

Newswatch - Jan 20, 16:38

Ability Enterprise, one of the top-three Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, will obtain more than 70% of Fujifilm's outsourced production of digital cameras in 2009,...

Asia Optical December consolidated revenues down 32.9% on month

Jan 7, 12:18

Asia Optical, a Taiwan-based maker of optical lens kits and digital cameras, has reported self-estimated consolidated revenues of NT$2 billion for December 2008, dropping 32.9% on...

Top 3 Taiwan makers of optical lenses suffer revenue drops in November

Dec 8, 10:01

Asia Optical, Largan Precision and Kink Optical, the three largest Taiwan-based makers of optical lenses or lens kits, have reported self-estimated consolidated revenues for November...

Taiwan digital camera makers may share 60% of 2009 global shipments, paper says

Newswatch - Dec 3, 11:37

Taiwan-based ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras are expected to ship 70 million units in 2009, possibly accounting for 60% of the global total, according to the Chinese-language newspaper...

Top-three Taiwan digital camera OEMs benefit as vendors look to increase production efficiency

Nov 27, 16:56

As inexpensive digital cameras have been selling well worldwide, vendors have put more emphasis on ODM/OEM makers' economies of scale in an attempt to minimize production costs, according...

Optical lens makers Asia Optical and Kinko continue to see record-high revenues in October

Nov 7, 12:12

Asia Optical and Kinko Optical, two Taiwan-based makers of optical lenses, on November 6 reported their respective consolidated revenues for October 2008, with the former generating...

Asia Optical sees 3Q08 profit up 159% on quarter

Oct 29, 16:40

Asia Optical as reported that net profit increasing by 159% sequentially to reach NT$566.2 million for third-quarter 2008.

Asia Optical, Kinko see record consolidated revenues in September

Oct 7, 11:44

Asia Optical and Kinko Optical, two Taiwan-based makers of optical lens assembly units, reported consolidated revenues of NT$3.65 billion and NT$402 million respectively, the highest...

Taiwan-based optical lens makers see August consolidated revenues highest in 2008

Sep 8, 11:18

Asia Optical, Largan Precision and Kinko Optical, three leading Taiwan-based makers of optical lenses and/or lens kits, on September 5 reported that their consolidated revenues for...

Asia Optical see operations turn to profit in 2Q08

Aug 15, 15:27

Digital camera and optical lens kit maker Asia Optical, at an August 14 investors conference, reported consolidated financial figures for the second quarter of 2008, with operations...

Optical lens makers Largan and Asia Optical see high July revenues

Aug 6, 14:45

Taiwan-based optical lens kit makers Largan Precision and Asia Optical, on August 5, reported consolidated revenues of NT$674 million (US$21.9 million) and NT$3 billion respectively...

Japan-based JSR sets up technological service center in Taiwan

Jun 27, 16:13

JSR, a Japan-based producer of optical materials, has invested more than NT$10 million (US$328,000) to establish a technological service center in central Taiwan specifically to enhance...

Taiwan digital camera players see mixed May

Jun 10, 12:20

Altek, Ability Enterprise and Asia Optical, three of the top four Taiwan ODM/OEM makers of digital cameras, as well as Largan Precision and Kinko Optical, two leading Taiwan-based...