Lite-On Technology looks to double-digit revenue growth in 2Q12

May 3, 13:54

Lite-On Technology expects its revenues to grow by a double-digit rate sequentially in the second quarter of 2012, buoyed by strong demand for LED products, power supply devices and...

Young Optics enjoys rising March revenues

Apr 11, 14:46

Projector maker Young Optics has announced March consolidated revenues of NT$514 million (US$17 million), representing an on-month increase of 10.85% but an on-year decrease of 14.52%...

Primax may expand camera module capacity in 2H12

Mar 14, 15:15

Taiwan-based maker Primax Electronics, in view of growing shipments of camera modules used in iPhone, iPad and smartphones offered by HTC and Nokia, expanded its monthly production...

Lite-On Technology ramping up camera module capacity

Jan 10, 11:18

Taiwan-based Lite-On Technology is expanding its monthly capacity of CCMs (compact camera modules) from 15-16 million units in second-half 2011 to 20 million units in 2012, according...

Ultrabook demand to trigger birth of thinner CCMs in 2012

Dec 13, 01:40

The thickness of compact camera modules (CCM), to satisfy demand of ultrabooks have a thickness of only 0.7- to 0.8-inch, is expected to shrink down from a standard size of 3-4mm...

Notebooks expected to fully adopt HD quality webcams in 2H12

Dec 8, 01:45

Notebook players are expected to fully adopt high definition (HD) quality webcams into their notebook models in the second half of 2012 as Microsoft launches its Windows 8 and should...

Smartphone component makers penetrate ultrabook supply chain

Nov 22, 01:45

Smartphone component makers including Primax Electronics and Merry Electronics have recently cut into ultrabook supply chain as ultrabook's requirement of featuring 0.7-0.8-inch thickness...

Lite-On reports flat October revenues

Nov 9, 13:56

Lite-On has reported October revenues of NT$10.149 (US$337 million), flat compared to September. Accumulated revenues from January-October reached NT$99.96 billion. Lite-On indicated...

Lite-On reports impressive 3Q11 profits

Nov 1, 16:37

Lite-On Technology has reported third-quarter revenues of NT$31.24 billion (US$1 billion), a 3.5% on-quarter increase. Net profits were NT$258 million, an on-quarter increase of 51.4%...

Newmax sees dropping camera module shipment due to weak Kinect sales

Sep 27, 01:15

Although Microsoft has been aggressive in pushing its Kinect into non-Xbox 360 platforms, the effects of weakening US and Europe economies have caused a drop in Kinect sales, and...

LED backlight market yet to hit bottom, says Lite-On CEO

Aug 30, 15:38

The market for LED backlight modules has not yet hit bottom, as oversupply continues plaguing it, according to KC Terng, CEO of Lite-On Technology. But LED packaging house Unity Opto...

Primax sees monthly CCM capacity fully loaded in 3Q11

Jul 21, 01:35

Taiwan-based compact camera module (CCM) maker Primax Electronics, a supplier of iPhone CCMs, has landed orders from Apple for the upcoming iPhone model, and already has its 15 million...

Lite-On reports record high revenues for 2010

Jun 24, 16:01

Lite-On Technology (Lite-On) reported record high revenues for 2010 and said it will distribute dividends of NT$2.92 (US$0.10) per share at its shareholders meeting on June 22. CEO...

Connected TV with built-in camera module to become popular, say Taiwan makers

May 30, 12:24

Equipping connected TVs with built-in camera modules will become a trend because the camera function can be used for Skype video calls, face recognition and motion detection, and...

Lite-On Tech posts net profit of NT$2.19 billion for 4Q10

Mar 29, 01:35

Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues for the fourth quarter of 2010 of NT$30.6 billion (US$1.04 billion), up 7.1% on year. Net profits for the quarter totaled NT$2.19...

Young Optics to focus on improving pico projector brightness in 2011

Feb 23, 01:15

With its pico projector modules reaching the height of the camera module for iPhone, optical module and component maker Young Optics will turn its focus on improving brightness as...

Lite-On Tech looks to 20-30% sequential growth for all product lines in March

Feb 21, 15:19

Lite-On Technology expects revenues of all of its product lines to grow 20-30% sequentially in March due to strong demand, according to company CEO Teng Kuang-chung.

Optical lens makers to see revenue contributions from tablet PCs in 2Q11

Feb 10, 01:55

Taiwan-based optical lens makers Largan Precision, Genius Electronic Optical and Newmax Technology will start seeing revenue contributions from tablet PC products in the second quarter...

Lite-On Semi posts flat growth in January consolidated revenues

Feb 9, 13:53

Lite-On Semiconductor has reported consolidated revenues of NT$720 million (US$25 million) for January 2011, almost flat from NT$717 million in December. The figure showed a 15% decline...

Lite-On Semi reports revenue drop for November

Dec 7, 01:35

Lite-On Semiconductor has announced consolidated revenues of NT$760 million (US$25 million) for November 2010, down 3.1% on month and 13.7% on year. The company attributed the sales...

Lite-On Semi stops making CCMs for a major client

Stockwatch - Oct 22, 12:15

Lite-On Semiconductor recently announced that the company's plant in the Philippines has discontinued manufacturing of compact camera modules (CCM) for a major client, as the segment's...

Lite-On Tech sees strong August revenues benefiting from camera module products

Sep 9, 15:25

Lite-On Technology has announced consolidated revenues of NT$10.29 billion (US$321.81 million) for August 2010, representing a growth of 23% on year. Consolidated revenues from January...

Image sensor market to post record year in 2010, says IC Insights

Jun 22, 12:05

With demand for digital cameras, camera phones, and machine-vision systems recovering, sales of image-sensor devices are forecast to grow 31% in 2010 and will reach a new record high...

Motorola handset component supply chain in Taiwan likely to undergo rearrangement

Mar 31, 11:02

The supply chain of handset keypads, cases, panels, PCBs and camera modules for Motorola in Taiwan may come to a rearrangement as Arima Communications is likely to replace Compal...

Camera module maker AOET ready for LED chip production

Oct 27, 14:11

Camera lens and module maker Ability Opto-Electronics Technology (AOET), a subsidiary of Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry), has reportedly entered the production of...

Richtek to stir up CIS controller IC market

Aug 7, 11:04

Richtek Technology is in talks with camera module makers worldwide for orders of its CMOS image sensor (CIS) controller ICs and is expected to grab market share from Sonix Technology...

Inventec Multimedia begins to ship notebook camera modules to Toshiba

Jun 19, 16:36

Inventec Multimedia & Telecom, a member of the Inventec group, has started shipping camera modules for notebooks to Toshiba and the company expects its products to also receive...

Samsung CIS supply gap expands

Jun 18, 15:01

The supply of CMOS image sensors (CIS) from Samsung Electronics is currently falling 30-40% short of demand, pushing the company to ramp up CIS production, according to sources at...

Samsung CIS supply tightens

Jun 12, 12:02

The lead time on Samsung Electronics' CMOS image sensors (CIS) has extended from one month to three due to capacity adjustments. Some camera module markers are experiencing supply...

Samsung Taiwan CIS agent Coasia sees booming sales

Jun 3, 10:46

Coasia Microelectronics, the largest of Samsung Electronics' sales agents for CMOS image sensors (CIS) in Taiwan, has received more orders than it can deliver due to short supply...

South Korea-based CIS designer Pixelplus reenters market

Newswatch - Apr 21, 15:19

CMOS image sensor (CIS) maker Pixelplus has reentered the global market with a VGA CIS targeting automotive rear-view camera module makers, according to CIS industry sources in Tai...

Altek expects Japan-based digital camera vendors to increase outsourcing to Taiwan

Feb 13, 15:57

Japan-based international vendors of digital cameras, under pressure to minimize production cost as Japanese yen climbs against the US dollar, are expected to release more ODM/OEM...

Built-in cameras unlikely to promote digital music player sales in China, say Taiwan makers

Oct 20, 11:09

In the China market, a few major local digital music player vendors including Chuwi and Niho as well as white-box vendors have begun to launch models with built-in cameras. But the...

Foxlink to ship 7-8 million camera modules in 2008

Jun 23, 12:10

Foxlink (Chen Uei Precision Industry) expects its shipments of PC webcam and handset camera modules to top 7-8 million units in 2008, according to company chairman Gou Tai-chiang.