Last update: Monday 18 March 2013 [60 news items]
Notebook keyboard makers expect different results for 2Q10
May 7, 15:31
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard makers Chicony Electronics and Darfon Electronics expect to see revenue growth in the second quarter of 2010, while Sunrex Technology expects to see...
Chicony sees on-month revenue growth in February
Mar 9, 14:56
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard maker Chicony Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.93 billion (US$123.39 million) for February 2010, down 17.9% on month due to fewer...
Chicony, Sunrex see increased shipments of notebook keyboards in January 2010
Feb 12, 15:27
Notebook keyboard makers Chicony Electronics and Sunrex Technology witnessed increased keyboard shipments in January 2010 due to urgent orders from notebook makers, according to the...
Chicony, KYE optimistic about digital camcorder shipments in 2010
Feb 2, 14:17
Taiwan-based PC peripheral makers Chicony Electronics and KYE Systems hold a rosy business outlook for OEM production of digital camcorders and the companies expect to ship 4.5-5...
Chicony and Sunrex to see revenues drop in 1Q10
Jan 28, 15:16
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard makers Sunrex Technology and Chicony Electronics expect to see sequential drops in their first-quarter 2010 revenues, but declines will be smaller...
Chicony has record financials in 2009
Jan 26, 10:42
Taiwan-based keyboard, power supply and imaging device maker Chicony Electronics on January 25 reported its unaudited 2009 financial report, with consolidated revenues of NT$53.9...
Chicony to invest in touch panel maker TPK
Nov 13, 16:00
PC peripheral maker Chicony Electronics has announced that it will invest NT$1 billion (US$30.96 million) in TPK Touch Solutions, a supplier of capacitive touch panels for iPhones.
Chicony, Kye see growth, while Sunrex sees drop in August 2009 revenues
Sep 10, 17:00
PC peripheral maker Chicony Electronics has posted consolidated revenues of NT$5.16 billion (US$157.82 million) for August 2009, growths of 8.4% on month and 8.9% on year, while Sunrex...
Chicony, Sunrex and KYE to see 20-30% sequential revenue growth in 3Q09
Aug 11, 15:03
PC peripheral makers Chicony Electronics, Sunrex Technology and KYE Systems are expected to see 20-30% sequential growth in their third quarter 2009 revenues, according to market...
Notebook component makers see growth in June revenues
Jul 13, 12:06
Notebook component makers Chicony Electronics, Sunrex Technology and Darfon Electronics have all seen growth in their June 2009 revenues.
Taiwan keyboard and mouse players suffer on-month revenue drop in May
Jun 11, 17:16
Taiwan-based keyboard and mouse makers and vendors Chicony Electronics, Sunrex Technology, Darfon Electronics and KYE Systems all suffered on-month revenue drops in May 2009.
Chicony foresees 10-15% growth in 2Q09 revenues
May 19, 10:54
Taiwan-based Chicony Electronics, the world's largest maker of PC keyboards, has received orders for shipments during the next three to six months and expects its consolidated revenues...
Notebook component maker Chicony to hand out NT$3 dividend for 2008
Stockwatch - Apr 20, 15:08
Taiwan-based notebook component supplier Chicony Electronics has decided to deal out a dividend of NT$3 (US$0.09) for its 2008 operations, including NT$2.50 in cash and NT$0.50 in...
Rush orders expected to help Chicony and KYE in 1Q09 revenues, says paper
Newswatch - Jan 15, 14:24
Chicony Electronics and KYE Systems are expected to see a smaller sequential revenue drop in the first quarter this year compared to the previous quarter thanks to rush orders from...
Taiwan notebook keyboard makers unconcerned that Oki Electric is expanding capacity
Dec 26, 17:06
With Japan-based Oki Electric Industry plans to double the capacity in its China keyboard plant, Taiwan notebook keyboard makers have said the expansion will not cause any threat...
Chicony negotiating for PlayStation 3 power supply orders
Dec 18, 01:00
Chicony Electronics is aggressively trying to land power supply orders for the PlayStation 3 from Sony and expects to hear good news about the deal in 2009, according to the compan...
Chicony, Foxlink and Sinbon see revenues drop 30% in November
Dec 12, 15:10
Taiwan-based component maker Chicony Electronics has announced consolidated revenues of NT$3.79 billion (US$113.7 million) for November, drops of 28.02% on month and 4.21% on year...
Chicony claims dominance in netbook components market
Dec 3, 11:54
Chicony Electronics, a Taiwan-based maker of PC components, has become a main supplier of keyboards, adaptors, webcam modules and other components used in netbooks for Asustek Computer,...
Sunrex and Chicony expect keyboard shipments in 4Q08 to hold level, says paper
Newswatch - Nov 12, 16:05
Taiwan-based notebook keyboard supplier Sunrex Technology expects its keyboard shipment sin the fourth quarter this year to maintain at 13-14 million units, the same level as in the...
Chicony expects to see on-quarter revenue drop in 4Q
Nov 6, 12:46
Taiwan-based notebook component supplier Chicony Electronics expects its consolidated revenues in the fourth quarter this year will drop 5-10% compared to the third quarter. Although...
Oct 15, 11:50
PC component suppliers Chicony Electronics and Sunrex Technology had booming shipments of notebook PC keyboards in the third quarter of 2008, with Chicony generating record quarterly...
Notebook keyboard suppliers Chicony and Sunrex upbeat about 4Q08
Sep 24, 01:15
Notebook keyboard suppliers Chicony Electronics and Sunrex Technology remain upbeat about demand in the fourth quarter, saying orders have been strong, and sales will remain at high...
Chicony to maintain annual capacity of 20 million notebook camera modules until 2010
Aug 19, 11:52
Chicony Electronics, the largest Taiwan-based maker of USB 2.0 camera modules for being built in notebook PCs, will maintain its annual production capacity of such product at a minimum...
Notebook market to drive Chicony revenue growth
Jun 24, 12:21
Taiwan-based Chicony Electronics, in view of the fast growing global demand for notebook PCs (NBs), expects keyboards, built-in camera modules and power-supply adapters, all for use...
Chicony Electronics hikes 2008 target shipments of notebook PC webcam modules
Jun 16, 16:54
Chicony Electronics has upward adjusted its 2008 projected shipment volume of webcam modules for use in notebook PCs from 24 million units originally to 28 million, according to company...
- China market: Several smartphone components in short supply
- AUO supply of iPad mini panels in 2Q13 expected to slip sequentially
- Demand for small-size panel driver ICs stays strong
- Innolux, AUO differ in strategies for tapping China smartphone panel market
- Asustek unveils Intel 8 series motherboards
- Wintek to reportedly set up joint venture 6G touch panel factory in China with Nanjing Panda Electronics
- PCB firm Apex 2Q13 sales to rise over 10%
- Taiwan LED firms to attend Guangzhou International Lighting Exhibition 2013
- Touch screen notebook shipments reach 4.57 million units in 1Q13, says Displaybank
- Asia Pacific leads worldwide mobile phone sales growth in 1Q13, says Gartner
- Mobile DRAM revenues slip 5% in 1Q13, says DRAMeXchange
- SMA Technology sees 1Q13 revenues fall on year
- SunPower announces fiscal 2013 financial guidance
- LED plant factory market to reach US$1.2 billion in 2013, says PIDA
- Suntech agrees on new forbearance agreement with converible note holders
- BlackBerry to offer BBM on Android and iOS platforms
- New generation iPhone may adopt sapphire crystal glass for home button
- Ledlink to begin LED lighting shell volume production in May-June
- Ruggedized PC vendors eyeing 7- to 8-inch tablet market
- Equipment maker Acter sees profits down in 1Q13
- Soft-World sees over 50% of 1Q13 profit from 3 subsidiaries
- Corning introduces Lotus XT Glass
- Synnex Technology reports profits for 1Q13
- HannStar Display posts 1Q13 profits
- Taiwan market: HTC, Samsung optimistic about May sales
- Digitimes Research: Rising mobile device demand drives TSMC, UMC wafer shipment growth in 2Q13
- Digitimes Research: Battery technologies regain focus as energy storage demand rises
- Digitimes Research: LED light bulb prices in Japan fall in April
- Digitimes Research: Sapphire 2-inch substrate prices to be around US$8/unit in 2013
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- Digital Network Fuels Opportunities in Vehicle Surveillance Market
- Advantech Redefines Entry Level Network Application Platforms
- WD shipping world's first 5 mm 2.5-inch hard drive
- Embracing the New Generation Intel Atom Family with DDR3 Memory Support
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- ATO Solution Co., Ltd. to launch 1Gb SLC NAND Flash after 256Mb/512Mb mass production for the first time in Fab-less industry
- Chilisin's miniature power inductor in 0603/0805 sizes
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- Chilisin at 2012 electronics Munich A5/159 & 260
- Chilisin sunken-type molded power inductor for MXM Graphic application
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- Weak eurozone growth hits euro (May 15) - The Financial Times
- German factory orders rise for second month (May 7) - Bloomberg
- Eurozone retail sales fall for second consecutive month (May 6) - BBC News
- China economy to stay commodity-oriented, says JPMorgan (April 16) - Bloomberg
- S Korea in US$15.3 billion stimulus bid to spur economic growth (April 16) - BBC News
- Gold hit by sharpest tumble in 30 years (April 16) - CNN
- FBI probes Boston 'terror' blasts (April 16) - BBC News
- China GDP growth slows to 7.7% (April 14) - Wall Street Journal

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Complete mobile platform solutions: Q&A with Broadcom executive VP Robert Rango
In a relentless competition against rivals including Qualcomm, Nvidia and Media in the smartphone chipset...
- 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...
- Trends and shipment forecast for 2H 2012 tablet market
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- 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.

















