Laser Tek to post solid sales growth in 2Q12

Apr 23, 15:36

Laser Tek, a supplier of passive component materials and production equipment, is expected to post sales growth of 10-20% sequentially in April 2012, according to market sources....

Viking Tech sees March revenues increase above 16% on-month

Apr 12, 01:15

Viking Tech, which specializes in the design and manufacture of chip resistors, reported March revenues of NT$97 million (US$3.3 million), a record high since June 2011. The firm...

Laser Tek, Leatec seeing orders rise

Apr 2, 15:53

Chip resistor companies have stepped up their pace of orders as they plan to expand capacity especially that for 0201- and 01005-size products used in smartphones and tablets. Equipment...

Viking Tech March revenues to grow

Mar 15, 16:53

Revenues at Viking Tech are expected to enjoy another sequential rise of more than 10% in March thanks to new contracts for high-frequency inductors used in wireless communication...

Ralec February sales up more than 100%

Mar 14, 14:11

Consolidated revenues at Ralec Electronic hiked 112.2% sequentially in February 2012, while fellow chip resistor firm Ta-I Technology saw its consolidated sales increase 5.2% on month...

Yageo posts 60% profit decline in 2011

Mar 13, 01:10

Yageo, a supplier of multi-layer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) and chip resistors, has announced net profits for 2011 declined 59.8% with revenues down 8.6% from a year ago. The passive...

Viking Tech optimistic about February performance

Feb 16, 01:10

Viking Tech, which specializes in the design and manufacture of chip resistors, believes performance in February will show on-month growth of more than 10%. Viking Tech reported January...

Yageo, Chilisin post revenue drops in January

Feb 7, 15:22

Yageo, a manufacturer of MLCCs and chip resistors, has announced consolidated revenues for January 2012 slid 11% sequentially to NT$1.59 billion (US$53.8 million). The company attributed...

Upstream suppliers of passive components cautious about expansion

Feb 3, 15:33

Under uncertain demand, Taiwan-based suppliers of passive component materials are tending towards a cautious approach regarding capacity expansion in 2012, according to industry sources...

Yageo boosts capacity for 01005 size chip resistors

Jan 16, 10:29

Taiwan-based Yageo has moved to build new capacity for 01005 size chip resistors to satisfy brisk demand for smartphones and tablets, joining rivals Cyntec and Kamaya Electric that...

Taiwan chip resistor firms post mixed December results

Jan 9, 15:25

Ralec Electronic has posted lower sales for December from November, affected by falling product ASPs and fewer orders from clients due to inventory accounting procedures.

Yageo announces 03015 chip resistor

Jan 6, 12:39

Yageo has announced that the company recently developed a prototype chip resistor measuring just 0.30x0.15mm, which is 44% smaller than 01005-size products available on the market.

Yageo puts employees on unpaid leave

Jan 4, 12:35

Yageo, Taiwan's largest passive component company, reportedly has enacted furloughs for staff at some of its factories to cope with low capacity utilization due to sluggish demand...

Most passive component makers report November sales growth

Dec 8, 11:08

Most Taiwan-based passive component manufacturers including Chilisin Electronics, Holy Stone Enterprise, Lelon Electronics, Polytronics Technology and Thinking Electronic Industrial...

More Taiwan chip-resistor firms grab orders from Rohm

Dec 1, 12:12

Following reports that Ralec Electronic and Ta-I Technology grabbed contract orders for chip resistors from Rohm Semiconductor, fellow Taiwan-based firms Cyntec and Yageo reportedly...

Leatec expects strong sales from automotive, LED applications

Nov 30, 10:41

Taiwan-based Leatec Fine Ceramic, which mainly manufactures chip resistor substrates, expects sales to the automotive and LED segments to climb substantially starting the third quarter...

Ralec, Mag.Layers seeing strong orders

Nov 29, 10:35

Chip-resistor manufacturer Ralec Electronics and inductor producer Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics have seen orders fill their present capacities and are expected to post better results...

Taiwan chip-resistor makers reportedly land orders from Rohm

Nov 4, 01:10

Chip-resistor makers Ralec Electronic and Ta-I Technology have recently grabbed contract orders from Rohm, which saw production at its factory in Thailand disrupted by flooding, industry...

Yageo, Holy Stone remain cautious about 4Q11

Nov 1, 16:50

Passive component manufacturers Yageo and Holy Stone Enterprise have continued to express conservative views towards their businesses in the fourth quarter of 2011, citing low seasonal...

Passive component material suppliers say capacity remains tight

Jul 22, 12:23

Taiwan-based suppliers of passive component materials are still running at full capacity despite that their downstream clients foresee a weaker-than-expected third quarter, industry...

Prices for 0402 chip resistors to continue to fall in 3Q11, say Taiwan makers

Jul 5, 14:24

Prices for chip resistors in 0402 sizes dropped by 5-8% cumulatively in the first half of 2011 and are expected to further slip by 2-3% in the third quarter due to weak demand, according...

Chip-resistor prices to fall another 3-5% in 3Q11

Jun 20, 15:42

Prices of chip resistors are expected to drop another 3-5% in the third quarter of 2011 due to weak demand in the downstream sector and capacity ramps by makers, according to industry...

Chip resistor suppliers report revenue drops for May

Jun 10, 14:52

Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronics saw their consolidated revenues decrease 4.3% and 5.9%, respectively, on month in May 2011. The drops were due to several orders placed in adv...

More Taiwan-based passive component makers to produce chip resistors in 01005 size

May 30, 15:56

More Taiwan-based passive makers are venturing into the production of chip resistors in the smaller 01005 size (0.4 x 0.2 x 0.1mm) due to increasing demand from the smartphone sectors,...

Chip-resistor maker Ta-I begins shipping LED heat sink substrates

Mar 30, 16:40

Chip-resistor maker Ta-I Technology has begun small volume shipments of LED heat sink substrates, and its monthly capacity will eventually expand to 200,000 units based on the company...

Taiwan passive component material suppliers seeing uptick in orders

Mar 24, 01:10

Aluminum foil maker Liton Technology and Leatec Fine Ceramic, a supplier of chip resistor substrates, are both seeing increases in orders amid uncertainty over the supply line from...

Laser Tek sees strong demand for resistor laser trimming machines

Mar 21, 15:53

Passive component manufacturing equipment maker Laser Tek has revealed that orders for its embedded resistor laser trimmers for second-quarter 2011 are stronger than those received...

Viking Tech shares up 34% on first-day OTC trading

Mar 17, 01:40

Taiwan-based Viking Tech, which specializes in the design and manufacture of chip resistors, saw its share price soar 33.75% on its first day of trading on Taiwan's over-the-counter...

Viking Tech to expand thin-film resistor capacity 20-30% in 2011

Mar 1, 16:45

Taiwan-based Viking Tech, which specializes in the design and manufacture of chip resistors, plans to expand capacity for thin-film resistors by 20-30% in 2011 to meet demand from...

Chip-resistor substrate makers likely to raise prices on limited supply

Feb 25, 01:35

Chip-resistor substrates are expected to see constrained supply later in 2011 due to rising demand combined with a lack of capacity ramps by producers, according to industry sources...

Demand for small-size chip resistors growing

Feb 22, 12:37

Chip resistors will continue to shrink in size to fit the specifications of new consumer electronic devices that are made thinner, lighter and more feature-rich. There has been a...

Chip resistor orders and supply healthy, say Taiwan makers

Jan 12, 16:10

Taiwan-based chip resistor manufacturers Ta-I Technology and Ralec Electronics have indicated that orders are strong prior to the Lunar New Year holidays and shipments to clients...

Prices for large-size chip resistors to rise 5-10% in 1Q11

Jan 7, 02:05

Chip resistor makers are mulling plans to raise quotes for large-size products, including 0603-and-above sizes, by 5-10% later in the first quarter of 2011 to reflect tight supply,...

Ta-I declines to comment on reported orders from Japan

Stockwatch - Nov 25, 14:13

Taiwan's Ta-I Technology has declined to comment on reports that it has received contract orders for chip resistors from Japan-based semiconductor suppliers, citing customer confidentiality,...

Taiwan passive component makers gear up to cultivate car electronics market

Nov 18, 11:14

Chip resistor suppliers Yageo and Walsin Technology, and protective component makers Thinking Electronic Industrial and Polytronics Technology have all geared up to enhance their...