Last update: Monday 28 May 2012 [50 news items]
Passive component makers ramping up capacity utilization rates
May 28, 12:51
Most passive component makers including Yageo, Cyntec, Ralec Electronics, Ta-I Technology, Walsin Technology all have ramped up their production capacity utilization rates to over...
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...
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...
Taiwan power choke suppliers seeing brisk demand for mobile devices
Nov 25, 11:05
Taiwan-based passive component makers Cyntec, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and Chilisin Electronics have all grown their production capacity for molded-type power chokes, which...
Passive component shortages to continue in 3Q10
Jun 25, 13:48
Supplies of a wide range of passive components, including tantalum and aluminum capacitors, inductors, MLCCs, and chip resistors, will continue to be short of demand in the third...
Taiwan-based passive component makers to see shipment growth in March
Mar 19, 17:05
Taiwan-based passive components makers, including Yageo, Cyntec, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics and TXC, are likely to see shipments grow in March, driven by expected sales of the...
Taiwan-based passive component makers report double-digit decline in February 2010
Mar 10, 15:49
Taiwan-based passive component suppliers Yageo, Cyntec and Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics all have reported more than 10% revenues declines for February 2010.
Most passive component makers see strong sales growth in January 2010
Feb 8, 15:44
Most Taiwan-based passive component makers, including Cyntec, Polytronics Technology and Chilisin Electronics, posted sequential revenue growth in January 2010 buoyed by demand from...
Passive component maker Mag.Layers sees revenues high in January
Feb 5, 11:58
Inductor maker Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics saw its consolidated revenues hit a new high of NT$184 million (US$5.76 million) in January, up 22.7% from the previous month. Fellow...
Passive component makers to see shipments grow in 1Q10
Feb 3, 12:24
Taiwan-based passive component makers are expected to see strong first-quarter revenues driven by increased demand from Apple, according to market sources. Yageo, Cyntec and Mag.Layers...
Yageo 4Q09 revenues beat guidance
Jan 6, 12:08
Yageo's revenues increased slightly in the fourth quarter of 2009 to NT$5.46 billion (US$171.05 million) thanks to better-than-expected orders for multi-layer ceramic-chip capacitors...
Passive component makers Cyntec and May.Layers expect revenues to grow over 20% in 2010
Dec 22, 16:04
Power choke and RF component makers Cyntec and Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics both expect their revenues to grow over 20% on year in 2010 thanks to strong orders from downstream end-market...
Cyntec becomes wholly-owned subsidiary of Delta
Dec 21, 14:36
Delta Electronics announced the approval of Delta's issue of new capital to swap for outstanding shares of its subsidiary Cyntec at a shareholders' meeting on December 18. The exchange...
Taiwan-based quartz component makers see revenues increase in October
Newswatch - Nov 9, 12:02
Taiwan-based quartz component suppliers TXC and Tai-Saw Technology reported growth in October revenues, while makers of other passive components mostly saw revenues decline. TXC's...
Inductor makers to see stable demand from notebook, handset clients in 4Q09
Nov 3, 12:02
Taiwan-based inductor makers, including Cyntec and Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics, are optimistic about fourth-quarter outlook with stable demand from the notebook and handset sectors...
Cyntec to delist from TSE in March 2010; become wholly owned subsidiary of Delta Electronics
Nov 2, 16:52
Passive component maker Cyntec has announced that it will become a 100%-owned subsidiary of its parent company Delta Electronics, and will delist from the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TSE)...
Taiwan-based passive component suppliers to see 4Q09 revenue drops narrow pushed by iPhone sales
Oct 23, 15:26
Yageo, Cyntec, Polytronics Technology, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics, Thinking Electronic and TXC are expected to see narrower revenue declines or flat revenues in the fourth quarter...
Passive component maker Cyntec expected to report higher gross margins in 3Q09
Oct 6, 14:59
Cyntec's gross margins are estimated to grow 3-4pp in the third quarter of 2009, from 33.7% in the previous quarter, according to market watchers. The company saw its revenues increase...
Passive component maker Cyntec gross margins to surpass 35% in 3Q09
Sep 30, 16:05
Cyntec is estimated to see its third-quarter gross margins climb 3-4pp sequentially, up from 33.7%, according to market watchers.
Passive device makers seeing tight capacity due to strong seasonal demand
Newswatch - Sep 22, 15:24
Some of Taiwan's passive component makers have seen their production capacities fall short of order volumes due to seasonal demand from the notebook, handset and home appliance sectors,...
Tight inductor supply to ease in early 2010
Sep 18, 16:46
Taiwan-based inductor makers have been expanding equipment to meet increasing demand and expect tight supply to ease in the beginning of 2010. Cyntec, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics...
Cyntec reports high in August 2009 revenues
Sep 7, 14:47
Taiwan passive component maker Cyntec saw consolidated revenues grow 25.45% to NT$519 million (US$15.79 million) in August 2009, hitting the company's record, thanks to strong orders...
Taiwan passive component makers to benefit from strong iPhone sales
Newswatch - Aug 21, 13:49
Shipments from Taiwan passive component makers are expected to peak in October thanks to strong sales of iPhone, according to industry sources. Yageo, TXC, Cyntec, Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics,...
Taiwan inductor makers see increasing demand for 4Q09
Aug 20, 14:46
Taiwan niche inductor makers Cyntec and Mag.Layers Scientific-Technics are likely to enjoy strong sales through December driven by increasing demand for new notebook and smartphone...
Cyntec to expand power choke capacity to 150 million units in 2010
Aug 18, 12:21
Taiwan passive component maker Cyntec will invest NT$400 million (US$12.2 million) to expand its monthly capacity of power chokes from 70 million units in the first quarter to 100...
Passive component makers Cyntec and Polytronics to enjoy growth of new products in 2H09
Jun 26, 11:44
Cyntec and Polytronics Technology both expect shipments of new products to grow significantly in the second half of the year. Cyntec expects its small-size RF power chokes and 0201...

Passive component makers report sequential revenue drops for May
Jun 10, 15:14
Taiwan's passive component makers Yageo, Cyntec and Polytronics Technology have posted slight sequential revenue drops for May and expect revenues to continue to decline in June,...
Cyntec to increase power choke monthly capacity to 100 million
Apr 27, 16:40
Passive component maker Cyntec has reported consolidated revenues of NT$956 million (US$28.34 million) for the first quarter, down 12.69% on quarter but up 8% on year. The company...

Passive component utilization rates climbing on resumed orders for notebooks
Apr 15, 15:25
Chip resistor maker Ta-I Technology and power choke specialist Cyntec have enjoyed rising utilization rates since March, thanks to resumed orders from the notebook segment. Ta-I noted...
Passive component maker Cyntec sees March revenues up more than 50%
Newswatch - Apr 6, 15:53
Cyntec has reported revenues of NT$427 million (US$12.89 million) for March, up 54.7% amid strong shipments to the notebook segment including current sensing resistors and power ch...
Cyntec to produce power chokes for Delta Electronics
Mar 20, 16:45
Cyntec will begin small scale production of power chokes for power supply maker Delta Electronics in the third quarter of this year and expects to see a significant revenue contribution...
Cyntec focuses on new product development, expects 30% growth in 1Q09
Newswatch - Mar 2, 15:06
Cyntec is aggressively developing RF components and establishing partnerships with IC design houses. The company expects RF components to be one of its major products in 2009.
Cyntec to see significant growth for netbook power chokes in March and April
Newswatch - Feb 27, 14:51
Passive component maker Cyntec has reported consolidated sales of NT$4.28 billion (US$122.71 million) for 2008, up 18.2% on year with 29.9% gross margin. The company expects to see...

Passive component maker Cyntec expands smartphone product line
Newswatch - Feb 25, 12:32
Passive-component maker Cyntec has said that it will start volume shipments of 0201 chip resistors (R-chips) for smartphones in the second quarter of 2009. The company said it is...
Cyntec power choke shipments to grow in 2009
Feb 23, 17:10
Taiwan-based passive component maker Cyntec expects to see sales increase in 2009, driven by shipments of power chokes for notebooks and handsets, according to market sources.
- 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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- 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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- 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...
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